Everything I Need

For the song by Kutless, see It Is Well (Kutless album).
"Everything I Need"
Single by Men at Work
from the album Two Hearts
B-side"Sail to You"
ReleasedMay 1985
Length3:35
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Colin Hay
Men at Work singles chronology
"High Wire"
(1983) 		"Everything I Need"
(1985) 		"Maria"
(1985)

"Everything I Need" is a song by the Australian group Men at Work. The song was written by Men at Work singer/guitarist Colin Hay and the recording was produced by Hay with keyboardist Greg Ham. It was released in May 1985 as the lead single from their album Two Hearts.

The tune is a mid-tempo pop/rock song, and is marked by a loud, thwacking drum rhythm and a prominent slide guitar solo.

"Everything I Need" peaked at #47 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #37 on the Australian chart. It was the last Men at Work single to make the charts.[1]

Reception

Cash Box magazine said "Australia's first big American breaker has fallen from the public eye due to a lack of recent product, but this latest single from the band's upcoming LP recaptures the quirky melodic charm that made the band such a multi-format winner the first time around."[2]

Track listing

7": Epic / A 6276 - UK

  1. "Everything I Need" (Single version) – 3:35
  2. "Sail to You" – 3:25

12": Epic / TA 6276 - UK

  1. "Everything I Need" (Extended version) – 4:35
  2. "Sail to You" – 3:25

12": Columbia / 44 05216 - U.S.

  1. "Everything I Need" (Extended Version) – 4:35
  2. "Everything I Need" (Single Version) – 3:35

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 37
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 47
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[5] 28

References

  1. ^ "Men at Work's Billboard singles history". Rovi Corporation / Billboard. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  2. ^ "Singles to Watch" (PDF). Cash Box. 25 May 1985. p. 11. Retrieved 9 December 2021 – via World Radio History.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 198. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Men at Work Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Men at Work Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.


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