Sexy Bitch
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"Sexy Bitch" is a song recorded by French
producer
David Guetta
. It features Senegalese-American R&B
singer Akon
and was released digitally on July 24, 2009, worldwide and later on July 28 in the United States. It is the second single from Guetta's fourth studio album One Love
. The song uses melody inspired by the previous hit "Tainted Love
" made popular by Soft Cell
and has become a worldwide hit, reaching the top spot on thirteen different charts so far. Additionally, the song also appears in DJ Hero
as part of downloadable content.
", he was approached by Akon, who expressed interest in collaborating. Though Akon was constrained by a 6am flight the following morning, Guetta convinced him to work through the night on the song at a nearby studio.
, which called it "a thumping club jam with R&B star Akon." The song was praised by Michael Menachem of Billboard
, saying "Don't be surprised if this track takes over dancefloors as the summer ends." Digitalspy gave it 3/5 stars, criticising the lyrics while admitting that "the beats and big old hook [were] enough to make [the song] bearable."
who wakes up and finds pictures of his date from David Guetta's pool party. He then finds lipstick note on his mirror that reads "find me at pool party" with yet another photo. As the party starts, people enter; a group of teenage boys are not allowed but they employ various methods to get in. The camera switches to Akon again, who is shown singing underwater. The camera flicks to Guetta arriving meeting up with Akon, who then grabs Guetta and they throw each other in the pool. The party continues as Akon pushes more people in, girls dance and Akon with Guetta are shown to be having a water fight. The scene then skips to a club that is called "Fuck Me, I'm Famous" where David Guetta
is performing a concert with Tocadisco, and Akon is walking in from the back, where he meets some girls. Akon then arrives and performs "Sexy Bitch" at the concert. A light up man in blue and green appears. Girls are shown dancing and Akon does a crowd surf before the video ends. At the end, Akon is seen sleeping in the bed waking up finding pictures but goes back to sleep.
The video was filmed in Ibiza
, Barcelona
, Spain, and Swindon
, England around July 27, 2009.
An alternate version for a censored version of the song (Sexy Chick) depicts two girls in Akon's bedroom; one is taking Polaroid photos of the other. They even take photos of themselves in Akon's bed while he sleeps. Akon's bed is covered in photos, and as the girls leave, the one most heavily photographed writes in lipstick on the bathroom mirror, "find me at pool party". She attaches another photo and leaves a lipstick impression of her lips on the mirror before she goes to the pool party. Akon then wakes up. The rest of the video is much like the other version, with a few scenes cut or added at the pool party and the club. For example, the underwater singing scene is omitted.
at number ten on the issue dated July 30, 2009 and peaked at number two on the issue dated September 3, 2009. It also debuted on the Australian Singles Chart
at number fourteen on the issue dated August 3, 2009. It topped the chart peaking at number one on the issue dated August 17, 2009. After holding the spot for three consecutive weeks, it was replaced with "Like it Like That" by Guy Sebastian
on the issue dated September 7, 2009. On the Finnish Singles Chart
, it made its debut at number ten on the issue dated August 5, 2009. It managed to peak at number four. "Sexy Bitch" also debuted on the Austrian Singles Chart
at number ten on the issue dated August 5, 2009. It moved up to a new peak of seven on the issue dated September 2, 2009.
On the issue dated August 6, 2009, it debuted at number eight on the Swedish Singles Chart
. The song moved up to a peak of four on its fourth week on the chart. It debuted at number nine of the Danish Singles Chart
on the issue dated August 7, 2009. It moved up to a peak of number two on its fifth week on the chart. The song has debuted at number three on the Swiss Singles Chart
on the issue dated August 9, 2009. It moved up to number two the following week.
On the issue dated August 15, 2009, Sexy Bitch debuted on the Canadian Hot 100
at number nine. It peaked at number one on the issue dated October 31, 2009. The song is also Guetta's most successful single on North America
n radio, as the song reached #1 on the Canadian top 40 chart, the first #1 in North America
outside the U.S. Hot Dance Airplay
chart. It also debuted on the official U.S. Billboard Hot 100
at #56. On the week ending December 26, 2009, it broke into the Top Ten at #6 where it seemingly peaked for four non-consecutive weeks, but later climbed to #5, making it Guetta's biggest hit in the United States
, as well as being one of Akon's biggest US hits. It became another number-one hit in the Hot Dance Club Songs. It became his fourth number one single on Billboard' s Hot Dance Airplay
chart in its October 31, 2009 issue. As of January 2011, the single was sold 2,950,000 times.
