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Work (Rihanna song)

April 23, 2023

"Work" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her eighth studio album Anti (2016), featuring Canadian rapper Drake. The song was released as the lead single on January 27, 2016, through Westbury Road and Roc Nation. The song was written by the artists, PartyNextDoor, Monte Moir, Rupert "Sevn" Thomas, Allen Ritter, and producer Matthew "Boi-1da" Samuels, with additional production from Kuk Harrell and Noah "40" Shebib.[1] The dancehall, reggae-pop, and R&B song, contains an interpolation of "If You Were Here Tonight" (1985) performed by Alexander O'Neal. Lyrically, the song incorporates themes of working for money, as well as discussing fragile relationships. The song is written in Jamaican Patois and Bajan Creole.[2][3] Three of its writer-producers: Rupert "Sevn" Thomas, Matthew "Boi-1da" Samuels, and Jahron "PartyNextDoor" Brathwaite, are Jamaican-Canadians.[4][5]

"Work"
Single by Rihanna featuring Drake
from the album Anti
Language
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2016 (2016-01-27)
RecordedDecember 2015
Studio
Genre
Length3:39
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Boi-1da
Rihanna singles chronology
"American Oxygen"
(2015) 		"Work"
(2016) 		"Kiss It Better"
(2016)
Drake singles chronology
"Jumpman"
(2015) 		"Work"
(2016) 		"Summer Sixteen"
(2016)
Music video
"Work" on YouTube

Critical response to "Work" was mixed upon release; critics praised its composition and Rihanna's decision to return to her earlier themes of dancehall music, while others were more skeptical of the song's potential as a comeback for the singer. Critical opinion improved over time; the song was included on several year-end lists and nominated for two awards at the 59th Grammy Awards: Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. The song reached number one on the United States' Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Rihanna's fourteenth number-one single and making her the act with the fourth-most number-one songs on the chart (after The Beatles, Mariah Carey and Elvis Presley). The song remained at the top for nine weeks. The song also peaked at number one in nine additional countries and is certified Platinum or higher in thirteen countries, including 9× Platinum in the US, 3× Platinum in the UK and Diamond in France. It has also since sold 32.5 million units worldwide, making it one of the best-selling digital singles of all-time.[6]

The song was accompanied by two music videos, which both premiered on February 22, 2016. The first of the two versions was directed by Rihanna's previous collaborator Director X, while the second was directed by Tim Erem. The song was further promoted with live performance's at the 2016 BRIT Awards which featured guest appearances from Drake and SZA, the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards, as well as being performed on the Anti World Tour. "Work" became the first dancehall song to top the Billboard Hot 100 since Rihanna's own "Rude Boy" (2010) and was succeeded three weeks later by another dancehall song, Drake's "One Dance".

Background and release

Following the release of Rihanna's seventh studio album, Unapologetic, and its accompanying tour, Rihanna took a step back from music.[7] Rihanna aimed to take a hiatus from recording music stating; "I wanted to have a year to just do whatever I want artistically, creatively," Rihanna went on to state that this hiatus lasted a week and she had returned to the recording studio. Following the release of three singles in 2015—"FourFiveSeconds" (with Kanye West and Paul McCartney), "Bitch Better Have My Money" and "American Oxygen"—Billboard announced that Rihanna was set to premiere a new single on January 27, 2016, at 8 am EST.[8] That same day, "Work" premiered on several radio stations worldwide including the BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom. Subsequently, it was made available for digital download in most countries worldwide via the iTunes Store and was added for streaming on Apple Music, Spotify, and Tidal.[9]

Writing and recording

"Work" was written by PartyNextDoor, Drake, Rihanna, Monte Moir, Rupert "Sevn" Thomas, Allen Ritter and Matthew Samuels, and was produced by Boi-1da, Sevn Thomas, Ritter, Kuk Harrell and Noah "40" Shebib.[10] In the summer of 2015, Thomas, Ritter, Boi-1da, and Martin Mason, among others, stayed at Drake's house in Los Angeles for a mid-week period. Thomas described the time spent at the home as a "beat factory, everyone was sitting there working and collaborating with each other."[11]

Thomas created a beat which was dancehall-influenced; he later played it for Boi-1da to which he positively responded, "We're both Jamaican-Canadian. It was just something in our DNA, so it woke him up, and we started remembering all these old dancehall songs from the '90s." Boi-1da came with up idea for sampling an "old school dancehall rhythm" and after that the chords were made with Ritter and past it, "everything went organically". The most recognizable sampling found in the "Work" riddim is from the 1998 riddim "Sail Away" which was produced by Richie Stephens and Mikey 2000,[11] interpolating Alexander O'Neal's "If You Were Here Tonight".[12]

When the song's music was finished, Boi-1da sent it to PartyNextDoor who wrote the lyrics, "he's an incredible writer, and he's Jamaican as well. I think so that's how he's able to come up with those vibes and feels," noted Thomas. PartyNextDoor originally wrote the record as a breakup song,[13] after Drake heard the song he loved it and decided to write and record a verse on it. The original reference track contained Braithwaite's vocals and a tweaked verse from Drake. It leaked as a snippet in February 2016,[14] the full version was released online in April 2016.[15] At first the intent was to keep the song as a collaboration between the two or give to Alicia Keys.[16] Shortly after Braithwaite stayed at Rihanna's home in Malibu, where he played her the song,[11] afterwards "it was all that she could sing around the house" and it was her "family's favourite song".[16]

