Band
Holds writing credit on 30 of 30 tracks
Colin Hay, mostly. He is credited on 22 of the 30 album tracks, with Greg Ham and Ron Strykert on eight each, Jerry Speiser on one and bassist John Rees on none.
Across all 30 tracks: how many Men at Work wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.
Share of all 30 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Percentage of all 30 tracks, across every album, where each member holds a credit - split by role.
| Member | Period | Lyrics | Music | Production | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Hay | 1978-1986, 1996-2002, 2019-present | 73% |
70% |
33% |
0% |
| Greg Ham | 1979-1984, 1996-2002 | 27% |
27% |
33% |
0% |
| Ron Strykert | 1978-1985 | 27% |
27% |
0% |
0% |
| Jerry Speiser | 1979-1984 | 3% |
3% |
0% |
0% |
| John Rees | 1979-1984 | 0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
Men at Work's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
Where Men at Work sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.
Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.
None of the signature songs above fall in this category.
All three studio albums. The 1998 live record Brazil and the compilations sit outside this catalogue.
Columbia
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No albums from this decade.
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Data Insight
Hay writes alone more often than not, and the two who share with him do it in different ways. Strykert is a co-writer on the first two albums and vanishes from the credit on the third; Ham writes almost nothing early and five songs on Two Hearts, when he is also co-producing. Jerry Speiser has one credit in five years and John Rees has none.
Quick Facts
Creative Fingerprint
A frontman who writes most of it, with the sideman shares moving from one player to another between albums.
The Story
Colin Hay wrote 22 of the 30 tracks Men at Work released. Greg Ham and Ron Strykert have eight each, and the bass player none at all.