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Men At Work
Rock
The next Men At Work concert is scheduled for Friday, July 18, 2025 at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL, United States. See all 31 upcoming concerts
About Men At Work
Hometown
Melbourne, Australia
Formed
1979
Genre
Rock
Australian pop band Men At Work became global stars in the early ’80s with their quirky debut and humorous music videos.
∙ Men At Work’s first album, 1981’s Business As Usual, spent a then-record 15 weeks atop the Billboard 200 chart before being unseated by Michael Jackson’s Thriller.
∙ The band won the Best New Artist Grammy Award in 1982.
∙ In 1983, they became the first Australian act to have a No. 1 album and single on the US and UK charts, courtesy of their debut LP and the paranoid pop hit “Who Can It Be Now?”
∙ “Down Under” sold more than 2 million copies in the US and was the theme song for the Australia II’s successful 1983 America’s Cup bid.
∙ Singer Colin Hay performed 1983’s “Overkill” throughout the Season Two debut of the sitcom Scrubs after star Zach Braff saw him perform it at an L.A. nightclub.
∙ The group, which has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1994.
Members of Men At Work include, or have included, Colin Hay, Chad Wackerman, Colin Bayley, and Peter Maslen.
Influenced by Men At WorkMen At Work has influenced the music of ALL SYST3MS ROCK!, Everglades Boss, Hotel Casino Band and more.
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