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Kid Rock – All Summer Long [2008]

Kid Rock har datet Playboy playmate og skuespiller Pamela Anderson. “All Summer Long” var Grammy nominert i 2009 i kategorien Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Sangen toppet mange hitlister verden over. I Norge nådde den fjerde plass som beste plassering.

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“All Summer Long” på wiki:

Single by Kid Rock
from the album Rock N Roll Jesus
Released	April 5, 2008 (2008-04-05) (see release history)
Recorded	Allen Roadhouse
Genre	Country rock, Southern rock
Length	4:56 (album version) 3:46 (radio edit)
Label	Atlantic, Top Dog
Writer(s)	Edward King Kid Rock Gary Rossington Uncle Kracker Ronnie Van Zant Robert Wachtel Warren Zevon Leroy Marinell
Producer	Kid Rock with Mike Clark
Certification	Platinum (RIANZ) Gold (RIAA)
Kid Rock singles chronology
“Amen” (2007) “All Summer Long” (2008) “Roll On” (2008)

“All Summer Long” is the title of a song recorded by Kid Rock. It was released in 2008 as the third single from his ninth studio album Rock N Roll Jesus. The song is based on Warren Zevon’s “Werewolves of London” and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama“.^[1] The idea for the mashup was suggested by Mike E. Clark.^[2] The song has become a Number One hit in several countries, including UK, and has even crossed over to country music radio, giving Kid Rock his first Top Ten country hit. The song was the official theme song to WWE’s pay-per view event, Backlash 2008.

About the song

The song is an up-tempo Southern rocker in which Kid Rock reminisces on his teenage romance during the summer of 1989 on Torch Lake, just north of Traverse City in Northern Michigan, while listening to “Sweet Home Alabama”.

Anthony DeCurtis of Rolling Stone magazine compared its theme to Bob Seger’s “Night Moves“.^[1] The song samples the instrumental part of “Werewolves of London” and the most well known riff of “Sweet Home Alabama” alongside new lyrics by Kid Rock. Lynyrd Skynyrd’s longtime keyboardist Billy Powell plays the piano on the track, including a reprise of his famous piano solo at the end of “Sweet Home Alabama”. Kid Rock would later dedicate his performance at the 2009 Grammy Awards to Billy, shortly after his passing in early 2009.

Critical reception

Manchester Evening News rated the song three out of five stars, commenting that the song “incorporates the swampy riffs, the distinctive guitar solo and gospel choirs effortlessly.”^[3] Billboard praised the song’s style adding that its lyrics “will make listeners nod and smile knowingly as they recall their own glory days.”^[4] Rolling Stone named the song as a “story of sexual awakening” adding “It’s stirring stuff.”^[5] This song was number 18 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.^[6]

Jim Malec, who writes for the country music review site The 9513, gave the song a “thumbs up” rating. Although he referred to the song as “highly derivative” for its use of sampling, and thought that some of the lyrics were poorly written, he also called it “essentially the perfect summer anthem”. Malec’s review goes on to call the song a positive change from the mostly “boring” mainstream country music, adding “Here’s an artist who is willing to show some personality.”^[7]

Music video

The music video for the song was shot in Nashville, Tennessee and features Kid Rock driving a Grand Craft Grand Sport^[8] boat out on the Old Hickory Lake, while two teenagers are shown enacting the song’s lyrics. Kid Rock is also shown partying with girls on a different boat, firing a machine gun whilst smoking a Cuban Cigar, and singing the song on a platform on the lake during night time. The platform, float & lights are an homage to the “Playboy girls” scene in the film Apocalypse Now. As the video ends, the small boat Kid Rock is driving can be seen with the word “cowboy” on the back.

Release history

Charts

“All Summer Long” is Kid Rock’s fourth song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, and overall his biggest hit of his career. It reached as high as #23 on the Hot 100, based solely on airplay, since Kid Rock has not made his catalog available for legal digital download (therefore, the song has received no assistance from digital sales on the charts). It peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay charts, making it his highest peaking single on this chart. It is his third top 40 hit on the Hot 100. The song has become Kid Rock’s second pop crossover hit (after “Picture“), reaching the top ten on Mainstream Top 40 radio. “All Summer Long” has also reached the top ten on Billboard’s Adult Top 40.

It marks Kid Rock’s third entry on the American Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, after “Picture” and “Single Father”, both in 2003, and has reached #4 on the country charts, his first top twenty and top ten on that chart. It was a moderate hit on U.S. rock, peaking at #17 on Mainstream Rock Tracks, and #38 on Modern Rock Tracks.

The song is Kid Rock’s first international hit as well. The song went to #1 in the UK knocking off Dizzee Rascal’s Dance Wiv Me and being replaced by Katy Perry’s controversial song, I Kissed A Girl. In Europe, where there are physical and digital releases of the single, it has also topped the charts in The Netherlands, Ireland, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. It has reached the top five in Norway, Sweden, Turkey and Poland. In Australia the song is his first top ten and number one single.

