She Works Hard for the Money (song)

Infobox Single
Name = She Works Hard for the Money


Artist = Donna Summer
from Album = She Works Hard for the Money
B-side = "I Do Believe I Fell in Love"
Released = 1983
Format = 7" single, 12" single
Recorded =
Genre = Pop rock, dance-pop
Length =
Label = Mercury
Writer = Donna Summer, Michael Omartian
Producer = Michael Omartian
Certification = Platinum (US)
Chart position = * #3 (United States)
* #25 (United Kingdom)
Last single = "Love to Love You Baby" (re-issue)
(1983)
This single = "She Works Hard for the Money"
(1983)
Next single = "Unconditional Love"
(1983)

"She Works Hard for the Money" is a 1983 single issued by singer Donna Summer on the Mercury label. Released during a contract dispute with Geffen over creative control, Summer agreed to release her next album on a different label. The song, co-written by the singer, told a story of a woman who "works hard for (her) money". Built on a rock-dance fusion, the song became a smash hit for Summer and one of the singer's signature songs reaching number one on the R&B charts and number three on Billboard's Pop Singles chart. The song's music video debuted on MTV and became the first video by an African-American female artist to be shown regularly on the channel in the middle of Michael Jackson's breakthrough. The version found on the 7" single was edited from the 5 minute plus version on the album. An extended 6 minute plus version was released on 12" Single format backed with an instrumental version of the track. The single went onto sell over 5 million copies worldwide.

Cover versions and appearances in other media

* During the Disneyland '30th Anniversary Special' aired in 1985, Summer sang this song but with Snow White and Cinderella taking the place of the working women of the video.
* During the mid-90s, this song was featured prominently in a campaign by Canadian department store Zellers.
* In 2006 this single was featured on the first episode of the popular ABC series "Ugly Betty".
* The song was sung by Jordin Sparks on The Top Three Round of American Idol (season 6) in 2007.