Dirty Work (Austin Mahone song)
"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.
| "Dirty Work" | ||||
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| Single by Austin Mahone | ||||
| from the album Dirty Work | ||||
| Released | July 1, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Length | 3:08 | |||
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| Producer(s) | The Monsters and the Strangerz | |||
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| "Dirty Work" on YouTube | ||||
Background and release edit
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 edit
"Dirty Work" is a "bouncy, funky jam"[7] that Mahone describes as having "a Bruno Mars / "Uptown Funk" type of vibe."[1]
Critical reception edit
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 edit
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 edit
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Charts edit
Weekly charts edit | Year-end charts edit
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Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[22] | Platinum | 250,000* |
| * Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history edit
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| United States[3] | July 1, 2015 | Digital download |
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| Worldwide[14][23][24][25] | July 2, 2015 | ||
| United States[26] | July 14, 2015 | Mainstream radio | |
| United Kingdom[27] | July 24, 2015 | Digital download | |
| Japan[15][16][28] | June 8, 2017 | Digital download (Blouson Chiemi Remix) | Universal |
| July 19, 2017 | CD (Remixes) | ||
| August 11, 2017 | Digital download (Remixes) |
References edit
- ^ a b c . WiLD 94.9. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ Austin Mahone [@AustinMahone] (June 29, 2015). "DIRTY WORK COMES OUT ON JULY 10!!!!!!" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 July 2015 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Mahone, Austin. "Everyone was asking me to put out #DirtyWork earlier". Twitter. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Dirty Work (Remix) [feat. T - Pain]". SoundCloud. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ Mike Wass (27 June 2017). "Who Knew? Austin Mahone's "Dirty Work" Is Huge In Japan". Idolator. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Dirty Work Blouson Chiemi Remix - Single]". iTunes. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ Lindner, Emilee. "Austin Mahone's 'Dirty Work' Is The Funky Jam You Never Knew You Needed". MTV. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ Austin Mahone: New Album Coming 'Before The End of the Year' | Billboard
- ^ Austin Mahone Jumps On The Funk Bandwagon With Surprisingly Great New Single “Dirty Work”:Listen | Idolator
- ^ Austin Mahone Goes Funky on New Single "Dirty Work" | Fuse
- ^ Garibaldi, Christina. "BIG News: Austin Mahone And Becky G Are Dating– He Told Us So". MTV. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ Lindner, Emilee. "Is Austin Mahone Spoofing 'The Office' For His 'Dirty Work' Video?". MTV.com. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Austin Mahone - Dirty Work (Official)". YouTube. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Dirty Work - Single". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Dirty Work (Blouson Chiemi Remix)". Spotify. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c "ダーティ・ワーク(+リミックス)". Retrieved February 26, 2022 – via Oricon.
- ^ "Austin Mahone Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ "Austin Mahone Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ . Billboard. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "Japanese digital single certifications – オースティン・マホーン – ダーティ・ワーク" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved July 4, 2021. Select 2017年10月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ "Dirty Work". Amazon.com. France. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ "Dirty Work". Amazon.com. Italy. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ "Dirty Work". Amazon.com. Spain. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
- ^ "Dirty Work - Single". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ "Dirty Work (+Remix)". Spotify. Retrieved February 26, 2022.