High Wire (song)

Not to be confused with Highwire (song).
"High Wire"
Single by Men at Work
from the album Cargo
B-side"I Like To (Live)"
ReleasedNovember 1983
Recorded1982
GenrePop[1]
Length3:02
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Colin Hay
Producer(s)Peter McLan
Men at Work singles chronology
"It's a Mistake"
(1983) 		"High Wire"
(1983) 		"Everything I Need"
(1985)

"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

  1. "High Wire" (Colin Hay) – 3:02
  2. "I'd Like To" (Live) (Ron Strykert)

12" Australian version

  1. "High Wire" (Colin Hay)[3] – 3:02
  2. "Fallin' Down" (Live) (Jerry Speiser, Johnathan Rees)[6]
  3. "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

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 89
U.S. Top Rock Tracks (Billboard)[9] 23

References

  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Men At Work - Cargo (1983) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Men at Work - Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  6. ^ ""Fallin' Down" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 March 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ ""I'd Like To" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 March 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. p. 198. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ "Men at Work Chart History: Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. June 3, 1983. Retrieved May 7, 2020.


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