High Wire (song)

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"High Wire"
Single by Men at Work
from the album Cargo
B-side "I Like To (Live)"
Released 1983
Format 12"
Recorded 1982
Genre Rock, new wave
Length 3:02
Label Epic
Writer(s) Colin Hay
Producer(s) Peter McLan
Men at Work singles chronology

"Underground"
(1983)
"High Wire"
(1983)
"Overkill"
(1983)

"High Wire" is a song by the Australian group Men at Work.[1] The song was written by Men at Work singer/guitarist Colin Hay[2] and the recording was produced by Peter McIan. It was released in late 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 Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks.[3][4] AllMusic's Stephen Erlewine described it as a tight pop song.[5]

Track listing

12" Australian version

  1. "High Wire" (Colin Hay)[2] – 3:02
  2. "Fallin' Down" (live) (Colin Hay)[6]
  3. "I'd Like To" (live) (Ron Strykert)[7]

7" Intentional version

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

Personnel

Men at Work members

  • Greg Ham – keyboards, saxophone, background vocals, lead vocals on track 3
  • Colin Hayguitar, lead vocals
  • Johnathan Rees – bass
  • Jerry Speiser – drums, background vocals
  • Ron Strykert – guitar, background vocals

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)[8] Position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 89
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 23

References

  1. 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. Retrieved 29 March 2010. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 ""High Wire" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 March 2010. 
  3. 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.
  4. "Men at Work - Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 29 March 2010. 
  5. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Cargo > Overview". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 29 March 2010. 
  6. '%20Down ""Fallin' Down" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 March 2010. 
  7. 'd%Like%20To ""I'd Like To" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 29 March 2010. 
  8. International chart lists – australian-charts.com
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