You Da One
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"You Da One" is a song by Barbadian
recording artist Rihanna
, from her sixth studio album Talk That Talk
(2011). The song was written by Ester Dean
, Dr. Luke
, Rihanna, John Hill
and Cirkut, while production of the song was handled by Dr. Luke and Cirkut. The song was given its first play on Capital FM
on November 11, 2011, and was released as the second single from the album on November 13, 2011, in the UK and on November 14, 2011, in the United States. "You Da One" was met with a positive reception from music critics, who praised the reggae
and dancehall
composition, and compared the song to some of Rihanna's previous singles, "What's My Name?
" and "Man Down
", which also embody the same Caribbean vibes and composition.
, John Hill
and Rihanna, while production of the song was completed by Gottwald under his production name, Dr. Luke
. The song was released as the second single from the album, and premiered in the United States on November 11, 2011, on all Clear Channel Radio stations. "You Da One" was made available to download digitally
via iTunes
on November 14, 2011. The black-and-white cover artwork for the single shows Rihanna holding a cigarette in her hand. While praising Rihanna's look as "perfectly coiffed", Sarah Anne Hughes of The Washington Post
criticized the use of the cigarette calling it a social taboo
.
pop
and electropop
song, with elements of other musical genres, including dancehall
and reggae
. The song also features dubstep
bridge
breakdown before the final chorus. According to Bradley Stern of MTV
, "You Da Ones structure bares resemblances to Britney Spears
' "Inside Out
", writing "[Rihanna] gets squeezed between a killer dubstep-to-death breakdown, not unlike the ex-sexin' jam Dr. Luke crafted for Britney's 'Femme Fatale
' cut." "You Da One" has simple lyrics talking about a comfortably relationship, which can be heard in the lyrics "You know how to love me hard/I won't lie, I'm falling hard/Yup, I'm falling for ya, but there's nothing wrong with that." James Montgomery of the same publication commented on the song's structure, writing that the song "starts in traditional [Rihanna] territory — building on a slow, skanking rhythm — expands with a starbursty chorus, then contracts nearly as quickly on a knotty, ratcheting middle." Michael Cragg of The Guardian
explained some of the lyrics in the song as part of his review, writing "It's perhaps less immediate, but there's a lovely pre-chorus of My love is your love, your love is my love that leads into a refrain about how great it is to have found someone decent (I'm so happy that you came into my life).
commented on the sexual suggestiveness that is embodied on "You Da One", writing "Rihanna channels a potty-mouthed sex kitten"; Vena continued to write that the song is the most radio friendly on Talk That Talk, despite the excessive use of "NSFW
lyrics". Robert Copsey of Digital Spy
praised the song, writing that it is "bouncy" and is "oozing with Caribbean flavor". Amanda Dobbins of New York
wrote that "You Da One" and "We Found Love
" are "relatively PG" compared to other songs on Talk That Talk. Entertainment Weeklys Melissa Maerz praised the song, writing that "You Da One" is "the perfect opener to set the tone for an album that embraces Caribbean rhythms, reggae, and pulsing house beats." Maerz continued to call the song "an island-breezy tribute to some guy who's got [Rihanna] 'dreaming all the time'." Jason Lipshutz of Billboard
magazine noted that the song is similar to some of Rihanna's previous dancehall influenced songs, such as "What's My Name?" and "Man Down
", from her previous studio album, Loud
(2010). Leah Collins of Dose
praised the lyrics in the song which she described as "lovey-dovey and most definitely radio-friendly." Andrew Martin of Prefix Magazine commented on the infectiousness of the song, writing "it's sure to latch itself onto your brain and not let go." Martin continued to praise the "sugary sweetness of the song", but criticized the incorporation of the dubstep breakdown toward the end of the song, citing that the reason as to why it was included was to try an make the song "even bigger". Michael Cragg of The Guardian
also noted that the song has a relaxed feel to it, and compared it to some of the singer's previous dancehall songs, "What's My Name?" and "Rude Boy
". A reviewer for Spin
criticized the song, writing "[Rihanna] is giving us a half-limp reggae jam full of platitudes like, [You da] one I dream about all day." The reviewer continued to write that there is "more chaste" on "You Da One" than there was presented on Britney Spears
' guest vocal on "S&M
".
