"Tight" is the only single released from the The Best of INXS

Definitive INXS/The Best of INXS

The Best of INXS is a greatest hits compilation released by Australian rock band INXS on 4 June 2002 reaching #144 on the US charts and has sold 373,000 copies since its release...

album by INXS

INXS

INXS are an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. Mainstays are Garry Gary Beers on bass guitar, Andrew Farriss on guitar/keyboards, Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar and Kirk Pengilly on guitar/sax...

. The song was written by Michael Hutchence

Michael Hutchence

Michael Kelland John Hutchence was an Australian musician and actor. He was the founding lead singer-songwriter of rock band :INXS from 1977 to his death in 1997, a period of twenty years. Hutchence was a member of short-lived pop rock group Max Q and recorded solo material which was released...

 and Andrew Farriss

Andrew Farriss

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 and recorded by the band during the sessions for Welcome to Wherever You Are

Welcome to Wherever You Are

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in 1992.

Trivia

According to the liner notes

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 from the UK album release, the song had been originally intended for Tom Jones

Tom Jones (singer)

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to sing on. However, following Hutchence's death in 1997, the track was reworked by the rest of the band in 2002.

B-sides

A number of different mixes of "Tight" were available on European, Australian and US editions of the CD.

Video

The video for "Tight" was a tribute montage, showing video and live footage of Michael Hutchence and the rest of the band.

Track listings

European CD single Mercury 063 885-2

1. Tight (Remixed By Randy Nicklaus) 3:38
2. Tight (Thick Dick Vocal) 7:50
3. Tight (Dino Lenny Mix) 7:17
4. Tight (Dan The Automator Mix) 4:20 (4:35)