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by the US new wave band Devo, produced by Teddybears. It was originally released in 2007, and was featured in a commercial for Dell. It was subsequently re-released, on vinyl, in 2008. The song was included on the deluxe version of the band's ninth studio album ''
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'' which was released on June 15, 2010. The song features a sample drum track from "The Super Thing" from Devo's 1981 album ''
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Gerald Casale Gerald Vincent "Jerry" Casale ( ) ( ''né'' Pizzute; born July 28, 1948) is an American musician. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as co-founder, co-lead vocalist, and bass player of the new wave band Devo, which released a top 20 hit i ...
said that this song was chosen from a batch that the band was working on. The music video was released in September 2007, directed by Jonas Åkerlund, and is an extended version of the Dell commercial, without product shots. The song appears in the video game ''
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''. MVD Audio announced a vinyl maxi-single of "Watch Us Work It" for release in 2008. Released on December 9, 2008, it contains three previously unreleased versions of the song, and a remix of The Attery Squash song " Devo Was Right About Everything" by the band. It is the first physical single released by Devo since " Post Post-Modern Man" in 1990. A music video of the "Still Workin' Mix" featuring the band, without drummer Josh Freese, appeared on the
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'' in March 2010.


Track listing

;12" Vinyl single # "Watch Us Work It" (Teddybears mix) – 2:14 # "Watch Us Work It" (Original demo) – 2:18 # "Watch Us Work It" (Karaoke Mix) – 3:12 # "Watch Us Work It" (Still Workin' Mix) – 4:19 # " Devo Was Right About Everything" by The Attery Squash (The Devo Mix)  – 3:05 ;Digital Download #"Watch Us Work It" – 2:13


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{{Authority control 2007 singles Devo songs Music videos directed by Jonas Åkerlund 2007 songs Songs written by Gerald Casale Songs written by Mark Mothersbaugh