Crank It Up (David Guetta song)

"Crank It Up"

Song by David Guetta featuring Akon from the album Nothing but the Beat

Recorded

2011

Genre

Dance-pop, electro house, techno

Length

03:12

Label

EMI

Writer

David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort, Aliaune Thiam, Frédéric Riesterer

Producer

Guetta, Tuinfort, Riesterer

Nothing but the Beat track listing

"I Can Only Imagine "
(7)

"'Crank It Up'"
(8)

"I Just Wanna F."
(9)

"Crank It Up" is a song by French DJ and record producer David Guetta, featuring vocals by Senegalese-American R&B recording artist Akon. Taken from the former's fifth studio album, Nothing but the Beat. The song was written by Aliaune Thiam, Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort and Riesterer. Production was also handled by Guetta, Tuinfort and Rister. On March 14, 2012, Guetta tweeted that he had a dilemma on choosing his next single, asking his fans for opinions, giving 2 tracks "Crank It Up" and "I Can Only Imagine" featuring Chris Brown and Lil Wayne,^[1] but ultimately lost to the latter.

Track listing

Album Version

"Crank It Up" (featuring Akon) – 3:12

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes for Nothing but the Beat.^[2]

David Guetta – songwriting, production, mixing
Aliaune Thiam – songwriting, lead vocals, production
Giorgio Tuinfort – songwriting, production
Frédéric Riesterer - songwriting, production
Guy Katsav^[3] - recording, engineering

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	49
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[5]	50
France (SNEP)^[4]	64
Germany (Media Control Charts)^[6]	43
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)	96
US Dance/Electronic Digital Songs (Billboard)^[7]	18

References

External links

Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

David Guetta singles

Discography Production discography

Just a Little More Love	"Just a Little More Love" (featuring Chris Willis) "Love Don't Let Me Go" (featuring Chris Willis) "People Come People Go" (featuring Chris Willis) "Give Me Something" (featuring Barbara Tucker)

Guetta Blaster	"Money" (featuring Chris Willis & Mone) "Stay" (with Chris Willis) "The World Is Mine" (featuring JD Davis) "In Love with Myself" (featuring JD Davis)

Pop Life	"Love Is Gone" (with Chris Willis) "Baby When the Light" (featuring Cozi Costi) "Delirious" (featuring Tara Mcdonald) "Tomorrow Can Wait" (with Chris Willis & Tocadisco) "Everytime We Touch" (with Chris Willis, Sebastian Ingrosso & Steve Angelo) "Time" (with Chris Willis) "Get Up" (with Chris Willis)

One Love	"When Love Takes Over" (featuring Kelly Rowland) "I Gotta Feeling (FMIF Remix)" (The Black Eyed Peas) "Sexy Bitch" (featuring Akon) "I Wanna Go Crazy" (featuring Will.I.Am) "How Soon IS Now" (with Sebastian Ingrosso, Dirty South & Julie Mcknight) "One Love" (featuring Estelle) "Memories" (featuring Kid Cudi) "Gettin' Over You" (with Chris Willis, Fergie & LMFAO)

One More Love	"Revolver (One Love Remix)" (Madonna featuring Lil Wayne) "Acapella" (Kelis) " Freak" (Estelle featuring Kardinal Offishall) "Commander" (Kelly Rowland featuring David Guetta) "Who's That Chick?" (featuring Rihanna)

Nothing but the Beat	"Sweat" (vs Snoop Dogg) "Where Them Girls At" (featuring Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj) "Little Bad Girl" (featuring Taio Cruz & Ludacris) "Lunar" (with Aforjack) "Night of Your Life" (featuring Jennifer Hudson) "Repeat" (featuring Jessie J) "Without You" (featuring Usher) "Titanium" (featuring Sia) "Turn Me On" (featuring Nicki Minaj) "The Alphabeat" "I Can Only Imagine" (featuring Chris Brown & Lil Wayne) "Crank It Up" (featuring Akon) "Sunshine" (with Avicii)

Nothing but the Beat 2.0	"Wild One Two" (with Jack Back, Nicky Romero & Sia) "She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)" (featuring Sia) "Metropolis" (with Nicky Romero) "Just One Last Time" (feat Taped Rai) "Play Hard" (featuring Akon & Ne-Yo)

Lovers on the Sun	"Shot Me Down" (2014) (featuring Skylar Grey) "Bad" (2014) (with Showtek featuring Vassy) "Blast Off" (2014) (with Kas James) "Lovers on the Sun" (2014) (with Avicii featuring Sam Martin)

Fuck Me I'm Famous series	"Just for One Day (Heroes)" (2003) (vs Bowie) "Love Don't Let Me Go" (2006) (vs The Egg) "GRRRR" (2009) "Louder than Words" (2010) (with Afrojack & Niles Mason) "Ain't a Party" (2013) (with GLOWINTHEDARK & Harrison)

