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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 ]
Men at Work has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. [44] On 28 May 2001 "Down Under" was listed at No. 4 on the APRA Top 30 Australian songs. [45] [46] In October 2010, Business as Usual was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums. [47]
[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.
The Men at Work song "Down Under" became a patriotic rallying song for Australians. The Russian-Australian boxing champion Kostya Tszyu was nicknamed "The Thunder from Down Under", as is Australian snooker player Neil Robertson.
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.
"It's a Mistake" is an anti-war song. [1] The song's lyrics deal with the mindset of military men across the world in the 1980s, wondering if and when the countries of NATO and the communist states of the Warsaw Pact will end the Cold War standoff with conventional battle or a nuclear exchange.
"Be Good Johnny" is a song by Australian band Men at Work, released in April 1982 as the third and final single from their debut album, Business as Usual. Content [ edit ]
Land Down Under may refer to: Down Under, a colloquialism used to refer to Australia and New Zealand, or the Pacific island countries collectively "Down Under" (song), a song by Men at Work; Love Me Again (Land Down Under), a Filipino film initially titled Land Down Under