Difference between revisions of "Single: Let’s Work"
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− | |single name = | + | |single name = Let’s Work |
|single image = [[Image:Letswork_single.jpg]] | |single image = [[Image:Letswork_single.jpg]] | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 6|6 January 1982]] (7" release)<br> | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 6|6 January 1982]] (7" release)<br> | ||
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|album = [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]] | |album = [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]] | ||
|label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] | |label = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] | ||
− | |tracks = [[ | + | |tracks = [[Let’s Work]] (Dance Remix) <small>(8:02)</small><br> |
− | [[ | + | [[Let’s Work]] (Edit) <small>(2:56)</small><br> |
− | [[ | + | [[Let’s Work]] (Edit) (Mono) <small>(2:56)</small> |
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|previous year = 1981 | |previous year = 1981 | ||
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|next single link = [[Single: Do Me, Baby|Do Me, Baby]] | |next single link = [[Single: Do Me, Baby|Do Me, Baby]] | ||
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− | |introduction = <b> | + | |introduction = <b>Let’s Work</b> was the third single (second in the US and the UK) from [[Prince]]’s fourth album [[Album: Controversy|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 [[Album: Controversy|Controversy]]. |
− | The North American 12" versions instead included [[Gotta Stop ( | + | 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]], [[ | + | 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 in 1979 with the title track [[Single: | + | [[Prince]] had initially planned to release a single in 1979 with the title track [[Single: Let’s Rock|Let’s Rock]] (named after a dance [[Prince]] had seen in clubs during that summer) and wanted to release it immediately after recording. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] declined, and while [[Prince]] liked the track, he felt it needed to be renamed when released a few years later to avoid it seeming dated. The track, and the resulting single, were renamed '''Let’s Work'''. |
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|format1 =7" | |format1 =7" | ||
|tracklisting = | |tracklisting = | ||
− | A. <b>[[ | + | A. <b>[[Let’s Work]] (Edit)</b> (2:56) <br> |
B. <b>[[Ronnie, Talk To Russia]]</b> (1:48)<br> | B. <b>[[Ronnie, Talk To Russia]]</b> (1:48)<br> | ||
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− | A. <b>[[ | + | A. <b>[[Let’s Work]] (Dance Remix)</b> (8:02) <br> |
B. <b>[[Ronnie, Talk To Russia]]</b> (1:48)<br> | B. <b>[[Ronnie, Talk To Russia]]</b> (1:48)<br> | ||
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− | A. <b>[[ | + | A. <b>[[Let’s Work]] (Dance Remix)</b> (8:02) <br> |
− | B. <b>[[Gotta Stop ( | + | B. <b>[[Gotta Stop (Messin’ About)]]</b> (2:55)<br> |
{{SingleRef|1= | {{SingleRef|1= | ||
US/CA: DWBS 50028<br> | US/CA: DWBS 50028<br> | ||
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|format3 = 7" Promo | |format3 = 7" Promo | ||
− | |7 inches = <small>(US: WBS50002)</small> | + | |7 inches = *<small>(US: WBS50002)</small><br> |
− | A. <b>[[ | + | A. <b>[[Let’s Work]] (Edit) (Stereo)</b> (2:56) <br> |
− | B. <b>[[ | + | B. <b>[[Let’s Work]] (Edit) (Mono)</b> (2:56)<br> |
|format4 = 12" Promo | |format4 = 12" Promo | ||
− | |12 inches = <small>(US: PRO-A-1004)</small> | + | |12 inches = *<small>(US: PRO-A-1004)</small><br> |
− | A. <b>[[ | + | A. <b>[[Let’s Work]] (Dance Remix, Long Version)</b> (8:02) <br> |
− | B. <b>[[ | + | B. <b>[[Let’s Work]] (7" Single Version)</b> (2:56)<br> |
− | |other = This record | + | |other = This record wasn’t released in any other format (cassette, CD, Digital). |
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|charts = | |charts = | ||
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{{ChartLine| | {{ChartLine| | ||
| Date = 3 Oct. 1981 | | Date = 3 Oct. 1981 | ||
− | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Disco Top 80<br><small>''(Listed with [[ | + | | Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard Disco Top 80<br><small>''(Listed with [[Let’s Work]])''</small> |
| Peak Position = '''1''' <sup>(6)</sup> | | Peak Position = '''1''' <sup>(6)</sup> | ||
| Weeks in chart = 30 | | Weeks in chart = 30 | ||
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|see also = | |see also = | ||
{{SeeAlso| | {{SeeAlso| | ||
− | |item1 = | + | |item1 = [[Single: Let’s Rock|Let’s Rock]]<br>(Unreleased single) |
− | |image1 = | + | |image1 = [[file:Unreleased project.png|60px|link=Single: Let’s Rock]] |
|item2 = | |item2 = | ||
|image2 = | |image2 = | ||
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|album promotion = | |album promotion = | ||
− | |trivia = | + | |trivia = The single remained 10 weeks into the Billboard Soul Singles Top 40 Chart. |
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* Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart progression: <br><small>Entry position '''109''' (30 Jan. 82), '''107''' (6 Feb. 82), exit position '''104''' (13 Feb. 82).</small> | * Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart progression: <br><small>Entry position '''109''' (30 Jan. 82), '''107''' (6 Feb. 82), exit position '''104''' (13 Feb. 82).</small> | ||
|alternative = | |alternative = | ||
<!-------REFERENCES -------> | <!-------REFERENCES -------> | ||
− | |references = [[Book:_The_Vault| | + | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' |
* <b>Charts:</b> | * <b>Charts:</b> | ||
: Bubbling Under The Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004 by Joel Whitburn (ISBN 0-89820-162-4) | : Bubbling Under The Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004 by Joel Whitburn (ISBN 0-89820-162-4) |
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