Original: Following the less successful chart performances of previous singles '' Like This '' and '' Ghetto , '' the record was released as the album 's second single during the first quarter of 2008 ( see 2008 in music ) in most international music markets , excluding parts of North America .
Simplified: Following the less successful chart performances of previous singles '' Like This '' and '' Ghetto '' , '' Work '' was released during the first quarter of 2008 ( see 2008 in music ) as the album 's second single in most international music markets .