[1] Working Week was formed in 1983 by guitarist Simon Booth and saxophonist Larry Stabbins from the band Weekend,[2] which ended when singer Alison Statton left to become a schoolteacher.
[3] [2] The song was a tribute to Chilean protest singer Víctor Jara, with vocals by Robert Wyatt and Tracey Thorn (the latter from the band Everything but the Girl).
[2] Produced by Robin Millar and mixing many styles such as soul, jazz and latin music, the album was a success with 150 000 UK and overseas sales.
[3] Roberts continued as singer on the 1986 album Compañeros and Surrender, released in 1987, but left the band after that year's single, "Knocking on Your Door".
[5] Working Week appeared on 9 February 1986 at the Royal Albert Hall in a benefit concert for victims of the 1985 Armero tragedy in Colombia.