# Counting Down

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

## Track listing

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

### Bonus disc tracks

* "Everytime You Cry"
* "Eternal Flame"
* "Last to Know" (Radio Remix)
* "Last to Know" (VV Club Remix)
* "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 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 74 |

### Year-end chart

Weekly chart performance for Counting Down :
| Chart (1999) | Position |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 29 |

## Certifications

Certifications for Counting Down :
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Australia (ARIA) | Platinum | 70,000$^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||