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2007 single by Britney Spears 2007 single by Britney Spears"Gimme More"Single by Britney Spearsfrom the album BlackoutReleasedAugust 31, 2007 (2007-08-31)RecordedAugust–October 2006GenreDance-popelectropopEDM-popLength4:11LabelJiveSongwriter(s)Nate HillsJames WashingtonKeri HilsonMarcella AraicaProducer(s)DanjaJim
BeanzBritney Spears singles chronology "Someday (I Will Understand)" (2005) "Gimme More" (2007) "Piece of Me" (2007) Music video"Gimme More" on YouTube "Gimme More" is a song recorded by American singer Britney Spears. It was released on August 31, 2007, by Jive Records as the lead single from Spears' fifth studio album, Blackout
(2007). "Gimme More" was recorded in 2006 during Spears' second pregnancy and was one of the first solo productions by Danja. The song opens with an intro in which Spears utters the phrase "It's Britney, bitch". Musically, "Gimme More" is a dance-pop, electropop and EDM-pop song with breathy vocals. The track closes with a speak-sing outro by
Danja. The song received critical acclaim and peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming her second highest-peaking single at the time. It also peaked at the top of the charts in Canada, also charting with top-five positions in 14 countries. The accompanying music video premiered on October 5, 2007. It displayed Spears as a
stripper and featured a break from Spears's highly choreographed music videos. The video received mixed to negative reviews from critics, who panned Spears's pole dancing as well as the lack of storyline. An alternate cut was leaked on July 18, 2011. Spears first performed "Gimme More" at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards on September 9, 2007,
wearing a black, jewel-encrusted bikini. The performance was panned by many critics, who commented extensively on her "singing", dancing and wardrobe, with one deeming it as "one of the worst to grace the MTV Awards". On September 10, 2007, Chris Crocker uploaded a video on YouTube in response to the criticism titled "Leave Britney Alone!",
which made him an Internet celebrity and attracted attention from the media. Spears has also performed "Gimme More" at the Femme Fatale Tour (2011) and Britney: Piece of Me (2013). "Gimme More" has been covered and sampled by many artists, including Miley Cyrus, Sia, and Marié Digby. Background "Gimme More" was co-written by Jim
Beanz, Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica, Nate "Danja" Hills and Keri Hilson, while being produced by Danja.[1] Spears started working with Danja in July 2006. He explained that the creative process was not difficult at first since he was "left to do pretty much whatever I wanted to", and "if she felt it, she was gonna ride with it. If she didn't, you'd see it in
her face."[2] Hilson said that she wrote the song with Spears in mind after Danja played her the instrumental, adding, "I just started singing, 'Give me, Give me,' and added a little more in and just having fun and messing around really."[3] Spears began recording the track in Las Vegas in August 2006, while she was seven months pregnant with her
second child, Jayden James. Recording continued at Spears' house in Los Angeles, California, three weeks after she gave birth. Hilson commented that "She gave 150 percent...I don't know any other mother that would do that."[3] In an interview with Rhapsody, Danja commented that he added a speak-sing outro to "stake [his] claim", since "Gimme
More" was one of his first solo productions. "There's a lot riding on my future, because people think I'm around because of Tim and they don't really know what I'm capable of", he said.[2] The song was mixed by Ms. Lago at Chalice Recording Studios in Los Angeles. Background vocals were provided by Hilson and Beanz.[1] "Gimme More" was
released as the album's lead single and premiered on New York City-based radio station Z100's web site.[4] A remix featuring rapper Lil' Kim (titled the "Kimme More" remix) was also made available for digital download. Composition "Gimme More" A 24-second sample of the chorus of "Gimme More" Problems playing this file? See media help.
