Everything I Need Explained

Everything I Need
Cover:Men at work-everything i need.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Men at Work
Album:Two Hearts
B-Side:Sail to You
Released:May 1985
Length:3:35
Label:Columbia
Prev Title:High Wire
Prev Year:1983
Next Title:Maria
Next Year:1985

"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.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men at Work's Billboard singles history. . 2011-12-07.
  2. Singles to Watch. Cash Box. World Radio History. 11. 25 May 1985. 9 December 2021.
  3. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book. St Ives, NSW. 1993. 198. 0-646-11917-6.