Dirty Work (Austin Mahone song)

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"Dirty Work"
Austin Mahone - Dirty Work (Official Single Cover).png
Single by Austin Mahone
from the album Dirty Work
ReleasedJuly 1, 2015
Recorded2015
Length3:08
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) The Monsters and the Strangerz
Austin Mahone singles chronology
"Mmm Yeah"
(2014)		"Dirty Work"
(2015)		"Joy Ride"
(2016)
Music video
"Dirty Work" on YouTube

"Dirty Work" is a song by American pop singer Austin Mahone. The song was released in the United States as a digital download on July 1, 2015. It was written and produced by The Monsters and the Strangerz, [1] with additional songwriting from Mahone, Sean Douglas and Talay Riley. From 2017, Japanese comedian Blouson Chiemi started to use the song as the background music in a popular comedy routine, which led to the song peaking on the Japan Hot 100 Chart at number 4. In October 2017, the song was certified Platinum in Japan.

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Background and release

In late June, Austin revealed the "Dirty Work" single artwork on Twitter, and announced that it would be released to iTunes on July 10, 2015. [2] It was premiered on radio the next day, and given an early iTunes release on July 1, 2015. [3]

On November 17, 2015, Mahone released a "Dirty Work" remix featuring T-Pain for free on his official SoundCloud page. [4] In 2017, "Dirty Work" became a sleeper hit in Japan after comedienne Blouson Chiemi began using it in her "Career Woman" comedy routine. [5] After seeing her comedy routine, Mahone offered to collaborate with her, and a "Dirty Work" remix featuring Blouson Chiemi was released on iTunes on June 8, 2017. [6]

Composition

"Dirty Work" is a "bouncy, funky jam" [7] that Mahone describes as having "a Bruno Mars / "Uptown Funk" type of vibe." [1]

Critical reception

The song received positive reviews. Jason Lipshutz of Billboard called it Mahone's "best and most ambitious single to date". [8] Mike Wass of Idolator called it a 'retro-leaning banger' and likened it to hits by Bruno Mars and Justin Timberlake, [9] while Fuse's Jeff Benjamin wrote "At times the guitars sound a bit like the ones in Michael Jackson's "Black or White." [10]

Music video

The music video for "Dirty Work" was filmed in April, 2015. [11] Mahone stated in an interview with WiLD 94.9 that the video would be in black and white. [1] However, Mahone later re-shot the video with an entirely new concept, and this original version of the video was never released.

In early July, Mahone filmed a second video for the song, inspired by the American TV version of The Office . [12] This version of the video was released on July 27, 2015. [13] In it, Mahone plays the office heart-throb, who is pursuing the sexy new girl. It includes a cast of fellow workers, who goof around and dance with Mahone throughout the video, with The Office style interviews to camera inter-cut throughout.

Track listing and formats

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [22] Platinum250,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United States [3] July 1, 2015 Digital download
Worldwide [14] [23] [24] [25] July 2, 2015
United States [26] July 14, 2015 Mainstream radio
United Kingdom [27] July 24, 2015Digital download
Japan [15] [16] [28] June 8, 2017Digital download (Blouson Chiemi Remix) Universal
July 19, 2017CD (Remixes)
August 11, 2017Digital download (Remixes)

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