Work Out (J. Cole song)

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"Work Out"
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Single by J. Cole
from the album Cole World: The Sideline Story
ReleasedJune 15, 2011 (2011-06-15)
Recorded2011
Genre
Length3:54
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) J. Cole
J. Cole singles chronology
"Feel Love"
(2011)
"Work Out"
(2011)
"Trouble"
(2011)
Music video
"Work Out" on YouTube

"Work Out" is a song by American hip hop recording artist and record producer J. Cole, and released as the lead single from his debut studio album Cole World: The Sideline Story (2011). The song was officially released on June 27, 2011, through Roc Nation and Columbia. Nas voiced his displeasure with the song, which inspired Cole to create the song "Let Nas Down" for his album Born Sinner . It interpolates the chorus from "Straight Up" by Paula Abdul, and samples the ending production of "The New Workout Plan" by Kanye West.

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Background

J. Cole released "Work Out" on June 15, 2011, in honor of the second anniversary of his highly acclaimed mixtape The Warm Up . [1] The song, produced by Cole himself, samples "The New Workout Plan" by Kanye West and interpolates "Straight Up" by Paula Abdul. [2] [3] The song is featured as a bonus track on Cole World: The Sideline Story . [4]

Chart performance

"Work Out" charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on the week of July 23, 2011 at number eighty-five. [5] "Work Out" re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 on week of September 24, 2011 at number ninety-eight. [6] The song has since peaked at number thirteen. As of September 2013, the song has sold 1,853,000 downloads in the United States. [7] On May 6, 2013, the single was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a two million digital copies in the United States. [8]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [19] 3× Platinum210,000
Canada (Music Canada) [20] Gold40,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [21] Gold45,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [22] 4× Platinum120,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [23] Platinum600,000
United States (RIAA) [24] 2× Platinum2,000,000 [7]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateVersionFormatLabelRef
United StatesJune 27, 2011Single version Digital download Roc Nation [25]
October 17, 2011J Farell Remix

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