Check on It
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"Check on It" is a song performed by American R&B
singer Beyoncé Knowles
, featuring American rapper Slim Thug
. It was composed by Knowles, Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean
, Sean Garrett
, Angela Beyincé and Stayve Thomas
. The song was supposed to be featured on the soundtrack album
for 2006 film The Pink Panther
, in which Knowles co-stars. As it was ultimately not included on its soundtrack album
, the song with additional vocals from Slim Thug was featured as a new track on the 2005 Destiny's Child
's greatest hits album #1's
. It was also later made available as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of Knowles' second studio album, B'Day
(2006) in selected European territories in 2007. Columbia Records
released the song in the United States on December 13, 2005.
The song's development was motivated by the phrase 'Check on It' which Knowles and her management jokingly used before they decided to turn the idea into a song. "Check on It" derives genres from R&B
as well as hip hop
and lyrically, the song takes place in a club, where Knowles is letting the male patrons know that they are welcome to come and look at her sexually attractive body when she is dancing. The track consists of two verse-raps
by Slim Thug. The song was generally well received by music critics who universally complimented the pleasant vocals of Knowles and the assertiveness with which she delivers her lyrics.
"Check on It" was not originally lined up for an official release as a single from the album #1's. However, it received heavy rotation from US radio stations, following the release of the first single, "Stand Up for Love
" (2005), which performed poorly on the charts in the US. Eventually, "Check on It" debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100
in November 2005, that is, before its official release. The single reached the summit of the Hot 100 in February 2006; it remained at the top for five consecutive weeks, becoming one of the two longest-running number-one single in 2006. "Check on It" became Knowles' third US number-one single as a solo artist. Additionally, the song peaked at number one in New Zealand and reached the top ten on various singles chart in mainland Europe.
The music video for the song was directed by Hype Williams
, and was premiered on December 16, 2005. It was shot in pink to brand the relationship with The Pink Panther. "Check on It" won the Best R&B Video
at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards
, and was also nominated in the award category for Video of the Year at the 2006 BET Awards
. Although Knowles did not perform the song in any televised appearances, the song was a part of her set list on The Beyoncé Experience
at the Staples Center
in Los Angeles and I Am... Tour.
(who is also a featured artist on the song), Angela Beyince, Sean Garrett
, and utilized production from Swiss Beatz
, who assisted in writing the song. Matt Hennessy, Dave Pensado, and Dexter Simmons mixed the record with assistance from Geoffrey Rice, and Matt Serrecchio. Knowles said that the song's title, "Check on It", was a phrase jokingly used with her and her management before they decided to turn the idea into a song. The song was originally intended to be featured on the soundtrack for the remake of The Pink Panther, starring Steve Martin
, Kevin Kline
and Beyonce. However, it was not used for the soundtrack album
, and the song, with added vocals from Slim Thug, was instead played during the film's end credits and released on Knowles' former group Destiny's Child's greatest hits, #1's
.
"Check on It" was not originally intended for release as a single
from the album #1's. However, it received heavy rotation from US radio stations after the release of the first single, "Stand Up for Love
", a song recorded by all members of Destiny's Child
that was a commercial failure. Due to this heavy rotation, "Check on It" debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100
in November 2005, that is, before its official release. A remix of the song featuring American
rapper
Bun B
was officially recorded before its official release. The task of remixing the song was undertaken by Maurice Joshua with further assistance from Junior Vasquez who helped in its production.
"Check on It" was first released through digital download
in the United States on December 13, 2005. Remixes featuring Slim Thug were later made available available on January 31, 2006 in both the United Kingdom and the United States. "Check on It" was also released a CD Single in these two countries on February 28, 2006. The track was made available a CD Single on February 6, 2006 and as a digital download February 7, 2006 in European countries. "Check on It" was never released in Australia. It was later made available as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of Knowles' second studio album, B'Day
in European territories on April 3, 2007. Though the song had worldwide success, Knowles has stated she disliked the song. She has also stated on many occasions that she was surprised at how successful the single became because she felt that it was very simple and that probably it would not catch on like some of her previous singles.
and hip hop
song, which features a heavy bassline
, and frequent "swinging pelvic taunts". According to the sheet music published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing
at Musicnotes.com, "Check On It" is set in common time
, and has a tempo
of 166 beats per minute. Written in the key
of G Major
, Knowles' vocal range spans from the low note of A3 to the high note of B5. Lyrically, the song takes place in a club, where the female protagonist is letting the male patrons know that they are welcome to come and look at her sexually attractive body when she is dancing. "Check on It" starts with a verse-rap
from Slim Thug: "Good girls gotta get down with them gangstas/ Go head girl put some back and some neck up on it...". According to Bret McCabe of Baltimore City Paper
, Slim Thug sounds "like a 1975 Mercury Cougar
turning over" due to his big, strong and heavy purr. Knowles then delivers lyrics such as "I can be a tease, but I really wanna please you [...] Oohhh you watchin[g] me shake it, Ya can’t take it, it’s blazin[g]’..." which are "sexual teasing". According to Bill Lamb of About.com
, the song features smooth and alluring vocals on Knowles' part. The chorus
lines; "Dip it, pop it, work it, stop it, check on me tonight" are delivered very quickly and in a breathless manner by Knowles. Bret McCabe noted that her pace could be compared to that of American singer Donna Summer
. Slim Thug appears again after the second verse to perform a different verse rap. Then Knowles repeats the chorus lines four times with her additional vocals played in the background and the song ends.