Rihanna's vocals were recorded by Marcos Tovar and Kuk Harrell at the Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles; the latter also served as a vocal producer. Drake's vocals were recorded by Noel Cadastre and Noah "40" Shebib at the Sandra Gale Studios in California and the SOTA Studios in Toronto. The vocal recording was assisted by Thomas Warren, while additional vocals were provided by PartyNextDoor. Manny Marroquin mixed "Work" at the Larrabee Studios, while Noel "Gadget" Campbell and Shebib did the mixing at the Studio 360 and SOTA Studios in Toronto. The mastering was done by Chris Gehringer at the Sterling Sound in New York City.[17] "Work" marked the third collaboration between Rihanna and Drake, following "What's My Name?" in 2010 and "Take Care" in 2012.[18]

Composition and lyrical interpretation

"Work" is a dancehall,[19] reggae-pop[20] and R&B[21] song, with a length of three minutes and thirty-nine seconds.[22][23] Hugh McIntyre of Forbes described the song as "quite" urban and mixes hip hop influences with "island vibes".[24] Zach Frydenlund of Complex wrote that the song "is slower and very rhythmic with Rihanna showing off her vocal skills over the crafty production."[25] The song is written in the key of C# Dorian (same key signature as G♯ minor) in common time with a tempo of 92 beats per minute. The vocals in the song span from F♯3 to E♭5.[26] Alexa Camp of Slant Magazine called it "an understated midtempo jam in the vein of Janet Jackson's recent 'No Sleeep', with a percolating beat, sinuous synth lines, and vocal samples stretched and pulled in a way that recalls Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis's masterful production work on Janet's 1997 album The Velvet Rope."[27] The Guardian's Harriet Gibsone wrote: "The glossy, modernist 'Work' skewers elements of dub and dancehall: her voice is at times Auto-Tuned, and a distant sample of what sounds a little like Grace Jones's "My Jamaican Guy" haunts its empty spaces."[28]

Rolling Stone's Daniel Kreps wrote the song contains "a tropical house vibe".[29] In contrary, Taj Ran from Billboard wrote the song "isn't part of a new genre that many in the mainstream media are calling 'tropical house.' Anti's lead single is undeniably drenched in dancehall, a genre with deep roots in Jamaica's club scene that spun off from reggae in the 1970s."[30] According to The Atlantic's Spencer Kornhaber, the single has "strangely unfinished quality" that features its verses, choruses and bridge fade into themselves, "forgoing soft-to-loud explosions or exciting rhythmic changes".[31] He also noted that, Boi-1da also tries to create "escalation" in the song by adding additional drums for the second chorus, flutes, autotuned harmonies and back-off piano.[31] The New York Times' Jon Caramanica noted Rihanna at times "barely even relies on words, truncating her syllables past patois to something far less exact."[32] Lyrically, "Work" is "about working for a paycheck no matter what else is going on in your life."[31] Additionally, it focuses on "a fragile relationship" that can be seen in the lines, "If I get another chance to, I would never, oh never, neglect you," which Rihanna sings.[20]

Reception

"Work" has received mixed reviews from critics. Editor Joe Lynch wrote that the track finds Rihanna "reteaming with frequent collaborator/ex Drake, but that's the only predictable thing about this song—while it's hardly a 180-degree turn for Rih, its minimal production subverts expectations of what you'd expect a major pop star to release when they're gearing up to drop their long-delayed new album."[33] Alexa Camp of Slant Magazine wrote: "the new track has the potential to at least partly justify the gold crown on the album's cover."[27] BET's Kathy Iandoli called the song "comfortable, but still good."[34] Spin's Brennan Carley thought Rihanna made the "lackadaisical song gel."[35] Other critics were more skeptical. Hugh McIntyre of Forbes wrote "It's a well-produced song, but is it the pop hit that she needed?"[24] Idolator's Robbie Daw's review was mixed, writing "Musically, the track is a charming, if also somewhat sparse, affair that feels like it blew in on a tropical, warm June wind and nestled up beside our ears."[36]

Robin Reiff of The A.V. Club wrote: "the sheer repetition of the hook creates a built-in expiration date for when this song transitions from catchy to mildly annoying."[37] Taj Rani of Billboard stated "Work" has brought the genre of dancehall to the forefront of American music (again), as it became the first dancehall song to top the Billboard Hot 100 since Sean Paul's "Temperature" in 2006. She opined that the song is a prime example of "an unapologetic black woman proudly showing her heritage at a time when our politics are dominated by #BlackLivesMatter and Donald Trump's racist, xenophobic and misogynistic tirades." Rani continued to state that although mainstream critics are uncomfortable with Rihanna's use of patois (describing it as "gibberish"), she is able to display West Indian culture front and center without appropriation from mainstream culture.[38]

