Nothin' on You

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"Nothin' on You"
Single by B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars
from the album B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
Released February 2, 2010 (US)
May 17, 2010 (UK)[1]
Format Digital download, CD single
Recorded 2009
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length 4:29 (Album/Main Version)
3:43 (Radio Edit)
Label Grand Hustle, Rebel Rock, Atlantic
Writer(s) Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr., Peter Hernandez, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Kyle Rogers
Producer(s) The Smeezingtons
Certification 2x Platinum (RIAA)[2]
Gold (RIANZ)
Platinum (ARIA)
B.o.B singles chronology

"Hood Dreamer"
(2009)
"Nothin' on You"
(2010)
"Don't Go There"
(2010)

Bruno Mars singles chronology
"Nothin' on You"
(2010)
"Billionare"
(2010)

"Nothin' on You" is the debut single by American rapper B.o.B. The song features vocals from Bruno Mars. The song is included in B.o.B's debut studio album, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray. An official remix version of this song, which features Big Boi, debuted on March 21, 2010.[3] The song reached number one in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. The song was nominated for three Grammys, including Record of the Year, on December 1, 2010 for the 53rd Grammy Awards.

Background

During the summer of 2009, The Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine) were booked for a week of writing sessions for Lupe Fiasco, B.o.B and Travie McCoy.[4] Atlantic A&R Aaron Bay-Schuck told HitQuarters that one of his responsibilities is in encouraging Mars and Lawrence to develop the best of the original melodies he often heard them casually humming, and it was one of these melodies that formed the inspiration to "Nothin' on You". By the end of the week the group had created a scratch chorus-only demo of the song featuring Bruno Mars singing on a guitar track.[4] The Travie McCoy song "Billionaire" was also conceived at this time.[4] Several weeks later B.o.B joined The Smeezingtons in the studio to complete the full song.[4] In an interview with Midweek, Mars explained the lyrical inspiration for the song, "Every song I write has to do with a real-life experience, whether it's at the time or me back-tracking to how I felt at another moment. So, yeah, it was about someone; let's leave it at that."[5]

In an interview to MTV News Mars and Philip explained how the song was created: "Me and Phil always had that hook," Mars told MTV News, spontaneously breaking out into the chorus that is helping to make him one of music's buzzed-about names. "It was a different melody at first, though," Lawrence added. "So one day our other partner — the Silent Bob of the Smeezingtons — Ari, he walked into the studio and said he programmed the drums [over]," Mars explained. "It had this old-school hip-hop beat. I said, 'Gimme the piano,' and that was the first thing I started playing. Magically, that melody worked with this track we were doing."[6]

According to Jim Jonsin, the track was originally supposed to be sent to Lupe Fiasco, but Jonsin pressured Atlantic Records exec Craig Kallman to give the beat to B.o.B.[7] Lupe says that Kallman told him his lyrics and performance on the record were "wack", and ultimately Lupe did not get the beat. He claims that this was a breaking point and drove him to be lightly suicidal.[8] Lupe Fiasco's version of the song leaked on June 18, 2010. The song's drum beat is a sample taken from Joe Tex's "Papa Was Too" and is prominent throughout the song.[9] On June 27, 2010, B.o.B performed the single with Fantasia Barrino's brother Ricco Barrino, who is also signed to Atlantic and Grand Hustle Records, at the BET Awards. With the release and initial success of "Nothin' On You" in 2010, the music careers of B.o.B and Bruno Mars made a jumpstart, with both artists scoring a few number one hits in the United States and European countries like "Airplanes", "Billionaire", "Magic" and the debut solo single from Bruno Mars "Just The Way You Are" later on. In 2011, "Weird Al" Yankovic recorded a parody of the song called "Another Tattoo", which is featured on his album Alpocalypse. On June 15, 2010, B.o.B released a duet single of "Nothin' on You" with Korean-American singer Jay Park, where he replaces Bruno Mars' vocals. Warner Music Korea explained that Park's featuring was made possible by music distribution company, Warner Music America's Asian counterpart, SEA, as well as his YouTube cover contributing to much of the song's success in Korea with more than 5 million hits.[10]

Music video

The music video was directed by Ethan Lader (with animation done by George Rausch) and was filmed in the city of Los Angeles. It features both performers and premiered on March 9, 2010.[11] The video features multiple collages of women taping over each other, in addition to a scene where B.o.B plays guitar and sings while Bruno Mars, the featured guest on the single, plays the drums. Philip Lawrence also plays the piano. The second runner-up of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 7, Eugena Washington, appears as one of the many girls in the video.

Track listing

  1. "Nothin' on You" (Album Version)
  2. "Haterz Everywhere" (Album Version) (featuring Wes F.I.F)
  • Digital download - EP[13]
  1. "Nothin' on You" (Album Version)
  2. "Nothin' on You" (TC Swift Radio Edit)
  3. "Nothin' on You" (TC Swift Remix)
  4. "Nothin' on You" (Instrumental Version)
  5. "Nothin' on You" (A Capella version)
  • Digital download - Remixes
  1. "Nothin' on You" (Album Version)
  2. "Nothin' on You" (Short Radio Edit)
  3. "Nothin' on You" (The Son of Chico Dusty Remix) (featuring Big Boi)
  4. "Nothin' on You" (Warren G Remix) (featuring Warren G)
  5. "Nothin' on You" (Villains Remix) (featuring Bei Maejor)
  6. "Nothin' on You" (featuring Jay Park)

Cover versions

Chart performance

The single reached number one in the Dutch Top 40, making the Netherlands the first country where it reached the top spot on a national chart. It went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending May 1, 2010, and certified double-platinum by the RIAA on June 28, 2010.[2][14] On the Hot 100 year-end chart, "Nothin' on You" placed at number 11. In 2010 its sold 2,668,000 digital copies,[15] and by September 2012 sales totalled 3,062,000.[16] In the United Kingdom, the single debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart on May 23, 2010 ― for the week ending date May 29, 2010 ― with sales of 85,333 copies, replacing Roll Deep's "Good Times" at the top of the chart. In the same week, it also debuted at number one on the UK R&B Chart.