Other singles	"Nation Rap" (1990) (with Sidney) "Up & Away" (1994) (featuring Robert Owens) "One Voice" (2013) (featuring Mikky Ekko)

Featured singles	"Wavin' Flag (Celebration Mix)" (2010)" (K'naan featuring Will.I.Am & David Guetta) "Club Can't Handle Me" (2010) (FloRIda featuring David Guetta) "Pass at Me" (2011) (Timbaland featuring Pitbull, David Guetta, Wisin & Yandel) "LaserLight" (2012) (Jessie J Featuring David Guetta) "Rest of My Life"(2012) (Ludacris featuring Usher & David Guetta) "Right Now"(2013) (Rihanna featuring David Guetta) "Change Comes" (Akon featuring David Guetta)

Produced singles	"Rock That Body (2009) (The Black Eyed Peas) "Angel" (2010) (Akon) "Scream" (2010) (Kelis) "The Best One Yet" (2010) (The Black Eyed Peas) "Everything is Wonderful" (2010) (The Black Eyed Peas) "Forever and a Day" (2011) (Kelly Rowland) "Something for the DJS" (2011) (Pitbull) "Phresh Out the Runway" (2012) (Rihanna)

Remixed songs	"Live At First SIght" (2002) (Kylie Minogue) " The Sound of Violence" (2002) (Cassius & Steve Edwards) "Bye Bye Superman" (2003) (Geyser) "My Love Is Always" (2003) (Saffron Hill) "I've Got a Life" (2005) (Eurythmics) "Summer Moon" (2005) (Africanism All Stars featuring Ben Onono) "Miss Me Blind" (2005) (Culture Club) "Flash Dance" (2005) (Deep Dish) "Avalon" (2005) (Juliet) "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (2006) (Bob Sinclar featuring Steve Edwards) "Supernature" (2006) (Cerrone featuring She Belle) "Who's Your Daddy?" (2006) (Benny Bennassi) "At the Moment (2006) (Steve Bug) "Save My Soul" (2007) (Logic) "Wow" (2007) (Kylie Minogue) "The One" (2008) (Sharam featuring Daniel Bendingfield) "Boom Boom Pow" (2009) (The Black Eyed Peas) "Flash Back" (2009) (Calvin Harris) "Celebration" (2009) (Madonna featuring Akon) "Rock The Disco" (2010) (Robbie Rivera) "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" (2010) (Shakira) "Rapture" (2011) (Nadia Ali & Avicii) "Club Rocker" (2011) (Inna) " Turn the Lights Down" (2012) (Daddy's Groove) "Wonderwall" (2012) (Oasis) "Pacha on Acid" (2012) (Afrojack) "This Is What It Feels Like" (2013) (Armin van Buuren feat Trevor Guthrie) "Alive" (2013) (Empire of The Sun) "Addicted to You" (2014) (Avicii feat Audra Mae) "Ten Feet Tall" (2014) (Afrojack feat Wrabel)

Akon

Discography Awards and nominations

Trouble	"Locked Up" "Ghetto" "Lonely" "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" "Pot of Gold"

Konvicted	"Smack That" "I Wanna Love You" "Don't Matter" "Mama Africa" "Sorry, Blame It on Me" "Never Took the Time" "I Can't Wait"

Freedom	"Right Now (Na Na Na)" "I'm So Paid" "Beautiful" "We Don't Care"

Stadium	"Angel" "Give It To 'Em" "Dirty Work" "So Blue"

Extended plays	Operations of Nature

Featured singles	"Find Us" "Moonshine" "Slow Wind (Remix)" "Soul Survivor" "Snitch" "I Am Not My Hair" "Girls" "The Sweet Escape" "I Tried" "We Takin' Over" "Bartender" "The Way She Moves" "Speaker" "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" "Am I Dreaming" "Hypnotized" "Get Buck in Here" "I'll Still Kill" "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" "What You Got" "Dangerous" "Frozen" "Get Low Wit It" "Out Here Grindin" "Wake It Up" "Body on Me" "What's Love" "Day Dreaming" "Stuck with Each Other" "Silver & Gold" "One" "Just Go" "Overtime" "All Up 2 You" "Sexy Bitch" "Let's Get Crazy" "On Top" "Shut It Down" "Push Push" "Body Bounce" "Move That Body" "Hold My Hand" "Kush" "I Just Had Sex" "Who Dat Girl" "Boomerang" "Chop My Money" "Like Money" "Play Hard"

Promotional singles	"Holla Holla" "Troublemaker"

Other songs	"Crank It Up" "Oh Africa"

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