Accolades

Rolling Stone named "Work" one of the 30 best songs of the first half of 2016: "What would even you call a minimalist banger? One of America's most reliable singles artists created an arch, moody album instead of a handful of chart-ready pop confections, but we still couldn't resist this barely-there tune with a beat like a dancehall wisp and lyrics like a freestyle."[39]The Guardian named it "Best track of 2016", writing: "Work was off-kilter, lacked a big chorus and weaved in a dubious 80s ballad. It also clicked perfectly, a song that captured two era-defining artists and one all the more infectious for its rule-defying restraint."[40] The British magazine NME named "Work" the best song of 2016 in their year-end critics' poll.[41] NPR and Consequence of Sound both place the song at number fifteen on their year end lists.[42][43] For Pitchfork it was the seventh best song of the year.[44] Billboard ranked "Work" at number 25 on their "100 Best Pop Songs of 2016" list: "Its hypnotic chorus burrowing its way into the year's subconscious."[45] In the annual Village Voice's Pazz & Jop mass critics poll of the year's best in music in 2016, "Work" was tied at number 9, with David Bowie's "Blackstar".[46] "Work" has been nominated for the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and the Record of the Year at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.[47] "Work" won the awards for "R&B Song of the Year" and "Best Collaboration" at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards.[48]

Commercial performance

In France, "Work" peaked at number one on the chart for two weeks, becoming Rihanna's sixth number-one in the country, the second-highest amount of all time. The single also broke the record for the most streams in a single week, with 2.056 million streams.[49]

For the issue dated February 13, 2016, "Work" debuted at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It became the 27th top-ten hit for Rihanna and 15th for Drake. With this feat, Rihanna tied Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson and Elton John as the artists with the fifth-most top-ten songs on the chart.[50] The singer scored 27 top-ten singles on the Hot 100 in a span of 10 years and eight months between her first single, "Pon de Replay" and "Work", and became the fastest solo artist to reach the plateau.[51] It also became Rihanna's 50th song that charted on the Hot 100.[citation needed]

"Work" debuted at number one on the US Digital Songs chart with over 126,000 copies sold in only just over a day. It debuted at number nine on the Hot 100. "Work" launched at number 27 on the US Radio Songs chart with 44 million audience impressions and it is her highest debut. The song was most successful on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart where it debuted atop of it, becoming Rihanna's fifth chart-topper and Drake's fourteenth.[50] The following week, "Work" sold an additional 156,000 copies and moved to number 7 on the Hot 100 chart.[52] In its third week, "Work" reached number four on the Hot 100 chart and became Rihanna's 20th top-five hit, tying her with Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder as the artists with the fifth-most top-five songs on the chart[53]

In its fourth week, "Work" peaked at number one on the Hot 100 chart and became Rihanna's fourteenth number-one song in the United States. Subsequently, she became the artist with the fourth-most number-one songs on the chart following The Beatles with 20, Mariah Carey with 19 and Elvis Presley with 18 chart toppers. She broke a tie with Michael Jackson, who had reached 13 chart-toppers on the Billboard Hot 100 in his lifetime. Additionally, "Work" became Drake's second number-one single on the chart, the previous being the pair's 2010 collaboration, "What's My Name?". For the same issue, it rose to number 10 on the Radio Songs chart and became her 24th top-ten single, surpassing Mariah Carey's lead of 23 top-tens on that chart. The song remained at number-one on the Hot 100 for nine consecutive weeks and was unseated by Desiigner's "Panda".[54] As of January 2021, "Work" has accumulated over 1.4 billion streams and 1,906,000 downloads in the United States.[55]

Music video

 
 
Director X (left) directed the first of the song's two accompanying videos which was filmed in The Real Jerk restaurant (right)

Two music videos were released for the single; the first was directed by Director X who had previously worked with Rihanna on her debut video "Pon de Replay"[56] while the second was directed by Tim Erem.[57] Harv Glazer and Melissa Larsen served as a producer of the visual, while Daniel Bouquet and Alexi Zabes were the director of photography. Laura McMillan and Nick Rondeau were the editors of the video, while Nick Cortes served as the production coordinator. Missy Galanida, Isaac Rice and Taj Critchlow, served as the videos executive producers while Dave Hussey of Company 3 was the colorist.[58]

Rihanna later announced its premiere date to be February 22, 2016 via her Twitter account, while also releasing a videoclip via YouTube.[59] Filming of the first accompanying music video took place at the Real Jerk restaurant in Toronto on February 5.[60] Director X stated that when filming the video they wanted to make it look like they were in a West Indian neighborhood, in a West Indian restaurant.[61] The second video for the single directed by Tim Erem was discussed between the director, Rihanna and Drake in the studio at 4 a.m., where they were attempting to come up with ideas to add a tropical vibe to their already existing footage. After thirty minutes they came up with the idea of shooting a video in a whole pink room.[62]

The first video opens with a shot of "The Real Jerk" carpark, in which Rihanna and Drake enter separately. The shot switches to Rihanna dancing in the nightclub, in front of a mirror. Drake enters the scene in which he raps. The video ends with credits written in a red, green and yellow typeface. The second video is shot in one piece, as it shows Rihanna and Drake in a room full of neon pink lights and styled with sofas and house plants aesthetics. Hazel Cills of MTV noted Rihanna's and Drake's chemistry as "playful and confrontational", which was "ultimately made for the viewer's pleasure". Cills continued to state that the second video "luxuriates in our voyeurism."[63] Christopher Hooton from The Independent also picked upon the videos sense of voyeurism and compared the second video to Drake's previous single "Hotline Bling" and Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda".[64] Popsugar called the songs accompanying videos "relatively simple," but stated they were an "instant classics", while RollingStone noted the videos as being "steamy".[65][66]