Chart (2008)   Peak position   Australian Singles Chart[9] 1 Austrian Singles Chart[10] 1 Canadian Radio & Records Country Singles 4 Canadian Hot 100[11] 12 Danish Singles Chart[10] 7 Dutch Singles Chart[12] 1 Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1 French Singles Chart[10] 28 German Singles Chart[10] 1 New Zealand Singles Chart[13] 3 Irish Singles Chart[10] 1 Italian Singles Chart 7

Chart (2008)   Peak position   Norwegian Singles Chart[10] 4 Swedish Singles Chart[10] 3 Swiss Singles Chart[10] 1 Turkey Top 20 Chart[14] 4 UK Singles Chart 1 UK Rock Chart 1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[15] 23 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[15] 14 U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs[15] 4 U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[15] 17 U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks[15] 38 U.S. Billboard Pop 100[15] 16

Hit Masters

“All Summer Long”
Single by Hit Masters
Released	August 12, 2008
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2008
Genre	Rock
Length	3:48
Label	Hip Kiddy Records
Producer	Hit Masters

A recording of the song was released digitally by “Hit Masters”, a karaoke company whose version was made available in the iTunes Store in North America. Due to Kid Rock’s decision to withhold his music from the iTunes market,^[16] sales from the karaoke version eventually caused it to overtake Kid Rock’s original on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States peaking at number 19. This version also in peaked at number 28 on the Canadian Hot 100 due to digital downloads. As Rock’s version remained in the top thirty based on radio airplay alone, Hit Masters jumped into the top twenty due to its sales strength.^[17][18] However, the radio success of “All Summer Long” propelled Rock N Roll Jesus back up to number two on the Billboard 200, nearly a year after its release.^[19]

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	19
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	28
Canadian Hot 100	28
Hot Canadian Digital Singles	16

The Rock Heroes

Another recording of the song by a karaoke band called “The Rock Heroes” has been released on iTunes for digital downloads in North America. In the U.S. it debuted at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 and then rose to number 29 the next week, and also in Canada it debuted at number 16 on the Canadian Hot 100 due to digital downloads in both countries.

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	29
Canadian Hot 100	16
Hot Canadian Digital Singles	8

Chart procession and succession

References

Pussycat Dolls – I Hate This Part [2008]

Dette er singel nr to fra  Pussycat Dolls‘ andre studio album Doll Domination.

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Doll Domination på wiki:

Doll Domination
Studio album by Pussycat Dolls
Released	September 19, 2008 (2008-09-19)[1] (see release history)
Recorded	2007 — 2009
Genre	R&B, pop, dance
Length	62:40+
Label	A&M / Interscope
Producer	R. Kelly, Timbaland, Rodney Jerkins, Polow da Don, Sean Garrett, Danja, Fernando Garibay, Ron Fair, Jonas Jeberg, Cutfather, Nicole Scherzinger
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Billboard (positive) link[dead link] Entertainment Weekly (C+) link Los Angeles Times link MusicOMH.com link Rolling Stone link Slant Magazine link The New York Times (positive) link The Times link Yahoo! Music UK link
Pussycat Dolls chronology
PCD (2005) Doll Domination (2008) Singles from Doll Domination “When I Grow Up“ Released: May 27, 2008 “Whatcha Think About That“ Released: September 9, 2008 “I Hate This Part“ Released: October 7, 2008 “Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)“ Released: February 23, 2009 “Bottle Pop“ Released: March 6, 2009 “Hush Hush; Hush Hush“ Released: May 12, 2009

Doll Domination is the second studio album from American girl group the Pussycat Dolls released from September 19, 2008 by A&M Records under license to Interscope. The album sees the group re-unite with previous producers and writers such as Timbaland, Polow da Don and Sean Garrett as well as explore a more up-tempo sound with Rodney Jerkins, and Danja. The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, selling 79,000 copies in its first week.^[2]

The album features some of the songs originally recorded for Nicole Scherzinger’s solo project Her Name Is Nicole as well as guest vocals from Snoop Dogg, Missy Elliott, R Kelly, Polow da Don, New Kids on the Block, A.R. Rahman and will.i.am (varies by region). The album includes the singles “When I Grow Up“, “Bottle Pop“, “Whatcha Think About That” and “I Hate This Part“. However despite relatively successful singles the album underperformed selling less than their previous album, PCD.

