Working Class Man

This article is about the single. For the 1986 film released in Australia as "Working Class Man", see Gung Ho (film). For the 2018 Jimmy Barnes memoir, see Working Class Man (memoir).

"Working Class Man"
Single by Jimmy Barnes
from the album For the Working Class Man
B-side"Boys Cry Out For War"
ReleasedNovember 1985 (Australia)
1986 (US)
Recorded1985
GenreHard rock
Length3:50
LabelMushroom Records, Geffen Records
Songwriter(s)Jonathan Cain
Producer(s)Jonathan Cain
Jimmy Barnes singles chronology
"I'd Die to Be with You Tonight"
(1985) 		"Working Class Man"
(1985) 		"Ride the Night Away"
(1986)

"Working Class Man" is a song performed and made famous by Australian singer Jimmy Barnes. It was written by Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain. "Working Class Man" is generally considered Barnes' signature song as a solo artist.[1]

At the 1985 Countdown Music Awards the song won Best Male Performance in a Video.[2]

In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the "most Australian" songs of all time, "Working Class Man" was ranked number 3.[3]

  1. ^ "Jimmy Barnes Media Man Australia". Mediaman.com.au. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Here Are The Songs That Made Triple M's 'Ozzest 100'". Musicfeeds. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2020.