"Work" was nominated for the "Video of the Year" award as the 2016 BET Awards, as well as being nominated for the "Best Female Video" award as the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.[67][68] Time Magazine listed the video at number eight on their Top 10 Pop Music Videos of 2016,[69] while Pitchfork Media placed it at number twenty-five on their list of The Best Music Videos of 2016.[70] As of June 2018, the video has received over 1.0 billion views on YouTube.[71]

Performances and remixes

Rihanna performed "Consideration" with SZA and "Work" with Drake live for the first time at the 2016 Brit Awards on February 24, 2016.[72] It was Rihanna's first appearance to promote the album with a live performance.[73] "Work" was also included on her Anti World Tour (2016), as well as being performed along with Too Good at OVO Fest with Drake in Toronto on July 31, 2016. Rihanna also performed the song at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.[74] She performed the song as part of her set during the halftime show of Super Bowl LVII.

On February 9, 2016, rapper ASAP Ferg released his remix of "Work" via SoundCloud.[75] On February 17, 2016, Nigerian artist Burna Boy released his remix of "Work" along with a lyric video.[76] On March 6, 2016, American rapper Lil Mama, released a remix of the song. Lil Mama's version featured the same production and chorus but was accompanied by new rap verses. Lil Mama's version was also released with a video, in which she recreated the original video along with choreographed dance moves.[77]

On March 8, 2016, DJDS released an '80s-inspired remix via SoundCloud.[78] On March 19, 2016, Work (Remixes) EP was officially released via Tidal[79] Including R3HAB REMiX (Extended Remix and Extended Instrumental), Burns' Late Night Rollin' Remix, Bad Royale Remix (Bad Royale Remix), and Lost Kings Remix (and Extended Remix). American producers Ookay & Yultron released a remix of the song as well, giving it a hybrid trap-inspired beat. The remix was released via SoundCloud on Yultron's page.[80]

Track listing

Digital download[22][23]
No.TitleLength
1."Work" (featuring Drake)3:39
Remixes[81]
No.TitleLength
1."Work" (R3hab Remix) (featuring Drake)3:39
2."Work" (R3hab Extended Remix) (featuring Drake)3:59
3."Work" (R3hab Extended Instrumental)3:59
4."Work" (BURNS' Late Night Rollin Remix) (featuring Drake)3:43
5."Work" (Bad Royale Remix) (featuring Drake) (Explicit)3:42
6."Work" (Bad Royale Remix) (featuring Drake) (Clean)3:43
7."Work" (Lost Kings Remix) (featuring Drake)4:19
8."Work" (Lost Kings Extended Remix) (featuring Drake)4:50

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Rihanna's official website.[17]

Locations
Personnel
  • Rihanna – vocals, writing
  • Drake – vocals, writing
  • Jahron Brathwaite – writing, additional vocals
  • Boi-1da – writing, production
  • Allen Ritter – writing
  • Sevn Thomas – writing
  • Monte Moir – writing (interpolation)
  • Marcos Tovar – vocal recording
  • Kuk Harrell – vocal recording, vocal production
  • Thomas Warren – vocal recording
  • Noel Cadastre – vocal recording
  • Noel "Gadget" Campbell – mixing
  • Noah "40" Shebib – vocal production, vocal recording, mixing
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[158] 2× Platinum 140,000 
Belgium (BEA)[159] Platinum 20,000 
Canada (Music Canada)[160] 9× Platinum 720,000 
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[161] 2× Platinum 180,000 
France (SNEP)[162] Diamond 233,333 
Germany (BVMI)[163] Platinum 400,000 
Italy (FIMI)[164] 3× Platinum 150,000 
New Zealand (RMNZ)[165] 2× Platinum 30,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[166] 3× Platinum 150,000 
Portugal (AFP)[167] Platinum 10,000 
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[168] 2× Platinum 80,000 
Sweden (GLF)[169] 4× Platinum 160,000 
United Kingdom (BPI)[170] 3× Platinum 1,800,000 
United States (RIAA)[171] 9× Platinum 9,000,000 
Summaries
Worldwide — 32,500,000‡[172]

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

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Australia January 27, 2016 Digital download
[173]
Brazil [174]
Canada [175]
France [176]
Germany [177]
Italy [178]
New Zealand [179]
Spain [180]
United States [22]
United Kingdom [181]
Italy January 29, 2016 Contemporary hit radio [182]
United States March 18, 2016 Streaming (Remixes) [183]

