Chained to the Wheel

"Chained to the Wheel"
Single by The Black Sorrows
from the album Hold On to Me
Released	February 1989
Format	7" / CD Single
Genre	Blues rock
Length	3:57
Label	CBS
Writer(s)	Joe Camilleri Nick Smith
Producer(s)	Jeff Burstin, Joe Camilleri
The Black Sorrows singles chronology
"The Chosen Ones" (1988) "Chained to the Wheel" (1989) "The Crack Up" (1989)

"Chained to the Wheel" is a song by Australian blues and rock band The Black Sorrows. It was released as the third single from their fifth studio album Hold On to Me. It was a big hit, peaking at 9 on the ARIA Charts.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1990, the song was nominated for Single of the Year, losing to "Crying in the Chapel" by Peter Blakeley, and Song of the Year, losing to "Tucker's Daughter" by Ian Moss.^[1]

Track listing

7" single (CBS 654548 7)

1. "Chained to the Wheel" – 3:57
2. "Waiting for the Rain" – 5:02

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[2]	9
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3]	42

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	50
Australian Artist Singles (ARIA)[5]	10

Certification

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[6]	Gold	35,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Cover versions

• In 1991, John Denver covered this song on his album, Different Directions.
• In 2006, Vika and Linda Bull re-recorded an acoustic version for their album Between Two Shores.

References

1. "Winners by Year 1990". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
2. "Australian-charts.com – The Black Sorrows – Chained to the Wheel". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
3. "Charts.org.nz – The Black Sorrows – Chained to the Wheel". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
4. "1989 ARIA SINGLES CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
5. "1989 ARIA SINGLES CHART". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
6. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1989 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.