In 2009, several new songs together with some of the original ones were packaged as 10-song compilation entitled Doll Domination 2.0, which was released in Australia. An EP, Doll Domination: The Mini Collection, was released in the UK featuring three new songs and their three UK singles. The new editions spawned two further singles including the worldwide hit “Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)” and “Hush Hush.” The group also released the final version of the album Doll Domination 3.0 in the UK on August 10, 2009 featuring three new song, “Painted Windows”, “Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)” and “Hush Hush; Hush Hush”.^[3][4]

Recording and production

MTV initially reported that the album would be called “To Those Who Wait” but later The Dolls would go on to say in an interview that the album would now be named Doll Domination after receiving many requests from fans. From mid 2006 production began with Rodney Jerkins, Sean Garrett and Timbaland with The Clutch. Other producers came on board as the project progressed. Initially the process was slow as lead singer Nicole Scherzinger was supposed to release her own solo project Her Name Is Nicole whilst production was ongoing. However the album did not materialize after Scherzinger had four failed US singles (despite “Baby Love” being successful in Europe). Consequently “When I Grow Up“, “Who’s Gonna Love You” and “Happily Never After” which were originally songs from the solo project became songs for Doll Domination.^[5] Lead Doll Nicole Scherzinger spoke about the release on reality show Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search For the Next Doll where she name-dropped and performed a fourth song “Just Say Yes” recorded for her own solo album. After being scrapped the song was placed on the early tracklistings for the Dolls album by MTV, Amazon and HMV but never made the actual release.

Musical content

The album saw Scherzinger become involved in the vocal production of many of the songs as well as designing the concept. Like the previous album she is the only member of the group to have writing credits on the album having contributed to “Bottle Pop”, “Hush Hush”, “Who’s Gonna Love You” and “Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)”. She is also responsible for lead vocals on all of the songs. Melody Thornton provides additional backing vocals and ad-libs to many of the songs, although on “Elevator”,”Love The Way You Love Me” and “Painted Windows” she can be found sharing the lead vocals with Scherzinger. Additionally on “Takin’ Over the World” she sings secondary vocals. The new songs from the 2009 recording sessions did see more of the group become involved vocally. Jessica Sutta makes her debut on “Top of the World” singing co-lead vocals with Thornton and Scherzinger. “Painted Windows” is the first song to feature all of the group singing back vocals but Thornton’s ad-libs/additional vocals are limited to a two-line bridge near the end of the song.

Recordings “Love Gun” produced by Cee-Lo Green and “Whatever Happens” written & produced by Ryan Tedder were cited as highly desired but failed to make an appearance.^[6] Tedder’s previous work (Leona Lewis‘ “Bleeding Love and OneRepublic’s “Apologize) have proved commercially successful and so some critics were angered regarding the non-inclusion of his work. Other recordings written and produced by Sean Garrett such “Away” was re-recorded by Enrique Iglesias while “Glamour Girl” was recorded by Electrik Red with Scott Storch providing additional production. “Just Say Yes” which was originally confirmed for the album, written by Gary Lightbody also failed to materialize much to the critics surprise. The 2009 recording sessions spawned the tracks “Takin’ Over the World (We Love To Entertain You)”, “Hush Hush; Hush Hush”, “Top of the World“, “Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny), “Painted Windows” and “Bad Girl” all of which except for the last are featured in some form on the re-release of the album although it does vary by territory. “Bad Girl” was instead released as part of the Confessions of a Shopaholic Soundtrack, whilst “Top of the World” was made the theme tune to MTV’s new reality series The City.

Re-Releases

In April 2009 Billboard Magazine stated that The Dolls had only sold around 400,000 copies. Subsequently Scherzinger confirmed that the current album would be re-released with new songs. In the interview she said: “it’s a new life, a new push for Doll Domination. In this industry these days, that’s what we’re trying to do, always put new music out there and get people to pay attention. So this is a way for people to get new songs of ours and for people who haven’t picked up the album so far to get another spin of our music.”^[7] The revised edition was released with the same cover art in many European countries: April 14 in France and April 24, 2009 in Germany^[8] and the Netherlands.

All in all the lack of sales over the 2008 and 2009 triggered several re-releases meaning that the album now exists in around eight different versions. In September and October 2008 the standard edition of the album was released worldwide featuring the 16-song track listing. International markets received two of the four bonus tracks. In the US and Europe a deluxe edition was released as the same time featuring 5 bonus songs (each one sung by a different member of the group). Then nearer in December 2008 the collectors edition was released in Australia and the US featuring all of the songs from the deluxe addition but adding two extra bonus tracks. UK fans were able to buy the deluxe edition only whilst the group were on the UK leg of the tour and it was sold at selected arenas.

In April 2009, after recording new songs the album was re-issued in all territories. Mainland Europe received the 2009 edition featuring all of the original songs plus 3-4 new songs/remixes. At the end of April, Doll Domination 2.0 was released in Australia, a compilation album featuring 6 of the original songs and 4 new ones. On April 27, 2009 an EP titled Doll Domination: The Mini Collection was released in the UK featuring their four singles plus two new songs and two weeks later the UK received its own deluxe edition of the album which was identical to the international deluxe edition except that it included a new remix of Scherzinger’s solo song “Baby Love” previously not released as a bonus track in the UK. On August 10, it was announced that Doll Domination 3.0 would be released in the UK following the success of all of the five singles which were released in the UK having all managed to reach top 20 positions on the UK singles chart making it one of the group’s most successful markets.