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Work is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her eighth studio album Anti 2016 featuring Canadian rapper Drake The song was released as the lead single on January 27 2016 through Westbury Road and Roc Nation The song was written by the artists PartyNextDoor Monte Moir Rupert Sevn Thomas Allen Ritter and producer Matthew Boi 1da Samuels with additional production from Kuk Harrell and Noah 40 Shebib 1 The dancehall reggae pop and R amp B song contains an interpolation of If You Were Here Tonight 1985 performed by Alexander O Neal Lyrically the song incorporates themes of working for money as well as discussing fragile relationships The song is written in Jamaican Patois and Bajan Creole 2 3 Three of its writer producers Rupert Sevn Thomas Matthew Boi 1da Samuels and Jahron PartyNextDoor Brathwaite are Jamaican Canadians 4 5 Work Single by Rihanna featuring Drakefrom the album AntiLanguageBajan CreoleJamaican PatoisEnglishReleasedJanuary 27 2016 2016 01 27 RecordedDecember 2015StudioWestlake and Sandra Gale Los Angeles S O T A Toronto GenreDancehallreggae popR amp BLength3 39LabelRoc NationWestbury RoadSongwriter s Jahron BrathwaiteMatthew SamuelsAllen RitterRupert Thomas Jr Aubrey GrahamRobyn FentyMonte MoirProducer s Boi 1daRihanna singles chronology American Oxygen 2015 Work 2016 Kiss It Better 2016 Drake singles chronology Jumpman 2015 Work 2016 Summer Sixteen 2016 Music video Work on YouTubeCritical response to Work was mixed upon release critics praised its composition and Rihanna s decision to return to her earlier themes of dancehall music while others were more skeptical of the song s potential as a comeback for the singer Critical opinion improved over time the song was included on several year end lists and nominated for two awards at the 59th Grammy Awards Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo Group Performance The song reached number one on the United States Billboard Hot 100 chart becoming Rihanna s fourteenth number one single and making her the act with the fourth most number one songs on the chart after The Beatles Mariah Carey and Elvis Presley The song remained at the top for nine weeks The song also peaked at number one in nine additional countries and is certified Platinum or higher in thirteen countries including 9 Platinum in the US 3 Platinum in the UK and Diamond in France It has also since sold 32 5 million units worldwide making it one of the best selling digital singles of all time 6 The song was accompanied by two music videos which both premiered on February 22 2016 The first of the two versions was directed by Rihanna s previous collaborator Director X while the second was directed by Tim Erem The song was further promoted with live performance s at the 2016 BRIT Awards which featured guest appearances from Drake and SZA the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards as well as being performed on the Anti World Tour Work became the first dancehall song to top the Billboard Hot 100 since Rihanna s own Rude Boy 2010 and was succeeded three weeks later by another dancehall song Drake s One Dance Contents 1 Background and release 2 Writing and recording 3 Composition and lyrical interpretation 4 Reception 4 1 Accolades 5 Commercial performance 6 Music video 7 Performances and remixes 8 Track listing 9 Credits and personnel 10 Charts 10 1 Weekly charts 10 2 Year end charts 10 3 Decade end charts 11 Certifications 12 Release history 13 See also 14 ReferencesBackground and release EditFollowing the release of Rihanna s seventh studio album Unapologetic and its accompanying tour Rihanna took a step back from music 7 Rihanna aimed to take a hiatus from recording music stating I wanted to have a year to just do whatever I want artistically creatively Rihanna went on to state that this hiatus lasted a week and she had returned to the recording studio Following the release of three singles in 2015 FourFiveSeconds with Kanye West and Paul McCartney Bitch Better Have My Money and American Oxygen Billboard announced that Rihanna was set to premiere a new single on January 27 2016 at 8 am EST 8 That same day Work premiered on several radio stations worldwide including the BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom Subsequently it was made available for digital download in most countries worldwide via the iTunes Store and was added for streaming on Apple Music Spotify and Tidal 9 Writing and recording Edit Work was written by PartyNextDoor Drake Rihanna Monte Moir Rupert Sevn Thomas Allen Ritter and Matthew Samuels and was produced by Boi 1da Sevn Thomas Ritter Kuk Harrell and Noah 40 Shebib 10 In the summer of 2015 Thomas Ritter Boi 1da and Martin Mason among others stayed at Drake s house in Los Angeles for a mid week period Thomas described the time spent at the home as a beat factory everyone was sitting there working and collaborating with each other 11 Thomas created a beat which was dancehall influenced he later played it for Boi 1da to which he positively responded We re both Jamaican Canadian It was just something in our DNA so it woke him up and we started remembering all these old dancehall songs from the 90s Boi 1da came with up idea for sampling an old school dancehall rhythm and after that the chords were made with Ritter and past it everything went organically The most recognizable sampling found in the Work riddim is from the 1998 riddim Sail Away which was produced by Richie Stephens and Mikey 2000 11 interpolating Alexander O Neal s If You Were Here Tonight 12 When the song s music was finished Boi 1da sent it to PartyNextDoor who wrote the lyrics he s an incredible writer and he s Jamaican as well I think so that s how he s able to come up with those vibes and feels noted Thomas PartyNextDoor originally wrote the record as a breakup song 13 after Drake heard the song he loved it and decided to write and record a verse on it The original reference track contained Braithwaite s vocals and a tweaked verse from Drake It leaked as a snippet in February 2016 14 the full version was released online