High Wire (song)

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B-side"I Like To (Live)"
ReleasedNovember 1983
Recorded1982
"High Wire"
Single by Men at Work
from the album Cargo
B-side"I Like To (Live)"
ReleasedNovember 1983
Recorded1982
GenrePop[1]
Length3:02
LabelColumbia
SongwriterColin Hay
ProducerPeter McLan
Men at Work singles chronology
"It's a Mistake"
(1983)
"High Wire"
(1983)
"Everything I Need"
(1985)

"High Wire" is a song by the Australian group Men at Work.[2] The song was written by Men at Work singer/guitarist Colin Hay[3] and the recording was produced by Peter McIan. It was released in November 1983 as the fourth and final single from their album Cargo.

The song reached No. 89 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart and No. 23 on the US Rock Tracks chart.[4][5] AllMusic's Stephen Erlewine described it as a tight pop song.[1]

7" International version

  1. "High Wire" (Colin Hay) – 3:02
  2. "I'd Like To" (Live) (Ron Strykert)

12" Australian version

  1. "High Wire" (Colin Hay)[3] – 3:02
  2. "Fallin' Down" (Live) (Jerry Speiser, Johnathan Rees)[6]
  3. "I'd Like To" (Live) (Ron Strykert)[7]

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