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"Work for Love"
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Single by Ministry
from the album With Sympathy
B-side"Work for Love" (7" edit)
ReleasedJanuary 1983[1]
RecordedLate 1982
StudioSyncro Sound Studios, Boston
Genre
Length4:44
Label
Songwriter(s)Alain Jourgensen
Producer(s)Vince Ely, Ian Taylor
Ministry singles chronology
"I'm Falling / Cold Life"
(1981) 		"Work for Love"
(1983) 		"I Wanted to Tell Her"
(1983)

"Work for Love" is a song by American rock band Ministry. Written by frontman Al Jourgensen, produced by Vince Ely and Ian Taylor, and recorded at Syncro Sound Studios in Boston during 1982, it was the band’s first single from their debut studio album, With Sympathy.

Track listing

7" single (UK)
  1. "Work for Love" [Early Mix] – 4:15
  2. "For Love" [Edit of Dub Version] – 5:20

Note: The A-side is an exclusive early mix that differs from the LP and Short/Demo version.

7" single (EU)
  1. "Work For Love" – 4:42
  2. "She's Got A Cause" – 3:36
7" single (Japan)
  1. "Work For Love" – 4:42
  2. "Effigy" – 3:52
12" maxi-single (US and Italy)
  1. "Work For Love" (Extended Version) – 6:25
  2. "Work For Love" (Short Version) – 3:58
  3. "For Love" [Dub Version] – 6:15

Note: The short version is identical to the demo version.

12" single (EU)
  1. "Work For Love" (Extended Version) – 6:25
  2. "For Love" [Dub Version] – 6:15

Personnel

Ministry
Additional musicians
  • Robert Roberts – keyboards, bass
  • Marybeth O'Hara – vocals
  • John Davis – keyboards
  • Vince Ely – percussion & keyboards
  • Antonia de Portago – vocals

Charts

Song (1983) US Dance[4]
"Work for Love" 20

References

  1. ^ Greene, Jo-Ann (April 2, 1993). "Ministry". Goldmine (scans). Vol. 19, no. 7 (331). pp. 26, 28, 32, 38, 40. ISSN 1055-2685 – via Prongs.org archive. {{cite magazine}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  2. ^ Heim, Chris (December 29, 1989). "Ministry's Musical Vision Goes Beyond The City Limits". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  3. ^ Blush, Steven (October 1991). "Cult of Personality". Spin Magazine. Vol. 7, no. 7. pp. 77–78. Retrieved May 25, 2018 – via Google Books. Its big hit, 'Work for Love', is still recognised as a new wave club classic (many of Ministry's current detractors consider it Jourgensen's peak).
  4. ^ "Ministry - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
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