1983 single by Men at Work
"High Wire " is a song by the Australian group Men at Work .[ 2] The song was written by Men at Work singer/guitarist Colin Hay [ 3] and the recording was produced by Peter McIan. It was released in November 1983 as the fourth and final single from their album Cargo .
The song reached No. 89 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart and No. 23 on the US Rock Tracks chart.[ 4] [ 5] AllMusic 's Stephen Erlewine described it as a tight pop song.[ 1]
Track listing
7" International version
"High Wire" (Colin Hay) – 3:02
"I'd Like To" (Live) (Ron Strykert)
12" Australian version
"High Wire" (Colin Hay )[ 3] – 3:02
"Fallin' Down" (Live) (Jerry Speiser , Johnathan Rees)[ 6]
"I'd Like To" (Live) (Ron Strykert )[ 7]
Personnel
Men at Work members
Production details
Producer – Peter McLan
Engineers – Peter McLan, Paul Ray
Assistant Engineer – David Price
Art work
Photography – Greg Noakes
Artwork – Ron Strykert
Chart positions
References
^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Men At Work - Cargo (1983) Review at AllMusic . Retrieved February 2, 2024.
^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Men at Work' " . Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop . St Leonards, NSW : Allen & Unwin . ISBN 1-86508-072-1 . Archived from the original on 13 May 2003. Retrieved 29 March 2010 .
^ a b " "High Wire" at APRA search engine" . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2010 .
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW : Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6 . NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
^ "Men at Work - Billboard Singles" . AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 29 March 2010 .
^ " "Fallin' Down" at APRA search engine" . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 March 2010 .[permanent dead link ]
^ " "I'd Like To" at APRA search engine" . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 March 2010 .[permanent dead link ]
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. p. 198. ISBN 0-646-11917-6 .
^ "Men at Work Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs" . Billboard . June 3, 1983. Retrieved May 7, 2020 .
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