Workin' for a Livin'
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| "Workin' for a Livin'" | ||||
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| Single by Huey Lewis and the News | ||||
| from the album Picture This | ||||
| Released | 23 July 1982[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 2:36 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Songwriters | Huey Lewis, Chris Hayes | |||
| Producers | Huey Lewis and the News Bob Brown | |||
| Huey Lewis and the News singles chronology | ||||
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| "Workin' for a Livin'" | ||||
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| Single by Garth Brooks and Huey Lewis | ||||
| from the album The Ultimate Hits | ||||
| Released | December 17, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:44 | |||
| Label | Big Machine, Pearl | |||
| Songwriters | Huey Lewis, Chris Hayes | |||
| Producer | Allen Reynolds | |||
| Garth Brooks singles chronology | ||||
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"Workin' for a Livin'" is a single by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released in 1982. Included on their 1982 album Picture This, the song peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, and number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. A live version appears as a B-side to the single "The Heart of Rock & Roll".[2]
According to Huey Lewis, the song was a semi-autobiographical one about past jobs he had before he became a musician.[3] Lewis had written it during his time as a truck driver.[3] "I wrote it when I was actually working," Lewis said. "I thought about all of the jobs which just sort of popped out."[3] Some of the jobs listed in the song (busboy and bartender) were also jobs Lewis had before becoming a musician.[3]
The song was used in the 1988 film Big starring Tom Hanks.[4]
The 1992 Fox sitcom Rachel Gunn, R.N. used a version of the song sung by lead actress Christine Ebersole as its opening theme.[5]
The song was also used in the trailer for Season 3 of Smiling Friends, as well as in episodes of For All Mankind, South Park and Stranger Things.
