Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor) explained

Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)
Cover:Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor) single cover.jpg
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Type:single
Artist:Pitbull featuring T-Pain
Album:Planet Pit
Recorded:2010
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Length:3:54
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Producer:Sandy Vee
Chronology:Pitbull
Prev Title:Bon, Bon
Prev Year:2010
Next Title:On the Floor
Next Year:2011

"Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" is a song by American rapper Pitbull featuring American singer T-Pain.[1] It was released on September 14, 2010, as the lead single from Pitbull's sixth studio album Planet Pit.[2] The song was written by Pitbull, T-Pain, and Sandy Vee; the latter is also the producer.[3] The song interpolates the line "Ooh, baby, baby" from the 1987 song "Push It" by American hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa.

Critical reception

Amar Toor from Aol Radio Blog said that the song is "a pulsating rhythm and electrified beats, the track seems like it's tailor-made for South Beach's hottest dance floors. [...] Pitbull's reggaeton roots are evident throughout "Hey Baby", as a persistent, pulsating beat keeps the song grooving along, from start to finish. And as always, T-Pain puts his own indelible, Auto-Tuned stamp on the song, as he croons, "Hey Baby – you can be my girl I can be your man / And we can pump this jam however you want."

Chart performance

"Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" debuted at number 51 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the week of October 16, 2010.[4] Four months later, the song reached it peak number seven on the chart, giving Pitbull his third top ten hit.[5] This is T-Pain's eighth top ten as a featured artist, and thirteenth overall. As of May 2011, the single sold over two million digital copies in the US.[6] On October 16, 2020, the single was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of over three million units in the United States.

Music video

According with an interview with Pitbull on MTV News, the music video was filmed in Miami and it was released onto Pitbull's official VEVO channel on November 6, 2010. It features Pitbull and T-Pain at a club, along with scenes of girls in leather catsuits. Two of the girls are Nayer and Sagia Castañeda.

The video has received over 270 million views.[7]

The song is also featured in one of the trailers to the 2012 movie The Dictator.

Other versions

In February 2011, Noy Alooshe used the music from "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" as the basis for Zenga Zenga, an auto-tuned song and viral YouTube video that parodies Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi.[8]

Track listing

  1. "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" (Album Version) – 3:54
  2. "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" (Radio Edit) – 3:24
  1. "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" (AJ Fire Remix) (remixed by Afrojack) - 4:23
  2. "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" (Sidney Samson Remix) - 5:48
  3. "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" (Alvaro Remix) - 5:33
  4. "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" (Big Syphe Remix) - 5:31
  5. "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" (Kassiano's Brazilian Tribal Mix) - 5:29
  6. "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" (MK Dub) - 5:44

Personnel

Source:[10]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010–2011)Peak
position
Global Dance Tracks (Billboard)[11] 21
Poland (Dance Top 50)[12] 10
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[13] 1

Year-end charts

Charts (2010)Position
Australia (ARIA)[14] 61
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[15] 126
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 89
Charts (2011)Position
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 86
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[18] 41
France (SNEP)[19] 74
Germany (Official German Charts)[20] 95
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[21] 61
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[22] 11
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 59
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 66
US Billboard Hot 100[25] 39
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[26] 32
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[27] 33

Notes and References

  1. News: Pitbull, 'Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)' Feat. T-Pain  - New Song. AOLRADIOBLOG. 2010-10-25. September 13, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100913060110/http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/09/07/pitbull-hey-baby-drop-it-to-the-floor-t-pain. dead.
  2. Web site: Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) – single by Pitbull (feat. T-Pain) . iTunes Store (US) . . 2010-10-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101008052417/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hey-baby-drop-it-to-floor/id393862963 . 2010-10-08 .
  3. Web site: Pitbull Says Fractured Hand Won't Stop "Hey Baby" Video Shoot . https://web.archive.org/web/20101010001942/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1649453/20101006/pitbull__5_.jhtml . dead . October 10, 2010 . . 2010-10-26.
  4. Hot 100 - 2010-10-16. Billboard. March 1, 2020.
  5. Hot 100 - 2011-02-12. Billboard. March 1, 2020.
  6. Web site: Grein . Paul . Week Ending May 1, 2011. Songs: Even Divas Struggle | Chart Watch - Yahoo! Music . New.music.yahoo.com . 2011-05-04 . 2012-02-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723120454/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74360/week-ending-may-1-2011-songs-even-divas-struggle/ . July 23, 2011 .
  7. Web site: Pitbull - Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) ft. T-Pain. November 5, 2010 . YouTube.
  8. News: Qaddafi YouTube Spoof by Israeli Gets Arab Fans . Isabel Kershner . The New York Times . 2011-02-28 . A10 . 2011-03-01.
  9. Web site: Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor) feat. T-Pain: Pitbull: Amazon.de: Musik. Amazon.de. 6 February 2011.
  10. Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor) . . 2010 . liner notes . Mr. 305, Polo Grounds Music, J Records, Sony Music.
  11. Pitbull Chart History – Global Dance Songs . Billboard . October 29, 2020.
  12. Web site: Dance Chart :: Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video . . 2010-11-16 . 2011-10-14 . pl . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120513130121/http://zpav.pl/rankingi/listy/dyskoteki/index.php?idlisty=225 . 2012-05-13 .
  13. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Dec 23, 2010. TopHit. 30 April 2024.
  14. Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2010. Australian Recording Industry Association. 2011-01-08.
  15. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2010. TopHit. 30 April 2024. 28 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240428163200/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2010. live.
  16. Web site: Årslista Singlar – År 2010. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 2020-05-07.
  17. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2011. Ultratop. 2021-10-15.
  18. Canadian Hot 100: Year End 2011. Billboard. billboard.com. 2019-08-14.
  19. Web site: Classement des 100 premiers Singles. SNEP. 2012-02-14.
  20. Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. 2020-05-07.
  21. Web site: MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 2011. Mahasz . hu . 2012-02-23.
  22. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart 2011. TopHit. ru. 14 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230310144359/https://tophit.com/ru/chart/top/radio/hits/russia/annual/2011-01-01. 10 March 2023.
  23. Web site: Årslista Singlar – År 2011. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 2020-05-07.
  24. Web site: Steffen Hung . Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2011 . hitparade.ch . 2012-02-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130815083859/http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=2011 . 2013-08-15 .
  25. Best of 2011: Hot 100 Songs . . . 2011 . 2011-12-09.
  26. Pop Songs – Year-End 2011. Billboard. 2019-09-27.
  27. Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2011. Billboard. 2019-09-27.

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