Perth Producer Shocked By Global Success Of ‘Down Under’ Remix

What started off as simply “a bit of fun” for Perth producer Luude, aka Christian Benson, has become a career-changing release.

The Aussie artist remixed seminal Men At Work track Down Under to see if he could inject some Drum and Bass where it might not fit and the results have taken the world by storm.

Since its release in November, it’s received more than 10 million streams across platforms, been added to some massive playlists, hit #1 on New Zealand Shazam (also #4 in the UK, #11 in Australia and #124 on the Global Chart), soared up to #32 on the UK Singles Chart and is receiving airplay across the globe from BBC Radio 1 and more.

"It’s been insane seeing the song grow over the last two weeks,” Luude told The Music.

“I was actually in isolation with cancelled shows when I released it, and the streams had started going crazy, doesn’t feel real still, to be honest.

“I just made it for a bit of fun while trying to remix songs that are really far away from Drum and Bass then trying to make them work. 

“People instantly seemed to love them, so the team got to work to see if we could actually release anything - obviously the original is a bloody classic and Colin [Hay] has been such a legend in letting us use a fresh vocal of his. 

“It’s crazy to actually be part of this next phase of such an Aussie classic and see it going mental around the world.”

Luude says he “can’t wait to (hopefully) play it out at shows” soon. In the meantime, he’s currently in the studio working on “what the next idea might be”.

Check out the remix of Down Under featuring Colin Hay, out now via Sweat it Out, below.