iYiYi

"iYiYi"
Single by Cody Simpson featuring Flo Rida
from the album 4 U
B-side Summertime
Released 1 June 2010
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2010
Genre Teen pop, R&B
Length 3:55
Label Poe Boy Entertainment
Warner Records
Atlantic Records
Writer(s) Tyler Ballard and Flo Rida
Producer DJ Frank E
Certification Gold (Canada)
Cody Simpson singles chronology
"iYiYi"
(2010)		 "Summertime"
(2010)
Flo Rida chronology
"Club Can't Handle Me"
(2010)		 "iYiYi"
(2010)		 "You Make the Rain Fall"
(2010)

"iYiYi" is the debut single from Australian singer Cody Simpson. The song was written by Tyler Ballard, Bei Maejor and Flo Rida and it was produced by DJ Frank E. It is the lead single from Simpson's debut album 4 U and features American rapper Flo Rida[1] It was released digitally worldwide on 1 June 2010.[2]

Contents

Background

iYiYi was released digitally worldwide on 1 June 2010 and it features Flo Rida.

Performances

Simpson performed this song at the 2010 Australian Kids' Choice Awards as the closing act.

Chart performance

iYiYi has been listed for 19 weeks in 3 different charts. Its first appearance was week 24/2010 in the Australia Singles Top 50 and the last appearance was week 13/2011 in the Canada Singles Top 100. Its peak position was number 19, on the Australia Singles Top 50, it stayed there for 2 weeks. Its highest entry was number 25 in the Australia Singles Top 50.[3]

Music video

The music video for "iYiYi" was released on 30 June 2010.[4] It was filmed in Simpson's hometown, the Gold Coast, Queensland in Australia.

Formats and track listings

Deluxe single[5]
  1. "iYiYi" featuring Flo Rida
  2. "iYiYi"
  3. "Summertime"

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 19
New Zealand (RIANZ)[7] 29
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[8] 33
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 73

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Australia[10] 1 June 2010 Digital download Atlantic Records
New Zealand[11]
United States[12]
Germany[13] 29 April 2011 CD single

References

  1. ^ "Cody Simpson - iYiYi ft. Flo Rida [Audio + Lyrics]". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APf7Kvy1Kzs. Retrieved 2010-06-03. 
  2. ^ "Music Charts, Most Popular Music, Music by Genre & Top Music Charts". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/charts#/news/bieber-mania-sparks-search-for-the-next-1004094853.story?tag=hpflash2. Retrieved 2010-06-03. 
  3. ^ http://acharts.us/song/55644
  4. ^ Herrera, Monica (1 June 2010). "Cody Simpson Surfs up in 'iYiYi' Video". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/column/viralvideos/cody-simpson-surfs-up-in-iyiyi-video-1004101862.story#/news/cody-simpson-surfs-up-in-iyiyi-video-1004101862.story. Retrieved 8 August 2010. 
  5. ^ "iYiYi - Deluxe Single by Cody Simpson - Download iYiYi - Deluxe Single on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/iyiyi-deluxe-single/id374124823. Retrieved 2010-06-03. 
  6. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Cody Simpson feat. Flo Rida – iYiYi". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  7. ^ "Charts.org.nz – Cody Simpson feat. Flo Rida – iYiYi". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Cody Simpson feat. Flo Rida – iYiYi" (in Dutch). Ultratip. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  9. ^ERROR: Billboard chart was invoked without providing an artist id. Artist id is a mandatory field for this call."Cody Simpson feat. Flo Rida Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Cody Simpson feat. Flo Rida. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  10. ^ iYiYi - Deluxe Single by Cody Simpson Australia iTunes Store - Retrieved 1 August 2010
  11. ^ iYiYi - Deluxe Single bSimpson's rise to recognition was featured on The 7.30 Report in December 2009.[13] He released his debut single, "iYiYi" (which features American rapper Flo Rida) on 15 May 2010y Cody Simpson New Zealand iTunes Store - Retrieved 1 August 2010
  12. ^ iYiYi - Deluxe Single by Cody Simpson United States iTunes Store - Retrieved 1 August 2010
  13. ^ "Iyiyi". Amazon.de. http://www.amazon.de/Iyiyi-Cody-Feat-Flo-Rida-Simpson/dp/B004SR9QYW/. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
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"iYiYi" · "Summertime" · "All Day" · "I Want Candy" · "On My Mind" · "Not Just You" · "Angel"
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