Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive

Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive
"Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive"
Single by Men at Work
from the album Cargo
B-side "No Restrictions"
Released September 1983
Format 7"
Genre Pop, New Wave
Length 4:12 (single), 4:38 (album)
Label Epic
Writer(s) Colin Hay
Producer Peter McIan
Men at Work singles chronology
"It's a Mistake"
(1983)
"Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive"
(1983)
"Everything I Need"
(1985)

"Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive" is a single released in 1983 by the Australian group Men at Work. The song was written by Men at Work singer/guitarist Colin Hay, and the recording was produced by Peter McIan. The song is taken from their 1983 album Cargo, was the band's last hit single in the US Top 40, peaking at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1983. The song is about a mad scientist named Dr. Heckyll who creates a potion that turns him into a handsome, talkative man. The lyric is a parody of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

Track listing

7": Epic / A 6276 Japan

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

7": Columbia / TA 6276 USA

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



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