Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)

"Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)"
Single by Flo Rida
from the album Only One Flo (Part 1)
Released November 8, 2010 (2010-11-08)
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded Paramount Studios
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre Hip hop
Length 3:21
Label Atlantic, Poe Boy
Writer(s) Tramar Dillard, Justin Franks, Priscilla Polete, Xplicit, Olle Cornéer, Stefan Engblom, George Kranz, Boris Blank, Dieter Meier
Producer DJ Frank E, Dada Life
Flo Rida singles chronology
"Higher"
(2010)		 "Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)"
(2010)		 "Who Dat Girl"
(2011)

"Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" is a song by American rapper Flo Rida from his third studio album, Only One Flo (Part 1). It was released as the second single on 8 November 2010 in the United States. The song samples "Din Daa Daa" by German dance singer George Kranz, and "Oh Yeah" by Swiss electronica band Yello. It debuted at number 98 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Contents

Critical reception

Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song 3 stars out of 5 and stated "this follow-up [to "Club Can't Handle Me"] isn't quite as instant, nor is it as lyrically ear-snagging, but it's nice to see him having another crack at this singing malarkey [...] What's more, the electro-trance backdrop is so last summer, but it was worth bringing back for those "Mmm Da-Da"s alone".[1]

Sequel

A sequel to "Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" called "Turn Around Part 2" was released on iTunes on May 17, 2011. It features Pitbull and was used in the end credits of The Hangover Part II.

Music video

Controversy

In the United Kingdom, broadcasing regulator Ofcom received three viewer complaints after the video was broadcast on British music channel 4Music at approximately 1400 and 1800 UTC during December 2010 - January 2011, long before the 2100 watershed, "at the time when children are most likely to watch TV". The complainants claimed the video consisted of "extreme crudeness and filth" in a "sexist and offensive video which mostly comprises women in thong bikini bottoms acting in a pornographic manner". One complainant "was shocked to see women in thongs and bras gyrating and basically dry humping men in this video". In the opinion of one viewer, "this objectification of women at such an early time and on a channel that appeals to young people really concerns me".[2]

At approximately the same time, rival music video channels MTV Base and MTV Dance generated three further viewer complaints for broadcasting the same video at 1750, 1900 and 1450 respectively. Expressing concern about younger viewers, the video was "was effectively soft porn" and was given "far too early" a broadcast time, according to the MTV Base complainaints. The MTV Base complainaint claimed the "rude" and "filthy" video was "too explicit for daytime TV" and that "ladies shaking their rear-end provocatively should not be promoted by MTV".[3]

Box Television, the company owning 4Music, apologised for any offence viewers may have experienced but claimed that the video did comply with Ofcom regulations as, in the video, "female dancers [wear] thong bikinis and Carnival attire, synonymous with Brazilian Carnival, there is no nudity, inappropriate touching of the dancers or explicit sexual display". The company also stated that they had "placed a scheduling restriction so that it would not play in the pre-school (0700 – 1000) Breakfast Fix."

MTV Base responded to the allegations by claiming that the females featured in the video were "portrayed as Copa Cabana girls, happy to dance, to be confident in their bodies and to celebrate the Brazilian party lifestyle" as opposed to "an expression of sex". The channel noted that "dancers are at all times clothed and although the clothing may be scant – it is not inappropriate dress for beach attire or carnival". MTV Dance replied in a similar manner, adding: "MTV Dance is a niche channel and its main audience being 16 – 34 year olds".[4]

In both cases, Ofcom concluded that the music video was in breach of Rule 1.3 of their Broadcasting Code, which says: "Children must also be protected by appropriate scheduling from material that is unsuitable for them."[5]

Track listing

  1. "Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" – 3:21
  1. "Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" – 3:21
  2. "Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" (Instrumental) – 3:18
  3. "Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" (Acapella) – 3:18
  1. "Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)"
  2. "Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" (DJ Bam Bam Radio Remix)

Personnel

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Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2010-11) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 12
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[11] 7
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[12] 7
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[13] 2
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[14] 46
Czech Republic (IFPI)[15] 26
Denmark (Tracklisten)[16] 38
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] 16
Germany (Media Control AG)[18] 8
Ireland (IRMA)[19] 36
New Zealand (RIANZ)[20] 33
Romania (UPFR)[21] 40
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[22] 36
Slovakia (IFPI)[23] 69
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 54
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 21
UK R&B (The Official Charts Company)[26] 12
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[27] 41
US Billboard Hot 100[28] 98

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
Austrian Singles Chart[29] 64

Certifications

Country Certification
Australia Platinum[30]
Germany Gold[31]

References

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  2. ^ "Ofcom Broadcast Bulletin". Ofcom. http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/enforcement/broadcast-bulletins/obb180/obb180.pdf. Retrieved 8 May 2011. 
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  9. ^ (2010) Release notes for Only One Flo (Part 1) by Flo Rida (liner notes). Atlantic Records.
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  17. ^ "Finnishcharts.com – Flo Rida – Turn Around (5 4 3 2 1)". Suomen virallinen lista. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
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  19. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association.
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  23. ^ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201046 into search.
  24. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Flo Rida – Turn Around (5 4 3 2 1)". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
  25. ^ "Flo Rida – Turn Around (5 4 3 2 1) – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
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  29. ^ http://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/singleyear/
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  31. ^ http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/#topSearch

External links

Flo Rida
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"Low" · "Elevator" · "In the Ayer" · "Right Round" · "Sugar" · "Jump" · "Be on You" · "Club Can't Handle Me" · "Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" · "Who Dat Girl" · "Good Feeling"  · "Wild Ones"
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