According to Ty, they usually 'put on Future or something more turnt' but all of them wanted to 'hear Fifth Harmony'. He recalls a time where he was 'on tour' and had a lot of girls 'in the hotel room'. She praised the way he played the 'melody and his dissonant notes' saying that he 'made his own hooky part of the bridge.' Featured rapper Ty Dolla Sign discussed his contribution in the song during an commentary to Billboard where he revealed that he was persuaded to join the song after his '11-year-old daughter' continuously played their tracks. Sharing similar sentiments, Cabello said that he 'added' an 'amazing flair' to the song. Jane complimented the way he 'rides' the song and 'brings a different feel to it'. After hearing his song, 'Paranoid', she told her groupmates, 'Guys, we gotta get this dude on our song,' as she saw him 'as a perfect fit' for this track.

While talking about how the collaboration with Ty Dolla Sign came together, Dinah Jane told Billboard that she was 'happy he agreed' to be on the track as he was one of her 'favorite artists'. Originally titled 'Work' and set to be released on January 26, 2016, the group had to re-title the song to 'Work from Home' to avoid confusion with Rihanna's song of the same name, which was released a month prior. The song's title was announced on February 24, 2016.

She explained that was the reason she and her groupmates loved the track because it 'branched out in different ways' than anything they ever recorded. During an interview with Spin, Cabello explained that the group 'fell in love' with the song after hearing it mostly for its 'laid-back' and 'chill' atmosphere that featured an 'a kind of urban pocket'. The song came for the group after their A&R Joey Arbagey played it during a meeting to discuss their sophomore album's direction each member immediately approved of the song. The song was mixed by Phil Tan at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center with assistance from Daniela Rivera. The group's vocals were produced & recorded by Victoria MonГ©t and Andrew Bolooki at Windmark Recording Studios and The Northership, both located in California. Coleman and Koehlke also produced, performed all instruments and programming for the song. 'Work from Home' was initially written by Joshua Coleman with Jude Demorest, Alexander Izquierdo, Dallas Koehlke and Brian Lee.

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