In the Beginning There Was Rhythm / Where There's a Will...

For the compilation album, see In the Beginning There Was Rhythm (album).

"In the Beginning There Was Rhythm / Where There's a Will..."
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Single by the Slits / the Pop Group
Released	7 March 1980
Genre	Post-punk experimental rock
Length	10:49
Label	Rough Trade Y
Producers	Dave Anderson Dennis Bovell The Pop Group The Slits
The Slits singles chronology
"Typical Girls" (1979) "In the Beginning There Was Rhythm / Where There's a Will..." (1980) "Man Next Door" (1980)
The Pop Group singles chronology
"We Are All Prostitutes" (1979) "Where There's a Will There's a Way" (1980)

"In the Beginning There Was Rhythm / Where There's a Will..." is a split-single by English post-punk artists the Pop Group and the Slits. It was released on 7 March 1980 through Rough Trade Records and Y Records.

Formats and track listing

UK 7-inch single (Y1, RT 039A)

1. The Slits: "In the Beginning There Was Rhythm"  – 5:38
2. The Pop Group: "Where There's a Will There's a Way"  – 5:11

Personnel

Side A

The Slits

• Viv Albertine – guitar
• Ari Up – vocals
• Budgie – drums
• Tessa Pollitt – bass guitar

Technical personnel

• Dennis Bovell – production
• Adam Kidron – engineering
• The Slits – production

Side B

The Pop Group

• Dan Catsis – bass guitar
• Gareth Sager – guitar, saxophone
• Bruce Smith – drums, percussion
• Mark Stewart – vocals
• John Waddington – guitar

Technical personnel

• Dave Anderson – production
• The Pop Group – production

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart	2

External links

• "In the Beginning There Was Rhythm / Where There's a Will..." at Discogs (list of releases)