Promotion and world tour

On May 20, 2008, the Pussycat Dolls performed their new single “When I Grow Up” for the first time live on Jimmy Kimmel Live!,^[9][10] again at the MTV Movie Awards on June 1, and a third time on So You Think You Can Dance on June 12.^[11] The song was released on May 27, 2008.^[12]

Other appearances included:

• Hosting the 2008 Maxim Hot 100 on VH1. They hit the position number seventeen.^[13]
• They also performed five songs at a Wal-Mart Soundcheck showcase: “I Hate This Part”, “Takin’ Over the World” and “When I Grow Up” from Doll Domination, and “Buttons” and “Don’t Cha” from PCD.
• On October 14 2008 the group performed at the Sydney Opera House as part of a series of concerts promoting Xbox 360 and its new game Lips.
• On the 15th of October 2008, the Dolls appeared on Australian TV show Sunrise and performed “When I Grow Up” and their latest single “I Hate This Part”.
• In December 2008, The Dolls performed a medley of some of their most successful singles on the Royal Variety Show for her majesty Queen Elizabeth in the UK, the performance comprised of “Don’t Cha“, “I Hate This Part” and “When I Grow Up“.

World Domination Tour

The Dolls kicked off their second headline tour on January 18, 2009 to promote the album. The World Domination (also known as Doll Domination Tour) visited venues across Europe and Oceania with Lady Gaga as the main opening act. Ne-Yo also featured as a support act on the European-leg of their tour at selected venues.

The Dolls then toured North America, performing as the opening act for Britney Spears’ The Circus: Starring Britney Spears tour. This constituted the North American Leg of the World Domination Tour.

Reception

Commercial

The album debuted in the US at number 4 (one spot higher than their debut album) after first week sales of around 79,000 however the album failed to have much chart longevity and struggled to stay in the top 25 in the run up to the end of the year. In its second week, the album dropped to number 17, and in its third week, it sat at number 30.^[14] It spent an astonishingly short seven weeks in the top 100, compared with their debut album which spent almost a year there, By 2009 it had dropped out. In other territories its performance was similar although. However in the week of January 10 2009, it re-entered the top 100 at number one hundred. The album has so far sold 356,000 copies in the U.S., far less than their debut PCD.

In France and in the United Kingdom the album has sold 100,000 copies, being certified as Gold. The first two singles failed in Russian charts, however the song “Hush Hush” which was not a single at the time of release, became a huge hit, peaking at number one on Russian Airplay Chart^[15] which helped the album reach platinum status^[16] certification in just three weeks.

Critical

The album has received mostly average to negative reviews from critics, having been rated just 51 out of 100 on Metacritic.^[17]

August Brown of the Los Angeles Times, states that the album does not live up to its 2005 predecessor, and gave the album one and a half stars out of five.^[18] Likewise, Nic Oliver of Music OMH gives the album four star out of 10, stating that, besides the tracks “Out of This Club” with R. Kelly and “Love The Way You Love Me”, “This is an album that reels off one clunker after another…this is an album heading straight for the bargain bins.”^[19] The exceptions include “I Hate this Part”, a break-up number on which Nicole Scherzinger is allowed to emote fully, and “Whatcha Think About That?”, which contains a cheeky rap from Missy Elliott.^[20] The Boston Globe summarised the album as “Great trashy, hook-laden songs that make your lips smack never need to be apologized for, just enjoyed. The Pussycats’ debut from 2005 was that kind of disc, and though this follow-up tries darn hard to follow that formula, it comes up just short. Still, it’s often filled with giddy, brilliantly produced goofy pleasures with nothing on its mind beyond love and pleasure. Oh, sure, there are a couple of ballads about heartache and regret, but lead singer Nicole Scherzinger sounds more like she’s pining for a good facial than a guy. Especially as the disc wanders to its fatiguing 21st track. We know the Dolls want staying power, but c’mon…”^[21]

Digital Spy said that “Doll Domination is an over-long, patchy album that lacks any kind of lyrical cohesion. This isn’t to say that individual tracks don’t hit the spot. Nothing here matches the hyperactive brilliance of ‘When I Grow Up’, but future single ‘I Hate This Part’ is wonderfully melodramatic and each of the four Timbaland productions is bang on the money. Overall 3/5 stars”.^[22] The New York Times said “were they, strictly speaking, human? That’s what their new album, Doll Domination sets out to establish. Between dance tracks concocted by big-time producers like Rodney Jerkins, Timbaland, Sean Garrett and Polow Da Don, the Pussycat Dolls flaunt a newly prominent accessory: a breakable heart. In the 16 songs on this fully packed album, each striving to be a single, the Dolls still flirt and strut most of the time. But now, every so often, they ache. Ms. Scherzinger’s small, flexible voice thrives in the programmed, computer-tuned R&B tracks. No less crafty or calculated than their bump-and-grind numbers, the farewell songs are a move toward expanding the franchise. Now the Pussycat Dolls are stocking a little empathy along with the attitude.”^[23]