in April 2016 15 At first the intent was to keep the song as a collaboration between the two or give to Alicia Keys 16 Shortly after Braithwaite stayed at Rihanna s home in Malibu where he played her the song 11 afterwards it was all that she could sing around the house and it was her family s favourite song 16 Rihanna s vocals were recorded by Marcos Tovar and Kuk Harrell at the Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles the latter also served as a vocal producer Drake s vocals were recorded by Noel Cadastre and Noah 40 Shebib at the Sandra Gale Studios in California and the SOTA Studios in Toronto The vocal recording was assisted by Thomas Warren while additional vocals were provided by PartyNextDoor Manny Marroquin mixed Work at the Larrabee Studios while Noel Gadget Campbell and Shebib did the mixing at the Studio 360 and SOTA Studios in Toronto The mastering was done by Chris Gehringer at the Sterling Sound in New York City 17 Work marked the third collaboration between Rihanna and Drake following What s My Name in 2010 and Take Care in 2012 18 Composition and lyrical interpretation Edit Work is a dancehall 19 reggae pop 20 and R amp B 21 song with a length of three minutes and thirty nine seconds 22 23 Hugh McIntyre of Forbes described the song as quite urban and mixes hip hop influences with island vibes 24 Zach Frydenlund of Complex wrote that the song is slower and very rhythmic with Rihanna showing off her vocal skills over the crafty production 25 The song is written in the key of C Dorian same key signature as G minor in common time with a tempo of 92 beats per minute The vocals in the song span from F 3 to E 5 26 Alexa Camp of Slant Magazine called it an understated midtempo jam in the vein of Janet Jackson s recent No Sleeep with a percolating beat sinuous synth lines and vocal samples stretched and pulled in a way that recalls Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis s masterful production work on Janet s 1997 album The Velvet Rope 27 The Guardian s Harriet Gibsone wrote The glossy modernist Work skewers elements of dub and dancehall her voice is at times Auto Tuned and a distant sample of what sounds a little like Grace Jones s My Jamaican Guy haunts its empty spaces 28 Rolling Stone s Daniel Kreps wrote the song contains a tropical house vibe 29 In contrary Taj Ran from Billboard wrote the song isn t part of a new genre that many in the mainstream media are calling tropical house Anti s lead single is undeniably drenched in dancehall a genre with deep roots in Jamaica s club scene that spun off from reggae in the 1970s 30 According to The Atlantic s Spencer Kornhaber the single has strangely unfinished quality that features its verses choruses and bridge fade into themselves forgoing soft to loud explosions or exciting rhythmic changes 31 He also noted that Boi 1da also tries to create escalation in the song by adding additional drums for the second chorus flutes autotuned harmonies and back off piano 31 The New York Times Jon Caramanica noted Rihanna at times barely even relies on words truncating her syllables past patois to something far less exact 32 Lyrically Work is about working for a paycheck no matter what else is going on in your life 31 Additionally it focuses on a fragile relationship that can be seen in the lines If I get another chance to I would never oh never neglect you which Rihanna sings 20 Reception Edit Work has received mixed reviews from critics Editor Joe Lynch wrote that the track finds Rihanna reteaming with frequent collaborator ex Drake but that s the only predictable thing about this song while it s hardly a 180 degree turn for Rih its minimal production subverts expectations of what you d expect a major pop star to release when they re gearing up to drop their long delayed new album 33 Alexa Camp of Slant Magazine wrote the new track has the potential to at least partly justify the gold crown on the album s cover 27 BET s Kathy Iandoli called the song comfortable but still good 34 Spin s Brennan Carley thought Rihanna made the lackadaisical song gel 35 Other critics were more skeptical Hugh McIntyre of Forbes wrote It s a well produced song but is it the pop hit that she needed 24 Idolator s Robbie Daw s review was mixed writing Musically the track is a charming if also somewhat sparse affair that feels like it blew in on a tropical warm June wind and nestled up beside our ears 36 Robin Reiff of The A V Club wrote the sheer repetition of the hook creates a built in expiration date for when this song transitions from catchy to mildly annoying 37 Taj Rani of Billboard stated Work has brought the genre of dancehall to the forefront of American music again as it became the first dancehall song to top the Billboard Hot 100 since Sean Paul s Temperature in 2006 She opined that the song is a prime example of an unapologetic black woman proudly showing her heritage at a time when our politics are dominated by BlackLivesMatter and Donald Trump s racist xenophobic and misogynistic tirades Rani continued to state that although mainstream critics are uncomfortable with Rihanna s use of patois describing it as gibberish she is able to display West Indian culture front and center without appropriation from mainstream culture 38 Accolades Edit Rolling Stone named Work one of the 30 best songs of the first half of 2016 What would even you call a minimalist banger One of America s most reliable singles artists created an arch moody album instead of a handful of chart ready pop confections but we still couldn t resist this barely there tune with a beat like a dancehall wisp and lyrics like a freestyle 39 The Guardian named it Best track of 2016 writing Work was off kilter lacked a big chorus and weaved in a dubious 80s ballad It also clicked perfectly a song that captured two era defining artists and one all the more infectious for its rule defying restraint 40 The British magazine NME named Work the best song of 2016 in their year end critics poll 41 NPR and Consequence of Sound both place the song at number fifteen on their year end lists 42 43 For Pitchfork it was the