I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
Encyclopedia
"I Know You Want Me" is a song by rapper Pitbull
released as the second single from the album, Rebelution
. The song samples "75, Brazil Street" by Nicola Fasano versus Pat Rich, which itself samples "Street Player" by Chicago
. The core is from a song by Dominican rappers El Cata
and Omega
. The title is a reference to the Miami street Calle Ocho
. The song premiered on Miami's Popular Radio Station (WPOW) Power 96. It has also been featured in Dance Central
, the Xbox Kinect-Based dancing game, Dance Dance Revolution X2
for PlayStation 2, and SingStar Dance
, the PlayStation Move-based dancing game.
on YouTube
and was directed by David Rousseau. To date the video has received over 197,167,821 views as of 16 October 2011, is the 3rd most viewed "electronic" music video of all time, the 4th top video of all time. and the 8th most viewed music video of all time.
and a pop hook
while combining eurodance
synths
with a tribal house
-oriented beat. The song is set in common time
with a moderate tempo
of 128 beats per minute and is written in the key of D minor
. Pitbull's vocal range
spans from C4 to Bb4. The song is a remix of "75, Brazil Street" by Nicola Fasano Vs Pat-Rich, which itself samples "Street Player" by Chicago
. For the release by Pitbull, the sample of "Street Player" was replayed by Mark Summers
at Scorccio Sample Replays.
editor Michael Menachem giving the single a favorable review:
Fraser McAlpine of the BBC
also favored it. He said it was meant to be sexy given how Pitbull performed the verses, but is fun and 'more gigglesome than wrigglesome', and wondered if its effect would vary between listeners of different genders:
in the U.S, which made it Pitbull's most successful single to date until "Give Me Everything
" hit #1 and the song also became his second top 10 hit. It also reached #1 on French charts and #4 on Mainstream Top 40 radio. In the UK the single debuted at #53 then raising to #28 the following week, in the third week it reached 13 and in the fourth week it reached #9, giving Pitbull his first top 10 single in the UK. The following week it moved up again to #7, peaking at #4 a week later.
The song has also peaked at #7 in Australia making it his first song to hit the top 10 there, while in Spain the song reached #1 and has been certified 3 times Platinum with sales over 120,000 units.
In New Zealand, the song peaked at number three and was certified Gold, selling over 7,500 copies.
As of June 2011, "I Know You Want Me" has sold 2.6 million digital copies in the United States.
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, where Pitbull discusses development of the song and video beforehand
Pitbull (rapper)
Armando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records...
released as the second single from the album, Rebelution
Rebelution (Pitbull album)
Rebelution is the fourth studio album by Miami rapper Pitbull, released on August 28, 2009. Featured artists include Akon, B.o.B, Ke$ha, Avery Storm, Nayer, Lil Jon, The New Royales, Bass III Euro & Slim of 112. It is also his first major-label release, his first album to be released on his own...
. The song samples "75, Brazil Street" by Nicola Fasano versus Pat Rich, which itself samples "Street Player" by Chicago
Chicago (band)
Chicago is an American rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. The self-described "rock and roll band with horns" began as a politically charged, sometimes experimental, rock band and later moved to a predominantly softer sound, becoming famous for producing a number of hit ballads. They had...
. The core is from a song by Dominican rappers El Cata
El Cata
Edward Bello Pou, better known by his stage name El Cata, is a Dominican rapper, songwriter, record producer, who emerged in the music scene in 1999, born and raised in Barahona, Dominican Republic.-Early life:...
and Omega
Omega y su Mambo Violento
Omega el Fuerte is a modern Merengue group, often categorized as "mambo", based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Since 2007 singer Omega has enjoyed increased popularity in the Dominican Republic and in the Dominican-American communities in the United States. Omega has also enjoyed a lot of...
. The title is a reference to the Miami street Calle Ocho
Tamiami Trail
The Tamiami Trail is the southernmost of U.S. Highway 41 from State Road 60 in Tampa to U.S. Route 1 in Miami. The road also has the hidden designation of State Road 90....
. The song premiered on Miami's Popular Radio Station (WPOW) Power 96. It has also been featured in Dance Central
Dance Central
Dance Central is a music video game for the Xbox 360 that utilizes the Kinect motion peripheral. The game was developed by Harmonix, creators of the Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises, and is a launch title for Kinect...
