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Men at Work

Overkill

1983 · via Men at Work

Men at Work’s 1983 recording of “Overkill” is the earliest release on file. Colin Hay of Men at Work is credited as its writer. Also recorded by Emmerson Nogueira (released 2003), Keith Fullerton Whitman (released 2003) and John Farnham (released 2005), among 25 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Men at Work – Overkill
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Colin Hay wrote this one from inside the band, and decades on it was still pulling in new voices, Dashboard Confessional among them. Play the two back to back and listen to how well the song survives someone else's hands.

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Credited writer: Colin Hay.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1983.

Other recordings on file · first release year

25 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Colin Hay wrote "Overkill" for Men at Work. Which of these acts later recorded its own take on the song?Dashboard Confessional
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