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Men at Work

Men at Work

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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". Its 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 with 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 was 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.

Spotify Streaming Stats

KWORB.NET
2.2BTOTAL STREAMS
1.7MDAILY STREAMS
57TRACKS
2166071147 / 0SOLO / FEATURES

Top Songs

57 TOTAL TRACKS
#TITLETOTAL STREAMSDAILY
1Down Under1.3B1.2M
2Who Can It Be Now?571.6M331.7K
3Overkill137.8M68.1K
4It's A Mistake60.3M29.2K
5Be Good Johnny23.3M11.7K
6Everything I Need14.6M8.7K
7I Can See It in Your Eyes12.4M7.0K
8Down By the Sea8.6M6.0K
9Underground7.2M4.3K
10Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive6.8M4.7K
11Catch a Star4.9M2.2K
12Helpless Automaton3.9M2.1K
13Touching the Untouchables2.9M1.7K
14People Just Love to Play with Words2.8M1.5K
15High Wire2.7M1.6K
16Blue for You2.7M1.3K
17Maria2.5M954
18Man with Two Hearts2.2M1.1K
19Still Life2.2M746
20Hard Luck Story2.0M772
21Snakes and Ladders1.9M1.9K
22Settle Down My Boy1.9M508
23Upstairs In My House1.6M696
24No Sign Of Yesterday1.6M783
25No Restrictions1.5M831
26Down Under - Extended Mix1.5M1.3K
27Giving Up1.3M979
28Children of Parade1.0M629
29Fallin' Down - Live at Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD - July 1983746.6K141
30Shintaro - Non LP B-Side736.7K244
31Don't Preach To Me (Live in Christchurch 1982)644.0K--
32Settle Down My Boy642.7K273
33No Sign Of Yesterday633.5K1.0K
34I Like To591.7K260
35Stay at Home569.3K398
36The Longest Night - Live at the Hearst Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA - June 1983453.1K224
37I Changed My Mind (Live in Christchurch 1982)444.2K--
38I Like To - Live at Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD - July 1983414.0K73
39Till The Money Runs Out - Non LP B-Side371.4K113
40Down Under - Live 1982362.1K603
41Sail to You361.4K29
42Overkill - Live 1982339.4K507
43Down Under (Live in Christchurch 1982)306.6K--
44Overkill (Live in Christchurch 1982)292.3K--
45Mr Entertainer (Live in Christchurch 1982)290.2K--
46Upstairs At My House - Live At Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD - July 1983275.9K88
47F-19 - Live 1982219.6K342
48Who Can It Be Now (Live in Christchurch 1982)199.2K--
49I Can See It In Your Eyes (Live in Christchurch 1982)195.7K--
50Sail to You189.7K346

Chart Analytics

TOP SONG: DOWN UNDER

Chart Position

^ 8.8%
2017/11/302026/05/07

Weekly Streams

^ 142.9%
2017/11/302026/05/07

Discography

  • 2004
    CollectionsALBUM
  • 2004
    The Best OfALBUM
  • 2003
    The Essential Men at WorkALBUM
  • 2001
    Down UnderALBUM
  • 2000
    Super HitsALBUM
  • 1998
    Simply the BestALBUM
  • 1997
    Definitive CollectionALBUM
  • 1997
    It's a MistakeALBUM
  • 1996
    The Best of Men at WorkALBUM
  • 1996
    Contraband: The Best of Men at WorkALBUM
  • 1995
    Puttin' in OvertimeALBUM
  • 1995
    Men at Work and FriendsALBUM

Latest News

  • The 1981 Pop Rock Hit That Resulted in a Lawsuit Over a Children’s Song Nearly 30 Years After It Was Released - American SongwriterAmerican Songwriter · May 7
  • Men at Work's Colin Hay talks about San Antonio shows, 'Scrubs' - San Antonio Express-NewsSan Antonio Express-News · Apr 15
  • Men at Work’s Colin Hay Blasts Far Right For ‘Unauthorized, Unlicensed’ Use of ‘Down Under’ - BillboardBillboard · Jan 22
  • Toto, Christopher Cross, Men at Work bring ’80s nostalgia to Blossom Music Center - Cleveland.comCleveland.com · Aug 9
  • ‘Go Write Your Own Song’: Colin Hay Doesn’t Want ‘Down Under’ Used at March for Australia Events - Rolling Stone AustraliaRolling Stone Australia · Jan 23
  • WATCH: Men At Work – Who Can It Be Now? Video | Jimmy Kimmel Live! - ABC NetworkABC Network · Jan 22
  • Q&A: Men at Work’s Colin Hay keeps busy with new album, touring and a return to Pittsburgh - TribLIVE.comTribLIVE.com · Oct 27
  • Colin Hay ‘strenuously disapproves’ use of Down Under at March for Australia rallies - The GuardianThe Guardian · Jan 21

Chart History

DateRankChangeListeners / StreamsDaily
2026-05-13#1824-22.2K1.456
2026-05-12#1822+22.2K1.456
2026-05-11#1824=2.2K1.688
2026-05-10#1824=2.2K1.731
2026-05-09#1824--2.2K1.611