| "Gotta Work" | ||||
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| Single by Amerie | ||||
| from the album Because I Love It | ||||
| Released | April 14, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
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| Length | 3:10 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Amerie Mi Marie, Rich Shelton, Loren Hill, Kevin Veney, Isaac Hayes, David Porter | |||
| Producer(s) | One Up | |||
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"Gotta Work" is a song by American R&B singer-songwriter Amerie, and is the second international single from her third studio album, Because I Love It (2007). It samples Sam & Dave's 1966 song "Hold On, I'm Comin'", written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter and originally recorded by Reuben Wilson. The sample used is from a cover version by Erma Franklin, from her album 'Soul Sister' (1969). 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]
This song is featured at the end of the 2009 action film Fighting.
The music video was premiered on June 30, 2007.[2] The video was directed by Scott Franklin.
- ^ Chick, Stevie. "Dancefloor dynamite". The Guardian. May 11, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
- ^ "Video: Amerie - Gotta Work" Archived 2007-08-25 at the Wayback Machine. ConcreteLoop.com. June 30, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2007.