{{more citations needed|date=September 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Use Australian English|date=October 2011}} {{Infobox album | name = First Work | type = ep | artist = Thirsty Merc | cover = First work ep.JPG | alt = | released = Australia: 8 September 2003 | recorded = 2003 | venue = | studio = | genre = Rock | length = 15:52 | label = Don't Music<br>Warner Music Australia | producer = | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Thirsty Merc | next_year = 2004 | misc = {{Singles | name = First Work | type = ep | single1 = Wasting Time | single1date = 2003 | single2 = Emancipate Myself | single2date = 2003 }} }} '''''First Work''''' is the debut EP release by Australia rock band Thirsty Merc released in 2003, which appeared on the ARIA Charts top&nbsp;100.<ref name="ARIA Report 711">{{cite journal | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue572.pdf | url = http://www.ariacharts.com.au/about/faq#q6 | title = ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 6th October 2003 | work = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 711 | page = 4 | archivedate = 20 February 2002 | date = 6 October 2003 | accessdate = 25 July 2016 | url-status = dead }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> 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== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''First Work'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2003) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=278}}</ref> | 95 |}

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