From The Vault: Kelly Rowland – ‘Work’

Published: Sunday 2nd Nov 2014 by Joe

From The Vault returns this week with one of Kelly Rowland’s signature hits; it’s the worldwide smash ‘Work’.

The third single’s off Rowland’s sophomore album ‘Ms. Kelly’, ‘Work’ in its original form was produced by Scott Storch but was pushed around the world in its Bollywood-inspired remix courtesy of British DJs the Freemasons in early 2008.

Despite not receiving a  formal US release, the cut still it made ample waves in the rest of the world. Indeed, in its remixed incarnation, it reached the Top 10 in the UK (#4), France (#4), Australia (#6) and Turkey (#3) among other territories. It is one of the stunner’s biggest hits and is considered the catalyst for the next EDM-heavy step in her career.

The accompanying diva-fied of a video, directed by Philip Andelman, used silhouettes aplenty, neon lights, as well as stylised posing from Kelly and her dancers. The result? Mysterious and sensuous mise en scene, which goes hand-in-hand with the tempting lyrics of the song.

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With mother-to-be Rowland hard at work on the follow-up to last year’s ‘Talk A Good Game’, it seems she is ready to revisit the Dance sound that gave her her most successful solo moments. We, for one, are uber excited by this latest development. Still, from our vantage point, it would be wise for Team Kelly to create a sound that has its roots in the genre, while boasting soul and grit (so as to stay true to Rowland’s R&B roots). EDM, in its pure form, is swiftly departing airwaves around the world. Something akin to this very remix could do wonders on a global scale for the diva.

In the meantime, check out the original version of ‘Work’ below…

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  1. Stephy Tha Lambily November 2, 2014

    FLOP

  2. Beysus November 2, 2014

    Tune….

  3. Truth November 2, 2014

    Luv Ms. Kelly

  4. The Queen November 2, 2014

    Yes this was my s***

  5. justme November 2, 2014

    Love both versions! I’m excited for new music too!

    Sidenote, why are the haters always so quick to comment?

    • TheElusiveLamb November 2, 2014

      You would too if you had no life and spent over 50% of your life online.

      • justme November 2, 2014

        Lol

    • B November 2, 2014

      just like you stated “justme” the haters so quick to comment, but to all the haters its ok to be a hater cause you wont like everything, just keep the opinions to yourself. Kelly cant wait for the new album.

      • justme November 3, 2014

        Well Kelly said it best. Wake up in the morning and start shaking haters off.

  6. TheElusiveLamb November 2, 2014

    I remember the Ms. Kelly era, but my favorite album from her is Talk A Good Game. Here I Am was great, but her s** appeal wasn’t as natural and she didn’t seem like the now confident woman she is. Even though I have to say Motivation is her best single to date. I still have a few songs from Simply Deep on my iPad. I’m hoping this new Era gives her the mainstream success she deserves.

  7. The pinkprint November 2, 2014

    Yess this makes me want to dance go Kelly , if you keep making music like this I will forever be a fan.

  8. Kemar (@S_C_Jr on Twitter) November 2, 2014

    I love this song. Wasn’t this originally planned to be a single before it was scrapped for the mediocre “Ghetto”? This and “Comeback” would’ve slayed the U.S. That era was so messed up. I love Kelly. I hope this next era slays!

  9. Sarah November 2, 2014

    The Ms.Kelly album in its entirety is AMAZING..her label messed up BiG time with that album..I still can listen to that from front to back..this album had potential to be a world wide smash..they were too busy pumping money into Beyoncé

  10. Musika November 2, 2014

    I still laugh when I read people’s comments online about how they discovered it on GTA V but I’m glad its getting the attention it deserves.

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