seventh best song of the year 44 Billboard ranked Work at number 25 on their 100 Best Pop Songs of 2016 list Its hypnotic chorus burrowing its way into the year s subconscious 45 In the annual Village Voice s Pazz amp Jop mass critics poll of the year s best in music in 2016 Work was tied at number 9 with David Bowie s Blackstar 46 Work has been nominated for the Best Pop Duo Group Performance and the Record of the Year at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards 47 Work won the awards for R amp B Song of the Year and Best Collaboration at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards 48 Commercial performance EditIn France Work peaked at number one on the chart for two weeks becoming Rihanna s sixth number one in the country the second highest amount of all time The single also broke the record for the most streams in a single week with 2 056 million streams 49 For the issue dated February 13 2016 Work debuted at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart It became the 27th top ten hit for Rihanna and 15th for Drake With this feat Rihanna tied Mariah Carey Janet Jackson and Elton John as the artists with the fifth most top ten songs on the chart 50 The singer scored 27 top ten singles on the Hot 100 in a span of 10 years and eight months between her first single Pon de Replay and Work and became the fastest solo artist to reach the plateau 51 It also became Rihanna s 50th song that charted on the Hot 100 citation needed Work debuted at number one on the US Digital Songs chart with over 126 000 copies sold in only just over a day It debuted at number nine on the Hot 100 Work launched at number 27 on the US Radio Songs chart with 44 million audience impressions and it is her highest debut The song was most successful on the Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs chart where it debuted atop of it becoming Rihanna s fifth chart topper and Drake s fourteenth 50 The following week Work sold an additional 156 000 copies and moved to number 7 on the Hot 100 chart 52 In its third week Work reached number four on the Hot 100 chart and became Rihanna s 20th top five hit tying her with Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder as the artists with the fifth most top five songs on the chart 53 In its fourth week Work peaked at number one on the Hot 100 chart and became Rihanna s fourteenth number one song in the United States Subsequently she became the artist with the fourth most number one songs on the chart following The Beatles with 20 Mariah Carey with 19 and Elvis Presley with 18 chart toppers She broke a tie with Michael Jackson who had reached 13 chart toppers on the Billboard Hot 100 in his lifetime Additionally Work became Drake s second number one single on the chart the previous being the pair s 2010 collaboration What s My Name For the same issue it rose to number 10 on the Radio Songs chart and became her 24th top ten single surpassing Mariah Carey s lead of 23 top tens on that chart The song remained at number one on the Hot 100 for nine consecutive weeks and was unseated by Desiigner s Panda 54 As of January 2021 Work has accumulated over 1 4 billion streams and 1 906 000 downloads in the United States 55 Music video Edit Director X left directed the first of the song s two accompanying videos which was filmed in The Real Jerk restaurant right Two music videos were released for the single the first was directed by Director X who had previously worked with Rihanna on her debut video Pon de Replay 56 while the second was directed by Tim Erem 57 Harv Glazer and Melissa Larsen served as a producer of the visual while Daniel Bouquet and Alexi Zabes were the director of photography Laura McMillan and Nick Rondeau were the editors of the video while Nick Cortes served as the production coordinator Missy Galanida Isaac Rice and Taj Critchlow served as the videos executive producers while Dave Hussey of Company 3 was the colorist 58 Rihanna later announced its premiere date to be February 22 2016 via her Twitter account while also releasing a videoclip via YouTube 59 Filming of the first accompanying music video took place at the Real Jerk restaurant in Toronto on February 5 60 Director X stated that when filming the video they wanted to make it look like they were in a West Indian neighborhood in a West Indian restaurant 61 The second video for the single directed by Tim Erem was discussed between the director Rihanna and Drake in the studio at 4 a m where they were attempting to come up with ideas to add a tropical vibe to their already existing footage After thirty minutes they came up with the idea of shooting a video in a whole pink room 62 The first video opens with a shot of The Real Jerk carpark in which Rihanna and Drake enter separately The shot switches to Rihanna dancing in the nightclub in front of a mirror Drake enters the scene in which he raps The video ends with credits written in a red green and yellow typeface The second video is shot in one piece as it shows Rihanna and Drake in a room full of neon pink lights and styled with sofas and house plants aesthetics Hazel Cills of MTV noted Rihanna s and Drake s chemistry as playful and confrontational which was ultimately made for the viewer s pleasure Cills continued to state that the second video luxuriates in our voyeurism 63 Christopher Hooton from The Independent also picked upon the videos sense of voyeurism and compared the second video to Drake s previous single Hotline Bling and Nicki Minaj s Anaconda 64 Popsugar called the songs accompanying videos relatively simple but stated they were an instant classics while RollingStone noted the videos as being steamy 65 66 Work was nominated for the Video of the Year award as the 2016 BET Awards as well as being nominated for the Best Female Video award as the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards 67 68 Time Magazine listed the video at number eight on their Top 10 Pop Music Videos of 2016 69 while Pitchfork Media placed it at number twenty five on their list of The Best Music Videos of 2016 70 As of June 2018 the video has received over 