Forty Hour Week (For a Livin')

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"Forty Hour Week (For a Livin')" is a 1985 country song by Alabama that pays tribute to American blue-collar workers and their everyday labor.

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Forty Hour Week (For a Livin') canonical 1

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instanceOf single
song
acknowledges unsung heroes of the workforce
album 40-Hour Week NERFINISHED
artist Alabama NERFINISHED
Bside I Want To Know You Before We Make Love NERFINISHED
chart Billboard Hot Country Singles NERFINISHED
chartPerformance reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart
chartPosition 1
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1980s
era Reagan-era America
followedBy Can't Keep a Good Man Down NERFINISHED
follows There's No Way NERFINISHED
format 7-inch single
genre country music
hasChorusLine "Hello Detroit auto workers, let me thank you for your time"
"There are people in this country who work hard every day"
hasMusicVideo yes
language English
leadVocalist Randy Owen NERFINISHED
length 3:20
mentions coal miners
factory workers
farmers
office workers
teachers
truck drivers
musicVideoTheme images of American workers and workplaces
notableFor celebrating ordinary American workers
partOf Alabama discography
performer Alabama NERFINISHED
producer Alabama NERFINISHED
Harold Shedd NERFINISHED
recordLabel RCA Records
releaseDate 1985-04-22
releaseYear 1985
subject forty-hour work week
theme everyday labor
tribute to American blue-collar workers
working-class pride
vocalGroup Alabama NERFINISHED
writer Dave Loggins NERFINISHED
Don Schlitz NERFINISHED
Lisa Silver NERFINISHED

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Don Schlitz wroteSong Forty Hour Week (For a Livin')