Suicide Blonde — INXS and their iconic 1990 hit
In 1990, Australian rock band INXS surprised the world again with a powerful and sensual single: Suicide Blonde . The song formed the album's opening track X and immediately showed that the band even after the huge success of Kick had lost none of their energy, guts or attraction. With his funky groove, electronic accents and hypnotic vocal line, he grew Suicide Blonde became a worldwide hit — and one of the most layered songs of their career.
🎙️ The story behind the title
The title Suicide Blonde raises a lot of questions — and that's exactly what INXS wanted to achieve with it. The term comes from a comment made by Kylie Minogue, frontman Michael Hutchence's then-girlfriend. She had bleached her hair for a movie role and jokingly said: “I'm a suicide blonde — dyed by my own hand.” That pun touched Hutchence's mind, and it grew into a central metaphor for the song.
But the meaning goes deeper than a funny quote. Suicide Blonde refers more broadly to the idea of outer transformation as protection or flight. It's about seduction, self-loss, identity, and how people can reinvent themselves — sometimes at the cost of who they really are.