In the issue dated August 8, 2009, "Sexy Bitch" made its debuted on the Belgium Singles Chart
(Flanders
) at number five and on the Belgium Singles Chart
(Wallonia) at number three. On the issue dated September 5, 2009 it set a new peak at number one. On the issue dated for August 14, 2009, the song debuted at number twenty on the German Singles Chart
at number twenty. It peaked at number nine on the issue dated September 4, 2009. In the United Kingdom, the song debuted on the UK Singles Chart
at number twenty-one on the issue dated August 16, 2009, with a remix by cover band GG appearing at number sixty. The following week, the song moved up to number one, giving Guetta his second chart topper in Britain. On the issue dated August 30, 2009 it slipped down to number two with "Holiday
" by Dizzee Rascal
debuting at number one. "Sexy Bitch" remained in the UK top 10 for a total of 9 weeks. It ended the year as the 10th best selling UK single of 2009. "Sexy Bitch" debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart
at number twenty-two on the issue dated August 10, 2009. It peaked at number one. On the issue dated September 5, 2009, the song was a new entry on the French Physical Singles Chart
debuting at number two with 3 296 sales. "Sexy Bitch" became number 1 on the French Digital Singles Chart
on the issue date August 23, 2009 with 7 855 sales, the single will be at the first place for 10 consecutive weeks, the peak sales in one week took place on the issue date September 20, 2009 with 15 725 sales. "Sexy Bitch" debuted on the Dutch Top 40
at number twenty-four on the issue dated August 29, 2009. It has so far peaked at number four. The song re-entered the UK Singles Chart
on the 3rd January 2010 at number 33.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
David Guetta
David Guetta
Pierre David Guetta , known professionally as David Guetta , is a French house music producer and DJ. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster and Pop Life...
. It features Senegalese-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 Akon
Akon
Aliaune Damala Badara Thiam, better known as simply Akon , is a Senegalese American R&B recording artist and songwriter.According to Forbes, Akon grossed $21 million in 2010, $20 million in 2009 and $12 million in 2008. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first...
and was released digitally on July 24, 2009, worldwide and later on July 28 in the United States. It is the second single from Guetta's fourth studio album One Love
One Love (David Guetta album)
One Love received generally favourable reviews from most music critics. According to Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66, based on ten reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews"...
. The song uses melody inspired by the previous hit "Tainted Love
Tainted Love
"Tainted Love" is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of The Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1965. It attained worldwide fame after being covered by Soft Cell in 1981, reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart, and has since been covered by numerous groups and...
" made popular by Soft Cell
Soft Cell
Soft Cell are an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s. They consist of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The duo is most widely known for their 1981 worldwide hit version of "Tainted Love" and platinum debut Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret...
and has become a worldwide hit, reaching the top spot on thirteen different charts so far. Additionally, the song also appears in DJ Hero
DJ Hero
DJ Hero is a music video game, developed by FreeStyleGames and published by Activision as a rhythm game spin-off of the Guitar Hero franchise. It was released on October 27, 2009 in North America and on October 29, 2009 in Europe...
as part of downloadable content.
Background
After a concert in England in which David Guetta performed his hit single "When Love Takes OverWhen Love Takes Over
"When Love Takes Over" is a song by French disc jockey -music producer David Guetta from his fourth studio album, One Love. It was released as the lead single from the album on 21 April 2009 by Virgin Records...
", he was approached by Akon, who expressed interest in collaborating. Though Akon was constrained by a 6am flight the following morning, Guetta convinced him to work through the night on the song at a nearby studio.
Critical reception
"Sexy Bitch" was praised by Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment 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...
, which called it "a thumping club jam with R&B star Akon." The song was praised by Michael Menachem of 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...
, saying "Don't be surprised if this track takes over dancefloors as the summer ends." Digitalspy gave it 3/5 stars, criticising the lyrics while admitting that "the beats and big old hook [were] enough to make [the song] bearable."
