Top 15 “Work” Songs

Many people know and have heard a song with the word “work” repeated multiple times, but what is it about this word that makes the song so catchy?

Christina Michaels, Tom Tom Staff

Flipping through the radio, a listener will constantly hear the word “work”. This is because throughout the years, the word “work” has become a popular word to use in songs ranging from rap to rock. “Work” is a key word used by artists to express determination, power and general fun. Here is a list of the top 15 most commonly known songs with the word “work”:

(Warning: some of the songs are explicit)

1.) Work by Iggy Azalea

2.) Work Out by J. Cole

3.) Work This Body by Walk The Moon

4.) Work Hard Play Hard by Wiz Khalifa

5.) Something Good Can Work by Two Door Cinema Club

6.) Work B**ch by Britney Spears

7.) Hard Day’s Night by The Beatles

8.) Bang The Drums All Day by Todd Rundgren

9.) Working For The Weekends by Loverboy

10.) Working Man by Rush

11.) Mo Money Mo Problems by Notorious B.I.G

12.) It’s Just Another Manic Monday by Noela Sayer

13.) Space Oddity by David Bowie

14.) Hard Knock Life by Jay Z

15.) Take The Money and Run by Steve Miller Band

All 15 of these songs are very catchy, and who knows, maybe it is because they all include the idea of the word “work” in them. A playlist including all these songs can be found at https://open.spotify.com/user/achstomtom/playlist/4Agv82CRW5VNYwBxym4sxX