"Work" is a song written and performed by Jars of Clay. It is the second

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from their 2006

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''. The song was the 13th most played song on U.S. Christian Hit Radio stations in 2007. A live concert version of the song appears on the ''

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'' EP, which was released in 2007. An

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of the song was included as a bonus thirteenth track on ''Good Monsters'' when purchased through a pre-release promotion on Apple's

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. A

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for "Work" was released in 2006.

Track listing

#"Work" (Radio Edit) – 3:39 (Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason, Matt Odmark)

Music video

The music video for "Work" features the band playing in a small room, where water rises up on the floor. By the end of the video, the whole band is submerged in water.

Awards

In 2007, "Work" won a

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for Short Form Music Video of the Year at the

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. It was also nominated for Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year.38th Annual GMA Awards
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Appearances

This song was also by appearances by the compilation album ''

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''.

References

External links

* {{Jars of Clay Jars of Clay songs 2006 singles Songs written by Dan Haseltine Songs written by Charlie Lowell Songs written by Stephen Mason (musician) Songs written by Matt Odmark 2006 songs Essential Records (Christian) singles