Down on Me (Jeremih song)

This article is about the song by Jeremih. For other uses, see Down on Me (disambiguation).
"Down on Me"
Single by Jeremih featuring 50 Cent
from the album All About You
Released September 28, 2010
Format Digital download
Length 3:48
Label Def Jam
Writer(s) Mick Schultz, Jeremih, Curtis Jackson
Producer(s) Mick Schultz
Certification 2× Platinum (RIAA)
Jeremih singles chronology
"I Like"
(2010)		 "Down on Me"
(2010)		 "I Don't Deserve You"
(2010)
50 Cent singles chronology
"Pass the Patron"
(2010)		 "Down on Me"
(2010)		 "No Dejemos Que Se Apague"
(2010)

"Down on Me" is a song by American singer Jeremih, produced by Mick Schultz, and mixed by mix engineer Ken Lewis.[1][2] The song has rapper 50 Cent, and is the second single off his second album All About You. The song was released to US radio stations on October 12, 2010 by Def Jam.[2] As of April 2011, The song has sold 200,000 copies in the UK and 2,042,000 digital downloads in the US.[3]

Chart performance

The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number eighty-seven. After dropping out of the top 100 the following week, it re-entered the chart and has climbed up in chart for 16 weeks to reach a current peak of 30, marking his second top 40 hit in the UK.[4] The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number sixty-seven and peaked at number four in its twenty-third week.[5] On the week of 28 February 2011, the song reached number one on the Billboard Rhythmic chart and stayed there for 6 weeks. Down on Me became a number one success in Romania, as it entered the top ten of the Romanian Top 100 at number five on July 17, 2011 and climbed up to the top of the chart on the following week.

Music video

The official music video was shot in Los Angeles by director Colin Tilley on November 23, 2010 and was released on December 15. A 3D music video was released on 50 Cent's blog. The video begins in a club where a woman is dancing with an umbrella while dancing in front of the speakers. Meanwhile, Jeremih is seen on a chair while a woman is dancing beside him and also another woman is seen dancing while jamming her guitar. During the rap verse, 50 Cent is seen rapping his verse through a hole in the wall which is revealed to be a bar. Then, Jeremih and 50 Cent are seen separated in a rectangular wall while Jeremih sings the song. At the end of the video, Jeremih and 50 Cent stare at the camera while the video fades.[6]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2010–11) Peak
position[7]
Australia (ARIA)[8] 91
Australia (ARIA Urban Singles)[9] 32
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[10] 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[11] 42
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] 22
Denmark (Tracklisten)[13] 25
France (SNEP)[14] 19
Romanian Top 100[15] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 37
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 75
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[18] 9
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19] 30
US Billboard Hot 100[20] 4
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[21] 7
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[22] 8
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[23] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
Romanian Top 100[24] 5
US Billboard Hot 100[25] 22

Certifications

Country Certification
United States 2× Platinum[26]

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States September 28, 2010 Digital download[2] Young Money Entertainment

References

  1. ↑ Ken Lewis Credits
  2. 1 2 3 "iTunes - Music - All About You by Jeremih". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  3. ↑ http://www.webcitation.org/601r9mjqO
  4. ↑ "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 - 26th July 2014 | The UK Charts | Top 40". Theofficialcharts.com. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  5. ↑ "Rihanna's 'S&M' Reigns on Hot 100, Lady Gaga's 'Judas' Debuts". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  6. ↑ "Jeremih x 50 Cent - "Down On Me" - 3D Version". ThisIs50.com. 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  7. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/304467/jeremih/chart
  8. ↑ "Chartifacts – Week Commencing: 11th April 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. April 11, 2011. Archived from the original on April 13, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Top 4- Urban Albums & Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. April 25, 2011. Archived from the original on April 24, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jeremih feat. 50 Cent – Down on Me" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jeremih feat. 50 Cent – Down on Me" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  12. ↑ "Jeremih – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Jeremih.
  13. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Jeremih feat. 50 Cent – Down on Me". Tracklisten.
  14. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Jeremih feat. 50 Cent – Down on Me" (in French). Les classement single.
  15. ↑ "Official Rumania chart". Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Jeremih feat. 50 Cent – Down on Me". Singles Top 100.
  17. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Jeremih feat. 50 Cent – Down on Me". Swiss Singles Chart.
  18. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2011-03-13" UK R&B Chart.
  19. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2011-03-26" UK Singles Chart.
  20. ↑ "Jeremih – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Jeremih.
  21. ↑ "Jeremih – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Jeremih.
  22. ↑ "Jeremih – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Jeremih.
  23. ↑ "Jeremih – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Jeremih.
  24. ↑ "ROMANIAN TOP 100 – clasamentul anului 2011". Retrieved 2012-01-01.
  25. ↑ "Best of 2011: Hot 100 Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
  26. ↑ "Gold and Platinum Database". Recording Industry Association of America. (RIAA). April 2011. Retrieved 2015-04-18.

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