Overkill
Men at Work * Track #2 On Cargo
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- #2Overkill
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- #3Settle Down My Boy
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- #4Upstairs In My House
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- #5No Sign Of Yesterday
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- #7High Wire
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- #8Blue For You
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- #9I Like To
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- #10No Restrictions
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- #11
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- #12Till The Money Runs Out
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- #13Upstairs at My House (live)
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- #14Fallin’ Down
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- #15The Longest Night (Live)
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Overkill by Men at Work
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Men at WorkProduced by
Peter McIanWrited by
Colin HayAbout
“Overkill” was released in 1983 as the second single from Men At Work’s second studio album Cargo (in the US, where the success of their first album was later, “Overkill” became the first single from Cargo). It was written by Colin Hay about both how success was changing his life and his increasing...
Overkill Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I can't get to sleep
I think about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the complications
Especially at night
I worry over situations
I know will be all right
Perhaps it's just imagination
[Chorus]
And day after day it reappears
And night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
[Verse 2]
Alone between the sheets
Only brings exasperation
It's time to walk the streets
Smell the desperation
At least there's pretty lights
And though there's little variation
It nullifies the night
From overkill
[Chorus]
And day after day it reappears
And night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
[Post-Chorus]
Come back another day
[Verse 3]
I can't get to sleep
I think about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the complications
Especially at night
I worry over situations that
I know will be all right
It's just overkill
[Chorus]
And day after day it reappears
And night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
[Outro]
Ghosts appear and fade away
Ghosts appear and fade away
Overkill Q&A
Who wrote Overkill's ?
Overkill was written by Colin Hay.
Who produced Overkill's ?
Overkill was produced by Peter McIan.
When did Men at Work release Overkill?
Men at Work released Overkill on Sat Apr 09 1983.
What did Men at Work say about "Overkill"?
Colin Hay told Song Writer Universe in 2017:
“Overkill” was written when Men At Work was really starting to take off. And I thought to myself…well, nothing’s going to be the same ever again. We’re not going to able to walk in the same neighborhoods with the same level of anonymity as before, and I...