Re-Education (Through Labor)

"Re-Education (Through Labor)"
Single by Rise Against
from the album Appeal to Reason
Released	August 25, 2008
Recorded	The Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado
Genre	Punk rock
Length	3:42
Label	DGC Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Rise Against
Producer(s)	Bill Stevenson Jason Livermore
Rise Against singles chronology
"The Good Left Undone" (2007) "Re-Education (Through Labor)" (2008) "Audience of One" (2009)

"Re-Education (Through Labor)" is the first single from American punk rock band Rise Against's fifth studio album, Appeal to Reason. The single was released digitally to digital stores and radio stations on August 26, 2008.^[1] A music video was released on the same day.

A limited physical version of the single was released on 7" vinyl and can be obtained exclusively by pre-ordering Appeal to Reason. This version also includes a B-side titled "Minor Threat", which is a cover of the eponymous song by Minor Threat.^[2]

The single's fifth week on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart made "Re-Education (Through Labor)" Rise Against's second-highest charting single to date, hitting number five. It has since reached a peak of number three. The band's previous highest charting single on the Alternative Songs chart was "The Good Left Undone", the third single from the band's previous album, which peaked at number 6. "Re-Education (Through Labor)" is also Rise Against's first song to appear on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.