"Pleasure and Pain" is a rock

Rock music

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 song written by Michael Chapman

Michael Chapman

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 and Holly Knight

Holly Knight

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, produced by Chapman for Divinyls

Divinyls

Divinyls were an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980 and featuring vocalist Christina Amphlett and guitarist Mark McEntee. As the focal point, Amphlett performed on stage wearing a school uniform and fishnet stockings, often using an illuminated neon tube as a prop and displaying...

 second studio album

Studio album

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 What a Life!

What a Life! (album)

What a Life! is the second studio album by Australian band Divinyls, released in July 1985 by Chrysalis Records. The album is a genre of rock and new wave songs — written by Divinyls members Christina Amphlett and Mark McEntee.-History:...

(1985). It was released as the album's fourth single in the formats of 7" single and 12" single. It became one of their most successful songs charting at number eleven in Australia and number seventy-six in the United States

United States

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Formats and track lising

Australian 7" single

1. "Pleasure and Pain"
2. "What a Life!"

Australian 12" single

1. "Pleasure and Pain" (extended mix)
2. "Pleasure and Pain" (instrumental extended mix)
3. "What a Life!"

U.S. 7" single

1. "Pleasure and Pain"
2. "Heart Telegraph"

U.S. 12" single

1. "Pleasure and Pain" — 5:58
2. "Pleasure and Pain" (instrumental) — 6:25

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australian KMR Kent Music Report The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998... Singles Chart	11
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	12
Chart (1986)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	76