called "Check on It" a "booty shaking anthem" and complimented the fact that Knowles' decided to switch to a "club" song after "Stand Up for Love
". Bret McCabe of Baltimore City Paper
noted that the single bears no practically similarity to songs from the Destiny's Child
's era. He went on praising the lyrics of the song as well as the easiness with which Knowles delivers the lyrics. Jaime Gill of Yahoo! Music
called the track "sinuously brilliant". James Blake of BBC
said that the lyrics are pleasantly aggressive and critical of women. About.com
's Bill Lamb wrote that although "Check on It" was not as good as Knowles' previous singles such as "Crazy in Love", her vocal effort was "pleasing","engaging" and "a delight to hear". James Anthony of the British newspaper The Guardian
wrote that the song "espouses a blissful disregard for traditional songwriting conventions. No Hova (Jay-Z
) this time, but Houston rapper Slim Thug
's lazy southern drawl suits the fractionally slower tempo." Lamb ranked it at the seventy-first position on its list of the Top 100 Pop Songs 2005. In July 2006, Nick Duerden of Spin
magazine ranked the song at the seventh place on his list of "The ten Beyoncé tracks you need to download", writing that "Check on It" is Knowles sexiest song till date. The song nominated in the award category for Best Duet/Collaboration at the 2006 BET Awards
. and it also garnered a nomination for the Best Rap/Hip Hop Dance Track at the 22nd Annual International Dance Music Awards
in 2007.
issue dated November 19, 2005. After twelve weeks on the chart, the single received the airplay gainer title and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 issue dated February 4, 2006, becoming Knowles' third Hot 100 number-one as a solo artist and Slim Thug's first Hot 100 single. That week, "Check on It" was also at the summits of the Hot Digital Songs
and the Pop 100
charts. The single remained at number-one for on the Hot 100 chart for five consecutive weeks, making Knowles match Jennifer Lopez
' achievement of having her first three number-one Hot 100 singles stay on top for five weeks or more. "Check on It" also tied with Canadian singer Daniel Powter
's 2005 single "Bad Day
" for the longest-running number-one single in 2006. The single also topped the Pop Songs
, the Hot Dance Club Play, the Rhythmic Top 40
charts, and the Hot 100 Airplay charts while reaching number three on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
chart. The song was certified
gold by the Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA) for having sold over 500,000 digital downloads in the United States. According to Mediabase
and Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems
, "Check on It" passed the 200 million audience impressions mark in on January 31, 2006. Another single of Knowles, "Irreplaceable
" (2006) also passed this mark on December 11, 2006. Knowles became the second female singer to achieve this in the United States after Mariah Carey
's two singles "We Belong Together
" (2005) and "Shake It Off
" (2005) both passed the 200 million audience impression mark within 2005 according to Mediabase. At the end of 2006, "Check on It" emerged as the tenth most successful song on the Hot 100 chart, and fourth most played song on radio stations in the United States.
In the United Kingdom, "Check on It" debuted at number four on January 28, 2006. The following week, it reached its peak at number three and enjoyed twelve weeks of charting in the top seventy-five positions of the UK Singles Chart. In New Zealand, the single first appeared at number thirty-five on January 30, 2006, and reached the summit of the New Zealand Singles Chart
on March 13, 2006. It stayed at its peak position for two consecutive weeks. In mainland Europe, "Check on It" reached the top five in Norway and the Netherlands, the top ten in Switzerland, Denmark, and Austria, and the top twenty in Germany and Sweden.
serving as promotion for both #1's and The Pink Panther
. The video was directed by Hype Williams
, and was premiered on December 12, 2005 on MTV
. It was shot in 12 hours and featured Knowles in 12 different set-ups and outfits. Hype Williams told Entertainment Weekly
: "The concept was to make everything pink to brand the relationship with The Pink Panther. The pink sails reflect the wind instrument sound of the string section." The music video also incorporates 1950s
influences. Concerning the music video, Knowles said: "The song is so fun, it makes you feel like a child again and we wanted to put some of that in the choreography and the feel of the video. It's all about checking on yourself and making sure you're moving tight and your man admiring how you move. It's simple." The version of the song used in the music video features a remix of "The Pink Panther Theme" and a verse-rap
from Bun B
. The video was featured on the DVD of The Pink Panther.
Knowles is shown in mostly all pink, and the dancers wear PVC jackets and dance around rippling satin sheets. The video also features Knowles bending over and grabbing her behind. The video cuts to Knowles wearing a polka dot corset against a hot magenta polka-dotted wall, wearing a pink wig and pink lipstick. Where black bars normally appear on a 4:3
(full screen) television showing a widescreen
production, footage is displayed of curtains moving in the background. This was a trend in Williams' videos during that year, with the effect being used in Ne-Yo
's "So Sick
" and Jamie Foxx
's "Unpredictable
". "Check on It" won the Best R&B Video
at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards
for on August 31, 2006. It was also nominated in the award category for Video of the Year at the 2006 BET Awards
.
at the Staples Center
in Los Angeles and I Am... Tour during various stops including the Odyssey Arena in Northern Ireland
, the O2 Arena
in London, Athens
in Greece, Moscow
in Russia
, São Paulo
in Brazil
and Toronto
, the largest city in Canada. In Los Angeles, Knowles performed segments of the song, dressed in a golden, translucent slip and golden, sparkling panties. It was executed without backup dancers or live instrumentation, only backup singers toward the performance's conclusion. When Knowles performed the song in Sunrise, Florida
on June 29, 2009, she was wearing a glittery gold leotard. As she sang, animated graphics of turntables, faders and other club equipment were projected behind Knowles, her dancers and musicians. Consequently, "Check on It" was included as the sixteenth track and the twentieth track on her live albums The Beyoncé Experience Live (2007), and I Am... World Tour
(2010) respectively.
