Overkill

~ Recording by Men at Work

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.2Overkill3:44Men at WorkCargo
  • 1983-04-27 JP
1.2Overkill3:44Men at WorkCargo (Carrollton pressing)
  • 1983-04 US
1.2Overkill3:47Men at WorkCargo
  • 1983-06-01 JP
1.2Overkill3:47Men at WorkCargo
  • 1983-06-28 US
1.2Overkill3:44Men at WorkCargo
1.2Overkill3:44Men at WorkCargo
1.2Overkill3:44Men at WorkCargo
1.2Overkill3:47Men at WorkCargo
1.2Overkill3:44Men at WorkFour Big Hits, Vol. 2
1.1Overkill3:44Men At WorkOverkill
1.1Overkill3:44Men At WorkOverkill
1.2Overkill3:47Men at WorkCargo
1.2Overkill3:44Men at WorkCargo
1.10Overkill3:45Men at Work'81 - '85
1.10Overkill3:47Men at Work’81–’85 / Business as Usual
1.8Overkill3:46Men at Work25 Jaar Popmuziek: 1983
1.3Overkill3:46Men at WorkDown Under
1.3Overkill3:46Men at WorkDown Under
1.6Overkill3:47Men at WorkCelebrate Oz Rock
1.10Overkill3:46Men at WorkThe Works
  • 1992-01-01 AU
1.2Overkill3:46Men at WorkCargo / Business as Usual
1.18Overkill3:44Men at WorkRock Line 2
1.6Overkill3:45Men at WorkSolid Rock
1.9Overkill3:47Men at WorkThe Rock Collection: Rock the World
1.10Overkill3:46Men at WorkThe Works
1.1Overkill3:47Men at WorkRock of the 80's, Volume 6
  • 1993-07-23 US
1.2Overkill3:47Men at WorkCargo
1.2Overkill3:46Men at WorkCargo
1.19Overkill3:45Men at WorkGreatest Hits of the ’80’s, Volume 3: The Definitive Singles Collection 1980–1989
1.1Overkill3:47Men at WorkRock of the 80's, Volume 6
2.9Overkill3:46Men at WorkVery Best of the 80's, Volume 2
4.8Overkill3:46Men at WorkRemember Your 80’s Volume 1 (1980–1984)
1.4Overkill3:46Men at WorkRichard Blade’s Flashback Favorites, Volume 5
2.12Overkill3:46Men at WorkThe 80’s Collection: 1983: Alive and Kicking
1.7Overkill3:45Men at WorkWalking On Sunshine 4
1.11Overkill3:45Men at WorkBest of 80s Wave-Pop
1.9Overkill3:46Men at WorkMen at Work and Friends
1.9Overkill3:44Men at WorkRock Line Hors Serie, Vol. 2
1.13Overkill3:43Men at WorkContraband: The Best of Men at Work
  • 1996-01-30 US
1.13Overkill3:44Men at WorkContraband: The Best of Men at Work (BMG Club Edition)
  • 1996-04-02 US
1.13Overkill3:44Men at WorkContraband: The Best of Men at Work
  • 1996-04-02 US
1.13Overkill3:44Men at WorkContraband: The Best of Men at Work
  • 1996-04-02 AU
1.13Overkill3:44Men at WorkContraband: The Best of Men at Work
1.13Overkill3:44Men at WorkContraband: The Best of Men at Work
1.1Overkill3:48Men at WorkSounds of the Eighties: The Early '80s
1.2Overkill3:45Men at WorkThe Best of Men at Work
  • 1996 -
2.8Overkill3:46Men at WorkTime Trip: Hits of the 70s, 80s and 90s
1.10Overkill3:46Men at WorkDefinitive Collection
  • 1997-04-11 XE
1.4Overkill3:46Men at WorkIt's a Mistake
  • 1997-09-22 DE
3.17Overkill3:45Men at WorkBack to the 80’s: De Hits uit de Jaren ’80, Volume 2
  • 1997-11-18 NL
1.4Overkill3:46Men at WorkIt's a Mistake
1.1Overkill3:48Men at WorkThe Power of Love: 1981–1983
  • 1997 -
2.6Overkill3:47Men at WorkThe Very Best of Rock 1980-83
1.3Overkill3:46Men at WorkSimply the Best
  • 1998-09-07 DE
2.8Overkill3:45Men at WorkClassic Rock: 1980–1985
1.13Overkill3:44Men at WorkContraband: The Best of Men at Work
