Dirty Work – The Album

Dirty Work – The Album
Studio album by Austin Mahone
Released	October 18, 2017 (2017-10-18)
Label	AM Music Mr. 305
Producer	DJ White Shadow Her0ism Hardwell Jaysounds Jimmy Joker Kronic Maejor The Monsters and the Strangerz Polow Da Don Jerome Price Harmony Samuels Sam Sumser Skit Brad Tallman Richard Vission
Austin Mahone chronology
Dirty Work (2017) Dirty Work – The Album (2017) Oxygen (2018)
Singles from Dirty Work
"Dirty Work" Released: July 1, 2015 "Lady" Released: February 10, 2017 "Creatures of the Night" Released: May 12, 2017

Dirty Work – The Album is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Austin Mahone. The album was released on October 18, 2017, by AM Music and Mr. 305 Inc. through Universal Music Japan and was only released in Japan.^[1] The album features guest appearances from Bobby Biscayne, Juicy J, Pitbull, 2 Chainz and Hardwell.

Background and promotion

Since 2017, Japanese comedian Blouson Chiemi started to use "Dirty Work" as the background music of her popular comedy routine,^[2] which led the song to peak number four on the Japan Hot 100 chart.^[3] The song was certified platinum in the country.^[4] Later, Mahone announced the release of his debut studio album exclusively in the country. It also included his collaborations "Lady" with Pitbull and "Creatures of the Night" with Hardwell which reached the number one position on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.^[5][6]

Mahone released a new track, "Perfect Beauty" on September 20, 2017, featuring Bobby Biscayne.^[7] The song and its music video were released exclusively in Japan.^[8] The song was featured in a commercial for the Japanese shampoo "Moist, Diane."^[9] On the album's release day, Mahone put out on digital platforms and streaming services two countdown songs internationally: "I Don't Believe You" and "Found You".^[10] In support of the album's release, Mahone headlined a Japan tour in 2018.^[7]

Track listing

Digital download^[11]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Dirty Work"	Austin Mahone Sean Douglas Talay Riley Alexander Izquierdo Stefan Johnson Jordan Johnson Marcus Lomax	The Monsters and the Strangerz	3:08
2.	"I Don't Believe You"	Mahone Jose Garcia Jimmy Joker Jorge Gomez Robert Villanueva Joevanny Astorga	Jimmy Joker	3:02
3.	"Perfect Beauty" (featuring Bobby Biscayne)	Mahone Her0ism Shane Facchinello Nate Jolley Jimmy Joker Garcia Gomez Villanueva Astorga	Her0ism Jimmy Joker	3:21
4.	"Found You"	Mahone Harmony Samuels Edgar Etienne	Samuels	3:08
5.	"Love at Night" (featuring Juicy J)	Kesia Hollins Jamal Jones Jonathan Solone-Myvett	Polow Da Don	3:06
6.	"Pretty & Young"	Mahone Luke Calleja George Bechara Leon Thomas III James Saaib Sean Kantrowitz Kyle Van Riper	Kronic Jaysounds	3:05
7.	"Lady" (featuring Pitbull)	Mahone Brandon Green Armando Perez Jerome Price Mounhim Mustapha Yann Destagnol Romain Tranchart Bernard Edwards Nile Rodgers	Price Maejor	3:31
8.	"Better with You"	Mahone Paul Blair Joleen Beelle Villanueva Drew Scott	DJ White Shadow	3:54
9.	"Double Up"	Mahone Blair Grant Nelson Villanueva	DJ White Shadow	3:15
10.	"Wait Around"	Mahone Brad Tallman Villanueva	Tallman	4:14
11.	"Except for Us"	Mahone Richard Gonzalez Skyler Stonestreet Loreen More Sasha Sloan	Richard Vission	2:51
12.	"Shake It for Me" (featuring 2 Chainz)	Mahone Theron Thomas Timothy Thomas Tauheed Epps Sam Sumser Sean Small	Sumser	3:54
13.	"Creatures of the Night" (with Hardwell)	Austin Mahone Robert van de Corput Conor Patton Sam Gray Benjamin David Hemsley Stevce Manovski	Hardwell	3:00

Regular physical edition bonus track^[12]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Dirty Work" (Skit Remix)	Mahone Douglas Riley Izquierdo S. Johnson J. Johnson Lomax	The Monsters and the Strangerz Skit

Physical deluxe edition DVD^[13]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dirty Work" (music video)	5:11
2.	"Lady" (music video)	4:46
3.	"Better with You" (music video)	4:42
4.	"Dirty Work" (live from PopSpring 2017; music video)
5.	"Message to the Fans in Japan" (日本のファンへのメッセージ 一部、収録内容が変更になる場合がございます)

Charts

Chart performance for Dirty Work – The Album

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[14]	34

References

1. "Dirty Work - The Album by Austin Mahone". Spotify. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
2. Mike Wass (June 27, 2017). "Who Knew? Austin Mahone's "Dirty Work" Is Huge In Japan". Idolator. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
3. "Austin Mahone Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
4. "Japanese digital single certifications – オースティン・マホーン – ダーティ・ワーク" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved September 22, 2023. Select 2017年10月 on the drop-down menu
5. Kristin Corpuz (May 31, 2017). "Austin Mahone Earns First No. 1 on Dance Club Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
6. "Austin Mahone – Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
7. "オースティン・マホーンがジャパンツアーを発表！2018年、4都市に上陸！". MTV Japan (in Japanese). October 18, 2017. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
8. "Perfect Beauty (Official Music Video)". VEVO. October 18, 2017. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
9. "オースティン・マホーン、ローラ出演CMに書き下ろし楽曲を提供". Barks (in Japanese). September 9, 2017.
10. Shelby Stivale (October 20, 2017). "Austin Mahone Releases Two New Songs". TigerBeat. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
11. "Dirty Work -The Album/Austin Mahone収録曲・試聴・音楽ダウンロード". My Sound. October 18, 2017. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
12. "Dirty Work -The Album [Regular Edition] Austin Mahone CD Album". CDJapan. October 18, 2017.
13. "CDJapan : Dirty Work -The Album (Deluxe Edition) [w/ DVD, Limited Edition] Austin Mahone CD Album". CDJapan. October 18, 2017.
14. "Japan Charts - Austin Mahone: albums, DVDs and singles". Oricon. Retrieved September 6, 2016.