chart at number 26 on November 16, 2011, becoming that weeks Greatest Gainer. The song also debuted on the Billboard
Hot 100
chart at number 73, in less than two days of being released to iTunes and leaped to number 14 in its second week. "You Da One" debuted at number 9 on the US Hot Digital Songs
chart with 124,000 copies sold on December 3, 2011. With "You Da One"s chart entry at number nine, Rihanna set a record for becoming the first female artist to have three different songs in the top ten of the chart, with Talk That Talks lead single "We Found Love
" atop the chart at number one and "Take Care
", a song on which Rihanna is featured as a guest vocalist on Drake
s 2011 album of the same name
, at number four. It is the first time an artist has placed as many song in the top ten of the Hot Digital Songs chart since a record breaking six songs charted by Michael Jackson
in the week of July 11, 2009, following his death.
profile that she would be shooting it on November 26 and 27, 2011, in Northern Ireland
. The video
for her previous single, "We Found Love", which sparked lots of controversy, was also shot in Northern Ireland. In the first images from the London set, Rihanna used a short blonde wig, torn denim shorts, patterned leggings, and a white top hat. She held a black cane as she performed scenes in front of a bright pink wall in the visuals inspired by the 1971 film A Clockwork Orange
.
Barbadian people
Barbadians are people originating on the Caribbean island of Barbados whether they live there or in the Barbadian diaspora.Rihanna is by far the most popular Barbadian on the planet.-Diaspora:...
recording artist Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
, from her sixth studio album Talk That Talk
Talk That Talk
Talk That Talk is the sixth studio album by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna and was released on November 18, 2011, through Def Jam Recordings. The lead single from the album, "We Found Love" featuring Calvin Harris, premiered on Capital FM radio on September 22, 2011, and was released on iTunes...
(2011). The song was written by Ester Dean
Ester Dean
Ester Renay Dean is an American singer and songwriter, and record producer signed to Zone 4 Records/Interscope Records. She is most notable for her dual appearance on Rio: Music From The Motion Picture and her 2009 US hit single "Drop It Low", which featured singer Chris Brown...
, Dr. Luke
Dr. Luke
Lukasz Gottwald , better known as Dr. Luke, is an American songwriter, record producer, and remixer. Luke performed with the Saturday Night Live Band for ten seasons until 2007. He has co-written and co-produced a string of commercially successful songs...
, Rihanna, John Hill
John Hill (producer)
John Graham Hill is an American record producer, songwriter, remixer and musician.-Selected Discography:Hill's discography to date includes -* Rihanna* Shakira* M.I.A.* Christina Aguilera* Santigold* Natasha Bedingfield...
and Cirkut, while production of the song was handled by Dr. Luke and Cirkut. The song was given its first play on Capital FM
Capital FM
Capital FM may refer to:* Capital , a collection of nine Independent Local Radio stations operating in the United Kingdom* Capital FM , a Finnish radio station...
on November 11, 2011, and was released as the second single from the album on November 13, 2011, in the UK and on November 14, 2011, in the United States. "You Da One" was met with a positive reception from music critics, who praised the reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
and dancehall
Dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably,...
composition, and compared the song to some of Rihanna's previous singles, "What's My Name?
What's My Name? (Rihanna song)
"What's My Name?" is mid-tempo electro-R&B song, produced by Norwegian producers, StarGate, who return Rihanna to the "Island-pop" of her early career with a backing track consisting of "heavy reggae" and ska beats with synthesised organs. Bill Lamb from About.com noted that before Rihanna's vocals...
" and "Man Down
Man Down
"Man Down" is a song performed by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, taken from her fifth studio album Loud . The song was sent to US rhythmic and urban radios on May 3, 2011 and was released as the album's sixth overall single in the United States as well as in certain countries internationally...
", which also embody the same Caribbean vibes and composition.