1.4Overkill3:44Men at WorkSuper Hits
  • 2000-08-22 US
1.3Overkill3:46Men at WorkDown Under
  • 2000-09-18 US
1.4Overkill3:44Men at WorkSuper Hits
1.17Overkill3:44Men at WorkThe Ultimate Hits of the 80s
1.3Overkill3:46Men at WorkDown Under
  • 2001-05-14 GB
1.17Overkill3:44Men at WorkThe Ultimate Jukebox Hits of the 80s
  • 2002-02-12 US
3.8Overkill (album version)3:45Men at Work80er Kult
1.9Overkill3:45Men at WorkPop & Wave, Volume 2: More Hits of the 80's
4.8Overkill3:45Men at WorkUltimate 80s: 1980 - 1984
1.2Overkill3:49Men at WorkCargo
  • 2003-02-11 US
1.11Overkill3:47Men at WorkThe Essential Men at Work
  • 2003-04-01 US
1.2Overkill3:49Men at WorkCargo
  • 2003-04-09 JP
1.10Overkill3:46Men at WorkDefinitive Collection
  • 2003-06-17 US
1.2Overkill3:49Men at WorkCargo (glass mastered at Sonopress Arvato)
1.9Overkill3:45Men at WorkSimply the Best 80s
1.15Overkill3:42Men at WorkSongs for My Ute
1.11Overkill3:47Men at WorkThe Essential Men at Work
  • 2003 -
1.17Overkill3:44Men At WorkBack to the 80’s Volume 4
1.3Overkill?:??Men at WorkThe Best Of
  • 2004 -
2.2Overkill3:47Men at WorkSongwriters Speak
1.8Overkill3:46Men at WorkTurn Back the Clock
1.4Overkill3:44Men at WorkSuper Hits
2.9Overkill3:48Men at WorkCounting the Beat: Australian Pop of the 80s
  • 2009-02-02 AU
1.4Overkill3:46Men at WorkThe Very Best of Men at Work
  • 2009-09-15 US
1.3Overkill3:46Men at WorkHits
1.4Overkill3:48Men at WorkPlaylist: The Very Best of Men at Work
1.2Overkill3:49Men at WorkCargo
  • 2010-10-07 US
1.10Overkill3:42Men at WorkEighties: Collected
  • 2010-10-29 US
1.5Overkill3:47Men at WorkThe 80s: Men at Work
  • 2013-10-03 US
5.7Overkill3:46Men at Work100 Hits: Drivetime Anthems
  • 2013-10-28 GB
1.2Overkill3:49Men at WorkCargo (super jewel)
1.2Overkill3:44Men at WorkCargo
2.11Overkill3:47Men at WorkTop 40: 80s Pop
  • 2014-08-25 GB
1.12Overkill3:47Men at WorkThe Box Set Series: The ’80s
1.1Overkill3:44Men at WorkHidden Treasures
  • 2016-09-16 NL
5.7Overkill3:46Men at Work100 Hits: Drivetime Anthems (2016 edition)
3.12Overkill3:47Men at WorkClassic 80s
  • 2017-10-13 AU
1.8Overkill3:46Men at Work100 Hits: The Best Soft Rock Album
  • 2018-03-08 GB
3.3Overkill3:46Men at WorkNOW Yearbook: The Vault 1983
  • 2024-05-31 GB
3.3Overkill3:46Men at WorkNOW Yearbook: The Vault 1983 (special edition with booklet)
  • 2024-05-31 GB
Promotion
1.12Overkill3:48Men at WorkLes Classiques du Rock
(unknown)
1.2Overkill3:47Men at WorkCargo
1.11Overkill3:45Men at WorkSpecial Of
  • 2019 -
3.2Overkill3:44Men at Work3 en Línea Vol. 2

Relationships

engineer and producer:Peter McIan
bass:John Rees
drums (drum set):Jerry Speiser
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd. (in 1982)
CBS Productions Pty. Limited (in 1983)
CBS, Inc. (in 1983)
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (in 1983)
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 2003)
recording of:Overkill

Related works

Overkill (Men at Work song)

lyricist and composer:Colin Hay
publisher:April Music Inc.
EMI April Music Inc.
EMI Music
EMI Songs Australia
EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd.