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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.

"Support the Miners"
Single by The Enemy Within
B-side	"Strike" (general mix)
Released	October 1984 (1984-10)
Genre	Electro
Length	3:39
Label	Rough Trade
Songwriter(s)	Keith LeBlanc
Producer(s)	Keith LeBlanc, Adrian Sherwood
Keith LeBlanc singles chronology
"No Sell Out" (1983) "Support the Miners" (1984)

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]

• Keith LeBlanc – producer
• Adrian Sherwood – producer

Charts

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

Release history

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

References

External links

• "Support the Miners" at Discogs (list of releases)

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