Single:
Who Can It Be Now? entered the Australian singles chart* on 22 June 1981 and peaked at #2. It was the #15 song on the Top 100 of 1981.
Album:
The song is on Business as Usual which entered the Australian albums chart* on 7 December 1981 and peaked at #1.
Songwriter:
Colin Hay
Producer:
Peter McIan
Record label of Australian release:
CBS
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
Who Can It Be Now? was released in Australia prior to the recording of their 1981 debut album Business as Usual, on which the track was later included as its opening track.
The song was then released internationally, reaching #1 in the USA and in Israel, #5 in South Africa, #8 in Canada, #10 in Italy, #18 in Ireland, #20 in France, #45 in New Zealand and #49 in Netherlands.
At the 1981 Countdown Australian Music Awards, Who Can It Be Now? won Best Debut Single.
Two other singles from Business as Usual were released as singles: Down Under and Be Good Johnny.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Can_It_Be_Now?
Lyrics:
Who can it be knocking at my door?
Go away, don’t come ’round here no more
Can’t you see that it’s late at night?
I’m very tired and I’m not feeling right
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