This song was a hit both locally and across the US.
This was the lead single from their debut album, Business as Usual/Work Songs, which was released in Australia in 1981 and in the US the following year in 1982. It was an instant hit both locally and across the US, and won them a Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
The Japanese title is "Knocking in the Middle of the Night." The song was written because Colin Hay (Vo.) lived in an apartment next door to a drug dealer, and many people would mistakenly knock on his door.
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Who Can It Be Now?
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A Montage (Down Under / Be Good Johnny / Underground)
