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"Live It Up" is a single by Australian rock band Mental As Anything, first released in 1985 in Australia and then in Europe and the U.S. in 1986/87. Written by Greedy Smith, the song was not originally expected to be a hit. After the song's appearance in the film Crocodile Dundee, however, the track became a worldwide success, reaching the top 10 across Europe.
At the 1985 Countdown Australian Music Awards the song won Best Single.
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"Live It Up" was written by Mental As Anything keyboardist and singer Greedy Smith. Smith did not initially think the song would be a hit when he wrote it, but became more confident as the song was completed; he explained, "You know when I felt that was going to be a hit? When we finished mixing it. It took about half an hour to write in my head. But then two years to get it right. We had no idea of how big it would be."
After the song's success, Smith did not seek to directly replicate its style. He later said, "it's not about duplicating the song, you have to duplicate all the conditions around it. Which is an art in itself. It's not really that possible. It's a bit like cricket. You can't understand how a team can win or lose, but it's just the vibe of it as Michael Caton would say."
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"Live It Up" is a single by Australian rock band Mental As Anything, first released in 1985 in Australia and then in Europe and the U.S. in 1986/87. Written by Greedy Smith, the song was not originally expected to be a hit. After the song's appearance in the film Crocodile Dundee, however, the track became a worldwide success, reaching the top 10 across Europe.
At the 1985 Countdown Australian Music Awards the song won Best Single.
Background
"Live It Up" was written by Mental As Anything keyboardist and singer Greedy Smith. Smith did not initially think the song would be a hit when he wrote it, but became more confident as the song was completed; he explained, "You know when I felt that was going to be a hit? When we finished mixing it. It took about half an hour to write in my head. But then two years to get it right. We had no idea of how big it would be."
After the song's success, Smith did not seek to directly replicate its style. He later said, "it's not about duplicating the song, you have to duplicate all the conditions around it. Which is an art in itself. It's not really that possible. It's a bit like cricket. You can't understand how a team can win or lose, but it's just the vibe of it as Michael Caton would say."
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