Workin' Overtime (song)

In 1988, Ross left the RCA Records and returned to Motown, where she once started and which she left in the early 80s due to creative lack of freedom, now the singer has become a co-owner of the company. Ross decides to record a new album in the mainstream sound – new jack swing. Nile Rodgers was involved in the production, he also became the producer of the song "Workin' Overtime", as well as the author together with Christopher Max.{{cite news|first=Joe|last=Brown|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1989/08/13/the-divas-with-the-die-hard-fans/6b669bf8-128e-4751-b91f-565c0f6ab752/|title=The Divas With the Die-Hard Fans|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=August 13, 1989|access-date=April 5, 2022}}

Initially, the label planned the song "Bottom Line" as the first single from the new album, but Ross insisted that "Workin' Overtime" be released first.{{cite book|first=J. Randy|last=Taraborrelli|author-link1=J. Randy Taraborrelli|title=Diana Ross: An Unauthorized Biography|page=517|publisher=Pan Macmillan|date=2008|isbn=9780330470148}} It was released on April 24, 1989. In the United States, the song failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but it became a huge hit on the Hot Black Singles chart, reaching the third position and remaining on the chart for 13 weeks. The song showed the same good result on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, rising to 11th place. A warmer reception in the pop charts for the singer was arranged in Ireland and the United Kingdom, where the single took 28th and 32nd places, respectively.

A music video was also shot to promote "Workin' Overtime".{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10463648/|title=Diana Ross: Workin' Overtime (Music Video 1989)|publisher=Internet Movie Database|access-date=April 5, 2022}} The video got into the heavy rotation of the BET TV channel, however, the video was criticized for the fact that Diana Ross "is trying to look too young."{{cite book|first=Tom|last=Adrahtas|title=Diana Ross. The American Dream Girl: a Lifetime to Get Here|publisher=AuthorHouse|date=2006|page=232|isbn=9781425971403}}

Jerry Smith of Music Week said this "slick and sprightly dance track that could well get Ross back into the charts."{{cite magazine|first=Jerry|last=Smith|title=Diana Ross: Workin' Overtime|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1989/MW-1989-05-06.pdf|magazine=Music Week|place=London|publisher=Spotlight Publications Ltd|date=May 6, 1989|page=27|issn=0265-1548|access-date=April 5, 2022}}

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• 7" single{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/15945697-Diana-Ross-Workin-Overtime|title=Diana Ross – Workin' Overtime (1989, Vinyl)|publisher=Discogs|access-date=April 5, 2022}}

1. "Workin' Overtime» – 4:18
2. "Workin' Overtime" (Instrumental) – 4:16

• 7" single{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1467481-Diana-Workin-Overtime|title=Diana – Workin' Overtime (1989, Vinyl)|publisher=Discogs|access-date=April 5, 2022}}

1. "Workin' Overtime» – 4:16
2. "Workin' Overtime" (Instrumental) – 6:10

• 12" single{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/15882094-Diana-Workin-Overtime|title=Diana – Workin' Overtime (1989, Pinckneyville Pressing, Vinyl)|publisher=Discogs|access-date=April 5, 2022}}

1. "Workin' Overtime" (Extended Version) – 7:31
2. "Workin' Overtime" (7" Version) – 4:17
3. "Workin' Overtime" (House Mix) – 7:00

• CD single{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/4054348-Diana-Workin-Overtime|title=Diana – Workin' Overtime (1989, CD)|publisher=Discogs|access-date=April 5, 2022}}

1. "Workin' Overtime" (Radio Edit) – 5:16
2. "Workin' Overtime" (Extended Version) – 7:39
3. "Workin' Overtime" (7" Version) – 4:17

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• 12" single [Dancin' Danny D Remix]{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3342645-Diana-Workin-Overtime-Dancin-Danny-D-Remix|title=Diana – Workin' Overtime (Dancin' Danny D Remix) (1989, Vinyl)|publisher=Discogs|access-date=April 5, 2022}}

1. "Workin' Overtime" (The Boss Mix) – 8:50
2. "Workin' Overtime" (The Boss Instrumental) – 4:37
3. "Workin' Overtime" (The Boss Beat) – 3:59
4. "Workin' Overtime" (The Bossapella) – 2:20

• 12" single [Promo]{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/410847-Diana-Ross-Workin-Overtime|title=Diana Ross – Workin' Overtime (1989, Vinyl)|publisher=Discogs|access-date=April 5, 2022}}

1. "Workin' Overtime" (Radio Edit) – 5:15
2. "Workin' Overtime" (Extended Version) – 7:40
3. "Workin' Overtime" (7" Version) – 4:17
4. "Workin' Overtime" (House Mix) – 7:00
5. "Workin' Overtime" (Club Dub) – 6:20
6. "Workin' Overtime" (Instrumental) – 6:15

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Category:1989 singles

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