Which Midnight Oil album included their first major U.S. hit "Beds are Burning"?

Midnight Oil included their first major U.S. hit, "Beds Are Burning," on the 1987 album Diesel and Dust. The song was the album’s opening track and became the Australian band’s breakthrough international single.

Diesel and Dust was Midnight Oil’s sixth studio album. Its themes grew from the band’s 1986 Blackfella/Whitefella Tour through remote Aboriginal communities, and the record addressed Indigenous rights, environmental concerns, and the need for reconciliation in Australia.

"Beds Are Burning" was released as the album’s second single and reached No. 17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It performed even better in several other markets, reaching No. 1 in Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa. The album also produced the songs "The Dead Heart," "Dreamworld," and "Put Down That Weapon."

A common mix-up is identifying the song as a standalone soundtrack hit rather than an album track. It belongs specifically to Diesel and Dust, which was released in August 1987.