Work It (Nelly song)

"Work It" is a single by rapper Nelly, featuring American singer Justin Timberlake. It was released on February 25, 2003, as the fourth single from Nelly's 2002 album Nellyville. It peaked at number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number seven on the UK Singles Chart.

"Work It"
Single by Nelly featuring Justin Timberlake
from the album Nellyville
B-side"Put Your Hands Up"
ReleasedFebruary 25, 2003
Recorded2002
Genre
Length4:01
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Epperson
Nelly singles chronology
"Air Force Ones"
(2002)		 "Work It"
(2003)		 "Pimp Juice"
(2003)
Justin Timberlake singles chronology
"Cry Me a River"
(2002)		 "Work It"
(2003)		 "Rock Your Body"
(2003)

Critical reception

Tom Sinclair of Entertainment Weekly panned the collaboration, stating that the song was one of the weaker tracks in Nellyville despite the inclusion of Justin Timberlake.[1] Dele Fadele of NME described it as a "silly pop-directed collaboration with Justin Timberlake of *N Sync."[2] Writing for PopMatters, Wayne Franklin noted that Timberlake croons on the song.[3]

Commercial performance

"Work It" peaked at number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the March 13, 2004 issue of Billboard, charting for five weeks.[4] It also peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart on March 15, 2003, spending 11 weeks on the chart.[5]

Music video

The music video for "Work It" shows Justin and Nelly visiting the Playboy Mansion where they play tennis and meet many of the Playboy Playmates. Hugh Hefner also makes an appearance. It was directed by Joseph Kahn and released in 2003.

The song was remixed by Scott Storch remix and was included on Nelly's 2003 remix album Da Derrty Versions: The Reinvention. Another remix by Jason Nevins sampled AC/DC's 1980 single "Back in Black", which received considerable airplay, but was not officially released. The "Nevins Universal Dub" remix was played in the viral internet sensation clip of Robin Schreiber dancing at the Golden State Warriors basketball game on November 9, 2016[6]

Track listing

Charts
Chart (2003) Peak
Position
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 7
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 68

References
  1. Sinclair, Tom (March 17, 2020). "Nellyville". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  2. Fadele, Dele (September 12, 2005). "Nelly : Nellyville". NME. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  3. Franklin, Wayne (June 27, 2002). "Nelly: Nellyville". PopMatters. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  4. "Nelly Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  6. Graflage, Stephanie (November 11, 2016). ""Work It" : Dancing NBA mom will make you smile". WDAF-TV. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  7. Work It (back cover). Nelly. United Kingdom: Universal Records. 2003. 019 804-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. Work It (back cover). Nelly. United Kingdom: Universal Records. 2003. MCST 40312.CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. Work It – The Remixes (back cover). Nelly. United Kingdom: Universal Records. 2003. 019 805-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
  10. Work It (back cover). Nelly. Europe: Universal Records. 2003. 019 771-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
  11. Work It (back cover). Nelly. Canada: Universal Records. 2003. 4400197722.CS1 maint: others (link)
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