Bartender (T-Pain song)
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| Single by T-Pain featuring Akon from the album Epiphany |
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| Released | June 5, 2007 | ||||
| Format | Digital download, CD single | ||||
| Recorded | 2007 | ||||
| Genre | R&B | ||||
| Length | 03:58 | ||||
| Label | Konvict Muzik, Jive Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | F. Najm, A. Thiam | ||||
| Producer | T-Pain | ||||
| Certification | Platinum (RIAA) Gold (RIANZ) |
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"Bartender" is an R&B/hip-hop song by T-Pain and the official second single from his second album, Epiphany. The song features Akon. The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on the issue date of June 16, 2007 at number ninety-seven and has thus far peaked at number five, making the single T-Pain's fourth consecutive top ten hit single on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as Akon's ninth top ten hit single on the same chart. In 2008 the song was nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group. The song is the first song by T-Pain not to feature extensive use of the Auto-tune effect during verses.
The video premiered on Yahoo! Music on June 13, 2007 as the Bonus Video. It features T-Pain dancing in front of a bar and flirting with the "Bartender". BET's Access Granted also premiered the video on June 13, 2007.
An official remix featuring Kanye West, T.I. and Young Jeezy is expected to be released soon.[citation needed] There is also a remix that samples George Benson 1980 hit "Give Me The Night", crafted by NY underground producer Manny Faces. WVEE-FM, also known as V-103 The People's Station, has been blowing up Atlanta radio with the "Manny Faces - Give Me The Night" remix.
- There are more remixes, one featuring Stat Quo, another one featuring Trae, then Clyde Carson, another one with Shade Sheist, then Ghostface Killah, an arranged one with Notorious B.I.G., one with The-Dream, and finally a Latin remix featuring Pitbull and Toby Love (it is titled "Mesera", which means waitress or bartender in Spanish (all of these remixes feature Akon as well).
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Canadian Hot 100[1] | 46 |
| Brazilian Hot 100[2] | 34 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[1] | 1 |
| Portugal Singles Top 50[1] | 26 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 | 1 |
| United World Chart[1] | 18 |
[edit] See also
| Preceded by "Umbrella" by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z |
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart number-one single July 16, 2007 |
Succeeded by "Big Girls Don't Cry" by Fergie |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "T-Pain and Akon - Bartender global chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved June 30, 2007.
- ^ Brazilian Hot 100 Songs & Tracks. Hot100Brasil. Retrieved on October 8, 2007.
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