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Down Under Spotify streams & play count

Men At WorkBusiness As Usual19813:45

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Spotify streams

1,450,677,206

Spotify's lifetime play count for this recording, read 13 Nov 2026, 08:20 UTC.

Last day
+662,846
since 12 Nov 2026
Last 7 days
+4,262,823
since 6 Nov 2026
Popularity
73 / 100
Spotify's 0–100 score
Charting today
1 market

History

Play count history

12 readings from 1 Nov 2026 to 13 Nov 2026: +7,518,974 plays over 12 days. Each bar is the difference between two readings a day apart; a gap is a day without such a pair.

2 Nov 2026: +903,120 plays3 Nov 2026: +557,560 plays4 Nov 2026: +584,555 plays5 Nov 2026: +612,274 plays6 Nov 2026: +598,642 plays7 Nov 2026: +614,718 plays8 Nov 2026: +654,112 plays9 Nov 2026: no reading10 Nov 2026: +1,150,030 plays since 8 Nov 2026, 2 days11 Nov 2026: +583,178 plays12 Nov 2026: +597,939 plays13 Nov 2026: +662,846 plays
Play count history: each daily reading of the lifetime count, newest first, and its change from the reading before it.
Day (UTC)Lifetime playsChange
1,450,677,206+662,846
1,450,014,360+597,939
1,449,416,421+583,178
1,448,833,243+1,150,030 over 2 days
1,447,683,213+654,112
1,447,029,101+614,718
1,446,414,383+598,642
1,445,815,741+612,274
1,445,203,467+584,555
1,444,618,912+557,560
1,444,061,352+903,120
1,443,158,232First reading

Spotify Charts

On the charts today

1 position across 1 market, from each market's latest chart in the store. Streams are the chart's own count for its day.

ChartRankStreams that day
Austria Top 200#1686,678

Track details

Album
Business As Usual
Released
Track number
3
Duration
3:45
Explicit
No
Tempo
107.2 BPM
Language
English

Genres

  • New Wave
  • Pop Rock
  • Classic Rock
  • Roots Rock
  • Soft Rock
  • Synthpop
  • Rock
  • Disco
  • Rock and Roll

Moods

  • Classy
  • Happy
  • Nostalgia
  • Upbeat

Tempo, language, genres, moods and credits are the API's track insights, strongest first, read .

Credits

Main Artist
Men At Work
Producer
Peter McIan
Composer
Colin Hay, Ron Strykert
Lyricist
Colin Hay, Ron Strykert

More by Men At Work

  1. It's A Mistake64,557,639 plays
  2. Everything I Need15,682,673 plays
  3. Underground7,838,812 plays

Men At Work's other tracks this site keeps a page for, most played first. Men At Work's artist page

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Frequently asked questions

How many streams does Down Under have on Spotify?

Down Under by Men At Work had 1,450,677,206 streams on Spotify as of 13 Nov 2026 (UTC), 662,846 more than at the reading a day earlier. The count is Spotify's own lifetime play count for this recording.

When was Down Under released?

1981, on the album Business As Usual.

Who wrote and produced Down Under?

Producer: Peter McIan. Composers: Colin Hay and Ron Strykert. Lyricists: Colin Hay and Ron Strykert.

What genre is Down Under?

The API's track insights tag it New Wave, Pop Rock and Classic Rock, strongest first.

What is the tempo of Down Under?

107.2 BPM, from the API's track insights.