Music video
The video was directed by Stephen Schuster. The video starts with a plane coming and girls in bikinis are seen tanning and swimming. The camera switches to AkonAkon
Aliaune Damala Badara Thiam, better known as simply Akon , is a Senegalese American R&B recording artist and songwriter.According to Forbes, Akon grossed $21 million in 2010, $20 million in 2009 and $12 million in 2008. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first...
who wakes up and finds pictures of his date from David Guetta's pool party. He then finds lipstick note on his mirror that reads "find me at pool party" with yet another photo. As the party starts, people enter; a group of teenage boys are not allowed but they employ various methods to get in. The camera switches to Akon again, who is shown singing underwater. The camera flicks to Guetta arriving meeting up with Akon, who then grabs Guetta and they throw each other in the pool. The party continues as Akon pushes more people in, girls dance and Akon with Guetta are shown to be having a water fight. The scene then skips to a club that is called "Fuck Me, I'm Famous" where David Guetta
David Guetta
Pierre David Guetta , known professionally as David Guetta , is a French house music producer and DJ. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster and Pop Life...
is performing a concert with Tocadisco, and Akon is walking in from the back, where he meets some girls. Akon then arrives and performs "Sexy Bitch" at the concert. A light up man in blue and green appears. Girls are shown dancing and Akon does a crowd surf before the video ends. At the end, Akon is seen sleeping in the bed waking up finding pictures but goes back to sleep.
The video was filmed in Ibiza
Ibiza
Ibiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...
, Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain, and Swindon
Swindon
Swindon is a large town within the borough of Swindon and ceremonial county of Wiltshire, in South West England. It is midway between Bristol, west and Reading, east. London is east...
, England around July 27, 2009.
An alternate version for a censored version of the song (Sexy Chick) depicts two girls in Akon's bedroom; one is taking Polaroid photos of the other. They even take photos of themselves in Akon's bed while he sleeps. Akon's bed is covered in photos, and as the girls leave, the one most heavily photographed writes in lipstick on the bathroom mirror, "find me at pool party". She attaches another photo and leaves a lipstick impression of her lips on the mirror before she goes to the pool party. Akon then wakes up. The rest of the video is much like the other version, with a few scenes cut or added at the pool party and the club. For example, the underwater singing scene is omitted.
Chart performance
"Sexy Bitch" made its chart debut on the Irish Singles ChartIrish 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...
at number ten on the issue dated July 30, 2009 and peaked at number two on the issue dated September 3, 2009. It also debuted on the 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...
at number fourteen on the issue dated August 3, 2009. It topped the chart peaking at number one on the issue dated August 17, 2009. After holding the spot for three consecutive weeks, it was replaced with "Like it Like That" by Guy Sebastian
Guy Sebastian
Guy Theodore Sebastian is an Australian pop, R&B, and soul singer-songwriter who was the first winner of Australian Idol in 2003. He is currently a judge on the Australian version of The X Factor. Sebastian has released six top ten platinum/multi platinum albums, including a number-one and...
on the issue dated September 7, 2009. On the Finnish Singles Chart
Mitä hittiä
The Official Finnish Charts is a national record chart in Finland composed by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.The singles chart was started in January 1991 as Radiomafian lista and was broadcast on the radio station Radiomafia of the Finnish Broadcasting Company, YLE. This chart is based on a...
, it made its debut at number ten on the issue dated August 5, 2009. It managed to peak at number four. "Sexy Bitch" also debuted on the Austrian Singles Chart
Ö3 Austria Top 40
Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...
at number ten on the issue dated August 5, 2009. It moved up to a new peak of seven on the issue dated September 2, 2009.
On the issue dated August 6, 2009, it debuted at number eight on the 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 ....
. The song moved up to a peak of four on its fourth week on the chart. It debuted at number nine of the Danish Singles Chart
Tracklisten
Tracklisten is a Danish top 40 record chart that is presented every Thursday midnight at .The weekly Danish Singles Chart also known as Track Top-40 combines the 40 best selling tracks from legal music downloads and the sales of music singles on either CD or vinyl...
on the issue dated August 7, 2009. It moved up to a peak of number two on its fifth week on the chart. The song has debuted at number three on the Swiss Singles Chart
Swiss Music Charts
The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...
on the issue dated August 9, 2009. It moved up to number two the following week.
On the issue dated August 15, 2009, Sexy Bitch debuted on the 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...
at number nine. It peaked at number one on the issue dated October 31, 2009. The song is also Guetta's most successful single on North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
n radio, as the song reached #1 on the Canadian top 40 chart, the first #1 in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
outside the U.S. Hot Dance Airplay
Hot Dance Airplay
Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...
chart. It also debuted on the official 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...
at #56. On the week ending December 26, 2009, it broke into the Top Ten at #6 where it seemingly peaked for four non-consecutive weeks, but later climbed to #5, making it Guetta's biggest hit in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, as well as being one of Akon's biggest US hits. It became another number-one hit in the Hot Dance Club Songs. It became his fourth number one single on Billboard
Hot Dance Airplay
Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...
chart in its October 31, 2009 issue. As of January 2011, the single was sold 2,950,000 times.
In the issue dated August 8, 2009, "Sexy Bitch" made its debuted on the Belgium 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...
(Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
) at number five and on the Belgium 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...
(Wallonia) at number three. On the issue dated September 5, 2009 it set a new peak at number one. On the issue dated for August 14, 2009, the song debuted at number twenty on the German Singles Chart
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...
at number twenty. It peaked at number nine on the issue dated September 4, 2009. In the United Kingdom, the song debuted on the 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 ...
at number twenty-one on the issue dated August 16, 2009, with a remix by cover band GG appearing at number sixty. The following week, the song moved up to number one, giving Guetta his second chart topper in Britain. On the issue dated August 30, 2009 it slipped down to number two with "Holiday
Holiday (Dizzee Rascal song)
"Holiday" is a song by Ghanaian British rapper Dizzee Rascal, released as the third single from his fourth studio album Tongue n' Cheek. It was produced by Calvin Harris, with chorus vocals by R&B singer Chrome. Harris originally wrote the song for girl group, The Saturdays, but it was rejected...
" by Dizzee Rascal
Dizzee Rascal
Dylan Kwabena Mills , better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a Ghanaian British rapper, songwriter and record producer. His music is a blend of garage, hip hop, grime, ragga, pop and electronic music, with eclectic samples and more exotic styles...
debuting at number one. "Sexy Bitch" remained in the UK top 10 for a total of 9 weeks. It ended the year as the 10th best selling UK single of 2009. "Sexy Bitch" debuted on 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...
at number twenty-two on the issue dated August 10, 2009. It peaked at number one. On the issue dated September 5, 2009, the song was a new entry on the French Physical Singles Chart
Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique
The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...
debuting at number two with 3 296 sales. "Sexy Bitch" became number 1 on the French Digital Singles Chart
Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique
The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...
on the issue date August 23, 2009 with 7 855 sales, the single will be at the first place for 10 consecutive weeks, the peak sales in one week took place on the issue date September 20, 2009 with 15 725 sales. "Sexy Bitch" debuted on the 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...
at number twenty-four on the issue dated August 29, 2009. It has so far peaked at number four. The song re-entered the 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 ...
on the 3rd January 2010 at number 33.
Track listing
- UK CD Single
- "Sexy Bitch" – 3:14
- "Sexy Bitch" (Extended Version) – 5:12
- French CD Single
- "Sexy Bitch" – 3:14
- "Sexy Bitch" (Chuckie & Lil' Jon Remix) – 5:58
- "Sexy Chick" (US Version) – 3:13
- "Sexy Bitch" (Video)
- European CD Single
- "Sexy Bitch" (ChuckieChuckie (DJ)Chuckie, born Clyde Sergio Narain is a Dutch DJ and producer of Surinamese descent.-Biography:Chuckie grew up in Surinam and was influenced by the large number of musical genres of the country. When one of his friends started working as a DJ, his interest for DJing started at the age of thirteen...
& Lil' Jon Remix) – 5:58 - "Sexy Bitch" (Koen Groeneveld Remix) – 7:15
- "Sexy Bitch" (Koen Groeneveld Remix) (David Guetta Vocal Re-Edit) – 7:30
- "Sexy Bitch" (Abel Ramos Atlanta With Love Remix) – 7:13
- "Sexy Bitch" (Afrojack Remix) – 4:45
- "Sexy Bitch" (Extended Version) – 5:12
- "Sexy Bitch" – 3:14
- US CD Single
- "Sexy Bitch" (ChuckieChuckie (DJ)Chuckie, born Clyde Sergio Narain is a Dutch DJ and producer of Surinamese descent.-Biography:Chuckie grew up in Surinam and was influenced by the large number of musical genres of the country. When one of his friends started working as a DJ, his interest for DJing started at the age of thirteen...
& Lil' Jon Remix) – 5:58 - "Sexy Bitch" (Koen Groeneveld Remix) – 7:15
- "Sexy Bitch" (Koen Groeneveld Remix) (David Guetta Vocal Re-Edit) – 7:30
- "Sexy Bitch" (Abel Ramos Atlanta With Love Remix) – 7:13
- "Sexy Bitch" (Afrojack Remix) – 4:45
- "Sexy Bitch" (Footlose Remix) – 5:12
- "Sexy Bitch" (Album Version) – 3:14
- "Sexy Bitch" (Extended Version) – 5:12
- "Sexy Bitch" (Extended Instrumental) – 5:12
- "Sexy Chick" (Clean Album Version) – 3:14
- "Sexy Chick" (Clean Album Version Extended) – 5:12
Personnel
- SongwritingComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
– Giorgio Tuinfort, Aliaune ThiamAkonAliaune Damala Badara Thiam, better known as simply Akon , is a Senegalese American R&B recording artist and songwriter.According to Forbes, Akon grossed $21 million in 2010, $20 million in 2009 and $12 million in 2008. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first...