, the Xbox Kinect-Based dancing game, Dance Dance Revolution X2
Dance Dance Revolution X2 (2009 video game)
Dance Dance Revolution X2 is a music video game released by Konami for the North American PlayStation 2. Released on October 27, 2009 alongside Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 3, DDR X2 was one of the first Dance Dance Revolution games released to use songs from the 2009-10 soundtrack...
for PlayStation 2, and SingStar Dance
SingStar Dance
SingStar Dance is a 2010 competitive karaoke and dance game for the PlayStation 3, and is a spin-off of the karaoke-only SingStar series. SingStar Dance is developed by SCE London Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment...
, the PlayStation Move-based dancing game.
Music video
The song's official music video was released on March 9, 2009 by Ultra RecordsUltra Records
Ultra Records is an American independent electronic dance music record label. Ultra was formed in New York City in 1995 by former Polygram and Virgin Records executive Patrick Moxey, who is still currently the owner...
on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
and was directed by David Rousseau. To date the video has received over 197,167,821 views as of 16 October 2011, is the 3rd most viewed "electronic" music video of all time, the 4th top video of all time. and the 8th most viewed music video of all time.
Music and structure
"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" is an uptempo syncopated hip hop groove with clear vocals on the chorusRefrain
A refrain is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse; the "chorus" of a song...
and a pop hook
Hook (music)
A hook is a musical idea, often a short riff, passage, or phrase, that is used in popular music to make a song appealing and to "catch the ear of the listener". The term generally applies to popular music, especially rock music, hip hop, dance music, and pop. In these genres, the hook is often...
while combining eurodance
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
synths
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
with a tribal house
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
-oriented beat. The song is set in common time
Common Time
"Common Time" is a science fiction short story written by James Blish. It first appeared in the August 1953 issue of Science Fiction Quarterly and has been reprinted several times: in the 1959 short-story collection Galactic Cluster; in The Testament of Andros ; in The Penguin Science Fiction...
with a moderate 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 128 beats per minute and is written in the key of D minor
D minor
D minor is a minor scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. In the harmonic minor, the C is raised to C. Its key signature has one flat ....
. Pitbull's vocal range
Vocal range
Vocal range is the measure of the breadth of pitches that a human voice can phonate. Although the study of vocal range has little practical application in terms of speech, it is a topic of study within linguistics, phonetics, and speech and language pathology, particularly in relation to the study...
spans from C4 to Bb4. The song is a remix of "75, Brazil Street" by Nicola Fasano Vs Pat-Rich, which itself samples "Street Player" by Chicago
Chicago (band)
Chicago is an American rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. The self-described "rock and roll band with horns" began as a politically charged, sometimes experimental, rock band and later moved to a predominantly softer sound, becoming famous for producing a number of hit ballads. They had...
. For the release by Pitbull, the sample of "Street Player" was replayed by Mark Summers
Mark Summers
Mark Summers is the CEO, Sample Replay Producer, Sound Engineer and Music Producer of Scorccio Sample Replays, a division of Scorccio Records, a dance music company founded in the UK in 1996.- First Recordings :...
at Scorccio Sample Replays.
Critical reception
The song received mixed reviews with Billboard.comBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
editor Michael Menachem giving the single a favorable review:
Fraser McAlpine of the 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...
also favored it. He said it was meant to be sexy given how Pitbull performed the verses, but is fun and 'more gigglesome than wrigglesome', and wondered if its effect would vary between listeners of different genders:
Chart performance
"I Know You Want Me" is Pitbull's first single to be internationally successful. The single peaked at #2 on the 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...
in the U.S, which made it Pitbull's most successful single to date until "Give Me Everything
Give Me Everything (Pitbull song)
"Give Me Everything" is a song by American rapper Pitbull, released on March 18, 2011 as the second single from his sixth studio album, Planet Pit . It was written by Matt Howard, American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo, Dutch producer and DJ Afrojack. Ne-Yo and Nayer feature on the song, while Afrojack...
" hit #1 and the song also became his second top 10 hit. It also reached #1 on French charts and #4 on Mainstream Top 40 radio. In the UK the single debuted at #53 then raising to #28 the following week, in the third week it reached 13 and in the fourth week it reached #9, giving Pitbull his first top 10 single in the UK. The following week it moved up again to #7, peaking at #4 a week later.
The song has also peaked at #7 in Australia making it his first song to hit the top 10 there, while in Spain the song reached #1 and has been certified 3 times Platinum with sales over 120,000 units.
In New Zealand, the song peaked at number three and was certified Gold, selling over 7,500 copies.
