"High Wire" 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 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. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974. AllMusic's Stephen Erlewine described it as a tight pop song.
Track listing
7-inch International version "High Wire" (Colin Hay) – 3:02 "I'd Like To" (Live) (Ron Strykert)
12-inch Australian version "High Wire" (Colin Hay) – 3:02 "Fallin' Down" (Live) (Jerry Speiser, Johnathan Rees) "I'd Like To" (Live) (Ron Strykert)
Chart positions Chart (1983) Peakposition Australia (Kent Music Report)89 U.S. Top Rock Tracks (Billboard)23
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