Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)

"Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)"
Single by Pitbull featuring T-Pain
from the album Planet Pit
Released September 14, 2010
Format CD, digital download
Recorded 2010
Genre Hip House, Electro house
Length 3:24
Label Polo Grounds, J, Mr. 305
Writer(s) Armando C. Pérez, Faheem Najm, Sandy Wilhelm
Producer Sandy Vee
Pitbull chronology
"Bon, Bon"
(2010)		 "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)"
(2010)		 "On the Floor"
(2011)
T-Pain chronology
"Trillionaire"
(2010)		 "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)"
(2010)		 "Rap Song"
(2010)

"Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" is a song by American rapper Pitbull featuring T-Pain.[1] It was released on September 14, 2010 as the lead single from Pitbull's sixth studio album Planet Pit.[2] The song was written by Pitbull, T-Pain, and Sandy Vee, and it was produced by Sandy Vee.[3] The song samples a line from "Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa.

Contents

Critical reception

Amar Toor from Aol Radio Blog said that the song is "a pulsating rhythm and electrified beats, the track seems like it's tailor-made for South Beach's hottest dance floors. [...] Pitbull's reggaeton roots are evident throughout "Hey Baby", as a persistent, pulsating beat keeps the song grooving along, from start to finish. And as always, T-Pain puts his own indelible, Auto-Tuned stamp on the song, as he croons, "Hey Baby – you can be my girl I can be your man / And we can pump this jam however you want."[1]

Chart performance

"Hey Baby" debuted at #51 on the Billboard Hot 100 and climbed slowly to reach #7 in its eighteenth week, giving Pitbull his third top ten hit. This is T-Pain's eighth top ten as a featured artist, and thirteenth overall. As of May 2011, Hey Baby crossed the two million mark in digital sales.[4]

Music video

According with an interview with Pitbull on MTV News, the music video was filmed in Miami and it premiered on November 2, 2010. It features Pitbull and T-Pain at a club, it also featured scenes of girls in leather catsuits .[3]

Track listing

  1. "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" (Album Version) – 3:54
  2. "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" (Radio Edit) – 3:24

Personnel

Source:[6]

Cover versions

In February 2011, Noy Alooshe used the music from "Hey Baby" as the basis for Zenga Zenga, an auto-tuned song and viral YouTube video that parodies Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi.[7]

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2010–11) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 10
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[9] 22
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] 24
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[11] 21
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] 10
Czech Republic (IFPI)[13] 8
Denmark (Tracklisten)[14] 19
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 5
France (SNEP)[16] 24
Germany (Media Control AG)[17] 24
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[18] 14
Ireland (IRMA)[19] 32
New Zealand (RIANZ)[20] 23
Poland (Dance Top 50)[21] 10
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[22] 31
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 17
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 21
UK R&B (The Official Charts Company)[25] 9
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[26] 34
US Billboard Hot 100[27] 7
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[28] 5
US Rap Songs (Billboard)[29] 8

Year-end charts

Charts (2010) Position
Australian Singles Chart[30] 61
Charts (2011) Position
Swiss Singles Chart[31] 66

Certifications

Country Certification
Australia 2× Platinum[32]
Sweden Gold[33]

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[34] 39

References

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  2. ^ "Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) – single by Pitbull (feat. T-Pain)". iTunes Store. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hey-baby-drop-it-to-floor/id393862963. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
  3. ^ a b "Pitbull Says Fractured Hand Won't Stop "Hey Baby" Video Shoot". MTV.com. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1649453/20101006/pitbull__5_.jhtml. Retrieved 2010-10-26. 
  4. ^ http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74360/week-ending-may-1-2011-songs-even-divas-struggle/
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  6. ^ (2010) Release notes for "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" by Pitbull featuring T-Pain (liner notes). Mr. 305, Polo Grounds Music, J Records, Sony Music.
  7. ^ Isabel Kershner (28 February 2011). "Qaddafi YouTube Spoof by Israeli Gets Arab Fans". The New York Times: p. A10. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/28/world/middleeast/28youtube.html. Retrieved 1 March 2011. 
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  17. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  18. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  19. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
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  21. ^ "Dance Chart :: Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video" (in Polish). ZPAV. 2010-11-16. http://zpav.pl/rankingi/listy/dyskoteki/index.php?idlisty=225. Retrieved 2011-10-14. 
  22. ^ "Archive Chart". Scottish Singles Top 40. The Official Charts Company.
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  30. ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2010". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2010.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-08. 
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  34. ^ "Best of 2011: Hot 100 Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-year-end/hot-100-songs?year=2011. Retrieved 2011-12-09. 

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