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"Primitive Love Rites" is a song by Australian rock band Mondo Rock, released in October 1986 as the second single from the band's fifth studio album Boom Baby Boom (1986). The song peaked at number 34 on the Kent Music Report. The song became the band's only song to peak within the Billboard Hot 100, at 71. In New Zealand the song peaked at number 40 on Recorded Music NZ.

Track listings

Aus 7" Single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Primitive Love Rites"	Ross Wilson, John James Hackett	4:50
2.	"Under Lights"	Eric McCusker	4:02

Aus 12" Single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Primitive Love Rites (Extended Mix) "	Ross Wilson, John James Hackett	6:04
2.	"Rule Of Threes (Extended Version) "	Eric McCusker	7:05

International 12" single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Primitive Love Rites (U.S. Remix) "	Ross Wilson, John James Hackett	4:54
2.	"Under Lights"	Eric McCusker	4:02
3.	"Primitive Love Rites (Original Australian Extended Mix)"	Ross Wilson, John James Hackett	6:04

Charts

Chart (1986/87)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	34
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)	40
Billboard Hot 100	71
Billboard Mainstream Rock	31

Personnel

Ross Wilson – vocals, guitar, harmonica (1976–1991)
John James Hackett – drums, percussion, guitar (1981–1990)
James Gillard – bass guitar (1982–1990)
Andrew Ross – saxophone, keyboards (1986–1990)
Eric McCusker – guitar, keyboards (1980–1991)
Duncan Veall – keyboards (1984–1990)

References

Mondo Rock - Primitive Love Rites at 45cat
Mondo Rock - Primitive Love Rites at Australian Music Database
Mondo Rock - Primitive Love Rites at Australian Charts
Mondo Rock - Primitive Love Rites Australia (7" Single) at Discogs
Mondo Rock - Primitive Love Rites Australian (12" Single) at Discogs
Mondo Rock - Primitive Love Rites (Germany 12" Single) at Discogs
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 205. ISBN 0-646-11917-6..
"Mondo Rock – Primitive Love Rites". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
"Mondo Rock Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
"Mondo Rock Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

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Discography
Studio albums	Primal Park Chemistry Nuovo Mondo The Modern Bop Boom Baby Boom Why Fight It?
Compilations	Up to the Moment Mondo Rock The Best of Dragon and Mondo Rock The Essential Mondo Rock The Greatest Besto Mondo The Complete Anthology
EPs	Aliens
Singles	"The Fugitive Kind" "State of the Heart" "Cool World" "Chemistry" "Summer of '81" "No Time" "The Queen and Me" "In Another Love" "Come Said the Boy" "Baby Wants to Rock" "The Modern Bop" "Good Advice" "Rule of Threes "Primitive Love Rites" "The First Time" (Damon Boyd vs Mondo Rock)
Related articles	Ross Wilson Paul Christie

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