# Men At Work

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Men At Work in HitMasters: 63 songs as collectible cards. Most popular: “Down Under”. 10 releases in the catalog. Free to collect as cards in HitMasters.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tracks | 63 |
| YouTube Music subscribers | 781,000 |
| YouTube Music | [https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCX1qTEuhbyV7Ie4T8TZsX\_Q](https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCX1qTEuhbyV7Ie4T8TZsX_Q) |

## About

Men at Work are an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1979. They were best known for breakthrough hits such as "Down Under", "Who Can It Be Now?", "Be Good Johnny", "Overkill", "It's a Mistake" and "High Wire". The founding member and frontman is Colin Hay, who performs on lead vocals and guitar. After playing as an acoustic duo with Ron Strykert from 1978 to 1979, Hay formed the group with Strykert playing bass guitar and Jerry Speiser on drums. They were soon joined by Greg Ham on flute, saxophone and keyboards and John Rees on bass guitar, with Strykert switching back to lead guitar. The group were managed by Russell Depeller, a friend of Hay whom he met at La Trobe University. This line-up achieved national and international success during the early to mid-1980s. In January 1983, they were the first Australian artists to have a simultaneous No. 1 album and No. 1 single on the United States Billboard charts: Business as Usual and "Down Under", respectively. With the same works, they achieved the distinction of a simultaneous No. 1 album and No. 1 single on the Australian, New Zealand, and United Kingdom charts.

Text: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men\_at), CC BY-SA license.

## Most popular songs

- [Down Under – Men At Work (Hall of Fame)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/men-at-work-down-under-XfR9iY5y94s)
- [Who Can It Be Now? – Men At Work (Diamond Record)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/men-at-work-who-can-it-be-now-SECVGN4Bsgg)
- [Overkill – Men At Work (Platinum Record)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/men-at-work-overkill-RY7S6EgSlCI)
- [Overkill – Men At Work (Platinum Record)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/men-at-work-overkill-1tBk-e-5Jfs)
- [It's a Mistake – Men At Work (Platinum Record)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/men-at-work-its-a-mistake-I0AxrOUJ62E)
- [Be Good Johnny – Men At Work (Gold Record)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/men-at-work-be-good-johnny-74dvJVwGA6Y)
- [Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive – Men At Work (B-Side)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/men-at-work-dr-heckyll-and-mr-jive-eZkOn0-yt9E)
- [I Can See It in Your Eyes – Men At Work (B-Side)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/men-at-work-i-can-see-it-in-your-eyes-gllOt7xkbX8)
- [Down By the Sea – Men At Work (B-Side)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/men-at-work-down-by-the-sea-N4p91_lEBmk)
- [I Can See It in Your Eyes – Men At Work (B-Side)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/men-at-work-i-can-see-it-in-your-eyes-EyKwH9tioNo)
- [Down By the Sea – Men At Work (B-Side)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/men-at-work-down-by-the-sea-VV0E1H-uLrY)
- [I Can See It in Your Eyes – Men At Work (B-Side)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/men-at-work-i-can-see-it-in-your-eyes-E0iIBHYjYqA)

## Releases

- [The Best Of Men At Work (2005)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/men-at-work-the-best-of-men-at-work-MPREb_MdRoKj0Rbhz)
- [The Essential Men At Work (2003)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/men-at-work-the-essential-men-at-work-MPREb_83ZjDhPZeno)
- [Simply The Best (1998)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/men-at-work-simply-the-best-MPREb_c9IykKnKQMv)
- [The Works (1987)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/men-at-work-the-works-MPREb_n0eO7xiWpKU)
- [Two Hearts (1985)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/men-at-work-two-hearts-MPREb_OZM6rPTISxy)
- [Cargo (1983)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/men-at-work-cargo-MPREb_WwSgKTj8M2o)
- [Business As Usual (1981)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/men-at-work-business-as-usual-MPREb_C8OiRA75O9L)
- [Rock The Millennium (2011)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/men-at-work-rock-the-millennium-MPREb_AVGsLLTIikp)
- [Down Under (1998)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/men-at-work-down-under-MPREb_J2TBm8tDxx4)
- [The Best Of Men At Work: Contraband (1996)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/men-at-work-the-best-of-men-at-work-contraband-MPREb_9hwoWNef8e5)

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