2024 09 22 Ringo Star and his all star band "Overkill" OLG stage Nia Falls, ONT

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"Overkill"
Single by Men at Work
from the album Cargo
B-side "Till the Money Runs Out"
Released March 1983
Recorded 1982
Studio AAV Studios, Melbourne, Paradise Studios, Sydney and Westlake Audio, Los Angeles
Genre
Pop rock new wave reggae rock
Length 3:44
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Colin Hay
Producer(s) Peter McIan
Men at Work singles chronology
"Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive"
(1982) "Overkill"
(1983) "It's a Mistake"
(1983)
Music video
"Overkill" on KZbin
"Overkill" is a song by Australian pop rock band Men at Work. It was released in March 1983 as the second single from their second studio album Cargo. Written by lead singer Colin Hay, it peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100; No. 5 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart; and top 10 in Canada, Ireland, and Norway. The song was a departure from the group's style of reggae-influenced pop rock, featuring a melancholic feel musically and lyrically.