First Work

First Work
First Work
EP by Thirsty Merc
Released	Australia: 8 September 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	Rock
Length	15:52
Label	Don't Music; Warner Music Australia
Thirsty Merc chronology
Singles from First Work
	"Wasting Time"; Released: 2003; "Emancipate Myself"; Released: 2003;

First Work is the debut EP release by Australia rock band Thirsty Merc released in 2003, which appeared on the ARIA Charts top 100.^[1] It features early versions of songs that the band re-recorded for their studio album Thirsty Merc.

Track listing

All songs written by Rai Thistlethwayte.

"Wasting Time" – 3:55
"Emancipate Myself" – 3:44
"Baby Tell Me I'm the Only One" – 3:23
"Homewrecker" – 3:05
"Skeletal Wreck" – 1:45

Personnel

Rai Thistlethwayte – guitars, pianos and singer-songwriter
Phil Stack – bass guitar and backing vocals
Karl Robertson – drums and percussion
Matt Baker – guitars and backing vocals

Charts

Chart performance for *First Work*
Chart (2003)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	95

References

^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 6th October 2003" (PDF). The ARIA Report (711). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 4. 6 October 2003. Archived from the original on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 278.

[ARIA_Report_711-1] "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 6th October 2003" (PDF). The ARIA Report (711). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA): 4. 6 October 2003. Archived from the original on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

[2] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 278.

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