"Gimme More" is a dance-pop, electropop and EDM-pop song.[4][5][6] It is set in a moderate dance groove at a tempo of 113 beats per minute, with Spears vocal range spanning from F♯3 to C6. The song was composed in the key of F♯ minor, though the key of the final recording is sharp by a quarter tone.[7] The melody incorporates "low electronic
lines" whereas the beat has been described by Bill Lamb of About.com as "disco-ish".[4][8] Nick Levine of Digital Spy compared Spears's vocals to those of her single "I'm a Slave 4 U" (2001).[9] Lamb described them as "teasing...backed by moaning and heavy breathing" reminiscent of Donna Summer's "Love to Love You Baby" (1975).[8] Sal
Cinquemani of Slant Magazine felt the song was reminiscent of Sabrina's "Boys (Summertime Love)" (1987).[10] "Gimme More" is constructed in the common verse-chorus form. The song opens with a spoken intro in which Spears says the line "It's Britney, bitch".[11] The chorus consists of the repetition of the hookline "Gimme gimme", that ends
with a constantly pitch-shifted "More". The song closes with a speak-sing outro by Danja in which he says the lines "Bet you didn't see this one coming / The Incredible Lago, the legendary Ms. Britney Spears / and the unstoppable Danja".[11] Critical reception Spears performing "Gimme More", during the Femme Fatale Tour in 2011. "Gimme More"
garnered universal acclaim from music critics. Dennis Lim of Blender named the song one of the highlights of the album, calling it "hypnotic pole-dance pop".[5] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian called the song "futuristic and thrilling".[12] Nick Levine of Digital Spy said that "somehow, out of personal chaos, pop greatness has emerged. [Danja] melds
tack-sharp beats and a deliciously scuzzy bassline to create a dancefloor throb that feels devilishly sexy".[9] While reviewing The Singles Collection, Evan Sawdey of PopMatters called "Gimme More" "the best dance track she has done since 'Toxic'".[13] Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times said the track set the mood for Blackout, adding that "the
electronic beats and bass lines are as thick as Ms. Spears's voice is thin...she delivers almost nothing but slithery come-ons and defiant invitations to nightclub decadence".[4] New Musical Express compared Spears's vocals to "a sex addict's cry for help".[14] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said some of the songs of Blackout, "really show off
the skills of the producers", exemplifying "Gimme More", "Radar", "Break the Ice", "Heaven on Earth" and "Hot as Ice".[15] Bill Lamb of About.com gave the song three and a half stars and commented, "It does seem that Britney's bump-and-grind singing style that we first heard 8 years ago on '...Baby One More Time' is still intact, and the 'It's
Britney, bitch' announcement that opens the song implies a significant amount of fire remains. The opening alone bumps the song's rating up by half a star".[8] Blogger Roger Friedman of Fox News dubbed the line as "cocky and fun".[16] Eric R. Danton of The Hartford Courant wrote, "The comedy starts right away, when she plays the role of your
drunk friend calling at 3 a.m., slurring, 'It's Britney, bitch'".[17] Mike Schiller of PopMatters called the opening line "real value...kind of hilarious" and added that the "inserted "more" syllables in the chorus only add to the feel that this is a genetically engineered sort of dancefloor banger".[18] Popjustice named "Gimme More" the tenth best song of
2007.[19] The StarPhoenix listed it as the second most infectious song of the year.[20] Chart performance It didn't bother me until nine months down the line. I was like, 'I wish she could've really nailed that [VMA] performance 'cause that really would have set it off.' It was still top five [on the Billboard] Hot 100...It definitely weighed on me. At one
particular point last year, I felt like, 'Man, I did all this work, and it ain't pop like it's supposed to pop.' I was down for a little bit...You could put your all into the music, and it's some executive decision that ruined it...Every producer, songwriter or arranger on that record did their thing. The record label did their thing. That was just something
uncontrollable on her part. —Danja talking about the commercial performance of "Gimme More" not meeting his expectations.[2] On September 22, 2007, "Gimme More" debuted at number 85 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[21] On October 13, 2007, the song peaked at number three on the chart. The same week, it also peaked at number one on the
Billboard Hot Digital Songs, due to digital sales of 179,000 downloads. It became her fifth top ten hit in the Hot 100, as well as her highest peaking since "...Baby One More Time".[22] On February 13, 2008, the single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) selling 1,000,000 copies.[23] On December 15, 2007,
it peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs.[24] As of March 2015, "Gimme More" has sold 1,810,000 digital downloads in the United States.[25] It is her seventh best-selling digital single in the country.[25] In Canada, the song debuted at number 53 on September 22, 2007.[26] On October 13, 2007, it peaked at number one and
climbed from number 42, becoming the chart's "Greatest Gainer".[27] It was certified two times platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) for sales of 160,000 copies.[28] In Australia, the single debuted at number three on the Australian Singles Chart on October 15, 2007.[29] It received a gold certification by the Australian
Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipments over 35,000 units.[30] In New Zealand, it debuted at number 24 on October 1, 2007.[31] The following week, it peaked at number 15.[32] "Gimme More" was also successful in Europe, peaking at number two in the European Hot 100 Singles.[24] In the United Kingdom, "Gimme More" debuted and
peaked at number three on October 21, 2007 (for the week ending date October 27, 2007).[33] According to The Official Charts Company, "Gimme More" has sold 210,000 copies there.[34] It also reached the top five in Belgium, Czech Republic, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Norway and Sweden and peaking inside the top ten in Austria and Finland.