As of June 2011, "I Know You Want Me" has sold 2.6 million digital copies in the United States.
iTunes EP
- "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" [More English Radio Edit] - 3:40
- "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" [Radio Edit] - 4:04
- "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" [More English Mix] - 3:03
- "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" [More English Extended Mix] - 4:26
Promo CD
- "I Know You Want Me [Calle Ocho]" (Radio Edit Cold) - 3:40
- "I Know You Want Me [Calle Ocho]" (Radio Edit Fade) - 4:04
- "I Know You Want Me [Calle Ocho]" (Spanish Bridge Version) - 3:03
- "I Know You Want Me [Calle Ocho]" (More English Extended Mix) - 3:49
- "I Know You Want Me [Calle Ocho]" (Why Is Being Calle Ocho To Me? Remix) - 6:56
- "I Know You Want Me [Calle Ocho]" (Extended Mix) - 4:26
- "I Know You Want Me [Calle Ocho]" (Extended Instrumental Mix) - 6:04
- "I Know You Want Me [Calle Ocho]" (featuring Yomo) 4:14
Chart positions
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
6 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 3 |
| Belgian Singles Chart Ultratop 40 Ultratop 40 singles, often just Ultratop 40, is the weekly chart of best-selling singles in Wallonia and Brussels Capital Region, the french-speaking parts of Belgium. Its equivalent covering the Flanders region is Ultratop 50. Both charts are produced and published by the Ultratop organization... (Flanders) |
1 |
| Belgian Singles Chart Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... (Wallonia) |
2 |
| 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... |
2 |
| Danish Singles Chart | 6 |
| Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
1 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles Eurochart Hot 100 Singles The European Hot 100 Singles has been compiled by Billboard and Music & Media magazine since March, 1984. The chart is based on national singles sales charts in 15 European countries: Austria, Belgium , Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,... |
1 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 2 |
| French Singles Chart | 1 |
| German Singles Chart | 8 |
| Greek Singles Chart | 1 |
| Hungarian Airplay Chart Mahasz Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary.... |
4 |
| Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
5 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 6 |
| 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... |
3 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 5 |
| Polish Dance Chart | 16 |
| Romanian Top 100 Romanian Top 100 The Romanian Top 100 is the national airplay-based singles chart of Romania. It is weekly and it started running in 1996. It is recognized as an official chart by the European division of Billboard, Music & Media.... |
1 |
| Spanish Singles Chart PROMUSICAE Spanish Music Producers is a trade group representing the Spanish recording industry... |
1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
3 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 2 |
| Turkey Top 20 Chart | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
4 |
| U.S. 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... |
2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs Hot Latin Songs Hot Latin Songs is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. It is often recognized as the most important music chart for Spanish language Latin music in the American music market. It was established by the magazine on September 6, 1986 with La Guirnalda by Rocío Dúrcal being the first song... |
6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single... |
4 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop Songs | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Songs | 4 |
Certifications
| Country | Provider | Certification | Sales |
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| Spain | PROMUSICAE PROMUSICAE Spanish Music Producers is a trade group representing the Spanish recording industry... |
3× platinum | 120,000+ |
| Argentina | EMI EMI The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major... |
Gold | 10,000+ |
| USA | RIAA | 2× platinum | 2,000,000 |
| Australia | ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... |
Platinum | 70,000 |
| Canada | CRIA Cria A cria is the name for a baby camelid such as a llama, alpaca, vicuña, or guanaco. It comes from the Spanish word cría, meaning "baby". Its false cognate in English, crya , was coined by British sailors who explored Chile in the 18th century and were quick to describe the camelids onomatopoeically... |
3× Platinum | 120,000 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2009) | Position |
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| Australian Singles Chart | 21 |
| French Singles Chart | 7 |
| German Singles Chart | 37 |
| Hungarian Airplay Chart Mahasz Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary.... |
28 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 26 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 20 |
| Spanish Singles Chart | 3 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 11 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
59 |
| Chart (2010) | Position |
| Hungarian Airplay Chart | 55 |
Chart precession and succession
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External links
} shown on MTV HitsMTV Hits
MTV Hits is an American music video channel that debuted on May 1, 2002. The format of the network resembles that of the classic MTV before the additional of other programming to that network in the 1990s and their slow decline of music video programming...
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- Scorccio Sample Replays, "Replays - Audio" provides an A/B comparison of the original "Street Player" sample by Chicago vs "Street Player" replay by Scorccio.
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