Control Myself

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“Control Myself”
Single by LL Cool J featuring Jennifer Lopez from the album Todd Smith
Released	February 1, 2006 (U.S.) May 8, 2006 (UK)
Format	CD single, digital download, digital maxi single, 12" maxi single
Recorded	2005
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:53
Label	Def Jam (U.S.) Mercury (UK)
Writer(s)	Arthur Baker, Afrika Bambaataa, Jermaine Dupri, John Miller, John Robie, James Todd Smith III, James Phillips, Ryan Toby
Producer	Jermaine Dupri
LL Cool J singles chronology
It's LL And Santana (2006)	Control Myself (2006)	Freeze (2006)
Jennifer Lopez singles chronology
Hold You Down (2005)	Control Myself (2006)	Qué Hiciste (2007)
Audio sample
Info "Control Myself" (help·info)

"Control Myself" is a song by American rapper LL Cool J from his twelveth album, Todd Smith (2006).

It was produced by Jermaine Dupri and features fellow American singer Jennifer Lopez (the song also has spoken parts by Dupri, but he is not credited), and it contains a sample of Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force's 1982 "Looking for the Perfect Beat". The vocals interpolate Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel's 1983 "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" and Afrika Bambaataa's 1982 "Planet Rock".

It was released as the album's first single in February 2006 and remained on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for three weeks, peaking at number eighty-nine. After being released as a digital download in April 2006, the song debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart and made a strong Hot 100 re-entry at number four. This broke a record previously held by Jay-Z's 1998 "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)", which had re-entered the chart in March 1999 at number twenty.

The song debuted at number fifteen on the UK Singles Chart on downloads only but then it rose and peaked at number two, one of his highest-charting and biggest hits to date. It was also another top five hit for Lopez there.

[edit] Track Listings and Formats

Europe CD, Maxi-Single, Promo

1. Control Myself [Radio]
2. Control Myself [Instrumental]

Europe CD, Promo, Single

1. Control Myself [Radio]

Europe CD, Single

1. Control Myself 3:56
2. Control Myself [Jason Nevins Funktek Edit] 4:02

US Vinyl, 12"

1. Control Myself [Radio] 3:54
2. Control Myself [Instrumental] 3:54

UK Vinyl, 12"

1. Control Myself [Album Version] 3:54
2. Control Myself [Instrumental] 3:54
3. Control Myself [Jason Nevins Electrotex Club Mix] 8:53

US Vinyl, 12", Promo

1. Control Myself [Nevins Electrotek Club Mix] 8:55
2. Control Myself [Joe Bermudez Tantric Experience] 8:18

US CD, Maxi-Single, Promo

1. Control Myself [Nevins Electrotek Edit] 4:05
2. Control Myself [Joe Bermudez Radio Edit] 3:51
3. Control Myself [Nevins Electrotek Club Mix] 8:55
4. Control Myself [Joe Bermudez Tantric Experience] 8:18

Control Myself / What You Want Europe Vinyl, 12", Promo

1. Control Myself [Radio] 3:54
2. Control Myself [Instrumental] 3:54
3. What You Want[Radio]
4. What You Want [Instrumental]

[edit] Music video

The single's video was directed by Hype Williams and was filmed at Sony Studios in New York City on January 2, 2006. It debuted in the U.S. on February 13, 2006 and in Europe on February 19. Like some of Williams' other videos, video footage is displayed where black bars would appear on a 4:3 TV for a widescreen production. The video peaked at number two on MTV's Total Request Live, number three on BET's 106 & Park, and number eighteen on VH1's VSpot Top 20 Countdown.

[edit] Charts