Support the Miners

"Support the Miners"
Single by The Enemy Within
B-side"Strike" (general mix)
ReleasedOctober 1984 (1984-10)
GenreElectro
Length3:39
LabelRough Trade
Songwriter(s)Keith LeBlanc
Producer(s)Keith LeBlanc, Adrian Sherwood
Keith LeBlanc singles chronology
"No Sell Out"
(1983) 		"Support the Miners"
(1984)

Support the Miners is a single released by American drummer Keith LeBlanc under the moniker The Enemy Within, released in October 1984 on Rough Trade Records. Similar to the re-issuing of No Sell Out the same year, Support the Miners was released to aid the miners strike in Great Britain, with the proceeds going to the "Miners Solidarity Fund".[1] "Strike" features voice samples of Arthur Scargill, a trade unionist and former president of the National Union of Mineworkers.

Accolades

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
The Face United Kingdom Singles of the Year[2] 1984 59

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Keith LeBlanc

UK 7" single (RT 151)
  1. "Strike" – 3:39
  2. "Strike" (general mix) – 3:54

Personnel

Adapted from the Support the Miners liner notes.[3]

Charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[4] 2

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1984 Rough Trade LP RT 151

References

  1. ^ Parker, David (2001). "Singles: The Enemy Within - 'Strike'". skysaw.org. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. ^ "The Face Recordings of the Year - 1984 Singles". The Face. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. ^ Support the Miners (sleeve). The Enemy Within. London, United Kingdom: Rough Trade. 1984.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2014.