Smack That
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| Single by Akon featuring Eminem from the album Konvicted |
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| Released | August 17, 2006 (U.S.) November 13, 2006 (U.K.) |
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| Format | CD, Digital Download | ||||
| Genre | Hip hop | ||||
| Length | 3:32 | ||||
| Label | SRC / Universal / Konvict / UpFront | ||||
| Writer(s) | Marshall Mathers, Luis Resto, Mike Strange, Aliaune "Akon" Thiam | ||||
| Producer | Eminem | ||||
| Certification | 3x Platinum (RIAA) Platinum (ARIA) Gold (RIANZ) |
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"Smack That" is the first single from Akon's second album Konvicted and features Eminem. The single debuted at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 28, 2006. The song set a record in its second week, jumping 88 positions to number 7. The single eventually peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. As of October 20, 2006 the song reached number one on iTunes' Top Downloaded songs. The song entered the UK Official Singles Chart at #12 based on downloads alone and reached #1 the following week with physical CD sales, becoming his second #1 after "Lonely" and Eminem's 7th UK #1. The single debuted at #5 on the Australian charts and peaked at #2 on December 31. It later reached #1 on the Australian physical sales chart. [1].
"Smack That" was nominated for "Best Rap/Sung Collaboration" at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, but lost to Justin Timberlake and T.I.'s My Love. It was also nominated for the "Most Earthshattering Collaboration" at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards, but lost to Beautiful Liar by Beyoncé featuring Shakira.
This song was also #69 on MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007.[1]
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[edit] Music Video
The song's music video is a short-clip remake of the movie 48 Hrs. It presents Akon as a convict in prison who is let out of jail by a police officer (played by Eric Roberts) who is looking for a witness. Akon is let out for 24 hours to do anything he pleases as long as he can find the female witness. He is given a photo of her and follows a lead he was given that the witness is in a nightclub. While in the club, he meets up with fellow rapper and friend Eminem. This is the first video that features Eminem with new tattoo ('PROOF' on his left arm, dedicated to his fallen friend, DeShaun Dupree Holton ). The video also features a cameo from Layzie Bone of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony & Kendra Wilkinson (Of E! The Girls Next Door)also lil fizz.
[edit] Remix
- A remix of "Smack That" featuring Stat Quo and Bobby Creekwater is currently available on Eminem Presents The Re-Up. The remix features Akon's unused lyrics and unused beat.
- An alternative version of "Smack That" is the NBA version, also sung by Akon. It changes the lyrics to relate basketball.
- There is also a remix featuring 2Pac & The Notorious B.I.G.
- In the UK A 2:44 version of Smack That was featured on Now That's What I Call Music 66. This version focuses mainly on the entire song without an intro.
[edit] Track listing
CD:
- "Smack That" (Featuring Eminem)
- "Miss Melody" (With Miri Ben-Ari)
- "Senegal"
- "Smack That" (Featuring Eminem) (Video)
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak Position [2] |
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| United World Chart | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 2 |
| U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 34 |
| U.S. Pop 100 | 1 |
| France Top 100 | 4 |
| Polish Singles Top 50[3] | 4 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles | 1 |
| UK Official Singles Chart | 1 |
| Romanian Singles Chart[4] | 1 |
| Latin America Top 40 Airplay[5] | 13 |
| Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles | 2 |
| Australian ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles Chart [2] | 1 |
| Canadian BDS Airplay Chart [3] | 30 |
| Dutch Top 40[6] [7] | 6 |
| Czech IFPI Chart [8] | 3 |
| Indonesian Single Top[9] | 14 |
[edit] Certifications
| Country | Certification |
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| Australia | Platinum |
| U.S. | 2x Platinum |
| Sweden | Platinum |
| Preceded by "The Rose" by Westlife |
UK number one single November 19, 2006 |
Succeeded by "Patience" by Take That |
| Preceded by "The Rose" by Westlife |
Ireland number one single November 23, 2006 - December 14, 2006 |
Succeeded by "A Moment Like This" by Leona |
| Preceded by "Wind It Up" by Gwen Stefani |
RIANZ New Zealand number one single January 8, 2007 - January 15, 2007 |
Succeeded by "Say It Right" by Nelly Furtado |
| Preceded by "Say It Right" by Nelly Furtado |
RIANZ New Zealand number one single January 22, 2007 - February 12, 2007 |
Succeeded by "Lips of an Angel" by Hinder |
| Preceded by "Hallelujah" by Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes and Askil Holm |
Norwegian VG-lista number-one single January 17, 2007 - January 31, 2007 |
Succeeded by "Take It Easy" by William Hut |
[edit] References
- ^ MTV Asia. "Top 100 Hits List". Retrieved 2007-12-27
- ^ Akon's Smack That: Chart Positions. Retrieved on May 6, 2007.
- ^ Polish Singles Top 50 Archive
- ^ Romanian Top 100
- ^ Top Latino
- ^ Dutch Top 40
- ^ Dutch Top 40
- ^ Czech IFPI Chart
- ^ Official Indonesian Single Top
[edit] External links
- Smack That music video (Quicktime)
- Official Akon website
- Akon at MySpace
- Akon at the Internet Movie Database
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