- Let's Work
Infobox Single
Name = Let's Work
Caption = U.S. 7" single
Artist = Prince
from Album = Controversy
B-side = "Ronnie, Talk to Russia"
"Gotta Stop (Messin' About) " (US 12")
Released =6 January ,1982
Format = 7" single12" single
Recorded = Uptown, Sunset Sound, Hollywood Sound,1981
Genre = Pop, Funk
Length = 7 edit": 2:56
Album: 3:57
12": 8:02
Label =Warner Bros. Records
Writer = Prince
Producer = Prince
Certification =
Chart position = *# 9 R&B
*# 104 US
Last single = "Controversy"
(1981)
This single = "Let's Work"
(1982)
Next single = "Do Me, Baby "
(1982)
Misc = Extra chronology
Artist = Prince (UK)
Type = singles
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Last single = "Controversy"
(1981)
This single = "Let's Work"
(1982)
Next single = "1999"
(1982)Extra chronology
Artist = Prince (GER/JAP/AUS)
Type = singles
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Last single = "Controversy"
(1981)
This single = "Let's Work"
(1982)
Next single = "Sexuality"
(1982)"Let's Work" was the second single from the
1981 "Controversy" album by Prince. The song originates from a dance called "the Rock" that local kids were doing at the time inMinneapolis . Prince responded quickly with a track called "Let's Rock," and wished to quickly release it as a single.Warner Bros. refused, and a disappointed Prince did not include the song on "Controversy", saying the phase had passed. The song was updated with new lyrics and possibly new music and became "Let's Work" — one of his most popular dance numbers to date. The song features a shouted title throughout the song and relies heavily on keyboards to create a sexy groove in the verses and quick solos for the choruses. The lyrics are a tease, equating "working" with havingsex . The song was backed with "Ronnie, Talk to Russia," which precedes it on the "Controversy" album.The extended
remix features instrumental solos, samples from "Controversy" and "Annie Christian", two other songs from the same album, and extra, more insistent lyrics. Prince performed the extended version in concert during the "Controversy" and "1999" tours. This is the first U.S. Prince single to include a non-albumB-side (although it was previously released as a single in the UK). "Gotta Stop (Messin' About) " was written on the "Dirty Mind " tour, and is consistent with theminimalist demo-like quality of that album. Before the song was released on "The Hits/The B-Sides " in1993 , the U.S. 12" single was extremely valuable on the collectors market, often fetching US$100 or more.External links
* "Let's Work" [http://www.dtt-lyrics.com/albums/controversy.html#work lyrics]
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