Work Out (song)
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| Single by J. Cole | ||||||||||
| from the album Cole World: The Sideline Story | ||||||||||
| Released | June 15, 2011 | |||||||||
| Format | Digital download | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
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"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."
J. Cole released "Work Out" on June 15, 2011, in honor of the second anniversary of his highly acclaimed mixtape The Warm Up. The song, produced by Cole himself, samples "The New Workout Plan" by Kanye West and interpolates "Straight Up" by Paula Abdul. The song is featured as a bonus track on Cole World: The Sideline Story.
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.
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