Work bitch

Work bitch
Britney Spears
publication	15th September 2013
length	4:09 min.
Genre (s)	Pop , dance
Author (s)	William Adams , Britney Spears, Otto Jettman , Sebastian Ingrosso , Anthony Preston , Ruth-Anne Cunningham
Producer (s)	Sebastian Ingrosso, Otto Knows, will.i.am, Verrigni, Anthony Preston
Label	RCA Records
album	Britney Jean

Work Bitch ( stylized as Work B ** ch! ) Is a song of American pop - singer Britney Spears . It was released as the lead single from their eighth studio album, Britney Jean, on September 15, 2013.

background

Back in 2012, Spears worked with Will.i.am on the song Scream & Shout , which turned out to be a huge commercial success in the course of 2013; in March 2013, the singer confirmed that Will.i.am is acting as executive producer of the eighth studio album. At the end of August 2013 it was also confirmed that Spears was preparing for a new album with a singing and dance coach.

At Work Bitch Spears co-wrote; the song was created in collaboration with Will.i.am, Otto Jettman , Sebastian Ingrosso , Anthony Preston and Ruth-Anne Cunningham. The mixing was done by Joe Peluso. On September 15, 2013 it was prematurely released by RCA Records as the first single from the eighth studio album, after the song had been illegally posted on the network the day before.

The music video was shot in Malibu, California ; The director was Ben Mor . Because of the bold content, Work Bitch cannot be shown in Great Britain until 10 p.m. Work Bitch is part of her Las Vegas show Britney: Piece of Me .

composition

Work Bitch contains a beat by the Swedish DJ Otto Knows . Knows Manager Sebastian Ingrosso is also listed as the author of the song, although according to his own statement, he was not involved in the text. The song, composed in four-four time and E minor , has a tempo of 124 beats per minute . The vocal range goes from b3 to b4.

criticism

Work Bitch received mostly positive reviews . As part of the album review for Britney Jean , Sven Kabelitz from Laut.de stated that "I enjoy the work bitch, which sums up all the Tinnef that I [the editor] have mocked so far". Stephan Müller from Plattentests.de simply called the song "without a doubt a club board". The Rolling Stone gave the song four out of five stars and wrote: "Will.i.am makes the perfect design for a new Britney: A great thing that is easy to sing". "Work Bitch feels a bit like a bunch of phrases and melody snippets on the hunt for a suitable song, but the end result is more appealing," wrote the Guardian of Work Bitch .

Commercial win

Work Bitch was unable to build on the success of Spears' earlier singles in German-speaking countries. The song entered the German single charts on September 27, 2013 at number 41. In the fourth week of the chart, the best ranking was achieved with 36th place. In total, the song spent twelve weeks on these charts. The song also missed the top 20 in the Ö3 Austria Top 40 and in the Swiss Hit Parade . In the UK singles charts , Work Bitch went straight to number 7 on November 16, 2013, making it Spear's 25th top 10 success in the UK. Nevertheless, the song fell out of the top 20 in the following week and was only able to place in these single charts for five weeks.

In the Billboard Hot 100 , the song debuted at number 12. In the second week of the chart, Work Bitch fell back to number 41, and when the music video was released, the song rose to number 13 in the third week of the chart. It is Spear's 31st chart success in the United States. For over 1 million copies sold, the song was awarded a platinum record by the Recording Industry Association of America in February 2018 . The song achieved further top 10 placements in France (6th place), Italy (6th place) and Spain (8th place).

Chart placements

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	36 (12 weeks)	12
Austria (Ö3)	37 (8 weeks)	8th
Switzerland (IFPI)	25th (11 weeks)	11
United Kingdom (OCC)	7th (5 weeks)	5
United States (Billboard)	12 (13 weeks)	13

Awards for music sales

Work Bitch has been awarded 1 × silver , 3 × gold and 3 × platinum worldwide. According to awards, over 1.4 million units of the single were sold (including premium streaming).

