Crowded House: “Into Temptation” (1988)

One of the tastier offerings from Temple of Low Men.

Kronomyth 2.2: A muddle of nervous words

This song always reminds me of a quiet version of “One Step Ahead.” Not to keep comparing Crowded House to Split Enz, but the one band broke so many rules while the other seemed to stick too closely to the rules of the alternative pop market. In fact, if I have to watch one more video of Crowded House clowning around in a cheaply staged set, I will barf out the entire contents of my stomach. Issued only as a promotional single in the US, a CD single was released in Europe that featured one track each from their first and second album. An edited version of Into Temptation that fades at the end was also made available on a promotional single. It’s a catchy song, but you probably already own Temple of Low Men, so there’s no point hunting down the faded version when you could, you know, always just turn the volume down at the end.

CD single version

A1. Into Temptation
A2. Now We’re Getting Somewhere
A3. Mansion in the Slums

Promotional 7-inch single version
A1. Into Temptation (Fade) (Neil Finn) (3:58)
B1. Into Temptation (LP Version) (Neil Finn) (4:20)

The Plastic

Released as promotional 7-inch single in August 1988 in the US (Capitol, 7PRO 79441) and on CD single in 1988 in the Netherlands (Capitol, CDR 20 3260 2). Also released as one-track promotional 7-inch single in 1988 in the US (Capitol, P-B-44226) with picture sleeve.