"Overkill" is a song by Australian pop rock band Men at Work. It was released in 1983 as the second single from their second studio album, Cargo (see 1983 in music). It was written by lead singer Colin Hay. It peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100; No. 5 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart; and top 10 in Canada, Ireland and Norway. The song was a departure from the group's style of reggae-influenced pop rock, featuring a melancholic feel musically and lyrically.

Men at Work's second studio album, Cargo, was released in Australia in April 1983, reaching No. 1 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart. The album's lead single, "Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive," was issued in Australia ahead of the album in October 1982 and reached No. 6 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart. Despite recording having been completed in mid-1982, Cargo's release was held back due to the international commercial success of the band's 1981 debut album, Business as Usual.

"Overkill" was released in April 1983 and debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 28 on 9 April. It peaked at No. 3 in early June. The album's third single, "High Wire", followed in late 1983, peaking at only No. 89 in Australia, and No. 23 on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. The band toured the world extensively in 1983 to promote the album and related singles.

The video was mostly shot in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda.

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