Additionally, the remixes also credit the following people:
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
singer Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
, featuring American rapper Slim Thug
Slim Thug
Stayve Jerome Thomas , better known as Slim Thug, Boss Hogg or Thug Boss, is an American rapper. He gained mainstream attention for his contribution to the popular single from rapper Mike Jones, "Still Tippin'"....
. It was composed by Knowles, Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean
Swizz Beatz
Kasseem Dean , better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, DJ, rapper and painter. At the age of 17, he gained attention in the hip-hop world through his friendship with rapper DMX. Grady Spivey and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records...
, Sean Garrett
Sean Garrett
Garrett Hamler, better known by his stage name Sean Garrett is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer. He has produced fifteen number one singles in only seven years of producing music. That number puts him in fifth place on the Billboard list of producers with the most number...
, Angela Beyincé and Stayve Thomas
Slim Thug
Stayve Jerome Thomas , better known as Slim Thug, Boss Hogg or Thug Boss, is an American rapper. He gained mainstream attention for his contribution to the popular single from rapper Mike Jones, "Still Tippin'"....
. The song was supposed to be featured on the soundtrack album
Soundtrack album
A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television program. In some cases, not all the tracks from the movie are included in the album; however there are rare cases of songs in the trailers that do not appear in...
for 2006 film The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther (2006 film)
The Pink Panther is a 2006 American comedy film and a reboot of The Pink Panther film series. In this film, Inspector Jacques Clouseau is assigned to solve the murder of a famous soccer coach and the theft of the famous Pink Panther diamond. The film also stars Kevin Kline, Jean Reno, Emily...
, in which Knowles co-stars. As it was ultimately not included on its soundtrack album
The Pink Panther (2006 soundtrack)
The Pink Panther is the soundtrack album to the 2006 film of the same name, starring Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Kevin Kline, and Beyoncé Knowles. It was composed and produced by Canadian composer Christophe Beck....
, the song with additional vocals from Slim Thug was featured as a new track on the 2005 Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
's greatest hits album #1's
Number 1's (Destiny's Child album)
#1's is a compilation album released by R&B group Destiny's Child containing songs from their albums The Writing's on the Wall, Survivor, This Is The Remix, and Destiny Fulfilled...
. It was also later made available as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of Knowles' second studio album, B'Day
B'Day
B'Day is the second studio album by American R&B recording artist Beyoncé Knowles, released on September 4, 2006 by Columbia Records in collaboration with Music World Music and Sony Urban Music. It was released to coincide with Knowles' twenty-fifth birthday. The album was originally planned for a...
(2006) in selected European territories in 2007. Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
released the song in the United States on December 13, 2005.
The song's development was motivated by the phrase 'Check on It' which Knowles and her management jokingly used before they decided to turn the idea into a song. "Check on It" derives genres from R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
as well as hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
and lyrically, the song takes place in a club, where Knowles is letting the male patrons know that they are welcome to come and look at her sexually attractive body when she is dancing. The track consists of two verse-raps
Song structure (popular music)
The structures or musical forms of songs in popular music are typically sectional, repeating forms, such as strophic form. Other common forms include thirty-two-bar form, verse-chorus form, and the twelve bar blues...
by Slim Thug. The song was generally well received by music critics who universally complimented the pleasant vocals of Knowles and the assertiveness with which she delivers her lyrics.
"Check on It" was not originally lined up for an official release as a single from the album #1's. However, it received heavy rotation from US radio stations, following the release of the first single, "Stand Up for Love
Stand up for Love
"Stand Up for Love" was the last song of the group and first and only single from Destiny's Child's greatest hits album, #1's. Released in 2005, the single became Destiny's Child's first single to fail to chart in the United States...
" (2005), which performed poorly on the charts in the US. Eventually, "Check on It" debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
in November 2005, that is, before its official release. The single reached the summit of the Hot 100 in February 2006; it remained at the top for five consecutive weeks, becoming one of the two longest-running number-one single in 2006. "Check on It" became Knowles' third US number-one single as a solo artist. Additionally, the song peaked at number one in New Zealand and reached the top ten on various singles chart in mainland Europe.
The music video for the song was directed by Hype Williams
Hype Williams
Harold "Hype" Williams , previously known as HYPE, is an American music video and film director of African-American and Honduran descent. His nickname "Hype" comes from his hyperactive nature as a child....