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	15,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	30,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	40,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 3 × gold 3 × platinum	1,400,000

Main article: Britney Spears / Music Sales Awards

Formats

Download

1. Work B ** ch! - 4:07

Single CD (D / AT / CH - Release: October 18, 2013)

1. Work B ** ch! (Main Version) - 4:08
2. Work B ** ch! (Instrumental version) - 4:07

Web links

• Official music video on YouTube

Individual evidence

1. ^ Jason Lipshutz: Will.i. on Executive Producing New Britney Spears Album. In: Billboard . May 1, 2013, accessed on May 16, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Jack Klompus: Britney Spears hires vocal coach for "top secret" announcement. In: DigitalSpy. August 31, 2013, accessed May 16, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Britney Spears - Work B ** ch! In: Discogs . Retrieved May 16, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Jason Lipshutz: Britney Spears Confirms 'Work Bitch' Single Release . In: Billboard . September 11, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
5. ↑ Mike Wass: Britney Spears Will Release Sassy New Single "Work Bitch" On September 16 . In: Idolator.com . September 10, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
6. ↑ Robert Copsey: Britney Spears launches comeback countdown on official website . In: Digital Spy . August 20, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
7. ↑ Sam Rigby: Spears teasers “top secret” rehearsal for new music video? . In: Digital Spy . Digitalspy.co.uk. August 29, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
8. ↑ Too sexy: Britney's Work Bitch video locked in the UK! In: Promiflash . October 5, 2013, accessed May 16, 2018 . 
9. ↑ Madeline Boardman: 'Work Bitch' Leaks Ahead Of Britney Spears' Official Release (UPDATED). In: The Huffington Post . September 15, 2013, accessed on May 16, 2018 . 
10. ↑ Zel McCarthy: Sebastian Ingrosso on Britney Spears' New Single: 'I Didn't Write It!' In: Billboard . September 12, 2013, accessed on May 16, 2018 . 
11. ^ Work Bitch By Britney Spears - Digital Sheet Music. In: Musicnotes.com. Retrieved May 16, 2018 . 
12. ↑ Sven Kabelitz: Everyone paints their own Brit. In: Laut.de . Retrieved May 16, 2018 . 
13. ^ Stephan Müller: She against the music. In: Plattentests.de . Retrieved May 16, 2018 . 
14. ^ Caryn Ganz: Britney Spears: "Work Bitch". In: Rolling Stone . September 24, 2013, accessed on May 16, 2018 . 
15. ↑ Michael Cragg: Britney Spears - Work Bitch: New music. In: The Guardian . September 16, 2013, accessed on May 16, 2018 (English). 
16. ↑ ^{a b} Britney Spears - Work Bitch Chart Placement Germany. GfK Entertainment , accessed on May 16, 2018 . 
17. ↑ ^{a b} Work Bitch Charthistory United Kingdom. Official Charts Company , accessed May 16, 2018 . 
18. ↑ ^{a b} Britney Spears - Work Bitch Chart Placement United States. Billboard , accessed May 16, 2018 . 
19. ↑ ^{a b} RIAA Gold & Platinum. Recording Industry Association of America , accessed May 16, 2018 . 
20. ↑ ^{a b} Britney Spears - Work Bitch Chart Placement Austria. In: Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien, accessed May 16, 2018 . 
21. ^ Britney Spears - Work Bitch Chart Placement Switzerland. In: Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed May 16, 2018 . 
22. ↑ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2013 Singles. Australian Recording Industry Association , accessed May 16, 2018 . 
23. ^ FIMI - Certificazioni. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana , accessed May 16, 2018 . 
24. ^ Gold / Platinum - Music Canada. Music Canada , accessed May 16, 2018 . 
25. ↑ AMPROFON Certificaciones. Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas , accessed May 16, 2018 . 
26. ↑ sverigetopplistan. IFPI Sweden , accessed May 16, 2018 . 
27. ^ BRIT Certified. British Phonographic Industry , accessed October 22, 2018 . 
28. ↑ Single Britney Spears - Work B ** ch! In: Discogs . Retrieved May 16, 2018 .