, David GuettaDavid GuettaPierre David Guetta , known professionally as David Guetta , is a French house music producer and DJ. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster and Pop Life...
, Jean-Claude Sindres - ProductionRecord 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...
– David Guetta - Co-production – Sandy Vee, Jean-Claude Sindres
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| ARIA Dance 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... |
1 |
| 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... |
1 |
| Austrian Singles Chart Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
1 |
| Belgium 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... (Flanders Flanders Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp... ) |
1 |
| Belgium 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... (Wallonia) |
1 |
| Brazilian Hot 100 Airplay | 22 |
| 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... |
1 |
| Czech Airplay Chart Rádio Top 100 Oficiální Rádio Top 100 Oficiální is the name of the Czech national airplay chart published by the IFPI Czech Republic on a weekly basis.Besides the main Top 100 record chart, also two component charts are effective. While the Rádio CZ 50 Oficiální features songs released exclusively by Czech and/or Slovak... |
1 |
| Danish Singles Chart Tracklisten Tracklisten is a Danish top 40 record chart that is presented every Thursday midnight at .The weekly Danish Singles Chart also known as Track Top-40 combines the 40 best selling tracks from legal music downloads and the sales of music singles on either CD or vinyl... |
2 |
| 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... |
3 |
| 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 Digital Singles Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
1 |
| French Physical Singles Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
2 |
| German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
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.... |
6 |
| 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... |
2 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 8 |
| 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... |
1 |
| Polish Dance Chart | 1 |
| Spanish Singles Chart PROMUSICAE Spanish Music Producers is a trade group representing the Spanish recording industry... |
5 |
| 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 .... |
2 |
| Swiss Singles Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
2 |
| 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 ... |
1 |
| UK Dance Chart UK Dance Chart The UK Dance Chart is a chart compiled by The Official Charts Company from sales in record stores and digital downloads. Although the chart does not currently receive any airplay on the radio or television, the chart can be viewed on the BBC Radio 1 and The Official Charts Company website.Digital... |
1 |
| 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... |
5 |
| U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2009) | Position |
|---|---|
| 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... |
2 |
| French Digital Singles Chart | 2 |
| French Physical Singles Chart | 16 |
| German Singles Chart IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... |
13 |
| 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.... |
72 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 33 |
| 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 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 15 |
| 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 ... |
12 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 6 |
| Chart (2010) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 84 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 28 |
| European Hot 100 Singles | 23 |
| Germany (Media Control AG Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... ) |
79 |
| Hungarian Airplay Chart | 46 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 64 |
| Romanian Top 100 | 67 |
| Spanish Singles Charts PROMUSICAE Spanish Music Producers is a trade group representing the Spanish recording industry... |
12 |
| 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... |
26 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 28 |
End-of-decade positions
| Chart (2000–2009) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 8 |
| German Singles Chart | 73 |
| 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 ... |
88 |
Certifications
| Country | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|
| Australia | 5× Platinum |
| Austria | Platinum |
| Finland | Gold |
| France | Platinum |
| Germany | Platinum |
| Italy | Platinum |
| New Zealand | 2× Platinum |
| Spain | Platinum |
| Switzerland | 4x Platinum |
| United Kingdom British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies... |
Platinum |
| United States | 2× Platinum |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Worldwide | July 24, 2009 | Digital download |
| United States | July 28, 2009 | |
| September 1, 2009 | Airplay |
See also
- List of number-one hits of 2009 (Austria)
- List of number-one singles in Australia in 2009
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2009 (Canada)
- List of European number-one hits of 2009
- List of number-one hits of 2009 (France)
- List of number-one hits of 2009 (Germany)
- List of number-one singles from the 2000s (New Zealand)
- List of number-one singles from the 2000s (UK)
- List of number-one dance singles of 2009 (U.S.)
- List of number-one dance airplay hits of 2009 (U.S.)
- Ultratop 40 number-one hits of 2009Ultratop 40 number-one hits of 2009This is a list of songs that topped the Belgian Wallonia Ultratop 40 in 2009....
- Ultratop 50 number-one hits of 2009Ultratop 50 number-one hits of 2009These hits topped the Ultratop 50 in 2009.-Notes:# Turkish entry to the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest# Winner of 2009 Eurovision Song Contest...
- List of Polish Dance Chart number-one singles of 2010