"Taste It" is a song by Australian rock band INXS, released as the fourth single from their eighth album, Welcome to Wherever You Are (1992), in November 1992. The song was written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence. It peaked at No. 36 on the Australian Singles Chart and also charted in New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

B-sides

The B-sides include a solo compositions from guitarist Kirk Pengilly entitled "Light the Planet" as well as Youth remixes of "Taste It" and a Ralphi Rosario club mix of future single "Not Enough Time". In the UK, a second CD was available with further club mixes of three singles from the X album.

Reception

Q said, "The simple fact is that after a sustained period of rock in excess, INXS have found soul. "Taste It" grooves on a marvellously ambient and woolly drum sound."

Track listings

Australian CD single UK 7-inch and cassette single UK CD1 UK CD2 German maxi-CD single US CD single US cassette single Japanese mini-CD single

Chart performance

The song reached No. 21 in the United Kingdom and No. 36 in Australia. In the United States, it reached No. 5 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Weekly charts

Release history