Duty Now for the Future

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Duty Now for the Future
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Studio album by
Devo
ReleasedJune 1, 1979 (1979-06-01) [1]
RecordedSeptember 1978 – early 1979
StudioChateau Recorders, Hollywood
Genre
Length38:56
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Ken Scott
Devo chronology
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
(1978)		Duty Now for the Future
(1979)		 Freedom of Choice
(1980)
Singles from Duty Now For the Future
  1. "The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize"
    Released: 1979
  2. "Secret Agent Man"
    Released: 1979
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Devo Corporate Anthem" Mark Mothersbaugh 1:16
2."Clockout" Gerald Casale 2:48
3."Timing X"M. Mothersbaugh1:13
4."Wiggly World" Bob Mothersbaugh, G. Casale2:45
5."Blockhead"B. Mothersbaugh, M. Mothersbaugh3:00
6."Strange Pursuit"G. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh2:45
7."S.I.B. (Swelling Itching Brain)"M. Mothersbaugh4:27
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Triumph of the Will"M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale2:19
2."The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize"M. Mothersbaugh2:42
3."Pink Pussycat"M. Mothersbaugh, B. Mothersbaugh3:12
4."Secret Agent Man" P. F. Sloan, Steve Barri; arr. M. Mothersbaugh3:37
5."Smart Patrol"/"Mr. DNA"G. Casale / G. Casale, M. Mothersbaugh6:06
6."Red Eye"M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale2:50
Total length:38:56

1993 Virgin Duty Now for the Future/ New Traditionalists CD bonus track:

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Working in the Coal Mine" Allen Toussaint 2:53

1995 Infinite Zero Archive/American Recordings CD bonus tracks:

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Soo Bawlz"M. Mothersbaugh2:24
15."Penetration in the Centrefold"M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale2:28

2010 Warner Bros. CD bonus tracks: [38]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."General Boy Visits Apocalypse Now"M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale1:47
15."Soo Bawlz"M. Mothersbaugh2:22
16."Be Stiff (Stiff Version)"G. Casale, Bob Lewis 2:43
17."Penetration in the Centrefold"M. Mothersbaugh, G. Casale2:28
18."Secret Agent Man (Live)"Sloan, Barri3:21

Personnel

Credits adapted from Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology CD liner notes: [1]

Devo

Credits adapted from the original album's liner notes, [39] except where noted:

Technical

Charts

Chart (1979)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [40] 51
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [41] 87
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [42] 13
UK Albums (OCC) [43] 49
US Billboard 200 [44] 73

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