Song · Men At Work
“Underground” by Men At Work
From the album Business As Usual (1981)
“Underground” by Men At Work appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2002 and 2003. It was first released in 1981 on the album Business As Usual. Its best result is #1364 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,252 alternative song of all time.
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"Underground" sits on Business as Usual, the debut album the Australian new wave band Men at Work released at home through CBS in November 1981, and it's a Colin Hay song, words and music. Peter McIan produced it and engineered it with Jim Barbour, with Paul Ray adding extra engineering.
The record it lives on turned into a juggernaut. After nine weeks on top of Australia's Kent Music Report chart, it crossed to America on Columbia in April 1982 and held the top of the Billboard 200 for 15 weeks, then spent five weeks at number one in Britain, eventually shipping 6 million copies in the US. In 2010 it made the book 100 Best Australian Albums.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1364 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1626 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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