[35] Music video Background The music video for "Gimme More" was filmed on July 19, 2007, at a warehouse in downtown Los Angeles, California, with additional scenes later being filmed on August 7, 2007, in the same location.[36][37] It was directed by Jake Sarfaty, who was handpicked by Spears. According to People, the production was Spears's
"concept and vision".[36] Despite this, according to Mikal Sky, who worked as the makeup artist for the video, Spears "sabotaged the director by refusing to perform and follow the script" for unknown reasons.[38] During filming, Spears was spotted wearing a short black dress, black boots and a black hat.[37] On September 13, 2007, it was reported
by The New York Times that the music video was being "tweaked with input from her advisers" since "[the] gritty, stripper-themed clip...may jolt fans who are more accustomed to the slick, tightly choreographed videos that made her an MTV staple".[39] The music video premiered exclusively in the iTunes Store on October 5, 2007, and in all other
outlets, including TRL on October 8, 2007, and on BET's 106 & Park on October 10, 2007.[37] Synopsis and reception Spears in a scene of the music video, pole dancing in aura-like blue lighting. The video begins with a blonde Spears sitting and laughing in a bar with two female friends, but stops to look at a brunette Spears calling out to her on a
small stage in front of them, wearing a leather vest, a studded belt, panties and fishnet stockings while sporting a tattoo on her biceps. She dances erotically around a pole and up against a mirror. Throughout the video, she continues to dance and flip her hair while special effects lights flash around her as the camera moves slightly in and out of focus
to the beat of the song. The video's light systems change from black and white with aura-like blue and pink hues to full-blown color. Around the middle of the video, she is joined by two alter egos of her female friends, who also dance around the pole.[36] The blonde Spears and her friends, while watching the dancing, later draw their attention to an
attractive man sitting with his friends at a table across the bar. The music video received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Michael Slezak of Entertainment Weekly said "The moral of the story is, if you're going to build an entire video around a stripper pole, then you better work said pole like a nine-to-five. Drop it like it's hot...Alas, in the case
of "Gimme More," I've seen sexier pole work during an afternoon of fly-fishing".[40] Andrei Harmsworth of Metro commented "To her credit, the video is slightly less disappointing than her mimed performance of the track at the Video Music Awards last month but it is still smeared with the same smutty hallmarks".[41] Dose said the video "sucks less
than you think" and added "Spears appears lucid, sometimes happy, and awards-worthy editing makes her appear to be standing upright competently throughout".[42] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine said the lightning effects and digital body enhancement of the video "indicate a predilection toward maintaining an image that no longer reflects
reality. It doesn't point to an artist who refuses to evolve, but rather one who doesn't know how—or isn't being allowed to."[10] IGN writer Sketch Longwood called it one of Spears' hottest videos, adding that she "proves to be quite skilled in the art of teasingly slinking around."[43] While reviewing the alternate version of the video in July 2011, Becky
Bain of Idolator stated that "Spears's last few videos — particularly the joyfully silly clip for 'I Wanna Go' — more than makeup for the travesty that was the pop star's video for 'Gimme More'...The stripper concept was a poor choice, the barely-there outfits were ill-fitting, the 'choreography' was a joke, the editing was sloppy."[44] The video was
spoofed by Eminem on his music video of "We Made You".[45] An alternative version of the video leaked online on July 18, 2011, and included new scenes, which featured Spears strutting down the street in a black outfit and laying down in a zebra-print bed with a cat. The scenes of blonde Spears were cut. Becky Bain of Idolator said that "Neither the
deleted nor added parts add or subtract anything from the experience. This video was kind of doomed no matter how it was edited together."[44] Live performances MTV Video Music Awards Kicking off the show Sunday night with her new single, 'Gimme More,' Spears looked bleary and unprepared - much like her recent tabloid exploits on the