Background
"You Da One" was written by Lukasz Gottwald, Ester DeanEster Dean
Ester Renay Dean is an American singer and songwriter, and record producer signed to Zone 4 Records/Interscope Records. She is most notable for her dual appearance on Rio: Music From The Motion Picture and her 2009 US hit single "Drop It Low", which featured singer Chris Brown...
, John Hill
John Hill (producer)
John Graham Hill is an American record producer, songwriter, remixer and musician.-Selected Discography:Hill's discography to date includes -* Rihanna* Shakira* M.I.A.* Christina Aguilera* Santigold* Natasha Bedingfield...
and Rihanna, while production of the song was completed by Gottwald under his production name, Dr. Luke
Dr. Luke
Lukasz Gottwald , better known as Dr. Luke, is an American songwriter, record producer, and remixer. Luke performed with the Saturday Night Live Band for ten seasons until 2007. He has co-written and co-produced a string of commercially successful songs...
. The song was released as the second single from the album, and premiered in the United States on November 11, 2011, on all Clear Channel Radio stations. "You Da One" was made available to download digitally
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...
via iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
on November 14, 2011. The black-and-white cover artwork for the single shows Rihanna holding a cigarette in her hand. While praising Rihanna's look as "perfectly coiffed", Sarah Anne Hughes of The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
criticized the use of the cigarette calling it a social taboo
Taboo
A taboo is a strong social prohibition relating to any area of human activity or social custom that is sacred and or forbidden based on moral judgment, religious beliefs and or scientific consensus. Breaking the taboo is usually considered objectionable or abhorrent by society...
.
Composition
"You Da One" is a mid-tempoTempo
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:...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and electropop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
song, with elements of other musical genres, including dancehall
Dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably,...
and reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
. The song also features dubstep
Dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals"....
bridge
Bridge (music)
In music, especially western popular music, a bridge is a contrasting section which also prepares for the return of the original material section...
breakdown before the final chorus. According to Bradley Stern of 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....
, "You Da Ones structure bares resemblances to Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
' "Inside Out
Inside Out (Britney Spears song)
"Inside Out" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears, taken from her seventh studio album Femme Fatale . The electropop song is influenced by dubstep and R&B, and has been described as a "sexy breakup song". It was written by Jacob Kasher Hindlin and Bonnie McKee, while additional...
", writing "[Rihanna] gets squeezed between a killer dubstep-to-death breakdown, not unlike the ex-sexin' jam Dr. Luke crafted for Britney's 'Femme Fatale
Femme Fatale (Britney Spears album)
Femme Fatale is the seventh studio album by American recording artist Britney Spears. The album was released on March 25, 2011 by Jive Records . Recorded between 2009 and 2011, the album featured Spears working mainly alongside longtime collaborators Max Martin and Dr. Luke, who served as the...
' cut." "You Da One" has simple lyrics talking about a comfortably relationship, which can be heard in the lyrics "You know how to love me hard/I won't lie, I'm falling hard/Yup, I'm falling for ya, but there's nothing wrong with that." James Montgomery of the same publication commented on the song's structure, writing that the song "starts in traditional [Rihanna] territory — building on a slow, skanking rhythm — expands with a starbursty chorus, then contracts nearly as quickly on a knotty, ratcheting middle." Michael Cragg of The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
explained some of the lyrics in the song as part of his review, writing "It's perhaps less immediate, but there's a lovely pre-chorus of My love is your love, your love is my love that leads into a refrain about how great it is to have found someone decent (I'm so happy that you came into my life).
