"All Torn Down" is a song by Australian punk rock band The Living End. It was released in December 1998, as the third single from their self-titled album. It spent 18 weeks in the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and peaked at No. 12. The song has a fast tempo of 133 beats per minute. Background The song title and lyrics refer to the rapid development of Melbourne in the late 1990s, with major projects such as CityLink and Melbourne Docklands in progress and being constructed with little regard to whether it was development on parks or historic sites. The cover art depicts a redscale Melway map of the Melbourne CBD and Southbank area.. Track listing Charts End of Year Charts Certifications Release history Personnel Band members Chris Cheney – vocals, guitar Travis Demsey – drums, backing vocals Scott Owen – double bass, backing vocals Recording process Producer – Lindsay Gravina ("All Torn Down" & "Witch Doctor") Engineer – Lindsay Gravina ("All Torn Down" & "Witch Doctor") Assistant engineer – Matt Voight ("All Torn Down" & "Witch Doctor") Mastering – Stephen Marcussen at Precision Mastering Mixing – Jerry Finn ("All Torn Down" & "Witch Doctor") Assistant mixer – Mark and Tony ("All Torn Down" & "Witch Doctor") Editing (digital) – Don C. Tyler Studios – Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne ("All Torn Down" & "Witch Doctor"); Q Recordings ("Tainted Love") Mixing studios – Conway Studios, Los Angeles Art works Cover art – Craig Preston References 1998 singles Songs about cities The Living End songs 1998 songs Modular Recordings singles Songs written by Chris Cheney Songs written by Travis Demsey EMI Records singles Songs about Australia