Song Name: Watch Us Work It (Teddybears Mix)
Artist: DEVO
Appears On: Digital Download, Watch Us Work It (EP)
Year: 2007
Performed Live: Never
Run Time: 2:13
Writing Credits: Gerald V. Casale/Mark Mothersbaugh
Sung By: Mark Mothersbaugh (Lead), Gerald V. Casale, Bob Mothersbaugh (Backing)
Shorter&Longer Versions: TV ad edit (1 minute), TV ad edit (30 seconds), Longer Ending Version
Alternate Versions: Still Workin' Version, Karaoke Version
Demo Versions: Original Demo, DEVOtional Demo
Song Connections: The Super Thing (same drum beat)
Trivia / Info:[]
- First appeared in a TV commercial called "Engine" for Dell Computers, [1] developed by a five-person team at Mother New York[2]
- Uses the drum beat from The Super Thing
- Devo's first new song released as a single in 17 years [3]
- The art on the digital single was illustrated by Scrojo. The ad agency Mother did the sleeve artwork of the 12" single/EP
- An edit of the "Still Workin' Mix" version was played on the Nick Jr. show "Yo Gabba Gabba!" with Mark, Jerry, Bob1, and Bob2 in an accompanying video
Onstage Behavior: N/A - Not performed live
Lyrics: [4]
- drums! rock steady!
- bass: keep it tight!
- lead. do it now! hey!
- i thought i heard somebody say
- "that dog ain't goin' home" until he gets his bone
- hey! they said that way he'd be ok
- "so when he's home alone" he'd bark "ain't nothin' wrong!"
- now, watch us work it
- work it out
- watch us work it
- work it inside out
- (aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!)
- baby we can work it out, let's put it back together
- hey! my baby said to me
- "i feel so devo"
- i don't know what to do
- hey! it's ok because she's free
- "how low can you go?"
- that's really up to you!
Video:[]
References:
- ↑ AdWeek July 26, 2007 article by Kamau High. "Mothersbaugh, Dell Make Their Mark"
- ↑ TheInspirationRoom.com. August 7, 2007 article. "Dell Engine Works It with Devo - Credits".
- ↑ AdTunes.com. August 26, 2007 article. "Devo Works Dell" Internet Archive.
- ↑ (blog). love without anger: gaming/film/music. Watch Us Work It (12") (2008) Image of lyrics printed in the MVDaudio 12" single release.
External Links:
- "Watch Us Work It" (master release) -- Discogs
- "Watch Us Work It" (release group) -- MusicBrainz
- "Watch Us Work It" (overview) -- AllMusic
- "Watch Us Work It" -- Wikipedia article