, and was premiered on December 16, 2005. It was shot in pink to brand the relationship with The Pink Panther. "Check on It" won the Best R&B Video
MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video
The MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video was first awarded in 1993, and was given every year until 2006, as the following year MTV revammped the VMAs and eliminated all of the genre categories. The following year, though, when MTV returned the VIdeo Music Awards to their previous format, Best...
at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards
2006 MTV Video Music Awards
The 2006 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on August 31, 2006, honoring the best music videos from the previous year. The show was hosted by Jack Black at Radio City Music Hall in New York City....
, and was also nominated in the award category for Video of the Year at the 2006 BET Awards
BET Awards
The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. The awards are presented annually and broadcast live on BET...
. Although Knowles did not perform the song in any televised appearances, the song was a part of her set list on The Beyoncé Experience
The Beyoncé Experience
The Beyoncé Experience was the second worldwide concert tour by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé in support to her second solo album B'Day. According to Vibe, the tour grossed over $18.1 million.-Background:...
at the Staples Center
Staples Center
Staples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. Opening on October 17, 1999, it is one of the major sporting facilities in the Greater Los Angeles...
in Los Angeles and I Am... Tour.
Background and release
"Check on It" was composed by Knowles, Slim ThugSlim Thug
Stayve Jerome Thomas , better known as Slim Thug, Boss Hogg or Thug Boss, is an American rapper. He gained mainstream attention for his contribution to the popular single from rapper Mike Jones, "Still Tippin'"....
(who is also a featured artist on the song), Angela Beyince, Sean Garrett
Sean Garrett
Garrett Hamler, better known by his stage name Sean Garrett is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer. He has produced fifteen number one singles in only seven years of producing music. That number puts him in fifth place on the Billboard list of producers with the most number...
, and utilized production from Swiss Beatz
Swizz Beatz
Kasseem Dean , better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, DJ, rapper and painter. At the age of 17, he gained attention in the hip-hop world through his friendship with rapper DMX. Grady Spivey and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records...
, who assisted in writing the song. Matt Hennessy, Dave Pensado, and Dexter Simmons mixed the record with assistance from Geoffrey Rice, and Matt Serrecchio. Knowles said that the song's title, "Check on It", was a phrase jokingly used with her and her management before they decided to turn the idea into a song. The song was originally intended to be featured on the soundtrack for the remake of The Pink Panther, starring Steve Martin
Steve Martin
Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer....
, Kevin Kline
Kevin Kline
Kevin Delaney Kline is an American theatre, voice, film actor and comedian. He has won an Academy Award and two Tony Awards, and has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards and an Emmy Award.- Early life :...
and Beyonce. However, it was not used for the soundtrack album
The Pink Panther (2006 soundtrack)
The Pink Panther is the soundtrack album to the 2006 film of the same name, starring Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Kevin Kline, and Beyoncé Knowles. It was composed and produced by Canadian composer Christophe Beck....
, and the song, with added vocals from Slim Thug, was instead played during the film's end credits and released on Knowles' former group Destiny's Child's greatest hits, #1's
Number 1's (Destiny's Child album)
#1's is a compilation album released by R&B group Destiny's Child containing songs from their albums The Writing's on the Wall, Survivor, This Is The Remix, and Destiny Fulfilled...
.
"Check on It" was not originally intended for release as a single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
from the album #1's. However, it received heavy rotation from US radio stations after the release of the first single, "Stand Up for Love
Stand up for Love
"Stand Up for Love" was the last song of the group and first and only single from Destiny's Child's greatest hits album, #1's. Released in 2005, the single became Destiny's Child's first single to fail to chart in the United States...
", a song recorded by all members of Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
that was a commercial failure. Due to this heavy rotation, "Check on It" debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
in November 2005, that is, before its official release. A remix of the song featuring American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
rapper
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
Bun B
Bun B
Bernard Freeman better known by his stage name Bun B, is an American rapper and was one half of the southern hip hop duo UGK . He is also a guest lecturer at Rice University located in Houston, Texas...
was officially recorded before its official release. The task of remixing the song was undertaken by Maurice Joshua with further assistance from Junior Vasquez who helped in its production.
"Check on It" was first released through digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
in the United States on December 13, 2005. Remixes featuring Slim Thug were later made available available on January 31, 2006 in both the United Kingdom and the United States. "Check on It" was also released a CD Single in these two countries on February 28, 2006. The track was made available a CD Single on February 6, 2006 and as a digital download February 7, 2006 in European countries. "Check on It" was never released in Australia. It was later made available as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of Knowles' second studio album, B'Day
B'Day
B'Day is the second studio album by American R&B recording artist Beyoncé Knowles, released on September 4, 2006 by Columbia Records in collaboration with Music World Music and Sony Urban Music. It was released to coincide with Knowles' twenty-fifth birthday. The album was originally planned for a...
in European territories on April 3, 2007. Though the song had worldwide success, Knowles has stated she disliked the song. She has also stated on many occasions that she was surprised at how successful the single became because she felt that it was very simple and that probably it would not catch on like some of her previous singles.
Music and lyrics
"Check on It" is an R&BContemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
and hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
song, which features a heavy bassline
Bassline
A bassline is the term used in many styles of popular music, such as jazz, blues, funk, dub and electronic music for the low-pitched instrumental part or line played by a rhythm section instrument such as the electric bass, double bass, tuba or keyboard...
