Shan JayaweeraMen at Work - Land Down Under
October 30th 2006 04:09
"Down Under" is a New Wave song of the reggae flavour, written in 1982 by the Australian rock group Men at Work, from their debut album "Business as Usual."
The song is a perennial favourite on Australian radio and television and has become a patriotic song because of its lyrics about an Australian traveller circling the globe, proud of his nationality and attracting the interest of others because of that.
Down Under also became well-known outside Australia, after it was used as a theme song by the crew of Australia II in their successful bid to win the America's Cup in 1983. It became the first Australian single to make it to #1 in the US, beating the previous best of "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" which made it to #3 in 1963. It also made #1 in the UK.
Business as Usual also set a record for the most weeks for a debut album at No. 1 in the U.S. charts.
Recently Down Under was voted #1 on the "Essential 2006 Countdown" on Triple M radio in Australia.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia articles Men at Work and Down Under.
The song is a perennial favourite on Australian radio and television and has become a patriotic song because of its lyrics about an Australian traveller circling the globe, proud of his nationality and attracting the interest of others because of that.
Down Under also became well-known outside Australia, after it was used as a theme song by the crew of Australia II in their successful bid to win the America's Cup in 1983. It became the first Australian single to make it to #1 in the US, beating the previous best of "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" which made it to #3 in 1963. It also made #1 in the UK.
Recently Down Under was voted #1 on the "Essential 2006 Countdown" on Triple M radio in Australia.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia articles Men at Work and Down Under.
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