Work Out (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)
Format Digital download
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 samples the chorus from "Straight Up" by Paula Abdul. Abdul would later sample "Work Out" for her song "Dream Medley."

Hip hop music music genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop or rap music, is a music genre developed in the United States by inner-city African Americans in the late 1970s which consists of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted. It developed as part of hip hop culture, a subculture defined by four key stylistic elements: MCing/rapping, DJing/scratching with turntables, break dancing, and graffiti writing. Other elements include sampling beats or bass lines from records, and rhythmic beatboxing. While often used to refer solely to rapping, "hip hop" more properly denotes the practice of the entire subculture. The term hip hop music is sometimes used synonymously with the term rap music, though rapping is not a required component of hip hop music; the genre may also incorporate other elements of hip hop culture, including DJing, turntablism, scratching, beatboxing, and instrumental tracks. The term Hip hop as used to define the music genre came later, nobody including the African American pioneers who invented the art, the music, the rhymes and the dances in the Bronx, New York in the beginning were calling it Hip hop, in the Bronx people used to call it B-Beat Music that depended also on where in the Bronx you lived.

Record producer individual who oversees and manages the recording of an artists music

A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many, varying roles during the recording process. They may gather musical ideas for the project, collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist/group, work with artists and help them to improve their songs, lyrics or arrangements.

J. Cole American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer from North Carolina

Jermaine Lamar Cole, known professionally as J. Cole, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Born on a military base in Germany but raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cole initially gained recognition as a rapper following the release of his debut mixtape, The Come Up, in early 2007. Intent on further pursuing a solo career as a rapper, he went on to release two additional mixtapes, The Warm Up and Friday Night Lights after signing to Jay-Z's Roc Nation imprint in 2009.

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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]

<i>The Warm Up</i> album by J. Cole

The Warm Up is the second official mixtape from Fayetteville, North Carolina rapper J. Cole. J. Cole produced the majority of the mixtape with help from Elite, and Syience. The mixtape has been viewed over 3,100,000 times, streamed over 451,000 times, and downloaded over 550,000 times on DatPiff.

Sampling (music) reproduction of short extracts from a musical work

In music, sampling is the reuse of a portion or sample of a sound recording in another recording. Samples may comprise rhythm, melody, speech, or other sounds. They are usually integrated using digital hardware (samplers) or software such as digital audio workstations.

The New Workout Plan 2004 single by Kanye West

"The New Workout Plan" is the final single from Kanye West's debut album, The College Dropout. Released in late 2004, the single peaked at number fifty-nine on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The music video was released in 2004, with cameos from John Legend, Anna Nicole Smith, Fonzworth Bentley, Tracee Ellis Ross, Vida Guerra and GLC. "Work Out" by J. Cole samples the song.

Music video

The music video, shot in Brooklyn, New York, was directed by Clifton Bell. The video depicts J. Cole playing basketball, when a highly respected female (Bernice Burgos) catches his eye and he begins to try to win her over. At the end, it was reversed.

A music video is a short film that integrates a song with imagery, and is produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. There are also cases where songs are used in tie-in marketing campaigns that allow them to become more than just a song. Tie-ins and merchandising can be used for toys or for food or other products. Although the origins of the music video date back to musical short films that first appeared in the 1920s, they again came into prominence in the 1980s when the channel MTV based their format around the medium. Prior to the 1980s, these kinds of videos were described by various terms including "illustrated song", "filmed insert", "promotional (promo) film", "promotional clip", "promotional video", "song video", "song clip" or "film clip".

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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] [ not in citation given ] 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]

Charts and certifications

Release Information

Purchaseable release

CountryDateFormatLabelRef
United StatesJune 27, 2011 Digital download Roc Nation [17]

Official remix release

CountryTitleDateFormatLabel
United StatesWork Out (J Farell Remix)October 17, 2011Digital downloadRoc Nation/Columbia

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References

  1. ↑ J. Cole Debuts His First Single “Work Out”, Off His Upcoming Debut Album MissInfo.tv
  2. ↑ J. Cole's Work Out sample of Kanye West's The New Workout Plan WhoSampled
  3. ↑ J. Cole's Work Out sample of Paula Abdul's Straight Up WhoSampled
  4. ↑ Cole World: The Sideline Story
  5. ↑ J. Cole - Work Out Music Charts αCharts.us
  6. ↑ Top 100 Songs Billboard.com
  7. 1 2 Grein, Paul (September 11, 2013). "Week Ending Sept. 8, 2013. Songs: Race & The R&B Chart". Chart Watch. Yahoo. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  8. ↑ "J. Cole Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
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  12. ↑ "J. Cole Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  13. ↑ "J. Cole Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
  14. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – J. Cole – Work Out". Music Canada.
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