This Is Why I'm Hot
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| Single by Mims from the album Music Is My Savior |
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| Released | January 23, 2007(USA) May 28, 2007 (UK) |
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| Format | Digital download, CD single, 12" single | ||||
| Recorded | 2006 | ||||
| Genre | Pop Rap | ||||
| Label | American King Music, Capitol Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Shawn Mims | ||||
| Producer | Blackout Movement | ||||
| Certification | Platinum | ||||
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"This Is Why I'm Hot" is a single by rapper Mims. It reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #2 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and #1 on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks.
The song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart, selling 140,874 downloads[citation needed]. It remained the top-selling digital single for one additional week.
By early March 2007, the online release of the song had propelled it from number 32 to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in one week; this was the third-greatest rise to number one in the history of the Billboard Hot 100.[1] It remained at number one in the next week[2] until it was surpassed by "Glamorous", by Fergie and Ludacris the week after in the issue dated March 24, 2007.
MIMS performed the song on Wild 'N Out: Spring Break Edition.
On June 3, 2007 it entered the UK Singles Chart at the peak of #18.
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[edit] Song highlights
The song features samples from Kanye West's "Jesus Walks", E-40's "Tell Me When to Go", Dr. Dre's "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang" and Mobb Deep's "Shook Ones Pt. II". Each sampled song is played when MIMS mentions the area from which each artist originated ("Shook Ones, Pt. II" for New York, "Tell Me When to Go'" for the Bay Area, "Nuthin' But a "G" Thang" for Compton, and "Jesus Walks" for Chicago).
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 4 |
| Canada BDS Airplay | 2 |
| United World Chart | 7 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 30 |
| UK Singles Chart | 18 |
| French Singles Chart | 47 |
| Preceded by "What Goes Around... Comes Around" by Justin Timberlake |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single March 10, 2007 - March 24, 2007 |
Succeeded by "Glamorous" by Fergie featuring Ludacris |
[edit] References
- ^ Katie Hasty, "Mims Puts The 'Hot' in the Hot 100 At No. 1", Billboard.com, March 1, 2007.
- ^ Jonathan Cohen, "Mims Remains 'Hot' at No. 1, Akon Stays Close", Billboard.com, March 8, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Official MIMS website
- MIMS on MySpace
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