Tambourine (song)

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“Tambourine”
“Tambourine” cover
Single by Eve featuring Swizz Beatz
from the album Here I Am
B-side "Dancefloor" (feat. Mashonda)
Released Flag of the United States April 17, 2007
Flag of the United Kingdom August 20, 2007
Flag of Germany September 7, 2007
Genre Hip hop
Length 3:14
Label Full Surface Records/Aftermath Entertainment/Geffen Records
Writer(s) E. Jeffers, K. Dean, S. Garrett[1]
Producer Swizz Beatz
Eve chronology
"Like This"
(2007)		 "Tambourine"
(2007)		 "Give It to You"
(2007)
Swizz Beatz singles chronology
"Money in the Bank"
(2007)		 "Tambourine"
(2007)		 "Top Down"
(2007)
Alternate cover
The cover for the UK CD and vinyl editions of "Tambourine"
The cover for the UK CD and vinyl editions of "Tambourine"

"Tambourine" is a hip hop song written by Eve, Swizz Beatz, and Sean Garrett for Eve's fourth studio album Here I Am (2008). The song heavily samples "Blow Your Whistle" from The Soul Searchers. It was released as the album's lead single in 2007 (see 2007 in music), becoming Eve's first charting single as a lead performer in over four years.[2] In the week of April 19, 2007, the song debuted at number 73 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, where it continues to gain momentum.[2] The song has also been made available for purchase as a single on iTunes. In the UK, "Tambourine" debuted at number 38, two weeks before the song's physical release. The song has so far peaked at number 18 there and is her fifth consecutive top twenty solo hit there. The b-side to "Tambourine" is the previously unreleased "Dancefloor" featuring Mashonda. The song features uncredited vocals by the song's producer Swizz Beatz (he is not credited as a featured performer).

The track is also featured in the movie Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. This song was #68 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[3] Tambourine was also #70 on MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007.[4]


Contents

[edit] Track listing

UK CD:

  1. "Tambourine" (radio edit)
  2. "Dance Floor" (featuring Mashonda)

UK Vinyl:

  1. "Tambourine" (radio edit)
  2. "Tambourine" (album version)
  3. "Tambourine" (instrumental)
  4. "Dance Floor" (featuring Mashonda)

[edit] Music video

The music video premiered on the night of May 24, 2007, after Eve's episode of BET's Access Granted which featured the making of the video. Eve stated that she wanted the scenes in the video to be colorful. Swizz Beatz and Ya Boy make cameos in the video. The music video for "Tambourine" appeared at number 97 on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2007 countdown, on December 31, 2007.

[edit] Remixes

  • Official remix feat Swizz Beatz, Missy Elliott & Fabolous [1]
  • Un-official remix feat Jay-Z (blending one of his verses from "La-La-La (Excuse Me Again)" onto the Tambourine beat)[2]
  • Tambourine Reckoning - Eve vs. Radiohead [3]
  • Eve ft. Ludacris LL Cool J & Keith Murray - Fatty Tambourine[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ All Music Guide (May 2007).
  2. ^ a b Billboard Chart Beat (April 19, 2007).
  3. ^ No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21
  4. ^ MTV Asia. Tambourine has also been seen in the movie Meet the Spartans where the warriors are having a stomp the yard like dance-off "Top 100 Hits List". Retrieved 2007-12-27

[edit] External links

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