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Down Under
Men At Work
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- Album
- Petazetas - Los Exitos De Los 80
- Released
- 2008
- Genres
- Rock
- Length
- 3:41
- Tempo
- 107 BPM
- Label
- Ariola
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About this song
The song was released in 1981 on Men At Work's first LP, Business As Usual. The group went to court over the flute riff, which was said to sound too much like Kookaburra. It was the band's biggest American hit, spending 19 weeks on the top 40 chart, 4 of them at #1, and it was certified platinum by the RIAA. It also spent 5 weeks at #1 on the Mainstream Rock chart.
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Fun facts
- Sampled in 18 other songs, like “Kickin’ to the Undersound by Sound Unlimited”.
- Covered 10 times, including “Down Under (Acoustic Version) by Colin Hay”.
- Written by Colin Hay and Ron Strykert.
- Produced by Peter McIan.
- Recorded at Richmond Recorders (Melbourne.