Men at Work

Men at Work

Australian pop/New Wavers Men at Work were the surprise success story of 1982 and 1983, hitting big across the world with their debut album Business As Usual.

Led by frontman Colin Hay, Men at Work scored two No. 1 hits with "Down Under" and "Who Can It Be Now?", which propelled Business As Usual to its status as the debut album that spent the longest time at the top of the Billboard charts.

Fast Facts

Origin: Sydney, Australia
Years active: 1979-1985, 1996-2000
Members: Colin Hay, Ron Strykert, Jerry Speiser, Greg Ham, John Rees
Record label: Columbia Records, Sony Records
Discography
First Australian group to win a Grammy Award (for Best New Artist in 1983)
Follow-up album Cargo made it to No. 3 on Billboard and featured top ten hits "It's a Mistake" and "Overkill"
An acoustic version of "Overkill" was featured years later on the Scrubs TV show's soundtrack
Colin Hay is Scottish and moved to Australia when he was 14

Categories

Entertainment | Music | Pop Music | Rock | New Wave

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Video: “Down Under” (Time: 3:41)

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The Age: Men Worked Over for “Down Under” (2004)
Daily Collegian: “Men at Work, 80s Band of Radio Novelty, Reissue Album of Decent Merit” (2003)
The Harbus: New Performance Evaluation for Men at Work (2003)
Billboard.com: “INXS, Midnight Oil, Men at Work to Tour U.S.” (2001)
Rolling Stone: “Men at Work are Back in Business” (1998)

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Colin Hay Solo

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YouTube: “Are You Lookin’ at Me?”
YouTube: “I Just Don’t Think I’ll Ever Get Over You” (Live)
YouTube: “Into My Life”
YouTube: “Beautiful World” (Live)

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