, and frequent "swinging pelvic taunts". According to the sheet music published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Sony/ATV Music Publishing is a music publishing company co-owned by The Michael Jackson Family Trust and Sony. The organisation was originally founded as Associated TeleVision in 1955 by Lew Grade. In 1957, ATV acquired Pye Records as a wholly owned subsidiary...
at Musicnotes.com, "Check On It" is set in common time
Time signature
The time signature is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each measure and which note value constitutes one beat....
, and has a tempo
Tempo
In musical terminology, tempo is the speed or pace of a given piece. Tempo is a crucial element of any musical composition, as it can affect the mood and difficulty of a piece.-Measuring tempo:...
of 166 beats per minute. Written in the key
Key (music)
In music theory, the term key is used in many different and sometimes contradictory ways. A common use is to speak of music as being "in" a specific key, such as in the key of C major or in the key of F-sharp. Sometimes the terms "major" or "minor" are appended, as in the key of A minor or in the...
of G Major
G major
G major is a major scale based on G, with the pitches G, A, B, C, D, E, and F. Its key signature has one sharp, F; in treble-clef key signatures, the sharp-symbol for F is usually placed on the first line from the top, though in some Baroque music it is placed on the first space from the bottom...
, Knowles' vocal range spans from the low note of A3 to the high note of B5. Lyrically, the song takes place in a club, where the female protagonist is letting the male patrons know that they are welcome to come and look at her sexually attractive body when she is dancing. "Check on It" starts with a verse-rap
Song structure (popular music)
The structures or musical forms of songs in popular music are typically sectional, repeating forms, such as strophic form. Other common forms include thirty-two-bar form, verse-chorus form, and the twelve bar blues...
from Slim Thug: "Good girls gotta get down with them gangstas/ Go head girl put some back and some neck up on it...". According to Bret McCabe of Baltimore City Paper
Baltimore City Paper
Baltimore City Paper is a free alternative weekly newspaper published in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1977 by Russ Smith and Alan Hirsch. Current owner Times-Shamrock Communications purchased the paper in 1987...
, Slim Thug sounds "like a 1975 Mercury Cougar
Mercury Cougar
The Mercury Cougar is an automobile which was sold under the Mercury brand of the Ford Motor Company's Lincoln-Mercury Division from 1967 to 2002. The name was first used in 1967 and was carried by a diverse series of cars over the next three decades. As is common with Mercury vehicles, the Cougar...
turning over" due to his big, strong and heavy purr. Knowles then delivers lyrics such as "I can be a tease, but I really wanna please you [...] Oohhh you watchin[g] me shake it, Ya can’t take it, it’s blazin[g]’..." which are "sexual teasing". According to Bill Lamb of About.com
About.com
About.com is an online source for original information and advice. It is written in English, and is aimed primarily at North Americans. It is owned by The New York Times Company....
, the song features smooth and alluring vocals on Knowles' part. The chorus
Refrain
A refrain is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse; the "chorus" of a song...
lines; "Dip it, pop it, work it, stop it, check on me tonight" are delivered very quickly and in a breathless manner by Knowles. Bret McCabe noted that her pace could be compared to that of American singer Donna Summer
Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...
. Slim Thug appears again after the second verse to perform a different verse rap. Then Knowles repeats the chorus lines four times with her additional vocals played in the background and the song ends.
Critical reception
Music critics received the song positively, with most of the complimenting the vocal arrangements of Knowles and the easiness as well as the confidence she displays while delivering her lyrics. The UK website Contactmusic.comContactmusic.com
Contactmusic.com is a Leeds UK based entertainment magazine/webzine. The site was launched in April 2000 by a small team and has now expanded to 12 fulltime staff and many freelance contributors from across the globe...
called "Check on It" a "booty shaking anthem" and complimented the fact that Knowles' decided to switch to a "club" song after "Stand Up for Love
Stand up for Love
"Stand Up for Love" was the last song of the group and first and only single from Destiny's Child's greatest hits album, #1's. Released in 2005, the single became Destiny's Child's first single to fail to chart in the United States...
". Bret McCabe of Baltimore City Paper
Baltimore City Paper
Baltimore City Paper is a free alternative weekly newspaper published in Baltimore, Maryland, founded in 1977 by Russ Smith and Alan Hirsch. Current owner Times-Shamrock Communications purchased the paper in 1987...
noted that the single bears no practically similarity to songs from the Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
's era. He went on praising the lyrics of the song as well as the easiness with which Knowles delivers the lyrics. Jaime Gill of Yahoo! Music
Yahoo! Music
Yahoo! Music, owned by Yahoo!, is the provider of a variety of music services, including Internet radio, music videos, news, artist information, and original programming...
called the track "sinuously brilliant". James Blake of BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
said that the lyrics are pleasantly aggressive and critical of women. About.com
About.com
About.com is an online source for original information and advice. It is written in English, and is aimed primarily at North Americans. It is owned by The New York Times Company....
's Bill Lamb wrote that although "Check on It" was not as good as Knowles' previous singles such as "Crazy in Love", her vocal effort was "pleasing","engaging" and "a delight to hear". James Anthony of the British newspaper The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
wrote that the song "espouses a blissful disregard for traditional songwriting conventions. No Hova (Jay-Z
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
) this time, but Houston rapper Slim Thug
Slim Thug
Stayve Jerome Thomas , better known as Slim Thug, Boss Hogg or Thug Boss, is an American rapper. He gained mainstream attention for his contribution to the popular single from rapper Mike Jones, "Still Tippin'"....
