"duty now for the future" was produced by ken scott. like brian eno, who had produced devo's debut album "q: are we not men? a: we are devo!", scott had also worked with david bowie, most notably on the records "the rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars" and its follow-up, "aladdin sane". scott heaped praise on the band, claiming they were "quite professional in the studio" and that he "loved every minute of it."