Single: Let’s Work

1981: Controversy ◄

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Let's Work

Single details Released: 6 January, 1982 (7" release) 17 February, 1982 (12" release) Related album: Controversy Label(s): Warner Bros. Non-Album track(s): Let's Work (Dance Remix) (8:02) Let's Work (Edit) (2:56) Let's Work (Edit) (Mono) (2:56) Charts, Certifications & Awards Charts America Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart USA: Billboard Disco Top 80 (Listed with Let's Work) 3 Oct. 1981 1 (6) 30 USA: Billboard Hot Soul Singles 23 Jan. 1982 9 16 USA: Billboard Bubbling Under The Hot 100 30 Jan. 1982 104 3 Certifications This single has not received any certifications in the USA Awards This single has not received any awards in the USA See also

Let's Work was the second single from Prince's fourth album Controversy. It was released three months after the album, and received release in North America and Europe. The b-side, Ronnie Talk To Russia, was also taken from Controversy. The North American 12" versions instead included Gotta Stop (Messin' About), which had previously been released as a stand-alone single in European territories. The single reached only number 104 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, but reached number 9 on the Billboard Soul Chart. Pairing with Controversy, Let's Work also reached number 1 for 6 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Disco Top 80 in late 1981. Prince had initially planned to release a single earlier in 1981 with the title track Let's Rock (named after a dance Prince had seen in clubs during the summer of 1981), and Prince wanted to release it as a single immediately after recording. Warner Bros. declined, and while Prince liked the track, he felt it needed to be renamed when released to avoid it seeming dated. The track, and the resulting single, were renamed Let's Work. Track listing 7" 12" A. Let's Work (Edit) (2:56) B. Ronnie Talk To Russia (1:48) Cat #: US/CA/NZ: WBS 50002 UK: K17922 NL/DE: WB 17922 A. Let's Work (Dance Remix) (8:02) B. Ronnie Talk To Russia (1:48) Cat #: UK: K17922T NL/DE: WB 26216 A. Let's Work (Dance Remix) (8:02) B. Gotta Stop (Messin' About) (2:55) Cat #: US/CA: DWBS 50028 See individual tracks and related albums for credits. Other Formats 7" Promo 12" Promo (US: WBS50002) A. Let's Work (Edit) (Stereo) (2:56) B. Let's Work (Edit) (Mono) (2:56) (US: PRO-A-1004) A. Let's Work (Dance Remix, Long Version) (8:02) B. Let's Work (7" Single Version) (2:56) This record wasn't released in any other format (cassette, CD, Digital).

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7", 12", CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2 USA 7" WBS 50002 USA 12" DWBS 50028 UK 7" K17922 Variants, Special Editions and Reissues Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2 None

Additional Information Promotion (at time of release) Triva The tracklist for the Let's Rock configuration of the single is not known, although the a-side, presumably, was Let's Rock (see notes above). The single remained 10 weeks into the Billboard Soul Singles Top 40 Chart. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart progression: Entry position 109 (30 Jan. 82), 107 (6 Feb. 82), exit position 104 (13 Feb. 82). References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince by Per Nilsen & JooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff (Uptown: 2004) ISBN 91-631-5482-X Charts: Bubbling Under The Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004 by Joel Whitburn (ISBN 0-89820-162-4) The Billboard Book Of Top 40 R&B and Hip-Hop Hits by Joel Whitburn (ISBN 0-8230-8283-0) Top R&B Singles 1942 - 1999 by Joel Whitburn (ISBN 0-89820-136-5) Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003 by Joel Withburn. (ISBN 0-89820-156-X)

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