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"Down Under" is a song recorded by Australian rock band Men at Work. It was originally self-released in 1980 as the B-side to their first local single, "Keypunch Operator", before the band signed a recording contract with Columbia Records. [8] Both early songs were written by the group's co-founders, Colin Hay and Ron Strykert. [9]
Indeed, the songs stood by themselves with little embellishment save for a bright, melodic, singalong quality". [7] By February the following year both "Down Under" and Business as Usual had reached No. 1 on the respective Official New Zealand Music Charts [15] – the latter was the first Australian album to reach that peak in New Zealand. [7]
This article presents the discography of all albums and singles released by the Australian pop rock group Men at Work ... 11 music videos. ... w "Down Under" ...
[3] [4] [5] The second single from the album, "Down Under", was released in November and was a reworked version of the B-side to their debut single, "Keypunch Operator", from the previous year. [3] "Down Under" was co-written by Hay and Strykert, [9] and became the group's first number-one hit in December – which stayed at the top for six weeks.
"Overkill" is a song by Australian pop rock band Men at Work. It was released in March 1983 as the second single from their second studio album Cargo.Written by lead singer Colin Hay, it peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100; No. 5 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart; and top 10 in Canada, Ireland, and Norway.
As one of Men at Work's biggest hits, it was featured on their later compilation albums, and a live version can be found on Brazil. The song remains a popular symbol of new wave music and has been featured on numerous 1980s compilations. The band performed both this song and "Down Under" live on Saturday Night Live on 23 October 1982.
Strykert with Men at Work won the following awards: 1983 United States Grammy Award for "Best New Artist" 1983 Canadian Juno Award for "International LP of the Year" for Business as Usual; Hay and Strykert received the following awards from APRA Awards for their composition "Down Under": 1985 Special Award; No. 4 on the APRA Top 30 Australian ...
Two Hearts is the third and final studio album by Australian rock group Men at Work, released on 23 April 1985. [1] Drummer Jerry Speiser and bassist John Rees had left the band prior to the album's production, while guitarist Ron Strykert left the band during recording sessions.