Work Out (song)

For other songs, see Workout (disambiguation).
"Work Out"
Single by J. Cole
from the album Cole World: The Sideline Story
Released June 15, 2011 (2011-06-15)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2011
Genre
Length 3:54
Label Roc Nation, Columbia
Writer(s) Bosco Kante, Elliot Wolff, Jermaine Cole, John Stephens, Kanye West, Miri Ben-Ari, Sukmeke Rainey
Producer(s) J. Cole
Certification 2x Platinum (RIAA)
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 and inspired Cole to create the song "Let Nas Down" on his Born Sinner . It samples the chorus from "Straight Up" by Paula Abdul, Abdul would later sample "Work Out" for her song "Dream Medley."

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]

Music video

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

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]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2011–12) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 32
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 13
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 10
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[11] 3
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[12] 13
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[13] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Gold 40,000^
United States (RIAA)[15] 2× Platinum 2,000,000[7]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 63

Release Information

Purchaseable release

Country Date Format Label Ref
United States June 27, 2011 Digital download Roc Nation [17]

Official remix release

Country Title Date Format Label
United States Work Out (J Farell Remix) October 17, 2011 Digital download Roc Nation/Columbia

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 for J. Cole.
  9. ↑ "J. Cole – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for J. Cole.
  10. ↑ "J. Cole – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for J. Cole.
  11. ↑ "J. Cole – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rap Songs for J. Cole.
  12. ↑ "J. Cole – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for J. Cole.
  13. ↑ "J. Cole – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for J. Cole.
  14. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – J. Cole – Work Out". Music Canada.
  15. ↑ "American single certifications – J. Cole – Work Out". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  16. ↑ "Best of 2012 - Hot 100 Songs". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  17. ↑ . iTunes.com. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
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