Tip of My Tongue (Diesel song)

"Tip of My Tongue" is a song by Australian rock musician Diesel. It was included on his debut album, Hepfidelity (1992). Released in 1992, the song peaked at number four in Australia and number three in New Zealand. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1993, the song was nominated for Single of the Year, but it lost to "The Day You Went Away" by Wendy Matthews.^[1]

"Tip of My Tongue"
Single by Johnny Diesel
from the album Hepfidelity
B-side	"Rear View Mirror"
Released	February 1992
Studio	Hot Tin Roof (Los Angeles)
Length	4:12
Label	Chrysalis, EMI
Songwriter(s)	Diesel, John Daniel Tate
Producer(s)	Don Gehman
Johnny Diesel singles chronology
"Come to Me" (1991) "Tip of My Tongue" (1992) "Man Alive" (1992)

Track listings

Australian CD single

1. "Tip of My Tongue" – 4:12
2. "Rear View Mirror" – 5:12

European maxi-CD single

1. "Tip of My Tongue" – 4:12
2. "Come to Me" – 4:22
3. "One Thing After Another" – 5:03

Vinyl

1. "Tip of My Tongue" – 4:12
2. "Tell the Truth"

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 4 Germany (GfK)[3] 77 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 3

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position Australia (ARIA)[5] 65 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 45

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[7]	Platinum	30,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Winners by Year 1993". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
2. "Diesel – Tip of My Tongue". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
3. "Diesel – Tip of My Tongue" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
4. "Diesel – Tip of My Tongue". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
6. "End of Year Charts 1992". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
7. "New Zealand single certifications – Diesel – Tip of My Tongue". Radioscope. Retrieved 15 February 2025. Type Tip of My Tongue in the "Search:" field.

External links

• "Diesel (3) - Tip Of My Tongue at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 16 April 2016.