Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive (Men at Work song)

"Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive" is a song by the Australian musical group Men at Work. The song was written by Men at Work singer/guitarist Colin Hay, and the recording was produced by Peter McIan. It was released on October 1982, in Australia, as the lead single from their second album Cargo, which had been recorded during 1982 but remained unreleased until late April 1983.

The song is about a mad scientist named Dr. Heckyll (played by Greg Ham in the song's video clip) who creates a potion that turns him into a smooth, handsome and talkative man. The title is a parody of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The story is also very similar to the premise of the film The Nutty Professor.

In Australia, it peaked at #6 and reached #16 in New Zealand. After "Overkill" and "It's a Mistake", the second and third singles released from Cargo, "Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive" was the band's last major top 40 hit in the US, entering the charts at #67 on 17 September 1983, almost a year after its initial Australian release and peaking at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November.

The song was also performed live on Saturday Night Live on October 22, 1983.

Track listing

7": CBS / BA 222986 Australia 1982

"Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive" – 4:12
"Shintaro" – 2:51

7": Epic / A 6276 Japan 1983

"Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive" – 4:12
"No Restrictions" – 4:29

7": Columbia / TA 6276 USA 1983

"Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive" – 4:12
"I Like To (Live)" – 4:23

12" Maxi-Single: Epic / TA 3668 UK 1983

"Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive" – 4:36
"No Restrictions" – 4:29
"Down Under (Live Version)" – 4:30
"Be Good Johnny (Live Version)" – 4:32

Chart positions

Chart (1982-1983)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[1]	6
Canada (RPM Magazine)	26
Ireland (IRMA)	25
New Zealand (RIANZ)	16
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)	31
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	28
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	12

References

↑ International chart lists – australian-charts.com

Men at Work

Colin Hay Ron Strykert Jerry Speiser Greg Ham John Rees

Studio albums	Business as Usual Cargo Two Hearts

Live albums	Brazil

Singles	"Who Can It Be Now?" "Down Under" "Be Good Johnny" "High Wire" "Overkill" "It's a Mistake" "Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive" "Everything I Need"

Related articles	Discography Members

Book:Men at Work

Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Character Adaptations

Films	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1908) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) The Head of Janus (1920) Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde (1925) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951) Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) The Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957) The Doctor's Horrible Experiment (1959) The Ugly Duckling (1959) My Friend, Dr. Jekyll (1960) The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) The Nutty Professor (1963) Karutha Rathrikal (1967) Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971) I, Monster (1971) Dr. Jekyll y el Hombre Lobo (1972) Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976) Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot (1979) Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980) Docteur Jekyll et les femmes (1981) Chehre Pe Chehra (1981) Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982) Edge of Sanity (1989) Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (1995) Mary Reilly (1996) The Nutty Professor (1996) The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) Van Helsing (2004) The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2006) The Mummy (2017)

Animation	The Impatient Patient (1942) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse (1947) Motor Mania (1950) Dr. Jerkyl's Hide (1954) Hyde and Hare (1955) Hyde and Go Tweet (1960) Mad Monster Party? (1967) Mad Mad Mad Monsters (1972) The Strange Case of Dr. Jiggle and Mr. Sly (2004) Van Helsing: The London Assignment (2004) "The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein" (2008) Hotel Transylvania (2012)

Video games	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Jekyll and Hyde Van Helsing

Music	Jekyll and Hyde Jekyll & Hyde en Español "Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive"

Other	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1887) Jekyll & Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932) Jekyll Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde Mister Hyde The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Batman: Two Faces Mary Reilly Knots and Crosses The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner Penny Dreadful Jekyll and Hyde Once Upon a Time

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