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1982 single by Gary U.S. Bonds
"Out of Work"
Single by Gary U.S. Bonds
from the album On the Line
B-side"Bring Her Back"
ReleasedJune 1982
Length2:53
LabelEMI America
Songwriter(s)Bruce Springsteen
Producer(s)Bruce Springsteen
Gary U.S. Bonds singles chronology
"It's Only Love"
(1981) 		"Out of Work"
(1982) 		"Soul Deep"
(1982)

"Out of Work" is a 1982 song by American singer Gary U.S. Bonds, from his album On the Line. The song was written by Bruce Springsteen and became a moderate hit in the United States.

In 2020, Bonds released an online version of the song tailored to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chart performance

"Out of Work" reached No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1982. It also reached No. 10 on the Billboard Rock Tracks chart and No. 82 on the R&B chart. In Canada, the song reached #22.

Reception

Writing in The Boston Phoenix, Sally Cragin said that "Out of Work harkens most conventionally to early protest song history. With a spitited lift-your-burdens R&B beat, the song has an admirable plainspokedness. -- Bonds isn't angry so much as energized."

References

  1. "Gary U.S. Bonds Songs". Music VF. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  2. "Gary U.S. Bonds updates 'Out of Work' for age of coronavirus". 31 March 2020.
  3. "Out of Work (the home edition)". YouTube.
  4. "Gary "U.S." Bonds - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  5. "Gary U.S. Bonds Songs". Music VF. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  6. RPM Top Singles, August 21, 1982
  7. Cragin, Sally (31 August 1982). "Flashing the Message: Pop under Reagan". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
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