International Love
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"International Love" is the the fourth official single from American rapper Pitbull
's sixth studio album, Planet Pit
. It was first released on May 29, 2011 as the first promotional single from his album. However, on October 11, 2011 the single started airing on rhythmic radio in the U.S. and was finally released as the fourth official single on November 1, 2011 when it impacted U.S. mainstream radio. It debuted at number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100
in the United States. The single features vocals from American R&B
singer Chris Brown and was written by Pitbull, Soulshock
, Peter Biker, Sean Hurley and Claude Kelly
, and it was produced by Soulshock, Biker and Hurley.
Credits adapted from Planet Pit album liner notes.
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...
's sixth studio album, Planet Pit
Planet Pit
Planet Pit is the sixth studio album by American rapper Pitbull, released on June 17, 2011, on J Records, and RCA Records. Production was handled by a variety of pop, and hip hop producers including David Guetta, RedOne, Dr. Luke, Jim Jonsin, and Soulshock. Musically, the album was created with the...
. It was first released on May 29, 2011 as the first promotional single from his album. However, on October 11, 2011 the single started airing on rhythmic radio in the U.S. and was finally released as the fourth official single on November 1, 2011 when it impacted U.S. mainstream radio. It debuted at number 59 on the 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 the United States. The single features vocals from American 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...
singer Chris Brown and was written by Pitbull, Soulshock
Soulshock
Carsten Schack and better known by his stage name Soulshock is a Danish record producer and songwriter-Beginnings:...
, Peter Biker, Sean Hurley and Claude Kelly
Claude Kelly
Claude Kelly is an American singer-songwriter. He has a prolific discography, well known for writing for artists such as Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston, Jordin Sparks, Kelly Clarkson, Jay Sean, Adam Lambert, Jessie J and Charice.-Career:He began playing the piano...
, and it was produced by Soulshock, Biker and Hurley.
Credits and personnel
- PitbullPitbull (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...
– songwriter - SoulshockSoulshockCarsten Schack and better known by his stage name Soulshock is a Danish record producer and songwriter-Beginnings:...
– songwriter, producer, arranger, instrumentation, recording and mixing - Peter Biker – songwriter, producer, arranger and instrumentation
- Sean Hurley – songwriter, keyboards and additional production
- Claude KellyClaude KellyClaude Kelly is an American singer-songwriter. He has a prolific discography, well known for writing for artists such as Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston, Jordin Sparks, Kelly Clarkson, Jay Sean, Adam Lambert, Jessie J and Charice.-Career:He began playing the piano...
– songwriter and backing vocals - Al Burna – Pitbull vocal recording
- Brian Springer – Chris Brown vocal recording
- Manny MarroquinManny MarroquinManny Marroquin, born 21 September 1971 in Guatemala, is a Grammy winning mixing engineer. His family moved to Los Angeles when he was nine due to the Guatemalan Civil War....
– mixing - Erik Madrid – assistant mixing
- Chris Galland – assistant mixing
Credits adapted from Planet Pit album liner notes.
Charts
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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Canada (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... ) |
36 |
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... |
59 |
US Billboard Billboard (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... Pop Songs |
34 |
Release history
Country | Date | Format |
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United States | May 27, 2011 | 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... - Promo Single |
October 11, 2011 | Rhythmic radio | |
November 1, 2011 | Mainstream radio | |
Australia | November 7, 2011 | Contemporary Hit Radio Contemporary hit radio Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts... , Nights |
United Kingdom | November 14, 2011 | Digital download |