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| "Who Can It Be Now?" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpeg) Australian single sleeve | ||||
| Single by Men at Work | ||||
| from the album Business as Usual | ||||
| B-side | "Anyone for Tennis" (instrumental) | |||
| Released | ||||
| Recorded | Early 1981 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:23 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Colin Hay | |||
| Producer(s) | Peter McIan | |||
| Men at Work singles chronology | ||||
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"Who Can It Be Now?" is a song by Australian band Men at Work. It was released in Australia in 1981, prior to the recording of their 1981 debut album Business as Usual, on which the track was later included.
"Who Can It Be Now?" reached No. 2 on the Australian singles chart in August that year,[6] and was awarded a gold disc for sales of over 50,000 copies in Australia.[7] The song also hit No. 45 in New Zealand. Released in Canada in early 1982, the track peaked at No. 8 in late July. This spurred an American release of the song, and the single, by then well over a year old, went on to hit No. 1 in the US in October 1982. "Who Can It Be Now?" was also a modest hit in the UK, reaching No. 45. As one of Men at Work's biggest hits, it was featured on their later compilation albums, and a live version can be found on Brazil. The song remains a popular symbol of new wave music and has been featured on numerous 1980s compilations. The band performed both this song and "Down Under" live on Saturday Night Live on 23 October 1982.
At the 1981 Countdown Australian Music Awards, the song won Best Debut Single.[8]
- ^ "Kent Music Catalogue Service – New Listings: 25 May 1981". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 20 January 2023 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Men at Work". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Archived from the original on 13 May 2003.
- ^ Reed, Ryan (2 March 2011). "Colin Hay Is Still at Work, 25 Years After 'Down Under'". Metro Pulse. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011.
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Men At Work - Business As Usual (1982) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Who Can It Be Now? – Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ Kent, David (2007). Australian Top 20 Book 1940–2006. Turramurra, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 978-0-646-47665-0.
- ^ "Kent Music Report Issue 393". Kent Music Report. No. 393. 4 January 1982.
- ^ "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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