Give It to Me (Timbaland song)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (January 2008) |
| “Give It To Me” | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
|||||
| Single by Timbaland, Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake from the album Shock Value |
|||||
| Released | February 6, 2007 (United States) April 9, 2007 (United Kingdom) |
||||
| Format | Digital download, CD, 12" single | ||||
| Recorded | 2006 | ||||
| Genre | Pop, R&B, hip-hop | ||||
| Length | 3:54 (album version) 3:35 (radio edit) |
||||
| Label | Blackground/Interscope | ||||
| Writer(s) | Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, Attitude, Danja, Timbaland | ||||
| Producer | Timbaland, Danja (co-producer) | ||||
| Certification | Platinum | ||||
| Timbaland singles chronology | |||||
|
|||||
| Nelly Furtado singles chronology | |||||
|
|||||
| Justin Timberlake singles chronology | |||||
|
|||||
| Alternate cover | |||||
Give It To Me (Laugh At Em) Remix featuring Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z cover
|
|||||
"Give It to Me" is a song recorded by Timbaland, with featured artists Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake, for Timbaland's second solo album, Shock Value (2007). It was released as the album's first single (see 2007 in music). According to Media Traffic, it is the eleventh most successful single of 2007 on the United World Chart. The song has been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards.[citation needed]
Contents |
[edit] History
"Give It to Me" features Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake, and Timbaland. Each of the three featured artists has a single verse in the song separated by the chorus, which is sung by Furtado. A line in Furtado's verse is about pop singer Fergie's appearance and comment that she is not "promiscuous" in her 2006 single "Fergalicious".[1] Furtado said on Big Boy's Neighborhood (Power 106 FM) that a couple of lines of "Give It to Me" are directed at Fergie and explained why she wrote those lines.
In an interview with MTV, Timbaland said the target of his verse was producer Scott Storch, with whom he co-wrote Timberlake's 2002 single "Cry Me a River". Though production on the song is credited solely to Timbaland, Storch has claimed that he helped produce it and did not receive due credit.[2] On February 27, in response to the song, Scott Storch released a diss towards Timbaland, "Built like That" featuring Nox.[citation needed]
It is rumored Timberlake's verse is aimed at pop artist Prince.[citation needed] Prince reportedly started a feud during an Emmy after-party, claiming that "For whoever is claiming that they are bringing sexy back, sexy never left!",[3] which caused Timberlake's response.[citation needed] When the song was released, it was rumored that Timberlake's verse was aimed at pop singer Janet Jackson, but this rumor was denied by MTV News, which wrote, "A source close to the record said that Timberlake's lyrics have nothing to do with his infamous Super Bowl co-star—but he is responding to another pop artist who has seen career heights few other singers can boast."[4]
The song officially premiered on 102.7 KIIS-FM in Los Angeles on January 16, 2007, when Timbaland made an appearance on the On Air with Ryan Seacrest morning show. The single was released on U.S. radio on January 25. Radio play in major markets such as Phoenix, Dallas, and Boston started earlier.
A remix of "Give It to Me", titled "Laugh at 'Em (Give It to Me)", was leaked on April 16. The remix features Jay-Z, who was originally supposed to be featured on Shock Value but did not finish his part in time, and Justin Timberlake. It uses a different Timbaland beat. On May 15, it was released as a digital download. There is also a remix featuring Ja Rule. It is the same song as the original version, but Rule begins the same with his verse.
[edit] Chart performance
The song debuted at number eighty-seven on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in February 2007, coincidentally, it was the week when Furtado's Say It Right took over the top spot.[5] It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in April—when it rose to that position from number forty-two in one week, making it the third biggest rise to number one in the chart's history—because of sales of 248,000 digital downloads.[6] It became Timbaland's first number-one on his own, Furtado's third and Timberlake's fourth consecutive. It is the sixth number-one produced by Timbaland & Danjahandz in under twelve months;[citation needed] others include "SexyBack", "My Love", and "What Goes Around...Comes Around" by Timberlake and "Promiscuous" and "Say It Right" by Furtado. The single also peaked at number one on the Billboard Pop 100.
On the UK Singles Chart, "Give It to Me" debuted at number eight and rose to number one the following week, with sales of 27,760 that week. On the United World Chart, it debuted at number forty, and in its third week, it rose from twenty-seven to number three.
[edit] Music video
On February 26, the music video for "Give It to Me" was premiered on MTV's Total Request Live. It shows Timbaland, Furtado, and Timberlake performing the song at the 2007 Grammy Awards pre-show concert, and is intercut with footage from a studio recording session and from inside Timbaland's tour bus. The clip also shows Furtado singing on a balcony. The video was directed by Paul "Coy" Allen & Timbaland and appeared at number ninety-eight on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2007 countdown.
[edit] Format and track listing
- U.S. 12" vinyl
- "Give It to Me" (radio edit) – 3:33
- "Give It to Me" (album version) – 3:58
- "Give It to Me" (instrumental) – 3:57
- Australian CD single
- "Give It to Me" (radio edit) – 3:33
- "Give It to Me" (instrumental) – 3:58
- "Come Around" (featuring M.I.A.) – 3:57
- "Give It to Me" (music video) – 3:58
[edit] Chart positions
|
[edit] Notes
- ^ Furtado interview in Denmark YouTube
- ^ Timbaland vs. Scott Storch BBC 23-02-07
- ^ Prince Takes A Swipe At Timberlake
- ^ Timbaland Nabs 50 Cent, Dr. Dre For LP, Starts Timberlake Gossip Frenzy MTV 16-11-06
- ^ Jonathan Cohen, "Furtado's 'Say It Right' Bests Beyonce On Hot 100", Billboard.com, February 15, 2007.
- ^ Jonathan Cohen, "Timbaland Soars To No. 1 After Sales Explosion", Billboard.com, April 12, 2007.
- ^ Timbaland - Give It to Me - Chart performance
- ^ Official Indonesian Single Top
- ^ Turkish Airplay Chart
|
||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
