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.
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 accompanied by two music videos, which both premiered on February 22, 2016. It has also since sold 32.5 million units worldwide, making it one of the best-selling digital singles of all-time. The song also peaked at number one in nine additional countries and is certified Platinum or higher in thirteen countries, including 8x Platinum in the US, 3x Platinum in the UK and Diamond in France. The song remained at the top for nine weeks. 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). 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. Ĭritical 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. Three of its writer-producers: Rupert "Sevn" Thomas, Matthew "Boi-1da" Samuels, and Jahron "PartyNextDoor" Brathwaite, are Jamaican-Canadians. The song is written in Jamaican Patois and Bajan Creole. Lyrically, the song incorporates themes of working for money, as well as discussing fragile relationships. The dancehall, reggae-pop and R&B song, contains an interpolation of " If You Were Here Tonight" (1985) performed by Alexander O'Neal. The song was written by PartyNextDoor, Rihanna, Drake, Monte Moir, Rupert "Sevn" Thomas, Allen Ritter and Matthew Samuels, and was produced by Boi-1da, Kuk Harrell and Noah "40" Shebib. The song was released as the lead single on January 27, 2016, through Westbury Road and Roc Nation. I'm going to make it worth the wait - and it will be worth the wait." Work" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her eighth studio album, Anti (2016), featuring Canadian rapper Drake. "I'm not just going to put music out because people are craving it. Just because I haven't released an album in a few years doesn't mean I haven't been working on it.
She said: "I'm always working on new music. The 'Rude Boy' hitmaker insisted she is "always" working on her music and despite fans' pleas for her to share her latest material, she wants to wait until she's completely satisfied. Rihanna previously promised her new album will be "worth the wait", while she has teased that fans can expect a "completely different sound". In an exchange with a paparazzi, who asked: “Any new music? Anything?”, she replied: “Soon, soon, soon." In December, the 'Talk That Talk' singer promised new music is coming "soon, soon, soon". My fans would kill me that they waited this long for a lullaby!” When jokingly asked if she will drop some lullabies, she quipped: “Oh my goodness, not a lullaby. She said at the time: “Well, yes … You’re still going to get music from me.” "She's excited to bring them something new."Įarlier this month, Rihanna reassured fans new music is coming, insisting becoming a parent won't stop her from releasing her long-awaited follow-up to 2016's 'Anti'. She has heard their calls for her new tunes, and knows they have been waiting so patiently. "It is always something she had planned to do for her fans. She is getting ready to release this year. The 33-year-old star recently revealed she and A$AP Rocky are expecting their first child together, and she looks set to drop a surprise record dedicated to her fans in the coming months.Ī source told The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column: "It's happening.
Rihanna is expected to release a new album this year.
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