# First Work

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{{Use Australian English|date=October 2011}}
{{Infobox album
| name       = First Work
| type       = ep
| artist     = [Thirsty Merc](/source/Thirsty_Merc)
| cover      = First work ep.JPG
| alt        =
| released   = Australia: 8 September 2003
| recorded   = 2003
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [Rock](/source/Rock_music)
| length     = 15:52
| label      = Don't Music<br>[Warner Music Australia](/source/Warner_Music)
| producer   =
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title = [Thirsty Merc](/source/Thirsty_Merc_(album))
| next_year  = 2004
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = First Work
 | type        = ep
 | single1     = [Wasting Time](/source/Wasting_Time_(Thirsty_Merc_song))
 | single1date = 2003
 | single2     = [Emancipate Myself](/source/Emancipate_Myself)
 | single2date = 2003
}}
}}
'''''First Work''''' is the debut EP release by Australia rock band [Thirsty Merc](/source/Thirsty_Merc) released in 2003, which appeared on the [ARIA Charts](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Thirsty_Merc_(album))''.

==Track listing==
All songs written by [Rai Thistlethwayte](/source/Rai_Thistlethwayte).
# "[Wasting Time](/source/Wasting_Time_(Thirsty_Merc_song))" – 3:55
# "[Emancipate Myself](/source/Emancipate_Myself)" – 3:44
# "Baby Tell Me I'm the Only One" – 3:23
# "Homewrecker" – 3:05
# "Skeletal Wreck" – 1:45

==Personnel==
*[Rai Thistlethwayte](/source/Rai_Thistlethwayte) – guitars, pianos and singer-songwriter
*[Phil Stack](/source/Phil_Stack) – bass guitar and backing vocals
*[Karl Robertson](/source/Karl_Robertson) – drums and [percussion](/source/Percussion_instrument)
*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](/source/ARIA_Charts))<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=278}}</ref>
| 95
|}

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

{{Thirsty Merc}}
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Category:2003 debut EPs
Category:Thirsty Merc albums

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