1 0 billion views on YouTube 71 Performances and remixes EditRihanna performed Consideration with SZA and Work with Drake live for the first time at the 2016 Brit Awards on February 24 2016 72 It was Rihanna s first appearance to promote the album with a live performance 73 Work was also included on her Anti World Tour 2016 as well as being performed along with Too Good at OVO Fest with Drake in Toronto on July 31 2016 Rihanna also performed the song at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards 74 She performed the song as part of her set during the halftime show of Super Bowl LVII On February 9 2016 rapper ASAP Ferg released his remix of Work via SoundCloud 75 On February 17 2016 Nigerian artist Burna Boy released his remix of Work along with a lyric video 76 On March 6 2016 American rapper Lil Mama released a remix of the song Lil Mama s version featured the same production and chorus but was accompanied by new rap verses Lil Mama s version was also released with a video in which she recreated the original video along with choreographed dance moves 77 On March 8 2016 DJDS released an 80s inspired remix via SoundCloud 78 On March 19 2016 Work Remixes EP was officially released via Tidal 79 Including R3HAB REMiX Extended Remix and Extended Instrumental Burns Late Night Rollin Remix Bad Royale Remix Bad Royale Remix and Lost Kings Remix and Extended Remix American producers Ookay amp Yultron released a remix of the song as well giving it a hybrid trap inspired beat The remix was released via SoundCloud on Yultron s page 80 Track listing EditDigital download 22 23 No TitleLength1 Work featuring Drake 3 39 Remixes 81 No TitleLength1 Work R3hab Remix featuring Drake 3 392 Work R3hab Extended Remix featuring Drake 3 593 Work R3hab Extended Instrumental 3 594 Work BURNS Late Night Rollin Remix featuring Drake 3 435 Work Bad Royale Remix featuring Drake Explicit 3 426 Work Bad Royale Remix featuring Drake Clean 3 437 Work Lost Kings Remix featuring Drake 4 198 Work Lost Kings Extended Remix featuring Drake 4 50Credits and personnel EditCredits adapted from Rihanna s official website 17 LocationsRecorded at Westlake Beverly Recording Studios in Los Angeles California Sandra Gale Studios California and SOTA Studios Toronto Mixed at Studio 306 and SOTA Studios in Toronto Canada and Larrabee Studios in Universal City California Mastering at Sterling Sound Studios in New York City New YorkPersonnelRihanna vocals writing Drake vocals writing Jahron Brathwaite writing additional vocals Boi 1da writing production Allen Ritter writing Sevn Thomas writing Monte Moir writing interpolation Marcos Tovar vocal recording Kuk Harrell vocal recording vocal production Thomas Warren vocal recording Noel Cadastre vocal recording Noel Gadget Campbell mixing Noah 40 Shebib vocal production vocal recording mixing Manny Marroquin mixing Chris Gehringer masteringCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2016 2017 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 82 5Austria O3 Austria Top 40 83 14Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 84 6Belgium R amp B Hip Hop Ultratop Flanders 85 1Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 86 1Brazil Billboard Hot 100 87 61Canada Canadian Hot 100 88 1Colombia National Report 89 4Czech Republic Singles Digital Top 100 90 3Denmark Tracklisten 91 1Dominican Republic Monitor Latino 92 13Finland Suomen virallinen lista 93 10France SNEP 94 1Germany Official German Charts 95 5Hungary Radios Top 40 96 37Hungary Single Top 40 97 7Ireland IRMA 98 2Israel Media Forest 99 7Italy FIMI 100 5Japan Japan Hot 100 101 42Mexico Airplay Billboard 102 2Netherlands Dutch Top 40 103 2Netherlands Single Top 100 104 1New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 105 2Norway VG lista 106 4Panama Monitor Latino 107 7Poland Polish Airplay Top 100 108 52Portugal AFP 109 1Scotland OCC 110 5Slovakia Singles Digital Top 100 111 1South Africa EMA 112 1South Korea International Chart 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Sverigetopplistan 144 19Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 145 39UK Singles Official Charts Company 146 9US Billboard Hot 100 147 4US Dance Club Songs Billboard 148 18US Dance Mix Show Airplay Billboard 149 36US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 150 3US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 151 43US Rhythmic Billboard 152 5Chart 2017 PositionArgentina Monitor Latino 153 89South Korea International Chart Gaon 154 91Decade end charts Edit Chart 2010 2019 PositionUK Singles Official Charts Company 155 90US Billboard Hot 100 156 53US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 157 24Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 158 2 Platinum 140 000 Belgium BEA 159 Platinum 20 000 Canada Music Canada 160 9 Platinum 720 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 161 2 Platinum 180 000 France SNEP 162 Diamond 233 333 Germany BVMI 163 Platinum 400 000 Italy FIMI 164 3 Platinum 150 000 New Zealand RMNZ 165 2 Platinum 30 000 Poland ZPAV 166 3 Platinum 150 000 Portugal AFP 167 Platinum 10 000 Spain PROMUSICAE 168 2 Platinum 80 000 Sweden GLF 169 4 Platinum 160 000 United Kingdom BPI 170 3 Platinum 1 800 000 United States RIAA 171 9 Platinum 9 000 000 SummariesWorldwide 32 500 000 172 Sales figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history EditCountry Date Format Label Ref Australia January 27 2016 Digital download Roc NationWestbury Road 173 Brazil 174 Canada 175 France 176 Germany 177 Italy 178 New Zealand 179 Spain 180 United States 22 United Kingdom 181 Italy January 29 2016 Contemporary hit radio 182 United States March 18 2016 Streaming Remixes 183 See also EditArtists with the most number ones on the U S Hot 100 List of best selling singles List of Canadian Hot 100 number one singles of 2016 List of number one hits of 2016 France List of UK R amp B Singles Chart number ones of 2016 List of Billboard Hot 100 number one singles of 2016 List of number one singles of 2016 South Africa List of number one dance singles of 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