streets of Los Angeles. She lazily walked through her dance moves with little enthusiasm. It appeared she had forgotten the entire art of lip-synching; and, perhaps most unforgivable given her once taut frame, she looked embarrassingly out of shape. Even the celebrity-studded audience seemed bewildered. 50 Cent looked at Spears with a confused
expression; Diddy, her new best friend, was expressionless. Some comeback. —Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Associated Press.[46] After days of media speculation, it was confirmed on September 6, 2007, that Spears would open the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards at the Pearl Theatre in the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 9,
2007. It was also announced that she was going to perform "Gimme More", with a magic act from illusionist Criss Angel in some parts of the performance.[47] However, the bit is thought to have been rejected by the show's organizers at the last minute.[48] The executive producer of the 2007 VMAs Jesse Ignjatovic contacted Spears since she wanted
to start the show in "a very big and dramatic way", and was confident that Spears would deliver and set the tone for the rest of the night. She also said Spears was excited after she was approached by MTV to perform.[47] On September 7, 2007, Spears started rehearsing at the Pearl Theater. An exclusive video from the rehearsal was posted on
MTV.com the following day.[49] The performance began with a close-up of the back of Spears's head, and continued with Spears turning to the camera and lip synching the first lines of Elvis Presley's 1958 song "Trouble": "If you're lookin' for trouble, you came to the right place / If you're lookin' for trouble, look right in my face." "Gimme More"
began, and the camera panned out to reveal Spears wearing a black, jewel-encrusted bikini and black boots. She was accompanied by male and female dancers dressed in black outfits. Several pole dancers danced in smaller stages around the audience. The backdrop videos featured images of chandeliers floating and silhouettes of women, which
were compared by Gil Kaufman of MTV to the gun barrel and the title sequence of the James Bond series. At the end of the performance, Spears smiled and thanked the audience before leaving the stage.[50] The performance was universally panned by critics. Jeff Leeds of The New York Times said that "no one was prepared for Sunday night's fiasco,
in which a listless Ms. Spears teetered through her dance steps and mouthed only occasional words in a wan attempt to lip-synch her new single".[4] Vinay Menon of the Toronto Star commented Spears "looked hopelessly dazed. She was wearing the expression of somebody who had been deposited at the Palms Casino Resort by a tornado, one that
promptly twisted away, taking her clothing and sense of purpose...[She was] lumbering, in slow motion, as if somebody had poured cement into her streetwalker boots".[51] David Willis of BBC stated her performance would "go down in the history books as being one of the worst to grace the MTV Awards".[52] The day after the performance,
American blogger Chris Crocker posted a video in YouTube titled "Leave Britney alone!", in which they cried and defended Spears's performance, explaining that they did not want her to spiral out of control like Anna Nicole Smith, who had died in February 2007. Within the first 24 hours of its posting, the video accumulated over 2 million views.[53]
"Leave Britney alone!" turned Crocker into an internet celebrity, and was featured on television shows such as The View and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. It was also parodied by dozens of other YouTube users, most famously by actor Seth Green.[53][54] An editor for YouTube said "the melodramatic two-minute clip made Crocker an instant
YouTube star" and named it one of the top videos of 2007.[55] Wired named it the top video of 2007.[56] Other Spears performing the track during her Las Vegas residency show, Britney: Piece of Me. During Spears's 2009 concert tour The Circus Starring Britney Spears, the LAZRtag Remix of "Gimme More" was used in a martial arts-inspired
interlude between the first and second act.[57] On March 25, 2011, Spears performed a special show at Rain Nightclub in Las Vegas. The setlist of the show consisted of three songs from her seventh studio album, Femme Fatale, including "Hold It Against Me", "Big Fat Bass" and "Till the World Ends". During the performance of "Big Fat Bass",
Spears wore a latex bodysuit and elements of "3", "Gimme More" and "I'm a Slave 4 U" were also included.[58] On March 27, 2011, "Big Fat Bass" was also performed at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium that aired on Good Morning America on March 29, 2011, and the same day, Spears performed the set at Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[59][60] Spears also
