Description:
Business as Usual is the debut studio album by Australian new wave band Men at Work, which was released in November 1981 in Australia, and April 1982 in the United States. It spent nine weeks at the top of the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart from December 1981 through to March 1982. The Australian version had a black and white cover design; overseas releases had a similar design, but in a black and yellow colour scheme. Business as Usual was one of the most successful albums internationally by an Australian group. It spent an unprecedented 15 weeks at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 from late 1982 to early 1983; and five weeks at No. 1 in the United Kingdom Albums Chart in early 1983. Business as Usual was also one of the highest selling Australian albums in the early 1980s, with 6 million copies shipped in the US.
Media: (G) scratches on both sides
Sleeve: (G+) considerable ring wear and corner wear
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Who Can It Be Now?" | Colin Hay[6] | 3:21 |
| 2. | "I Can See It in Your Eyes" | Hay | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Down Under" | Hay, Ron Strykert[9] | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Underground" | Hay | 3:03 |
| 5. | "Helpless Automaton" | Greg Ham | 3:21 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "People Just Love to Play with Words" | Strykert | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Be Good Johnny" | Hay, Ham | 3:35 |
| 8. | "Touching the Untouchables" | Hay, Strykert | 3:39 |
| 9. | "Catch a Star" | Hay | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Down by the Sea" | Hay, Strykert, Ham, Jerry Speiser | 6:53 |
| Total length: | 38:00 | ||