Working Class Man
| "Working Class Man" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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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.
At the 1985 Countdown Music Awards, the song won Best Male Performance in a Video.
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.