Work from Home (song)

"Work from Home"
Single by Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign
from the album 7/27
ReleasedFebruary 26, 2016
Recorded2015
Studio
  • The Northership (Los Angeles)
  • Windmark Recording (Santa Monica, California)
  • The Hide Out Studios (London)
Genre
Length3:34
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Fifth Harmony singles chronology
"I'm in Love with a Monster"
(2015) 		"Work from Home"
(2016) 		"All in My Head (Flex)"
(2016)
Ty Dolla Sign singles chronology
"Wavy"
(2016) 		"Work from Home"
(2016) 		"Sucker for Pain"
(2016)
Music video
"Work from Home" on YouTube

"Work from Home" is a song recorded by American girl group Fifth Harmony, featuring American singer Ty Dolla Sign.[2] The song impacted contemporary hit radio four days after its initial release on March 1, 2016, and was released as the lead single from the group's second studio album, 7/27 (2016).[3] "Work from Home" was written by Daniel Bedingfield, Jude Demorest, Eskeerdo, Brian Lee, Ty Dolla Sign, Ammo, & DallasK[4][5][6] with production from the latter two. The song is primarily an R&B track that incorporates elements of trap music and tropical house beats with lyrics depicting "work" as a euphemism for sex. Many music publications included it in their lists of best songs of the year.[7][8][9][10]

The song debuted at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100,[11] and reached number four in its thirteenth week,[12] becoming their highest-charting single in the United States; it surpassed "Worth It", which peaked at number 12. "Work from Home" also became the first top-five single in the country by a girl group in ten years, following the September 2006 peak of "Buttons" by The Pussycat Dolls at number three.[13] Among national airplay charts, the song topped both the Mainstream Top 40 and Rhythmic Songs.[14][15] Outside the US, the song reached number one in The Netherlands and New Zealand as well as the top ten in twenty additional countries. As of December 2016, the single has sold 1.4 million digital downloads in the United States.[16] The song has achieved multi-platinum certifications in several countries, including quintuple platinum in Canada and the United States and diamond in France. Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the song received renewed attention as a result of the increasing adoption and prominence of remote working.[17]

"Work from Home" was accompanied by a music video, directed by Director X and filmed in a construction site of a house. It was released on February 26, 2016, on the group's Vevo channel. The video received commentary from critics over the double entendres in the visuals, which are present in the lyrics as well. The girls are seen interacting with male construction workers and performing choreographed dance routines dressed in construction gear. "Work from Home" won the award for Best Collaboration at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards and the American Music Awards, winning the group their first award in this network.[18] Its music video reached one billion views in October 2016 and became the most viewed music video of 2016.[19] It later reached two billion views.

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  13. ^ "'Work' Week: Rihanna Tops Hot 100 for Seventh Week, Fifth Harmony Earns First Top 10 Hit". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
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  18. ^ "MTV VMAs: Beyonce wins the VMAs, Rihanna and Drake melt our hearts, Britney Spears fizzles". August 29, 2016 – via LA Times.
  19. ^ Flores, Griselda. "2016 Most Popular Music Videos on YouTube: Fifth Harmony's 'Work From Home,' Sia's 'Cheap Thrills' & More". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2017.