"When Am I Going to Make a Living" is a song by English band
Sade
Sade may refer to:
People
* Marquis de Sade (1740–1814), French aristocrat, writer, and libertine
* Sade (singer) (born 1959, Helen Folasade Adu), British Nigerian musician and lead singer of the eponymous band
* Sade Baderinwa (born 1969), WAB ...
from their debut studio album, ''
Diamond Life
''Diamond Life'' is the debut studio album by English band Sade, released in the United Kingdom on 16 July 1984 by Epic Records and in the United States on 27 February 1985 by Portrait Records. After studying fashion design, and later modelling ...
'' (1984). It was released on 14 May 1984 as the album's second single.
Reception
Frank Guan of
Vulture
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commented, "Few songs capture the sense of living amidst dealers and liars in a precarious economy better than this early single, nor better express the cheeky optimism that things will get better once we both take individual responsibility and see ourselves collectively. Written during the
Thatcher years, it's only gained in relevance in the three decades since."
Track listings
*UK 7-inch single
:A. "When Am I Going to Make a Living"
:B. "Should I Love You"
*UK 12-inch maxi single
:A. "When Am I Going to Make a Living"
:B1. "Why Can't We Live Together"
:B2. "Should I Love You"
Charts
References
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1984 singles
1984 songs
Epic Records singles
Sade (band) songs
Songs written by Sade (singer)
Songs written by Stuart Matthewman