performed "Gimme More" at 2011's Femme Fatale Tour. After the performance of "If U Seek Amy", a video interlude in which a stalker talked about femme fatales in history saw the beginning of the third section. Spears returned to the stage wearing a golden bikini and made her entrance in a boat whose individual parts were wheeled by dancers in
Egyptian costumes.[61] Matt Kivel of Variety said, "the crowd reacted wildly to all of it: screaming out the chorus to 'I'm a Slave 4 U,' pulsating along to the twitch of 'Gimme More' and going absolutely ballistic for the brief, two-verse rendition of '...Baby One More Time.'"[62] Craig S. Semon of Telegram & Gazette called it the most over the top
number of the show, adding "She delivered the banal, brain-numbing chorus...while her dancers (looking like extras from 'Stargate') paraded around in Egyptian garb and basked in the glow of pyrotechnic sparks."[63] Spears also performed the song at her residency show, Britney: Piece of Me (2013–2017).[64] Cover versions and samples "Gimme
More" has been covered by many artists and a great number of amateurs.[65] In late 2007, American singer-songwriter Marié Digby posted an acoustic cover of "Gimme More" along with a cover of Rihanna's "Umbrella" in her YouTube account. Both became hits, with "Gimme More" gaining more than 300,000 views in two weeks. Shortly after, Digby
became the eighth most subscribed-to artist on YouTube. She joked about the situation saying, "I could have done a karaoke video to ['Gimme More'], but I just had my stripper pole taken out the other day from my living room, and it just wouldn't have been the same".[65][66] The same year, Australian pop singer Sia released an acoustic version of
the song.[67] Swedish metal band Machinae Supremacy covered the song on their third studio album Overworld, released on February 13, 2008. Matthieu De Ronde of Archaic Magazine commented "[it is] one of the most unexpected covers of all time...this track has been given a somewhat comical but enjoyable makeover, but who said that metal
couldn't be fun?".[68] American singer-songwriter Christopher Dallman played a cover of the song during many of his concerts in 2007.[69] Two years later, he showed his version to his producer Rachel Alina, who prompted him to release an EP of Spears's covers.[70] The EP, titled Sad Britney, was released on November 9, 2009, and also contained
covers of "Radar", "Toxic" and "...Baby One More Time".[69] It became Dallman's first record to chart on iTunes.[70] He also released a music video for "Gimme More", which was criticized by Spears's fans who thought Dallman was making fun of her. He explained, "There have been a few folks who have misinterpreted what I was doing and thought
that I was somehow making fun of her, which really isn't the case. I have such a place in my heart for Britney".[69] "Gimme More" has been sampled in many songs, including Girl Talk's "Give Me a Beat" (2008) and Charles Hamilton's "Devil in a Light Pink Dress" (2009).[71][72] In the episode "Michael Scott Paper Company" of the television series
The Office, the character of Michael Scott is driving his convertible listening to Lady Gaga's "Just Dance" (2008). When he stops the car, he looks into the camera and says "It's Britney, bitch", mistaking Gaga for Spears.[73] During an episode of the television series Kath & Kim, the character of Brett Craig screams the catch phrase before starting a
fight in a bar.[74] During a skit in a 2008 episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, in which Ellen DeGeneres and Spears sang Christmas carols through a neighborhood, DeGeneres said the catch phrase when knocking on a door.[75] "It's Britney, bitch" was also included in a video backdrop during the performance of "Human Nature" (1995) in
Madonna's 2008–09 Sticky & Sweet Tour. In the video, Spears was trapped in an elevator and tried to get out. At the end of the performance, the doors opened to reveal Spears saying the catch phrase.[76] On November 6, 2008, in the Los Angeles show at Dodger Stadium, Spears joined Madonna onstage halfway through the performance.[77] In
2012, "Gimme More" was covered on Glee during its second Britney Spears tribute episode. "Britney 2.0" features "Gimme More" which is performed by Heather Morris and heavily parodies Spears's infamous 2007 MTV Music Video Awards performance.[78][79] Spears and will.i.am's single "Scream & Shout" samples the phrase "Britney, bitch!".
