Everything I Need

"Everything I Need" is a song by the Australian group Men at Work. The song was written by Men at Work singer/guitarist Colin Hay and the recording was produced by Hay with keyboardist Greg Ham. It was released in May 1985 as the lead single from their album Two Hearts.

"Everything I Need"
Single by Men at Work
from the album Two Hearts
B-side"Sail to You"
ReleasedMay 1985
Length3:35
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Colin Hay
Men at Work singles chronology
"High Wire"
(1983)
"Everything I Need"
(1985)
"Maria"
(1985)

The tune is a mid-tempo pop/rock song, and is marked by a loud, thwacking drum rhythm and a prominent slide guitar solo.

"Everything I Need" peaked at #47 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #37 on the Australian chart. It was the last Men at Work single to make the charts.[1]

Reception

Cash Box magazine said "Australia's first big American breaker has fallen from the public eye due to a lack of recent product, but this latest single from the band's upcoming LP recaptures the quirky melodic charm that made the band such a multi-format winner the first time around."[2]

Track listing

7": Epic / A 6276 - UK

  1. "Everything I Need" (Single version) – 3:35
  2. "Sail to You" – 3:25

12": Epic / TA 6276 - UK

  1. "Everything I Need" (Extended version) – 4:35
  2. "Sail to You" – 3:25

12": Columbia / 44 05216 - U.S.

  1. "Everything I Need" (Extended Version) – 4:35
  2. "Everything I Need" (Single Version) – 3:35

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
osition
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 37
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 47
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[5] 28

References

  1. "Men at Work's Billboard singles history". Rovi Corporation / Billboard. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  2. "Singles to Watch" (PDF). Cash Box. 25 May 1985. p. 11. Retrieved 9 December 2021 via World Radio History.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 198. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. "Men at Work Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. "Men at Work Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.


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