Gotta Work

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“Gotta Work”
“Gotta Work” cover
Single by Amerie
from the album Because I Love It
Released April 14, 2007 (Lithuania)
May 14, 2007 (Europe – download)
May 25, 2007 (Spain)
July 30, 2007 (UK)
September 21, 2007 (Germany)
Format Digital download, promo single
Genre R&B, funk
Length 3:10
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Amerie Rogers, Rich Shelton, Loren Hill, Kevin Veney, Isaac Hayes, David Porter
Producer One Up
Amerie singles chronology
"Take Control"
(2006/2007)		 "Gotta Work"
(2007)		 "Fly Like Me"
(2007)

"Gotta Work" is an R&B–funk song by Amerie, and is the second international release from her third studio album, Because I Love It (2007). It samples Sam & Dave's 1966 "Hold On, I'm Comin'", written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter and originally recorded by Reuben Wilson. Amerie called the sound of the song "'go-go soul'", saying go-go "[is] like really strong black coffee, some people can't ingest it in its purest form."[1]

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[edit] Release and reception

Blues and Soul Magazine said the song "sounds like it's come from the same factory of hits as most of B's output ... 'Crazy in Love' meets 'One Thing'[sic] ", but that it "treads that rare fine ground between club-friendly sing-a-long anthem and credible soulful territory; its bold and brassy orchestral instrumentation and clattering percussion pushing it along nicely. The first single from the new album, Because I Love It and we're loving it."[2] The Village Voice named it the sixth best single of summer 2007.[3] The Daily Mirror wrote, "An old superpowered Stax riff will never let you down and there's a particularly supercharged one at the centre of ["Gotta Work"] ... Amerie sweats and grinds in the funk engine room, whipping up a lather and doing the song she has sampled a service. Get your back into it, just like she does, and the benefits can be instantly felt."[4]

Amerie and backup dancers.
Amerie and backup dancers.

The single peaked at number two on the LCC Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[5] and Netherlands FMC Urban Top 50 charts. The music video was premiered on June 30, 2007;[6] speaking to a reporter for The Sun, Amerie said the inspiration for the video, as with her other videos, came to her when she was showering. "I think it's where all the creative energy flows because at that moment you've got nowhere to go", she said. "You're just standing there with the water".[7]

Gotta Work was #71 on MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007.[8]

[edit] Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Baltic Top 20 (Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia)[9] 16
Bulgarian National Top 40[10] 40
Croatian Airplay Chart[11] 24
Danish Hitsurf Chart[12] 15
Deutsche Black Charts[13] 6
Dutch FMC Urban Top 50[14] 1
Estonian Airplay Chart[15] 2
European Hot 100 Singles[16] 69
Euro 200[17] 73
European Hit Radio Top 40[18] 31
Chart (2007) Peak
position
European Urban/Black Top 40[19] 9
Irish Singles Chart[10] 30
Lithuania Airplay Chart[20] 15
LCC Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[5] 2
LCC Hot Dance Tracks[21] 5
Luxembourgian Airplay Chart[22] 41
Russian Нip-Hop/R&B Chart[23] 2
UK Singles Chart[10] 21
UK R&B Singles Chart[24] 6

[edit] Track listings and formats

UK CD single
  1. "Gotta Work"
  2. "Gotta Work" (remix) (featuring Collie Buddz)
CD single premium
  1. "Gotta Work"
  2. "Gotta Work" (remix) (featuring Collie Buddz)
  3. "1 Thing" (remix) (featuring Eve)
  4. "Gotta Work" video
UK 12" single[25]
  1. "Gotta Work" (album version)
  2. "Gotta Work" (instrumental version)
  3. "Gotta Work" (accapella version)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Chick, Stevie. "Dancefloor dynamite". The Guardian. May 11, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  2. ^ Devlin, Mark. "Review - Amerie: Gotta Work". Blues and Soul Magazine. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  3. ^ Breihan, Tom. "Status Ain't Hood's Quarterly Report: The Summer's Best Singles". The Village Voice. July 3, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  4. ^ "This week's new singles". The Daily Mirror. July 27, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  5. ^ a b LCC Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Lithuania Charts Company. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  6. ^ "Video: Amerie - Gotta Work". ConcreteLoop.com. June 30, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  7. ^ "Amerie: Ideas come in shower". The Sun Online. July 5, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
  8. ^ MTV Asia. "Top 100 Hits List". Retrieved 2007-12-27
  9. ^ Baltic Top 20. MTV Eesti. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  10. ^ a b c Amerie - Gotta Work - Music Charts. αCharts.us. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  11. ^ e!Hot50 Singles. e!Hot50. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  12. ^ Hitsurf Chart. Hitsurf. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  13. ^ Deutsche Black Charts. Deutschen Trend Charts. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  14. ^ FMC Urban Top 50 (wk29). FMC. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  15. ^ Sky Plus Coca-Cola Top 40: 36. nädal. Sky Media. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  16. ^ European Hot 100 Singles. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  17. ^ Euro 200 archives. APC-stats. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  18. ^ European Hit Radio Top 40. European Hit Radio. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  19. ^ Urban/Black Top 40. European Hit Radio. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  20. ^ Lithuanian Airplay Chart. Lithuania Charts Company. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  21. ^ LCC Hot Dance Tracks. Lithuania Charts Company. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
  22. ^ Chartbreaker Top 50. Eldoradio. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  23. ^ (05. 2007) Нip-Hop / R&B Чарт. DJ Light. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  24. ^ Top 40 RnB Singles. BBC Radio 1. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
  25. ^ "AMERIE - Gotta Work". Juno Records. Retrieved July 31, 2007.

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