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Released on CBS, also Should I Stay or Should I Go (The Clash), Down Under and (Don’t Fear) The Reaper (Blue Öyster Cult)
Produced by Peter McIan, also Down Under, Who Can It Be Now? and Be Good Johnny
Engineered by Paul Ray, also Down Under, Who Can It Be Now? and Be Good Johnny
Recorded at Richmond Recorders, also Down Under, Who Can It Be Now? and Be Good Johnny
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
10 other songs on fono were recorded at Richmond Recorders, by The Boys Next Door and others
Peter McIan engineered 9 of Men at Work’s top 10 songs
Peter McIan produced 9 of Men at Work’s top 10 songs
Peter McIan produced 31 songs on fono
Credits
All 8 credits
- Written by
- Greg Ham
- Produced by
- Peter McIan
- Engineered by
- Jim Barbour, Paul Ray and Peter McIan
- Part of
- Business As Usual
- Recorded at
- Richmond Recorders
- Released on
- CBS
- Written by
- Greg Ham
- Produced by
- Peter McIan
- Engineered by
- Jim Barbour, Paul Ray and Peter McIan
- Part of
- Business As Usual
- Recorded at
- Richmond Recorders
- Released on
- CBS
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Peter McIan
Same writer: Greg Ham
Same label: CBS
Same producer: Peter McIan
Same writer: Greg Ham
Same writer: Greg Ham
Same label: CBS
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Helpless Automaton was produced by Peter McIan
Helpless Automaton was produced by Peter McIan
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Helpless Automaton was written by Greg Ham
Helpless Automaton was written by Greg Ham
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Helpless Automaton is part of the release Business As Usual
Helpless Automaton is part of the release Business As Usual
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Helpless Automaton was recorded at Richmond Recorders
Helpless Automaton was recorded at Richmond Recorders
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz CBS is the label of the song Helpless Automaton
CBS is the label of the song Helpless Automaton
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Helpless Automaton was engineered by Jim Barbour
Helpless Automaton was engineered by Jim Barbour
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Helpless Automaton was engineered by Paul Ray
Helpless Automaton was engineered by Paul Ray
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Helpless Automaton was engineered by Peter McIan
Helpless Automaton was engineered by Peter McIan
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Helpless Automaton was released on 1981-11-09
Helpless Automaton was released on 1981-11-09
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026