"Shut Down" is the first single released by Australian rock band Australian Crawl from their third studio album Sons of Beaches.

[1] The song was written by drummer Bill McDonough[2] and features lead vocals by James Reyne.

The B-side was the non-album track "Creating Monsters".

It was produced by Mike Chapman.

[1] "Shut Down" was released in June 1982 and reached #17 on the Australian Singles Chart in 1982.