's lazy southern drawl suits the fractionally slower tempo." Lamb ranked it at the seventy-first position on its list of the Top 100 Pop Songs 2005. In July 2006, Nick Duerden of Spin
Spin (magazine)
Spin is a music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr.-History:In its early years, the magazine was noted for its broad music coverage with an emphasis on college-oriented rock music and on the ongoing emergence of hip-hop. The magazine was eclectic and bold, if sometimes haphazard...
magazine ranked the song at the seventh place on his list of "The ten Beyoncé tracks you need to download", writing that "Check on It" is Knowles sexiest song till date. The song nominated in the award category for Best Duet/Collaboration at the 2006 BET Awards
BET Awards
The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. The awards are presented annually and broadcast live on BET...
. and it also garnered a nomination for the Best Rap/Hip Hop Dance Track at the 22nd Annual International Dance Music Awards
Winter Music Conference
The Winter Music Conference is a weeklong electronic music conference, held every March since the mid-1980s in Miami, Florida, United States. Venues are hosted primarily in Downtown Miami and Miami's South Beach...
in 2007.
Chart performance
"Check on It" debuted at number seventy-two on the US Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
issue dated November 19, 2005. After twelve weeks on the chart, the single received the airplay gainer title and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 issue dated February 4, 2006, becoming Knowles' third Hot 100 number-one as a solo artist and Slim Thug's first Hot 100 single. That week, "Check on It" was also at the summits of the Hot Digital Songs
Hot Digital Songs
The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard.Beginning in February 2005, digital sales have been incorporated into many of Billboards music single charts. It was decided to do so mainly because of the dramatic rise in popularity of...
and the Pop 100
Pop 100
The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009...
charts. The single remained at number-one for on the Hot 100 chart for five consecutive weeks, making Knowles match Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
' achievement of having her first three number-one Hot 100 singles stay on top for five weeks or more. "Check on It" also tied with Canadian singer Daniel Powter
Daniel Powter
Daniel Richard Powter is a Canadian recording artist. He is known for his hit "Bad Day", which spent five weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. Powter became the only act to register the #1 hit of the year but chart no other Hot 100 hit.- Life and career :Powter grew up in Vernon, in the...
's 2005 single "Bad Day
Bad Day (Daniel Powter song)
"Bad Day" is a song written and performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Daniel Powter. It was released as the first single from his second album Daniel Powter and achieved the #1 spot in the U.S. and Ireland. In the U.S...
" for the longest-running number-one single in 2006. The single also topped the Pop Songs
Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)
The Mainstream Top 40 is an airplay chart from Billboard magazine, and is also known as Pop Songs on billboard.com. It was often mistaken for and confused with the now discontinued Pop 100 Airplay chart...
, the Hot Dance Club Play, the Rhythmic Top 40
Rhythmic Airplay Chart
The Rhythmic Airplay Chart is an airplay chart that is featured weekly in Billboard Magazine. The chart tracks and measures the airplay of songs played on Rhythmic stations, whose playlist includes mostly hit-driven R&B/Hip-Hop, Rhythmic pop, and some Dance tracks...
charts, and the Hot 100 Airplay charts while reaching number three on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
chart. The song was certified
RIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
gold by the Recording Industry Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
(RIAA) for having sold over 500,000 digital downloads in the United States. According to Mediabase
Mediabase
Mediabase is a music industry service that monitors radio station airplay in 180 US and Canadian markets. Mediabase publishes music charts and data based on the most played songs on terrestrial and satellite radio, and provides in-depth analytical tools for radio and record industry professionals...
and Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, better known as BDS, is a service that tracks monitored radio, television and internet airplay of songs based on the number of spins and detections...
, "Check on It" passed the 200 million audience impressions mark in on January 31, 2006. Another single of Knowles, "Irreplaceable
Irreplaceable
"Irreplaceable" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles for her second studio album, B'Day . The song was written by Knowles, Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, and produced by Stargate and Knowles...
" (2006) also passed this mark on December 11, 2006. Knowles became the second female singer to achieve this in the United States after Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
's two singles "We Belong Together
We Belong Together
"We Belong Together" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from her tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi . The song was released on March 29, 2005, through Island Records as the second single from the album. "We Belong Together" was written by Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel...
" (2005) and "Shake It Off
Shake It Off
"Shake It Off" is a song performed by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, taken from her tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi . It was written and produced by Carey along with Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, and Johntá Austin...
" (2005) both passed the 200 million audience impression mark within 2005 according to Mediabase. At the end of 2006, "Check on It" emerged as the tenth most successful song on the Hot 100 chart, and fourth most played song on radio stations in the United States.
In the United Kingdom, "Check on It" debuted at number four on January 28, 2006. The following week, it reached its peak at number three and enjoyed twelve weeks of charting in the top seventy-five positions of the UK Singles Chart. In New Zealand, the single first appeared at number thirty-five on January 30, 2006, and reached the summit of the New Zealand Singles Chart
Recording Industry Association of New Zealand
The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...
on March 13, 2006. It stayed at its peak position for two consecutive weeks. In mainland Europe, "Check on It" reached the top five in Norway and the Netherlands, the top ten in Switzerland, Denmark, and Austria, and the top twenty in Germany and Sweden.