However Digital Spy later said that of The Mini Collection that: “‘Painted Windows’ is an impressive new Rodney Jerkins production, stomping and scuzzy in equal measure, while ‘Hush Hush; Hush Hush’ is a faintly ridiculous house remix of a Doll Domination album cut. It now comes complete with a whopping great lift from ‘I Will Survive’, but somehow it works. First impressions notwithstanding, in an age where music fans can download what they fancy on a track-by-track basis, the ‘Mini Collection’ actually starts to make sense. For £3.99 on iTunes, or just under a fiver in the shops, you get a fat-free serving of Pussycat hits without the padding that bogged down the original Doll Domination. Overall 4/5 stars.”^[24]

Singles

• “When I Grow Up” was the first single from the album. It was a hit, peaking at number nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart,^[25] number two in Australia’s Singles Chart, number three in the UK Singles Chart and number three in the Canadian Hot 100. The video for this single won the Dolls a Video Music Award for Best Dancing in a Video at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.

• The Second single was “I Hate This Part“. The song became a worldwide hit reaching number one in Romania, number two in Belgium, number three in France, the top five in Canada, the top ten in Australia, Turkey, New Zealand, Switzerland, Austria, and Ireland, and the top twenty in Denmark, Japan, Germany, Norway, the United States and the United Kingdom. It peaked at number eleven in the US and made it to number four on the European Billboard Hot 100.

• The third release from the album was “Whatcha Think About That“, featuring Missy Elliott and released exclusively to the US, Ireland, UK and France. While the video premiered in October, 2008. This single proved to be unsuccessful in the U.S. and subsequently it received a limited release. The song managed to reach number 9 in the UK.

• The fourth single was “Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)“. It is the English recording of “Jai Ho” the hit movie theme from the film Slumdog Millionaire. It features A.R. Rahman. The single has reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100,^[26] number 20 on the Billboard Pop 100,^[27] number 5 in Canada, and number 3 in the UK,^[28] ahead of its physical release. The song reached number 1 in Finland, Ireland, Australia, Greece, and Turkey.

• The fifth single from the album was “Bottle Pop“. The single version does not feature Snoop Dogg but instead a small rap intro by Scherzinger. It was only released in Oceania and Germany and reached top 20 in Australia and New Zealand. Without any promotion it proved successful in the US having reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, becoming the fifth song by the group to do so.

• “Hush Hush; Hush Hush” is the final single from the album. The original ballad version serves as the single’s b-side whist Dave Aude has also produced a dance remix for the single. It was only released to airplay and digital download outlets in the US^[29] and reached a peak of 73 on the Billboard and 41 in Canada. Internationally the single reached number 2 in Turkey, 10 in Australia, and top 20 in most European countries. Additionally the song went on to become the group’s sixth consecutive number 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in the US.

Track listing

2009 re-release

Doll Domination 2.0

Doll Domination 2.0 is a streamlined compilation of songs from the 2009 revised edition of Doll Domination. In total it features 10 tracks, 6 from the original release plus the remix of “Hush Hush” and “Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)“, “Top of the World“, and “Painted Windows” released exclusively to Australia on April 24, 2009. It was supposed to be released in the United States on April 14, 2009,^[30] however, the release was scrapped for reasons unknown.

Doll Domination: The Mini Collection

The Dolls went on to release Doll Domination: The Mini Collection^[31] exclusively in the UK on 27 April 2009. It is an EP collection of songs featuring the group 3 previous UK singles from Doll Domination as well as their fourth and fifth singles “Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)” and “Hush Hush; Hush Hush” (the up-tempo remix of “Hush Hush”) as well as new song “Painted Windows”.

Doll Domination 3.0

On August 10, 2009, Doll Domination 3.0 was released in the UK using the original cover art, it includes all of the songs from the Standard Edition as well as songs from the “Mini Collection”.^[3]

Charts

Chart (2008)   Peak position   Australian Albums Chart 4[32] Austrian Albums Chart 16[32] Belgium Albums Chart (Flanders) 17[32] Belgium Albums Chart (Wallonia)[33] 22 Canadian Albums Chart 3[34] Dutch Albums Chart 24[35] European Albums Chart 8[36] Finland Albums Chart 38[32] French Albums Chart 16[37] German Albums Chart 1[36] Japan Albums Chart 1[37] Irish Albums Chart 6[32] Mexican Albums Chart 55[32] New Zealand Albums Chart 8[38] Polish Albums Chart 2[39] Portugal Albums Chart 25[32] Russian Albums Chart 1[40] Spanish Albums Chart 38[32] Swiss Albums Chart 7[32] Taiwanese Albums Chart 1[41] UK Albums Chart 4[32] U.S. Billboard 200 4[32]

[edit] Certifications This section requires expansion. Country   Certification(s)   Australia Platinum[42] Belgium Gold[43] Canada Platinum[44] Germany Gold[45] United Kingdom Gold[46]