Critical reception
"You Da One" garnered positive reviews from music critics. Jocelyn Vena of MTV NewsMTV News
MTV News is the news division of MTV, one of the first and most popular music television network in the U.S., as well as some of MTV's related channels around the world. MTV News began in the late 1980s with the program The Week In Rock, hosted by Kurt Loder, the first official MTV News correspondent...
commented on the sexual suggestiveness that is embodied on "You Da One", writing "Rihanna channels a potty-mouthed sex kitten"; Vena continued to write that the song is the most radio friendly on Talk That Talk, despite the excessive use of "NSFW
NSFW
Not suitable/safe for work , not work-suitable/safe , or not school-suitable is Internet slang or shorthand...
lyrics". Robert Copsey of Digital Spy
Digital Spy
Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....
praised the song, writing that it is "bouncy" and is "oozing with Caribbean flavor". Amanda Dobbins of New York
New York (magazine)
New York is a weekly magazine principally concerned with the life, culture, politics, and style of New York City. Founded by Milton Glaser and Clay Felker in 1968 as a competitor to The New Yorker, it was brasher and less polite than that magazine, and established itself as a cradle of New...
wrote that "You Da One" and "We Found Love
We Found Love
"We Found Love" is a song by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, from her sixth studio album Talk That Talk . The song features Scottish singer-songwriter Calvin Harris. "We Found Love" was released as the lead single from the album and premiered on September 22, 2011, in the United Kingdom on the...
" are "relatively PG" compared to other songs on Talk That Talk. Entertainment Weeklys Melissa Maerz praised the song, writing that "You Da One" is "the perfect opener to set the tone for an album that embraces Caribbean rhythms, reggae, and pulsing house beats." Maerz continued to call the song "an island-breezy tribute to some guy who's got [Rihanna] 'dreaming all the time'." Jason Lipshutz 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...
magazine noted that the song is similar to some of Rihanna's previous dancehall influenced songs, such as "What's My Name?" and "Man Down
Man Down
"Man Down" is a song performed by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, taken from her fifth studio album Loud . The song was sent to US rhythmic and urban radios on May 3, 2011 and was released as the album's sixth overall single in the United States as well as in certain countries internationally...
", from her previous studio album, Loud
Loud (Rihanna album)
Loud is the fifth studio album by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, first released on November 12, 2010 by Def Jam Recordings. The album was recorded between February and August 2010, predominantly during Rihanna's Last Girl on Earth Tour and filming for her first feature film Battleship...
(2010). Leah Collins of Dose
Dose (magazine)
Dose is a daily Canadian news website and former daily print magazine.Dose was a mixture of standalone features and coverage of daily news, sometimes from an irreverent perspective...
praised the lyrics in the song which she described as "lovey-dovey and most definitely radio-friendly." Andrew Martin of Prefix Magazine commented on the infectiousness of the song, writing "it's sure to latch itself onto your brain and not let go." Martin continued to praise the "sugary sweetness of the song", but criticized the incorporation of the dubstep breakdown toward the end of the song, citing that the reason as to why it was included was to try an make the song "even bigger". Michael Cragg of The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
also noted that the song has a relaxed feel to it, and compared it to some of the singer's previous dancehall songs, "What's My Name?" and "Rude Boy
Rude Boy (song)
"Rude Boy" is a song by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, taken from her fourth studio album, Rated R . The song was released as the third single from the album on February 19, 2010, through Def Jam. It was written by Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Ester Dean, Makeba Riddick, Rob Swire...
". A reviewer for 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...
criticized the song, writing "[Rihanna] is giving us a half-limp reggae jam full of platitudes like, [You da] one I dream about all day." The reviewer continued to write that there is "more chaste" on "You Da One" than there was presented on Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
' guest vocal on "S&M
S&M (song)
"S&M" is a song by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, taken from her fifth studio album, Loud . The song was written by Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Corey Jackson Carter, Sandy Wilhelm and Ester Dean, with production helmed by Eriksen and Hermansen of Stargate and Sandy Wilhelm under her...
".
Chart performance
In the United States, "You Da One" debuted on the US Pop SongsMainstream 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...
chart at number 26 on November 16, 2011, becoming that weeks Greatest Gainer. The song also debuted on the 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...
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...
chart at number 73, in less than two days of being released to iTunes and leaped to number 14 in its second week. "You Da One" debuted at number 9 on the US 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...
chart with 124,000 copies sold on December 3, 2011. With "You Da One"s chart entry at number nine, Rihanna set a record for becoming the first female artist to have three different songs in the top ten of the chart, with Talk That Talks lead single "We Found Love
We Found Love
"We Found Love" is a song by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, from her sixth studio album Talk That Talk . The song features Scottish singer-songwriter Calvin Harris. "We Found Love" was released as the lead single from the album and premiered on September 22, 2011, in the United Kingdom on the...
