She Works Hard for the Money

This article is about the song. For the parent album, see She Works Hard for the Money (album).

"She Works Hard for the Money"
Single by Donna Summer
from the album She Works Hard for the Money
B-side"I Do Believe (I Fell in Love)"
ReleasedMay 10, 1983
Recorded1983
Genre
Length
  • 5:19 (album version)
  • 4:09 (single edit)
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Michael Omartian
Donna Summer singles chronology
"Love to Love You Baby (re-issue)"
(1983) 		"She Works Hard for the Money"
(1983) 		"Unconditional Love"
(1983)
Audio
"She Works Hard For The Money" on YouTube

"She Works Hard for the Money" is a song by American singer Donna Summer and the title track from her eleventh studio album of the same name (1983). The song was written by Michael Omartian and Summer, and produced by the former. It was released as the lead single on May 10, 1983 from the album by Mercury Records. It became a hit for Summer, reaching number one for a three-week stay atop the Billboard R&B singles chart (her first since 1979), number three on the Billboard Hot 100, and number three on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart. The single ended up as Billboard's 15th-best performing song of 1983.[4] In addition, Summer earned a nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 1984 Grammy Awards, where she performed the song live as the opening for the ceremony. It became one of the biggest hits of her career and her biggest hit of the decade.

  1. ^ Jones, Nate (September 29, 2010). "Rock and Roll Hall Nominations Announced: Who Has the Best Chances?". Time. Retrieved May 10, 2015. With a career spanning funk ("Love to Love You Baby"), disco ("Last Dance") and New Wave ("She Works Hard for the Money"), Summer is probably the most accomplished female artist up for induction this year.
  2. ^ Masley, Ed (April 22, 2009). "Confessions of an 'Idol' virgin: Disco week". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 11, 2014. Donna Summer's big post-disco hit "She Works Hard For the Money"
  3. ^ Billboard Staff (October 19, 2023). "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2024. A spiritual sequel to "Bad Girls" — but sonically updated for the post-disco years — 1983's "She Works Hard for the Money" was nearly as great...
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference US1983 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).