<Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> <P> sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone </P> </Td> </Tr> <P> sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone </P> <P> Midnight Oil performed the song in front of a world audience of millions at the closing ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics . Prime Minister John Howard had triggered controversy that year with his refusal to embrace symbolic reconciliation and apologise to Indigenous Australians and members of the Stolen Generations . But he had also claimed that the reconciliation - themed "Beds Are Burning" was his favorite Midnight Oil song . The band played it dressed in black, with the word "Sorry" printed conspicuously all over their clothes, as a popular apology to indigenous people and to highlight the issue to Howard, who was in the audience as the ranking Olympic host . </P> <Ul> <Li> Live at the World Café: Handcrafted (2002, World Café) </Li> </Ul>

How can you sleep when our beds are burning