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Men at Work

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…

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Genres
New wave · pop rock · reggae rock
Labels
Columbia · Epic
Members
Colin Hay
Origin
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Past members
Greg Ham · Jerry Speiser · Ron Strykert · John Rees
Years active
1979–1986 · 1996–2002 · 2019–present (occasional reunions until 2012)

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Men at Work

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Men at Work

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related to Partial reunion and second break-up (1996–2002) · 39
Men at Work → Boom Crash Opera, Brazil, Brazilian, By, Colin Hay, Floyd, Grossman, Ham, Hay, Heta Moses, Hoodoo Gurus, Hosford, In, It, James Ryan, John Watson, Maslen, Men, Moses, Paul Kelly Band
related to Origins · 36
Men at Work → A-side, Alroy Band, Around, Australia, Australian, Australian Kent Music Report, Colin Hay, Despite, Down Under, Greg Ham, Greg Sneddon, Ham, Hay, Ian McFarlane, In, It, Jerry Speiser, John Rees, June, Keypunch Operator
related to International success – Business as Usual and Cargo (1981–1983) · 33
Men at Work → Albums Chart, Australia, Australian, Australian Kent Music Report, Business, Business As Usual, CBS Records, CBS Records International, Down Under, Early, Greg Ham, Indeed, It, June, McFarlane, McIan, Men, No, November, Now
related to Post 2012 · 26
Men at Work → ARIA Top, Australia, Australian, Benson, Cecilia Noël, Choomba, Christian, Colin Hay, Down Under, Europe, Hay, In, In June, January, Jimmy Branly, Los Angeles, Luude, Men, San Miguel Perez, Scheila Gonzalez
related to Copyright lawsuit and the death of Greg Ham · 23
Men at Work → April, Australian, Carlton North, Down Under, EMI Songs Australia, Ham, Ham's, Hay, In, In February, In July, Kookaburra, Larrikin, Larrikin Music Publishing, Marion Sinclair, Men, Norman Lurie, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Specks, Spicks
related to Other awards · 20
Men at Work → APRA Top, Australian, Best Australian Albums, Business, Canada, Crystal Globe Award, Down Under, In August, In October, International LP, Juno Award, May, Men, No, On, That, US, Usual, Work, Year
related to ARIA Music Awards · 7
Men at Work → Australian, Fame, Hall, Men, The ARIA Music Awards, They, Work
Past members · 4
Men at Work → Greg Ham, Jerry Speiser, John Rees, Ron Strykert
Genres · 3
Men at Work → New wave, pop rock, reggae rock
Years active · 3
Men at Work → 1979–1986, 1996–2002, 2019–present (occasional reunions until 2012)

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hay ham australian album men work strykert us band australia new music 1983 business top bass guitar group usual two

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Men at WorkGenresNew wave1.00infobox
Men at WorkGenrespop rock1.00infobox
Men at WorkGenresreggae rock1.00infobox
Men at WorkLabelsColumbia1.00infobox
Men at WorkLabelsEpic1.00infobox
Men at WorkMembersColin Hay1.00infobox
Men at WorkOriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia1.00infobox
Men at WorkPast membersGreg Ham1.00infobox
Men at WorkPast membersJerry Speiser1.00infobox
Men at WorkPast membersRon Strykert1.00infobox
Men at WorkPast membersJohn Rees1.00infobox
Men at WorkYears active1979–19861.00infobox
Men at WorkYears active1996–20021.00infobox
Men at WorkYears active2019–present (occasional reunions until 2012)1.00infobox

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