"Work" is the debut single recorded by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea for her debut studio album, The New Classic (2014). It was released as the album's lead single on 17 March 2013. The track was written by Azalea, Trocon Markous Roberts, Natalie Sims, and The Invisible Men who produced it with 1st Down of FKi. Hailed by Azalea as her most personal song, "Work" was developed with motivational and inspirational intentions to portray her life story; specifically dealing with her struggle as an up-and-coming rapper, and her relocation from Mullumbimby, New South Wales, to Miami, Florida, at age 16. In sequence with its lyrical story, the snap and trap track begins with a sad-stringed verse segment before significantly increasing in tempo at its drum and synth-heavy refrain.
Work (Iggy Azalea song)
Rockfield Studios, one of the studios in which "Work" was recorded.
Some scenes in the music video were filmed in the Mojave Desert near the historical Easy Rest Inn.
Azalea in a scene from the clip which pays homage to the 1994 film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
Amethyst Amelia Kelly, known professionally as Iggy Azalea, is an Australian rapper and model. Azalea's accolades include two American Music Awards, three Billboard Music Awards, an MTV Video Music Award, a People's Choice Award, four Teen Choice Awards and four Grammy Award nominations. Azalea is popular on video sites, her Youtube channel has accumulated 3.4 billion views, and 15 of her music videos have received over 100 million views on Vevo.
Iggy Azalea at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards
Azalea performing at Converse Get Dirty Festival in Austria, April 2013
Azalea performing at Irving Plaza in New York City on The New Classic Tour, May 2014
Azalea in August 2015