Work It Out (Jurassic 5 song)
"Work It Out" is a song by hip hop group Jurassic 5 released as the third single from their fourth studio album Feedback . The track features Dave Matthews Band and vocals by lead singer Dave Matthews on the chorus. The song was later included on the soundtrack of basketball game NBA Live 07.
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| Single by Jurassic 5 featuring Dave Matthews Band | ||||
| from the album Feedback | ||||
| B-side | "In the House" | |||
| Released | July 11, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Alternative hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:51 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Carter Beauford, Dante Givens, Soup (Jurassic 5), Roland Kovac, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, DJ Nu-Mark, Chali 2na, Marc Stuart, Boyd Tinsley | |||
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Music video
The video for the song (directed by The Malloys) is a satirical parody of senior members of the U.S. government. The clip begins with a number of government-issue black SUVs screeching to a halt before Secret Service agents secure the area. A character similar in appearance to President George W. Bush then exits one of the SUVs and goes jogging around the town, wearing a grey singlet top and blue boxer shorts. The video mocks Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina as the character runs past a drinks stand marked "Disaster Relief," where he grabs a bottle of water and pours it all over himself. Rising fuel prices are also satirized, as the Bush character runs past a gas station, and sticks the number 10 over the original price of $3.07. The character then engages in an aerobics session with two other suit-wearing characters similar in appearances to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Vice President Dick Cheney. The Cheney character is also depicted driving around the town on a segway, chasing young people away from an unemployment office into a military recruitment office, where a sign in the window reads "See Iraq!" Finally, Cheney's heart condition is mocked towards the end of the video when his character collapses and paramedics attempt to revive him using a defibrillator. Also parodied is NSA warrantless surveillance; the George W. Bush character tugging on the cord of a payphone, dragging an NSA agent out of the bushes behind the phone.
Track listing
CD single
- "Work It Out" (Radio edit)
- "Work It Out" (Instrumental)
A-side
- "Work It Out" (DJ Saygın version)
- "Work It Out" (Instrumental)
- "Work It Out" (Acapella)
B-side
- "In the House" (Main)
- "In the House" (Instrumental)
- "In the House" (Acapella)
Chart performance
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart[1] | 116 |
External links
References
- "Chart Log UK: Candy J. - JX". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
