Men at Work is an Australian pop rock band founded in 1978 in St Kilda, Victoria. [1] [2] [3] The group is best known for several Number 1 singles and studio albums released between 1981 and 1983. [1] The following is a complete chronology of the band's member history. [1] [2] [3] Although active to this day, Colin Hay has been the only constant member throughout the decades (and also the frontman).
| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Hay |
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| all releases | |
| Jimmy Branly | 2019–present | drums | none to date | |
| San Miguel Perez |
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| Yosmel Montejo |
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| Scheila Gonzalez |
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| Cecilia Noël | backing vocals |
| Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Strykert | 1978–1985 [4] [5] |
| all studio releases | |
| Jerry Speiser | 1979–1984 [4] |
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| Greg Sneddon | 1979 [5] | keyboards | none | |
| Greg Ham |
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| all releases from Business as Usual (1981) to Brazil (1998) | |
| John Rees | 1980–1984 |
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| Jeremy Alsop | 1985–1986 | Two Hearts (1985) | ||
| James Black |
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| Mark Kennedy | 1985 | drums | ||
| Colin Bayley | 1985–1986 |
| none | |
| Chad Wackerman |
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| Paul Williamson |
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| Simon Hosford |
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| Brazil (1998) | |
| Stephen Hadley |
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| John Watson | 1996–1997 | drums | ||
| Tony Floyd |
| Brazil (1998) (one track only) | ||
| Rick Grossman | 1998–1999 |
| none | |
| James Ryan |
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| Peter Maslen | drums | |||
| Stuart Speed |
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| Rodrigo Aravena | 2000–2001 | |||
| Heta Moses | drums | |||
| Warren Trout | 2001 |
| Period | Members | Studio releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1978–1979 |
| none |
| 1979 |
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| 1979–1980 ("Men at Work" name adopted) |
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| 1980–1984 (Classic lineup) |
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| 1984–1985 |
| none |
| 1985 |
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| 1985 |
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| 1985 |
| none |
| 1985–1986 |
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| 1986–1996 | Disbanded | |
| 1996–1997 |
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| 1997–1998 |
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| 1998–1999 |
| none |
| 1999–2000 |
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| 2000–2001 |
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| 2001 |
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| 2001–2002 (Occasional reunions until 2012) |
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| 2002–2019 | Disbanded | |
| 2019–present |
| none to date |
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