On June 15, 2010, B.o.B released a duet single of "Nothin' on You" with Korean-American singer Jay Park. The song immediately reached #1 on Cyworld's real time charts in an hour of its release.[17] The song was given the Best International Artist Award in June 2010's Cyworld Digital Music Awards.[18]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[ 1] 3
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[ 1] 28
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[ 1] 44
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[ 1] 40
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[ 1] 10
Denmark (Tracklisten)[ 1] 24
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[ 1] 1
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[ 1] 15
European Hot 100 Singles[citation needed] 5
Germany (Media Control AG)[ 1] 22
Ireland (IRMA)[ 1] 7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[ 1] 5
South Korea International Singles (Gaon)[19] 14
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[ 1] 41
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[ 1] 28
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 1] 28
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[ 1] 1
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[ 1] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[ 1] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[ 1] 1
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[ 1] 23
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[ 1] 5
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[ 1] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[20] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[21] Platinum 80,000^
Italy (FIMI)[22] Gold 15,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[23] Gold 7,500*
South Korea (Gaon)[24] N/A 127,774[25]
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Gold 400,000^
United States (RIAA)[27] 2× Platinum 3,062,000[16]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
Australia (ARIA) 48
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[28] 46
Netherlnds (Dutch Top 40)[29] 13
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[30] 45
US Billboard Hot 100[31] 11
US Pop Songs 18
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 30

Preceded by
"Good Times" by Roll Deep featuring Jodie Connor
UK Singles Chart number-one single
May 23, 2010 May 29, 2010
Succeeded by
"Dirtee Disco" by Dizzee Rascal
Preceded by
"Rude Boy" by Rihanna
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
May 1, 2010 May 15, 2010
Succeeded by
"OMG" by Usher featuring will.i.am

See also

References

  1. Radio1 Rodos Greece ::: UK Forthcoming Singles ::: Charts, DJ Promos, Dance, Lyrics, Free Mp3 Samples Downloads
  2. 2.0 2.1 RIAA - Gold & Platinum - November 26, 2010
  3. That's That...: B.o.B - "Nothin' On You (Remix)" (Feat. Big Boi & Bruno Mars)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Interview with Aaron Bay-Schuck". HitQuarters. 13 Dec 2010. Retrieved 14 Dec 2010. 
  5. Moniz, Melissa (April 14, 2010). "Starring Bruno Mars". MidWeek. Black Press. Retrieved 2010-09-15. 
  6. Jayson Rodriguez (17 May 2010). "B.o.B's 'Nothin' On You' Came Together 'Magically,' Smeezingtons Say". MTV Networks. Retrieved 8 September 2013. 
  7. Parker, Jason (2010-05-07). "Producer Says "Nothin On You" Was For Lupe Fiasco". Rap Basement. Retrieved 2012-01-05. 
  8. Batey, Angus (2011-03-11). "Lupe Fiasco: 'I have the right to speak out'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-01-05. 
  9. '%20on%20You_Joe%20Tex-Papa%20Was%20Too/ "B.O.B feat. Bruno Mars' "Nothin' On You" sample of Joe Tex's "Papa Was Too"". whosampled.com. Retrieved 8 Aug 2011. 
  10. "재범, B.O.B와 듀엣 싱글로 국내 첫 활동". Union News. June 15, 2010.
  11. March 9, 2010 – this was posted in our Music Video Section (2010-03-09). "Music Video: B.o.B. ft Bruno Mars – Nothin' On You || TheNext2Shine.com (Exclusive RNB Music Downloads) – The Next To Shine". Blog.thenext2shine.com. Retrieved 2010-03-19. 
  12. Nothin' on You (2track): Amazon.co.uk: Music
  13. iTunes - Music - Nothin' On You (feat. Bruno Mars) - EP by B.o.B
  14. Rapper B.o.B Goes Platinum With "Nothin' On You"
  15. Chart Watch Extra: We Have A Winner | Chart Watch - Yahoo! Music
  16. 16.0 16.1 Paul Grein (September 27, 2012). "Week Ending Sept. 23, 2012. Songs: The Song That Is Sweeping The Globe". Yahoo! Chart Watch. Retrieved September 27, 2012. 
  17. "Jay Effect: B.O.B. song featuring Jay Park tops music charts". Korean Times. June 16, 2010.
  18. June 2010's Cy Digital Music Awards. Cyworld. July 1, 2010.
  19. "South Korea Gaon International Chart (Week: January 29, 2012 to February 04, 2012)". Gaon Chart. December 15, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012. 
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  22. "Italian single certifications – B.O.B. feat. Bruno Mars – Nothin' on You" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry.  Select Online in the field Scegli la sezione. Select Week -- and Year ----. Enter B.O.B. feat. Bruno Mars in the field Artista. Click Avvia la ricerca
  23. "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". Radioscope. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. 
  24. UNSUPPORTED OR EMPTY REGION: South Korea (Gaon).
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  27. "American single certifications – B.O.B. – Nothin' on You". Recording Industry Association of America.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
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  31. http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/hot-100-songs?begin=11&order=position

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