"Downhearted" is the third single released by iconic Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n surf rock band Australian Crawl

Australian Crawl

Australian Crawl were an Australian rock band founded by James Reyne , Brad Robinson , Paul Williams , Simon Binks and David Reyne in 1978. David Reyne soon left and was replaced by Bill McDonough...

 from their debut album The Boys Light Up

The Boys Light Up

The Boys Light Up is the debut album from Australian surf rock band Australian Crawl which was released in 1980 and contains the title track, "The Boys Light Up", "Indisposed", "Downhearted" and their previously released debut single "Beautiful People"...

. The song was written by Sean Higgins, Guy McDonough

Guy McDonough

Guy Gillis McDonough was an Australian rock musician best known for rhythm guitar and singer-songwriter with the iconic band Australian Crawl. He provided rhythm guitar and lead vocals on two of their well-known songs, "Oh No Not You Again" and "Errol"...

 and Bill McDonough. All three songwriters had been bandmates in The Flatheads, but at the time only Bill McDonough was a member of The Crawl.

"Downhearted" was released in May, 1980

1980 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1980.-January–March:*January 1**Cliff Richard is appointed an MBE by Elizabeth II.**The Zorros audition drummer Greg Pedley....

 and reached #12 on the Australian Singles Chart in July, 1980.

Different B-sides were released in different markets. Australian B-side was "Way I've Been" written by The Crawl member Brad Robinson

Brad Robinson (Australian musician)

Bradford Leigh "Brad" Robinson ) was a rock musician best known as lead and rhythm guitarist with the 1980s band Australian Crawl. Robinson had a later career as a manager for musicians and sports personalities.-Early years:...

 and his father James Robinson. James Robinson was a Federal Arbitration Court Justice. Canadian B-side was "Indisposed" was co-written by the Robinsons with James Reyne and Bill McDonough. The song describes the car accident which resulted in Reyne breaking both wrists immediately before they recorded their first single "Beautiful People" (1979). The B-side for the UK release was "Letter From Zimbabwe" (Reyne).

"Downhearted" was covered by Dutch prog rock band Solution

Solution

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 and appeared on their 1982 album Runaway

Runaway (Solution album)

Runaway is the sixth and last studio album by the Dutch rock group Solution. It was released in 1982 on CBS Records.-History:Runaway featured eight songs in a shorter, more direct format than previous recordings...

. Australian pop singer John Farnham

John Farnham

John Peter Farnham, AO, formerly billed as Johnny Farnham , is an English-born Australian pop singer. He was a teen pop idol from 1964 to 1979, and has since forged a career as an adult contemporary singer. His career has mostly been as a solo artist although he briefly replaced Glenn Shorrock as...

 sang it on his 2005 covers album I Remember When I Was Young

I Remember When I Was Young

I Remember When I Was Young is an album by Australian vocalist John Farnham, released on 6 November 2005. The album features cover versions of songs by Australian artists....

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Track listing

1. "Downhearted" (Sean Higgins, Guy McDonough, Bill McDonough) – 3:09
2. "Way I've Been" (Brad Robinson, James Robinson) – 2:17

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Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak Position	Weeks In
Australian Singles Chart	12	17