Rapper Jay-Z sampled the line "It's Britney, bitch!" in "BBC", a song on his 2013 album Magna Carta Holy Grail. The song appears in the 2019 American crime drama film Hustlers.[80] Track listings Australia CD Single[81] "Gimme More" — 4:11 "Gimme More" (Instrumental) — 4:09 Europe CD Single[82] "Gimme More" (Album Version) — 4:11
"Gimme More" (Kaskade Club Mix) — 6:08 "Gimme More" (Junkie XL Extended Mix) — 5:54 "Gimme More" (Seiji Dub) — 5:03 "Gimme More" (StoneBridge Club Mix) — 7:24 "Gimme More" (Music Video) Remix EP[83] "Gimme More" (Paul Oakenfold Radio Mix) — 3:40 "Gimme More" (Kaskade Remix) — 3:20 "Gimme More" (Eli Escobar and Doug
Grayson Remix Radio Edit) (feat. Amanda Blank) — 3:49 "Gimme More" (Paul van Dyk Club - Radio Edit) — 3:42 "Gimme More" (Junior Vasquez & Johnny Vicious Club Remix - Radio Edit) — 4:34 Remixes This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be
challenged and removed. (April 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Paul Oakenfold "Gimme More" (Paul Oakenfold Mix) — 6:06 "Gimme More" (Paul Oakenfold Radio Mix) — 3:40 Kaskade Mixes "Gimme More" (Kaskade Club Mix) — 6:08 "Gimme More" (Kaskade Dub Mix) — 5:51 "Gimme More" (Kaskade Radio Mix) — 3:20
Junkie XL Mixes "Gimme More" (Junkie XL Extended Mix) — 5:54 "Gimme More" (Junkie XL Dub) — 5:03 "Gimme More" (Junkie XL Radio Mix) — 3:30 StoneBridge Mixes "Gimme More" (StoneBridge Club Mix) — 7:24 "Gimme More" (StoneBridge Dub) — 7:24 "Gimme More" (StoneBridge Radio Mix) — 3:50 Paul Van Dyk Mixes "Gimme More" (Paul
Van Dyk Vandit Club) — 8:57 "Gimme More" (Paul Van Dyk Dub) — 6:40 "Gimme More" (Paul Van Dyk Radio Edit) — 3:42 Junior Vasquez & Johnny Vicious Mixes "Gimme More" (Junior Vasquez & Johnny Vicious Remix) — 8:45 "Gimme More" (Junior Vasquez & Johnny Vicious Massive Dub) — 7:07 "Gimme More" (Junior Vasquez & Johnny Vicious
Radio Edit) — 4:34 Sticky Mixes "Gimme More" (Sticky Club Mix) — 6:00 "Gimme More" (Sticky Radio Mix) — 3:45 Seiji Mixes "Gimme More" (Seiji Club Mix) — 5:06 "Gimme More" (Seiji Dub) — 5:03 Eli Escobar & Doug Grayson Mix "Gimme More" (Eli Escobar & Doug Grayson Remix) — 4:55 Maurice Joshua Mix "Gimme More" (Maurice Joshua
Remix) — 6:04 DJ Aqeel Mix "Gimme More" (DJ Aqeel's Taj Mahal Remix) — 4:51 Lil' Kim Mix "Gimme More" ("Kimme More" Remix) — 4:12 Credits and personnel This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2020) (Learn
how and when to remove this template message) Lead vocals, background vocals – Britney Spears Producer – Nate "Danja" Hills Vocal producer – Jim Beanz Mixer and additional programming – Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica Background vocals – Keri Hilson, Jim Beanz, Danja Additional editing – Ron Taylor Charts Chart (2007–2008) Peakposition
Australia (ARIA)[84] 3 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[85] 8 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[86] 5 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[87] 4 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[88] 1 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[89] 4 Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[90] 28 CIS (Tophit)[91] 7 CIS (Tophit)[92] "Kimme More" 200 Croatia (HRT)[93] 4 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[94]
19 Denmark (Tracklisten)[95] 2 European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[96] 2 European Radio Top 50 (Billboard)[97] 11 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[98] 6 France (SNEP)[99] 2 Germany (Official German Charts)[100] 7 Global Dance Tracks (Billboard)[101] 2 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[102] 19 Ireland (IRMA)[103] 2 Italy (FIMI)[104] 2 Netherlands
(Dutch Top 40)[105] 32 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[106] 35 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[107] 15 Norway (VG-lista)[108] 3 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[109] 24 Scotland (OCC)[110] 4 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[111] 19 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[112] 2 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[113] 4 UK Singles (OCC)[114] 3 US Billboard Hot
100[115] 3 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[116] 1 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[117] 17 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[118] 36 Chart (2007) Position Australia (ARIA)[119] 46 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[120] 72 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[121] 64 CIS (Tophit)[122] 52 European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[123] 50 France (SNEP)[124] 87
Italy (FIMI)[125] 25 Lebanon (NRJ)[126] 20 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[127] 41 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[128] 61 UK Singles (OCC)[129] 52 US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[130] 61 Chart (2008) Position European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[131] 82 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[132] 85 Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified
