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Work Out
J. Cole
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- Album
- Cole World: The Sideline Story
- Released
- 2011
- Genres
- rap
- Length
- 3:55
- Tempo
- 93 BPM
- Label
- Roc Nation/Columbia
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About this song
J. Cole released "Work Out" as the second single from his debut album, three months before the album came out, on June 5th, 2011. The song reached #13 on the Hot 100 and went double platinum, though it was received negatively by Cole's core fans. It samples Kanye West's "The New Workout Plan," and its outro uses lyrics from Paula Abdul's "Straight Up."
Fun facts
- Samples “The New Workout Plan by Kanye West”.
- Sampled in 1 other song, like “Da by Kollegah”.
- Covered once, including “Didn't Work Out by Will Williams”.
- Written by J. Cole, Kanye West, John Legend, Miri Ben-Ari - מירי בן-ארי, Bosko and Elliot Wolff.
- Produced by J. Cole.
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