Release history

References

Britney Spears – Womanizer [Directors Cut] [2008]

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Womanizer på wiki:

“Womanizer”
Single by Britney Spears
from the album Circus
Released	September 26, 2008 (2008-09-26) (see release history)
Format	CD single, digital download
Recorded	2008
Genre	Electro pop, synthpop
Length	3:43
Label	Jive
Writer(s)	Nikesha Briscoe, Rafael Akinyemi
Producer	K. Briscoe/The Outsyders
Certification	Platinum (Australia, Denmark) Gold (RIANZ, Belgium, Finland, Spain) Silver (United Kingdom)
Britney Spears singles chronology
“Break the Ice” (2008) “Womanizer” (2008) “Circus” (2008)
Music video
“Womanizer” at YouTube (Adobe Flash video)

“Womanizer” is a song by American pop singer Britney Spears from her sixth studio album, Circus. It was released on September 26, 2008 by Jive Records as the first single of the album. The song, described by Spears as a girl anthem, recalls a womanizing man, while the protagonist of the song makes clear she knows who he really is. Produced and co-written by Nikesha Briscoe and Rafael Akinyemi of Atlanta-based production team, The Outsyders, the song is musically and up-beat electropop song.

The song received mixed reviews, with critics complimenting its hook and deeming it a “comeback single”. It was compared to previous Spears’ songs like “Toxic” and “Ooh Ooh Baby”. The song was a massive success, becoming Spears’s eighth number one single worldwide, and her first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 since her debut “…Baby One More Time“, almost 10 years prior. In addition, the song topped over 30 charts worldwide. “Womanizer” has become Spears’ biggest selling digital single in the US, selling over 2.8 million copies.

The music video, directed by Joseph Kahn, shows Spears chasing the womanizer and includes scenes of her naked in a steam room. It became a worldwide success after premiering online, with 80 million views since its release and won “Best Pop Video” at the MTV Video Music Awards. Spears performed “Womanizer” on various TV shows and on The Circus: Starring Britney Spears, where she performs it as the encore wearing a policewoman uniform.

Background and production

The song was produced and co-written by Nikesha Briscoe and Rafael Akinyemi of Atlanta-based production team, The Outsyders.^[1][2] During a live interview with New York’s Z100, Spears talked about the song quoting: “It’s basically saying, ‘We know what you’re up to.’ It’s about guys cheating on girls, it’s a girl anthem. That’s why I like it”.^[3]

Music and structure

“Womanizer” is a moderate electropop song composed in the key of C# minor with 139 beats per minute. The chord progression in the song is C#m-F#m-E-Eb-D. Spears’ vocal range spans over two octaves from C#3 to C#5.^[4] The song is written in the verse–pre-chorus–chorus form. It has been compared to previous Spears’ songs such as “Toxic“(2003) and “Ooh Ooh Baby”(2007).^[5] The track opens with its characteristical sirens^[6] and has a staccato beat that runs through the whole song.^[7] The “quick-witted” vocals have been compared to the style of the Andrew sisters and are heavily autotuned.^[7] After the bridge, Spears sings the chorus one more time and the song ends while the beat drops and Spears sings the “you’re a womanizer, baby” hook.^[8]

Release

Announced as the lead single from the album, “Womanizer” was first released to radio stations worldwide on September 26, 2008. It was released commercially in the United States on October 7, 2008 through digital distribution. It was released as a CD single on October 25, 2008 in Australia; November 14, 2008 in Germany; and on November 24, 2008 in the UK.

On October 15, 2008, the song made a record jump from ninety-six to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, breaking the record set by T.I.’s “Live Your Life“, which had jumped from number eighty to number one the week before,^[9] a record later broken by Kelly Clarkson’s “My Life Would Suck Without You“.^[10] It also garnered first-week download sales of 286,000, the biggest opening-week tally by a female artist since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking digital downloads in 2003, topping Mariah Carey’s take for “Touch My Body” by just over 200 units.^[11] A commercial to promote the character “Chuck Bass” from Gossip Girl that featured “Womanizer” was first shown on The CW’s channel and was later available on Spears’s official website.^[12]

Critical reception

Ann Powers of The Los Angeles Times described the track as “retro-futurism” that “takes a roller coaster ride via the snappy staccato beats crafted by the young Atlanta-based production team the Outsyders.”^[7] “It’s clean and contemporary,” the website said, “The highly manipulated vocal complements Brit’s Mississippi Valley Girl diction; though she’s been turned into a robot again, she actually sounds engaged.”^[7] Popjustice also gave the song a glowing review, stating that whilst the leaked clip was enjoyable, the full track “throws the whole thing into a brand new realm of amazingness.” The reviewer also said the track, “lays a really strong foundation for the fully-realised comeback that didn’t quite happen last time and it’s hard not to think of it as a late contender for single of the year.”^[13] British newspaper The Observer gave the song the maximum five stars referring to it as a “comeback single” and as having a “genius hook”. It also said, “However, it’s also been called lazy, largely by misinformed people who also think that Kylie’s ‘la la la’s would have been better with proper words.”^[14]

