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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]
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.
"Keypunch Operator" b/w "Down Under" (original version) — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single 1981 "Who Can It Be Now?" 2 8 71 18 49 — 45 45 1 46 AUS: Gold [21] MC: Gold [12] Business as Usual "Down Under" 1 1 9 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 AUS: Gold [22] BPI: 2× Platinum [11] MC: Gold [12] RIAA: Platinum [13] 1982 "Be Good Johnny" 8 19 ...
[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.
He contributed to all three Men at Work studio albums. He wrote or co-wrote many of their songs, including "Down Under" which appears on their first album Business as Usual. He sings lead vocals on "Settle Down My Boy", one of his self composed songs on their second album Cargo.
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"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.