units/sales Australia (ARIA)[133] Gold 35,000^ Canada (Music Canada)[134] Gold 20,000* Canada (Music Canada)[134] Mastertone 2× Platinum 80,000* Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[135] Platinum 15,000^ France (SNEP) — 35,000[136][137] United Kingdom (BPI)[138] Gold 400,000 United States (RIAA)[139] Platinum 1,840,000[25] * Sales figures
based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Release history Region Date Version(s) Format(s) Label(s) Ref. Various August 31, 2007 Original Streaming Jive [140] Russia September 14, 2007 Contemporary hit radio Sony BMG [91] United States September 18,
2007 Jive [141] Rhythmic contemporary [142] Luxembourg September 25, 2007 Digital download Sony BMG [143] Australia October 6, 2007 [144] United States October 12, 2007 Various Digital download (EP) Jive [83] Norway October 13, 2007 Sony BMG [145] United Kingdom October 15, 2007 Original Digital download RCA [146] October 23, 2007
Various CDdigital download (2-track) [147][148] Austria October 27, 2007 Digital download (EP) Sony BMG [149] Germany October 29, 2007 CDdigital download (2-track)maxi [150][151][152] Ireland Digital download (2-track) [153] Finland [154] Spain [155] Sweden November 3, 2007 [156] New Zealand November 20, 2007 Digital download (EP)
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amount, see 50 cents. For other uses, see 50 Cent (disambiguation). "Curtis Jackson" redirects here. For other people with this name, see Curtis Jackson (disambiguation). 50 Cent50 Cent in 2018BornCurtis James Jackson III (1975-07-06) July 6, 1975 (age 46)Queens, New York City, U.S.Occupation Rapper songwriter television producer actor
businessman Years active1996 (1996)–present[1]OrganizationG-Unity FoundationTelevision 50 Central For Life Power Dream School 50 Cent: The Money and the Power The Oath[2] Children2AwardsFull listMusical careerGenresHip hopLabels Caroline Capitol G-Unit Shady Aftermath Interscope Universal Columbia Trackmasters Jam Master Jay
Associated acts G-Unit Dr. Dre Eminem The Game Jeremih Mobb Deep Pop Smoke Rotimi Sha Money XL Spider Loc Website50cent.com Musical artist Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975),[3] known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, songwriter, television producer, actor, and businessman. Known for his impact in the hip hop
industry, he has been described as a "master of the nuanced art of lyrical brevity".[4][5] Born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, Jackson began selling drugs at age 12 during the 1980s crack epidemic. He later began pursuing a musical career and in 2000 he produced Power of the Dollar for Columbia Records, but days before the planned
release he was shot and the album was never released. In 2002, after 50 Cent released the compilation album Guess Who's Back?, he was discovered by Eminem and signed to Shady Records, under the aegis of Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. With the aid of Eminem and Dr. Dre (who produced his first major-label album
Get Rich or Die Tryin'), 50 Cent became one of the world's best selling rappers and rose to prominence as de facto leader of East Coast hip hop group G-Unit. In 2003, he founded G-Unit Records, signing his G-Unit associates Young Buck, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo. 50 Cent had similar commercial and critical success with his second album, The
Massacre, which was released in 2005. He underwent musical changes by his fifth album, Animal Ambition (2014), and as of 2021, is working on his sixth album, Street King Immortal. He executive-produced and starred in the television series Power (2014–2020) and is slated to produce its spin-offs.[6] 50 Cent has sold over 30 million albums
worldwide and won several awards, including a Grammy Award, thirteen Billboard Music Awards, six World Music Awards, three American Music Awards and four BET Awards.[7] As an actor, Jackson appeared in the semi-autobiographical film Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005), the war film Home of the Brave (2006), and the crime thriller film Righteous
Kill (2008). 50 Cent was ranked the sixth-best artist of the 2000s and the third-best rapper (behind Eminem and Nelly) by Billboard.[8] Rolling Stone ranked Get Rich or Die Tryin' and "In da Club" in its lists of the "100 Best Albums of the 2000s" and "100 Best Songs of the 2000s" at numbers 37 and 13, respectively.[9][10] Early life Jackson was born
in the borough of Queens, New York City, and raised in its South Jamaica neighborhood[3] by his mother Sabrina. A drug dealer, Sabrina raised Jackson until she died in a fire when Jackson was 8.[11][12] Jackson revealed in an interview that his mother was a lesbian.[13][14] After his mother's death and his father's departure, Jackson was raised by
his grandmother.[15] He began boxing at about age 11, and when he was 14, a neighbor opened a boxing gym for local youth. "When I wasn't killing time in school, I was sparring in the gym or selling crack on the strip," Jackson remembered.[16] He sold crack during primary school.[17] "I was competitive in the ring and hip-hop is competitive too ...
