Who Can It Be Now?
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Who Can It Be Now? by Men at Work
Release Date
Performed by
Men at WorkProduced by
Peter McIanWrited by
Colin HayAbout
In 1979, Colin Hay wrote “Who Can It Be Now?” in a tree house. His girlfriend commented at the time that the song would be his first hit, and she was right.
Two years later it was Men At Work’s debut single and it became an international smash, one of their two #1 songs in the US and a top 10 in se...
Who Can It Be Now? Lyrics
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Who can it be knocking at my door?
Go 'way, don't come 'round here no more
Can't you see that it's late at night?
I'm very tired, and I'm not feeling right
All I wish is to be alone;
Stay away, don't you invade my home
Best off if you hang outside
Don't come in, I'll only run and hide
[Chorus]
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
[Verse 2]
Who can it be knocking at my door?
Make no sound, tip-toe across the floor
If he hears, he'll knock all day
I'll be trapped, and here I'll have to stay
I've done no harm, I keep to myself;
There's nothing wrong with my state of mental health
I like it here with my childhood friend;
Here they come, those feelings again!
[Chorus]
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
[Post-Chorus]
Is it the man come to take me away?
Why do they follow me?
It's not the future that I can see
It's just my fantasy
Yeah!
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Oh, who can it be now?
Oh, who can it, who can it
Oh, who can it be now?
Oh, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, oh...
[Outro]
Who Can It Be Now? Q&A
Who wrote Who Can It Be Now?'s ?
Who Can It Be Now? was written by Colin Hay.
Who produced Who Can It Be Now?'s ?
Who Can It Be Now? was produced by Peter McIan.
When did Men at Work release Who Can It Be Now??
Men at Work released Who Can It Be Now? on Sat Jun 06 1981.
What did Men at Work say about "Who Can It Be Now?"?
In a 2015 interview from A.V. Club, Hay explained: “I was trying to get out of the situation I was in, which is that I didn’t really have any money…It seemed at that particular time everyone who knocked on my door wanted something from me that I either didn’t have or didn’t want to give them. That c...