Music video
When demand was growing for the song, Knowles shot a music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
serving as promotion for both #1's and The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther (2006 film)
The Pink Panther is a 2006 American comedy film and a reboot of The Pink Panther film series. In this film, Inspector Jacques Clouseau is assigned to solve the murder of a famous soccer coach and the theft of the famous Pink Panther diamond. The film also stars Kevin Kline, Jean Reno, Emily...
. The video was directed by Hype Williams
Hype Williams
Harold "Hype" Williams , previously known as HYPE, is an American music video and film director of African-American and Honduran descent. His nickname "Hype" comes from his hyperactive nature as a child....
, and was premiered on December 12, 2005 on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
. It was shot in 12 hours and featured Knowles in 12 different set-ups and outfits. Hype Williams told Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
: "The concept was to make everything pink to brand the relationship with The Pink Panther. The pink sails reflect the wind instrument sound of the string section." The music video also incorporates 1950s
1950s
The 1950s or The Fifties was the decade that began on January 1, 1950 and ended on December 31, 1959. The decade was the sixth decade of the 20th century...
influences. Concerning the music video, Knowles said: "The song is so fun, it makes you feel like a child again and we wanted to put some of that in the choreography and the feel of the video. It's all about checking on yourself and making sure you're moving tight and your man admiring how you move. It's simple." The version of the song used in the music video features a remix of "The Pink Panther Theme" and a verse-rap
Song structure (popular music)
The structures or musical forms of songs in popular music are typically sectional, repeating forms, such as strophic form. Other common forms include thirty-two-bar form, verse-chorus form, and the twelve bar blues...
from Bun B
Bun B
Bernard Freeman better known by his stage name Bun B, is an American rapper and was one half of the southern hip hop duo UGK . He is also a guest lecturer at Rice University located in Houston, Texas...
. The video was featured on the DVD of The Pink Panther.
Knowles is shown in mostly all pink, and the dancers wear PVC jackets and dance around rippling satin sheets. The video also features Knowles bending over and grabbing her behind. The video cuts to Knowles wearing a polka dot corset against a hot magenta polka-dotted wall, wearing a pink wig and pink lipstick. Where black bars normally appear on a 4:3
Aspect ratio (image)
The aspect ratio of an image is the ratio of the width of the image to its height, expressed as two numbers separated by a colon. That is, for an x:y aspect ratio, no matter how big or small the image is, if the width is divided into x units of equal length and the height is measured using this...
(full screen) television showing a widescreen
Widescreen
Widescreen images are a variety of aspect ratios used in film, television and computer screens. In film, a widescreen film is any film image with a width-to-height aspect ratio greater than the standard 1.37:1 Academy aspect ratio provided by 35mm film....
production, footage is displayed of curtains moving in the background. This was a trend in Williams' videos during that year, with the effect being used in Ne-Yo
Ne-Yo
Shaffer Chimere Smith, Jr. , better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. Beginning his career as a songwriter, Ne-Yo penned the hit "Let Me Love You" for singer Mario...
's "So Sick
So Sick
"So Sick" is an R&B–pop song by American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo. The track was produced by Norwegian production team Stargate for Ne-Yo's debut album In My Own Words....
" and Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx
Eric Marlon Bishop , professionally known as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer-songwriter, stand-up comedian, and talk radio host. As an actor, his work in the film Ray earned him the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a...
's "Unpredictable
Unpredictable (song)
"Unpredictable" is the title track from Jamie Foxx's second album, Unpredictable and was released as the first single from the album in 2005...
". "Check on It" won the Best R&B Video
MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video
The MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video was first awarded in 1993, and was given every year until 2006, as the following year MTV revammped the VMAs and eliminated all of the genre categories. The following year, though, when MTV returned the VIdeo Music Awards to their previous format, Best...
at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards
2006 MTV Video Music Awards
The 2006 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on August 31, 2006, honoring the best music videos from the previous year. The show was hosted by Jack Black at Radio City Music Hall in New York City....
for on August 31, 2006. It was also nominated in the award category for Video of the Year at the 2006 BET Awards
BET Awards
The BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. The awards are presented annually and broadcast live on BET...
.
Live performances
Although Knowles did not perform the song in any televised appearances, the song was a part of her set list on The Beyoncé ExperienceThe Beyoncé Experience
The Beyoncé Experience was the second worldwide concert tour by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé in support to her second solo album B'Day. According to Vibe, the tour grossed over $18.1 million.-Background:...
at the Staples Center
Staples Center
Staples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. Opening on October 17, 1999, it is one of the major sporting facilities in the Greater Los Angeles...
in Los Angeles and I Am... Tour during various stops including the Odyssey Arena in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, the O2 Arena
The O2 arena (London)
The O2 Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the centre of The O2, a large entertainment complex on the Greenwich peninsula in London, England.With a capacity of up to 20,000 depending on the event, it is second largest...
in London, Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
in Greece, Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, the largest city in Canada. In Los Angeles, Knowles performed segments of the song, dressed in a golden, translucent slip and golden, sparkling panties. It was executed without backup dancers or live instrumentation, only backup singers toward the performance's conclusion. When Knowles performed the song in Sunrise, Florida
Sunrise, Florida
-Overview:Sunrise is a city in southwestern Broward County, Florida, United States. It was incorporated in 1961 by Norman Johnson – a developer whose World Famous Upside-Down House attracted buyers to what was then a remote area...