Bill Lamb of About.com thought that Spears sounded confident, but he wrote a generally negative review of “Womanizer.” Lamb wrote that the song sounded “like a rather weak attempt to approach the attitude of Katy Perry in a classic Britney futuristic bubblegum pop context. Unfortunately, after a few listens it all becomes quite dull.” Lamb also wrote that the song was “no match for her classic material.”^[15] He would later name “Womanizer” the third “Most Annoying Pop Song” of 2008.^[16] Daily News‘ music critic Jim Farber criticized the song, saying it is not the brilliant single Spears needs. Farber says, “From the sound of it, it should have been delayed indefinitely. Spears delivers the title word no fewer than nine times in a row, in a nagging tone meant to mimic the most irritating of schoolyard taunts.”^[17] Ian Watson of Dotmusic gave the song six stars out of ten and felt that she was too controlled in “Womanizer”. In the review, Watons wrote that Spears sounded “trapped on this single. Not trapped, as in desperate and distraught, but trapped as in literally frozen – like she’s been placed into a robot on a production line and she has to sing these words, dance these steps, work it like this, until the spotlight snaps off and the factory’s powered down for the night..” Watson concluded that the song was “not much fun to live but compelling to observe.”^[18]

Chart performance

The track entered the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart at fifty-nine with three days of its radio release alone.^[19] It also debuted on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 at eleven on the week of October 11, 2008.^[20] The song then entered the Hot 100 chart at ninety-six on the following week due to rising airplay.^[21] On October 15, the song made a record-breaking ninety-six position jump to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, breaking not only the record for largest jump to #1, which had been set by T.I.’s Live Your Life only one week prior, but the record for largest jump by any song in the history of the chart, which was previously held by Beyoncé and Shakira’s “Beautiful Liar“. However, on January 28, 2009, it was announced by Billboard that Kelly Clarkson’s “My Life Would Suck Without You” beat its jump by one place (97-1).^[10] It also garnered first-week download sales of 286,000, the biggest opening-week tally by a female artist since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking digital downloads in 2003.^[22] It marked Spears’s first number one single on the Hot 100 since her debut “…Baby One More Time“.^[23] In addition, “Womanizer” has become Spears’ biggest hit on the U.S. radio along with her 1999 hit single “(You Drive Me) Crazy“,^[24] both peaking at number-six on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.^[25] and it peaked number one on Mainstream Top 40, her first number one since her single Toxic.^[26] In Canada, the single started at ninety-seven went up to forty-three and topped the Canadian Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks.^[27]

Moreover, in Europe, the track has entered the top ten in every single country it was released.^[28] Notably, topping the charts in Denmark, Finland, France, Norway, Poland and Sweden.^[28] In the United Kingdom, “Womanizer” debuted at number four on the official singles chart selling 46,000 digital downloads,^[29] several weeks later the single peaked at number three.^[30] In addition, the track has become Spears’ sixth European number-one single.^[31]

The track debuted at number sixteen on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart on October 13, 2008, and moved up to seven on the following week and stayed there on the next.^[32] On November 2, 2008 the track then jumped two places to number five as well as debuting at number one on the Australian ARIA Dance Chart. This marks Spears fourth consecutive number one hit on the Australian ARIA Dance Chart. On November 24, 2008 the track was certified gold for sales over 35,000.^[33] Then on January 12, 2009 the track was certified Platinum for sales over 70,000.^[34] On July 20, 2009 the track re-entered the Australian ARIA Dance Chart at number nineteen.^[35] Also in Oceania, in New Zealand, “Womanizer” debuted at number thirteen and peaked at number nine. The song was certified Gold after fourteen weeks selling over 7,500 copies and spent fifteen weeks on the chart.^[36][37]

Music video

Spears as three of her alter-egos in the video for Womanizer.

The music video directed by Joseph Kahn, who had previously directed Spears’ videos “Stronger” and “Toxic.”^[38] In her documentary Britney: For the Record, Spears explains that she came up with the concept of the video and she wanted it to be a second part to “Toxic”. Part of it was filmed on September 24 and September 25, 2008 at a Los Angeles nightclub and restaurant.^[38] The video was shot over three days.^[39] Kahn suggested filming scenes of Spears naked in a sauna as a response to the attacks she had received over the years about her weight. The set was cleared for two hours, leaving her and Kahn alone shooting the sequence.^[40]

