Counting Down

Counting Down is the second studio album by Australian boy band and pop vocal group Human Nature, released on 14 May 1999.

Counting Down
Studio album by Human Nature
Released	14 May 1999
Recorded	1997–1999
Genre	Pop
Label	Sony/Columbia
Producer	Paul Begaud Andrew Klippel Human Nature Ross Fraser John Farnham
Human Nature chronology
Telling Everybody (1996) Counting Down (1999) Human Nature (2000)
Singles from Counting Down
"Cruel" Released: August 1998 "Last to Know" Released: March 1999 "Don't Cry" Released: June 1999 "Eternal Flame" Released: October 1999 "Be There with You" Released: March 2000

Track listing

1. "Last to Know" (Steve Kipner, Sean Hosein, Dane DeViller) – 4:26
2. "Cruel" (Andrew Klippel, Shep Solomon) – 5:16
3. "Mary's Garden" (Andrew Tierney, Klippel, Michael Tierney) – 4:00
4. "Counting Down" (Tierney, Klippel, Tierney) – 3:24
5. "Don't Cry" (U.S. Radio Remix) (Klippel, Glass) – 3:59
6. "Depend on Me" (Tierney, Paul Begaud, Tierney) – 4:42
7. "Be There With You" (Tierney, Paul Begaud, Tierney) – 3:50
8. "Bring Her Back" (Klippel, Werfel, Reswick) – 4:45
9. "Send It in a Letter" (Klippel, Tierney, Toby Allen, Phil Burton, Tierney, Glass) – 3:58
10. "7 Lonely Days" (Tierney, George Merril, Tierney) – 3:54
11. "Now That I Found You" (Paul Begaud, Vanessa Corish, JD Martin) – 3:28
12. "Temperature Rising" (Klippel, Glass) – 4:29
13. "Everytime You Cry" (with John Farnham) (Peiken, Sutton) – 4:45
14. "Eternal Flame" (Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg) – 3:20 / "We Can Fly Away" (hidden track) (Burton, G. Cunningham) – 3:00

Bonus disc tracks

1. "Everytime You Cry"
2. "Eternal Flame"
3. "Last to Know" (Radio Remix)
4. "Last to Know" (VV Club Remix)
5. "Cruel" (Radio Remix)

Personnel

• Arrangement (additional) – Andrew Tierney (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 11), Michael Tierney (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 11), Rod Temperton (track 5)
• Arrangement (vocals) – Andrew Klippel (tracks: 1 to 5, 8 to 10, 12, 13), Human Nature (tracks: 1 to 13, 15), Phil Burton (tracks: 1 to 13, 15), Rod Temperton (track 3)
• Arrangement (strings) – Jamie Muhoberac, Larry Muhoberac (track 2)
• Design (booklet design) – Erica McIntyre
• Design (cover design) – New Moon
• Engineering (additional) – Andrew Scheps (tracks: 2, 3, 10, 12), John Paterno (tracks: 3, 5, 10, 12), Nick Brophy (track 2, 10)
• Engineering (mix) – Doug Brady (track 6)
• Guitar – Alan Kato (tracks: 3, 5, 9, 10), Peter Northcote (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 11), Shep Solomon (track 2), Christopher Bruce (track 4), Paul Begaud (track 11), Tim Pierce (track 12)
• Mastering – Vlado Meller
• Mixing – Dave Way (tracks: 1, 3, 14), David Sussman (tracks: 8 to 10, 12), Mick Guzauski (track 2, 7), Carmen Rizzo (track 4), David Hemming (track 11), Paul Begaud (track 11)
• Photography – Tony Duran
• Producer – Andrew Klippel (tracks: 2 to 5, 8 to 10, 12, 14), Paul Begaud (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 11)
• Producer (additional vocals) – Andrew Tierney, George Merrill, Michael Tierney (track 10)
• Programming – Andrew Klippel (tracks: 2 to 5, 8 to 10, 12), Paul Begaud (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 11)
• Programming (additional) – Dane DeViller, Sean Hosein, Steve Kipner (track 1)
• Recording – David Hemming (tracks: 1, 6, 7, 11, 14)
• Recording (vocals) – David Hemming (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 12), Arabella Rodriguez (track 4, 8)
• Synthesizer (additional) – Jamie Muhoberac (tracks: 2 to 5)
• Talkbox effects – Cameron Hanly
• Additional drums – Damien Wagner
• Additional drum programming and mixing – Angela Piva (track 5)
• "Everytime You Cry"
  • Assistant engineer – Aaron Humphries
  • Producer – John Farnham, Ross Fraser
  • Producer [Human Nature vocals] – Andrew Klippel
  • Mixing – Doug Brady
  • Vocals – John Farnham
  • Vocal engineer – Arabella Rodriguez
  • Assistant vocal engineer – Richard Woodcraft
• "We Can Fly Away"
  • Recording – Vince Pizzinga
  • Piano – Phil Burton
  • Mixing – Doug Brady
  • Producer – Human Nature

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Counting Down

Chart (1999–2000)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[1]	1
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2]	74

Year-end chart

Weekly chart performance for Counting Down

Chart (1999)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3]	29

Certifications

Certifications for Counting Down

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4]	Platinum	70,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.