"Go to Work" is a song by Irish recording artist

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. The song was released as a digital download on 8 September 2017 by

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Background and release

"Go to Work" is Coyle's first single since the release of "I Could Be" with

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in 2015, and her first single as the lead artist since "Sweetest High" in 2011. Coyle announced the single on 23 August 2017, and published a dance rehearsal clip, audio snippet, and music video preview via

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to promote the song. The music video was released on 15 September, one week after the track's release. Coyle performed the track live for the first time on 9 September, supporting

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at "We Are Manchester", a benefit concert to mark the reopening of

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following the bombing in May 2017. She had also performed the song at

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in London on 16 September 2017, making it her second solo performance at the venue since "Insatiable" in 2010. On 29 September 2017, Coyle performed "Go to Work" on an episode of '' Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two''. She further promoted the song with a non-singing appearance on

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'' on 1 October 2017.

Critical reception

Ross McNeilage of MTV News described the single as a "90s house-influenced ..total banger, through and through, that gets the party started while letting Nadine's incredible voice shine". Lewis Corner of ''

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'' described it as a "pop banger ready for the weekend" and Justin Myers of

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says that the single's "infectious housey piano and incessant beat recalls the golden era of the '90s, while the bang up-to-date production includes elements any pop fan of 2017 would be familiar with – tropical house influences are present and correct, even if the overall vibe is nowhere near as laid-back".

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Go to Work". *Digital download #"Go to Work" - 3:30 *Digital download #"Go to Work" (DJ Licious Remix) - 3:23 #"Go to Work" (Team Nouvelle's Holdin' On Remix) - 5:53 #"Go to Work" (Calvo Remix) - 3:01

Charts

References

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