"Working Class Man" | ||||
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Single by Jimmy Barnes | ||||
from the album For the Working Class Man | ||||
B-side | "Boys Cry Out For War" | |||
Released | November 1985 (Australia) 1986 (US) | |||
Recorded | 1985 | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 3:50 | |||
Label | Mushroom Records, Geffen Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jonathan Cain | |||
Producer(s) | Jonathan Cain | |||
Jimmy Barnes singles chronology | ||||
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"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]