on June 29, 2009, she was wearing a glittery gold leotard. As she sang, animated graphics of turntables, faders and other club equipment were projected behind Knowles, her dancers and musicians. Consequently, "Check on It" was included as the sixteenth track and the twentieth track on her live albums The Beyoncé Experience Live (2007), and I Am... World Tour
I Am... World Tour
I Am... World Tour is a live DVD/CD concert film by American R&B recording artist Beyoncé Knowles who also produced, directed and edited the concert film for her own Parkwood Pictures. The DVD was filmed in presence of more than a million of fans during her worldwide I Am... Tour, running from...
(2010) respectively.
Formats and track listing
- International Remixes EP (feat. Bun B & Slim Thug)
- "Check On It" – 3:30
- "Check On It" (Junior Vasquez Club Mix) – 8:31
- "Check On It" (Maurice's Nu Soul Mix) – 5:59
- "Check On It" (King Klub Mix) – 6:48
- "Check On It" (Bama BoyzBama BoyzThe Bama Boyz are a Grammy-nominated, Dove Award Winning, American record production, songwriting, and artist trio, consisting of Eddie “E-Trez” Smith III, Jesse J. Rankins, Jonathan D. Wells...
Remix) – 3:54
- Canada and Europe Single (feat. Slim Thug)
- "Check On It" – 3:31
- "Check On It" (No Rap Version) – 3:08
- US Single (feat. Voltio)
- "Check On It" (Bama Boyz Reggaeton Remix) – 3:28
- "Check On It" (Bama Boyz Reggaeton Remix Instrumental) – 3:28
Personnel
Credits for the song, adapted from Allmusic- VocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
– Beyoncé KnowlesBeyoncé KnowlesBeyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
, Kelly RowlandKelly RowlandKelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child... - WritingSongwriterA songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
– Angela Beyince, Swizz BeatzSwizz BeatzKasseem Dean , better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, DJ, rapper and painter. At the age of 17, he gained attention in the hip-hop world through his friendship with rapper DMX. Grady Spivey and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records...
, Sean GarrettSean GarrettGarrett Hamler, better known by his stage name Sean Garrett is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer. He has produced fifteen number one singles in only seven years of producing music. That number puts him in fifth place on the Billboard list of producers with the most number... - ProducingRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
– Beyoncé Knowles, Swiss Beatz, Mathew KnowlesMathew KnowlesMathew Knowles is an American music executive and manager. He is the father and former manager of R&B singer Beyoncé , Knowles also managed Kelly Rowland as well as girl group Destiny's Child . He was also the manager of Solange Knowles.-Manager and producer:Knowles is an alumnus of Fisk...
, Kelly RowlandKelly RowlandKelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child...
, Michelle WilliamsMichelle Williams (singer)Tenitra Michelle Williams , commonly known as Michelle Williams, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress... - EngineeringAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
– Joe Carrano, Jim Caruana, Nathan Jenkins - MasteringAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
– Tom Coyne - MixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
– Matt Hennessy, Dave Pensado, Dexter Simmons - Artists and repertoire – Huy Nguyen
- Assistance – Geoffrey Rice, Matt Serrecchio
Additionally, the remixes also credit the following people:
- RemixRemixA remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
ing – Maurice Joshua - Producing – Junior VasquezJunior VasquezJunior Vasquez, , is an American club DJ and remixer/producer.-Career:...
Weekly charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Hot 100 Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
5 |
| Japan (Oricon Style Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... ) |
45 |
| US Pop 100 Pop 100 The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009... |
1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2006) | Position |
|---|---|
| Austria Top 75 Singles | 52 |
| Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders) | 46 |
| Hungarian Airplay Chart | 18 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 45 |
| UK Singles Chart | 53 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 10 |
| US Hot Dance Club Play Songs | 3 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs | 19 |
| US Hot 100 Airplay | 4 |
| US Pop 100 | 9 |
| US Rhythmic Songs | 14 |
Decade-end charts
| End of decade chart (2000–09) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 88 |
| US Pop Songs | 41 |
Certifications
| Country | Provider | Certifications |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | CRIA Canadian Recording Industry Association Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada... |
Gold |
| 2× Platinum (MT) | ||
| United States | RIAA Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... |
Gold |
| Platinum (MT) |
Purchasable release
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | December 13, 2005 | Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
Columbia Records Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company... |
| January 31, 2006 | Dance Remixes Remix A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song .... |
||
| February 21, 2006 | Digital EP Extended play An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact... |
||
| February 28, 2006 | CD Single | ||
| Canada | January 31, 2006 | Dance Remixes | |
| February 6, 2006 | CD Single | ||
| February 7, 2006 | Digital EP | ||
| United Kingdom | January 31, 2006 | Dance Remixes | |
| February 7, 2006 | Digital download | ||
| February 21, 2006 | Digital EP | ||
| February 28, 2006 | CD Single | ||
| Europe | February 6, 2006 | CD Single | |
| February 7, 2006 | Digital download | ||
See also
- List of number-one singles from the 2000s (New Zealand)
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2006 (U.S.)