Men At Work’s Business As Usual Is 30 Years Old

Here I am flashing back to 1982 and remembering my very first concert, Men At Work.  In an effort to not sound too old, just to let you know, I was not driving at this point.  

Saw the concert at Hilton Coliseum in Ames IA.  If I recall correctly, the ticket was $12 and I bought a t-shirt for $10.  My sister was privileged enough to drive a friend and myself to the show.  Hey, at least it wasn’t mom. 

Business as Usual is the debut album of Australian band Men at Work, released in November 1981 in Australia and April 1982 in the US. The Australian release of the album included a black and white cover design; overseas releases had the same design but in a yellow and black color scheme.

Business as Usual was one of the most successful albums internationally by an Australian group. It spent an unprecedented 15 weeks at #1 on the American album charts from late 1982 to early 1983 and five weeks at #1 in the UK in early 1983. It spent nine weeks at the top of the Australian album charts from December 1981 through March 1982 Business as Usual was one of the most commercially successful albums in the early 1980s, with 6 million copies sold in the US and 15 million sold worldwide.