" atop the chart at number one and "Take Care
Take Care (Drake song)
"Take Care" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake from his second studio album of the same name, Take Care . The song features guest vocals from Barbadian recording artist Rihanna...
", a song on which Rihanna is featured as a guest vocalist on Drake
Drake (entertainer)
Aubrey Drake Graham , who records under the mononym Drake, is a Canadian recording artist and actor. He originally became known for playing Jimmy Brooks on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation....
s 2011 album of the same name
Take Care
Take Care is the second studio album by Canadian recording artist Drake, released November 15, 2011, on Young Money Entertainment and Cash Money Records. It is the follow-up to his 2010 debut album Thank Me Later. Production for the album took place during 2010 to 2011 and was handled by Noah "40"...
, at number four. It is the first time an artist has placed as many song in the top ten of the Hot Digital Songs chart since a record breaking six songs charted by Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
in the week of July 11, 2009, following his death.
Music video
The music video for "You Da One" was planned to be shot in London before the end of 2011. However, Rihanna later announced via her official TwitterTwitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
profile that she would be shooting it on November 26 and 27, 2011, 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 video
We Found Love (video)
"We Found Love" is a music video for the song of the same name by Rihanna, directed by Melina Matsoukas.- Development :The music video for "We Found Love" was shot on September 26, 27 and 28, 2011, in County Down, Northern Ireland...
for her previous single, "We Found Love", which sparked lots of controversy, was also shot in Northern Ireland. In the first images from the London set, Rihanna used a short blonde wig, torn denim shorts, patterned leggings, and a white top hat. She held a black cane as she performed scenes in front of a bright pink wall in the visuals inspired by the 1971 film A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange is a 1962 dystopian novella by Anthony Burgess. The novel contains an experiment in language: the characters often use an argot called "Nadsat", derived from Russian....
.
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Talk That Talk album liner notes.- Ester DeanEster DeanEster Renay Dean is an American singer and songwriter, and record producer signed to Zone 4 Records/Interscope Records. She is most notable for her dual appearance on Rio: Music From The Motion Picture and her 2009 US hit single "Drop It Low", which featured singer Chris Brown...
– songwriter - Dr. LukeDr. LukeLukasz Gottwald , better known as Dr. Luke, is an American songwriter, record producer, and remixer. Luke performed with the Saturday Night Live Band for ten seasons until 2007. He has co-written and co-produced a string of commercially successful songs...
– songwriter, producer, instrumentation, programming - Rihanna – songwriter
- John HillJohn Hill (producer)John Graham Hill is an American record producer, songwriter, remixer and musician.-Selected Discography:Hill's discography to date includes -* Rihanna* Shakira* M.I.A.* Christina Aguilera* Santigold* Natasha Bedingfield...
– songwriter, instrumentation, programming - Cirkut – songwriter, producer, instrumentation, programming
- Kuk Harrell – vocal producer and recording
- Marcos Tovar – vocal recording
- Alejandro Barajas – assistant vocal recording
- Jennifer Rosales – assistant vocal recording
- Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine – engineer
- Clint Gibbs – engineer
- Chris Sclafan – assistant engineer
- Jonathan Sher – assistant engineer
- Serban GheneaSerban GheneaSerban Ghenea is a four-time Grammy Award and three-time Latin Grammy Award-winning mixer. He has mixed songs for such artists as Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Usher, Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood, Jewel, Santana, Ozomatli, Shakira, Jill Scott, R. Kelly, Rod Stewart, and Dave Matthews Band...
– mixing - John Hanes – mix engineer
- Phil Seaford – assistant mix engineer
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA 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... ) |
41 |
| 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... ) |
40 |
| 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... 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... |
14 |
| US 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... (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... ) |
23 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | November 11, 2011 | Radio premiere | Def Jam Recordings Def Jam Recordings Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group... |
| November 14, 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... |
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