The video begins with an opening caption that reads “Womanizer”, a reference to a similar opening caption in “Stronger”. During the intro, we see Spears naked and smiling at a steam room. These scenes are seen throughout the video. When the first verse begins, we see Spears making breakfast for her boyfriend (played by Brandon Stoughton), as he gets ready for work. When he is at the office, he sees a new secretary, which is actually Spears in disguise wearing a black bob wig. She starts dancing and sings the chorus. She makes him follow her into the photocopier, where she photocopies her buttocks. On the back, we see an akward-looking man, the same who appears in the plane scene on “Toxic”. Then, Spears is disguised as a redhaired waitress in a restaurant, she dances around him with her dancers and plays with him over the kitchen counter. After this, her boyfriend is seen getting driven home by Spears, disguised as chauffeur. She starts to kiss him, with her feet steering the wheel until both get home. Once they get into the bedroom, Spears reveals that she was the three women he was “womanizing” all along. She then begins attacking her boyfriend. This is shown through Spears as her three alter egos, and then as the real version of herself. The video ends by Spears throwing a blanket over him and making the bed. The video premiered on October 10 on ABC’s 20/20 at the end of their program. To promote the release of the music video, ABC launched an official five day countdown commercial for the week of October 6 – October 11. The director’s cut of the “Womanizer” video also appeared on an MTV blog that night.^[41]

OK! magazine quoted “in addition to seeing Brit in three different sexy getups, the video…features an oiled-up Britney writhing around in nothing but a smile.”^[42] MSNBC wrote “When Spears isn’t shown naked and writhing in a steam room, she’s fired up”.^[43] “Think Fashion” (Canada) argued that “while Ms. Spears has had her fair share of failed attempts at making a comeback over the past year, we’re pretty sure this video will put her back on the map (not that she really ever left, let’s be honest).”^[44] Australia’s NEWS.com.au simply said “Britney Spears is back to her old sexy self and she’s not afraid to flaunt it.”^[45] TV Guide wrote; “The music video features some of the most strategically placed hands in music-video history” also quoting “Womanizer’s video is quite a return to form for the troubled pop star.”^[46]

The music video for “Womanizer” became a worldwide success right after it premiered on the internet.^[47] In the United Kingdom the video was viewed 7 million times in less than 48 hours breaking the record held by Leona Lewis‘ “Bleeding Love” which was viewed 5.4 million times in that same period.^[48][49] In the United States the video was viewed by three million people in less than 48 hours making it the third fastest viewed video just behind Spears’ “Piece of Me“, and Avril Lavigne’s “Girlfriend“.^[50] The music video has received over 80 million hits since its release on YouTube. Total viral views total over 100 million. To date, the music video has been viewed over 3 million times on MTV.com.^[51]

The music video was named the best video of 2008 by an MTV poll.^[52] The video also won Clip of the Year at the 2009 NRJ Music Awards.^[53] The video was also voted “Best Video of 2008″ on an online poll on Fuse.tv, receiving over 5 million votes in the final round and beating other popular videos such as “I Kissed a Girl” by Katy Perry and “Disturbia” by Rihanna.^[54] The video received two nominations for the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards on September 13, 2009; “Womanizer” was nominated for “Video Of The Year” and “Best Pop Video”. The video ended up winning the award for “Best Pop Video”.^[55]

Live performances

Spears performing Womanizer as a policewoman on The Circus Starring: Britney Spears world tour.

“Womanizer” has been performed by Spears at a number of shows. The song was performed for the first time at the Bambi Awards in Germany, on November 28, 2008. She was also presented with a Bambi for “Best International Artist” by Karl Lagerfeld.^[56][57]

The performance starts with circus music, while two of her dancers kiss, one of them being the “womanizer”. Then, Spears’ silhouette is seen behind a circular curtain and she sings the first part of the verse, before it burns. She comes out from it wearing a black ensemble and sings and dances throughout the song showing how he is a womanizer. Before the last chorus, her dancers get the womanizer into a circular cage; Spears sits on it at the end of the song. The song was performed on November 29 at Star Academy^[58] and the following day on The X Factor. This performance was watched by over 13 million UK citizens, making it the most viewed episode in the show’s history.^[59] On December 15 and December 16, 2008, she performed it in Japan at Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ and NTV Best Artist 2008. All the performances were slightly changed in terms of staging, costumes and choreography.

The song is a major part in The Circus: Starring Britney Spears. After “Break the Ice“, a video interlude showcasing Spears’ music videos, the screens go up while showing images of security cameras, revealing Spears wearing a police uniform designed by Dsquared2, black sunglasses, a stick and a hat with her trademark B logo. All her female dancers wear policewomen uniforms, while her male dancers are dressed as criminals. During the performance, she dances around the male dancers and flirts with them. During the bridge, she performs a dance break with her stick. At the end of the song, she returns to the main stage surrounded by her dancers, and a shower of sparks falls over them. She then thanks the audience, bows to each side of the arena and leaves, with an instrumental version of “Circus” playing in the background.

Cover versions

The song has been covered live by UK singer/pianist Ana Silvera,^[60] Franz Ferdinand,^[61] Lily Allen,^[61] The All-American Rejects,^[62] Ladyhawke,^[63] Girls Aloud^[64] and L’Aura.^[65]

Track listings and versions

Major formats released for “Womanizer”: