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The best-known version was then released on Columbia in 1981 as the second single from Men at Work's debut studio album Business as Usual. The hit song went to number one in their home country Australia in December 1981, and then topped the New Zealand charts in February 1982. The song topped the Canadian charts in October 1982. [11]
On 13 July 1985 Men at Work performed three tracks for the Oz for Africa concert (part of the global Live Aid program)—"Maria", "Overkill", and an unreleased one, "The Longest Night". They were broadcast in Australia (on both Seven Network and Nine Network ) and on MTV in the US.
Solomon Popoli Linda OIG (1909 [1] – 8 September 1962), also known as Solomon Ntsele ("Linda" was his clan name), [2] was a South African musician, singer and composer best known as the composer of the song "Mbube", which later became the pop music success "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", and gave its name to the Mbube style of isicathamiya a cappella later popularized by Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
Men at Work began recording their debut album Business as Usual, which featured "Who Can It Be Now?", in 1981 with producer Peter McIan. The song opens with a saxophone hook by Greg Ham ; Hay had originally written the saxophone section later in the song, but McIan suggested moving the hook to the introduction .
Label: Men at Work, Black Box Records/ MGM Distribution; Major compilations. Title Album details Chart peak positions Certifications; AUS [4] NZ [5] '81–'85:
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1994, Hay was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame as a member of Men at Work. [12] In 1994, Hay established his own recording label, Lazy Eye Records, [13] and released his fourth studio album, Topanga. In 1996, Hay reunited with Men at Work and toured South America, which led to the live Men at Work album, Brazil. [6]
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