Dirty Work (Austin Mahone song)

"Dirty Work"
Single by Austin Mahone
from the album This Is Not the Album
Released July 1, 2015
Format Digital download
Recorded 2015
Genre Pop
Length 3:08
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) The Monsters and the Strangerz
Austin Mahone singles chronology
"Mmm Yeah"
(2014)		 "Dirty Work"
(2015)		 "Send It"[1]
(2016)

"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,[2] with additional songwriting from Mahone, Sean Douglas and Talay Riley. It was released as a single from his mixtape, This Is Not the Album and is the theme song for Minions.

Background and release

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.[3] It was premiered on radio the next day, and given an early iTunes release on July 1, 2015.[4]

On November 17, 2015, Mahone released a "Dirty Work" remix featuring T-Pain for free on his official SoundCloud page.[5]

Composition

"Dirty Work" is a modern dance-pop track with heavy bass, synthesizers and a club ready tune which draws clear influence from the genres of funk and R&B. The song is a "bouncy, funky jam"[6] that Mahone describes as having "a Bruno Mars / "Uptown Funk" type of vibe."[2]

Critical reception

The song received positive reviews. Jason Lipshutz of Billboard called it Mahone's "best and most ambitious single to date".[7] Mike Wass of Idolator called it a 'retro-leaning banger' and likened it to hits by Bruno Mars and Justin Timberlake,[8] while Fuse's Jeff Benjamin wrote "At times the guitars sound a bit like the ones in Michael Jackson's "Black or White."[9]

Music video

The music video for "Dirty Work" was filmed in April, 2015.[10] Mahone stated in an interview with WiLD 94.9 that the video would be in black and white.[2] 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 TV series The Office.[11] This version of the video was released on July 27, 2015.[12] 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.

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[13] 5
US Pop Digital Songs (Billboard)[14] 28

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United States[4] July 1, 2015 Digital download
Worldwide[15][16][17][18] July 2, 2015
United States[19] July 14, 2015 Mainstream radio
United Kingdom[20] July 24, 2015 Digital download

References

  1. ↑ "Send It (feat. Rich Homie Quan)". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Austin Mahone talks about dating Becky G, getting creative in the bedroom and his new album.". WiLD 94.9. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Mahone, Austin. "DIRTY WORK COMES OUT ON JULY 10!!!!!!". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 Mahone, Austin. "Everyone was asking me to put out #DirtyWork earlier". Twitter. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Dirty Work (Remix) [feat. T - Pain]". SoundCloud. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  6. ↑ Lindner, Emilee. "Austin Mahone's 'Dirty Work' Is The Funky Jam You Never Knew You Needed". MTV. MTV. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Austin Mahone: New Album Coming 'Before The End of the Year' | Billboard
  8. ↑ Austin Mahone Jumps On The Funk Bandwagon With Surprisingly Great New Single “Dirty Work”:Listen | Idolator
  9. ↑ Austin Mahone Goes Funky on New Single "Dirty Work" | Fuse
  10. ↑ Garibaldi, Christina. "BIG News: Austin Mahone And Becky G Are Dating– He Told Us So". MTV. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  11. ↑ Lindner, Emilee. "Is Austin Mahone Spoofing 'The Office' For His 'Dirty Work' Video?". MTV.com. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Austin Mahone - Dirty Work (Official)". YouTube. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "Billboard Mexico Ingles Airplay - July 18, 2015". Billboard. 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
  14. ↑ "Billboard Pop Digital Songs - July 18, 2015". Billboard. 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
  15. ↑ "Dirty Work - Single". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  16. ↑ "Dirty Work". Amazon.com. France. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  17. ↑ "Dirty Work". Amazon.com. Italy. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  18. ↑ "Dirty Work". Amazon.com. Spain. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  19. ↑ http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691
  20. ↑ "Dirty Work - Single". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
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