Michael Wrote "Never Tear Us Apart" in 1986 The Woman Who Inspired It Will MOVE You

In 1986, Andrew Farriss handed Michael Hutchence a blues-style piano demo. Michael wrote lyrics about the instant connection two future lovers feel when they first meet. He was writing about Michele Bennett—his first real love, his girlfriend from 1982 to 1987.

The song became "Never Tear Us Apart."

100% VERIFIED FACTS:
Music written by Andrew Farriss, lyrics by Michael Hutchence ✅
Written for Michele Bennett, Michael's girlfriend 1982-1987 ✅
Released June 1988, peaked #7 Billboard Hot 100 ✅
Won 2 ARIA Awards (Best Group, Best Video) ✅
Video filmed in Prague by Richard Lowenstein ✅
Played at Michael's funeral, November 27, 1997 ✅
Port Adelaide AFL anthem since 2014 ✅
Newcastle Jets anthem since 2008 ✅
Voted #1 in Triple J Hottest 100 Australian Songs, 2025 ✅
Michele Bennett was last person Michael called, Nov 22, 1997 ✅

Andrew Farriss: "The lyric that Michael wrote was truly inspired. Straight from the heart. I know how much that lyric meant to him."

Michael Hutchence: "It's hard to write ballads dealing with love and keep them tough."

The song has been played at thousands of weddings, featured in Euphoria and Fifty Shades Freed, covered by Tom Jones with Natalie Imbruglia, and sung by tens of thousands at football matches.

But its most powerful use was at Michael's funeral on November 27, 1997, when his INXS bandmates carried his coffin out of St. Andrew's Cathedral as "Never Tear Us Apart" played in the background.

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