I think rappers condition themselves like boxers, so they all kind of feel like they're the champ."[18] At age 12, Jackson began dealing narcotics when his grandparents thought he was in after-school programs[19] and brought guns and drug money to school. In the tenth grade, he was caught by metal detectors at Andrew Jackson High School: "I was
embarrassed that I got arrested like that ... After I got arrested I stopped hiding it. I was telling my grandmother [openly], 'I sell drugs.'"[20] On June 29, 1994, Jackson was arrested for selling four vials of cocaine to an undercover police officer. He was arrested again three weeks later, when police searched his home and found heroin, ten ounces of
crack cocaine, and a starting pistol. Although Jackson was sentenced to three to nine years in prison, he served six months in a boot camp and earned his GED. He has said that he did not use cocaine himself.[15][21][22] Jackson adopted the nickname "50 Cent" as a metaphor for change.[23] The name was inspired by Kelvin Martin, a 1980s Brooklyn
robber known as "50 Cent"; Jackson chose it "because it says everything I want it to say. I'm the same kind of person 50 Cent was. I provide for myself by any means."[24] Career 1996–2002: Rise to fame, shooting, and early mixtapes Jackson began rapping in a friend's basement, where he used turntables to record over instrumentals.[25] In 1996, a
friend introduced him to Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC, who was establishing Jam Master Jay Records. Jay taught him how to count bars, write choruses, structure songs, and make records.[26][27] Jackson's first appearance was on "React" with Onyx, for their 1998 album Shut 'Em Down. He credited Jam Master Jay for improving his ability to write
hooks,[18] and Jay produced Jackson's first (unreleased) album.[12] In 1999, after Jackson left Jam Master Jay, the platinum-selling producers Trackmasters signed him to Columbia Records. They sent him to an upstate New York studio, where he produced thirty-six songs in two weeks;[11] eighteen were included on his 2000 album, Power of the
Dollar.[28] Jackson founded Hollow Point Entertainment with former G-Unit member Bang 'Em Smurf.[29][30] Jackson's popularity began to grow after the successful, controversial underground single "How to Rob", which he wrote in a half-hour car ride to a studio.[23][31] The track comically describes how he would rob famous artists. Jackson
explained the song's rationale: "There's a hundred artists on that label, you gotta separate yourself from that group and make yourself relevant".[23] Rappers Jay-Z, Kurupt, Sticky Fingaz, Big Pun, DMX, Wyclef Jean, and the Wu-Tang Clan responded to the track,[31] and Nas invited Jackson to join him on his Nastradamus tour.[32] Although "How to
Rob" was intended to be released with "Thug Love" (with Destiny's Child), two days before he was scheduled to film the "Thug Love" music video, Jackson was shot and hospitalized.[33] On May 24, 2000, Jackson was attacked by a gunman outside his grandmother's former home in South Jamaica. After getting into a friend's car, he was asked to
return to the house to get some jewelry; his son was in the house, and his grandmother was in the front yard.[citation needed] Jackson returned to the back seat of the car, and another car pulled up nearby; an assailant walked up and fired nine shots at close range with a 9mm handgun. Jackson was shot in the hand, arm, hip, both legs, chest, and left
cheek.[12][20][34] His facial wound resulted in a swollen tongue, the loss of a wisdom tooth and a slightly slurred voice;[20][32][35] his friend was wounded in the hand. They were driven to a hospital, where Jackson spent thirteen days. The alleged attacker, Darryl Baum, Mike Tyson's close friend and bodyguard,[36] was killed three weeks later.[37]
Jackson recalled the shooting: "It happens so fast that you don't even get a chance to shoot back .... I was scared the whole time ... I was looking in the rear-view mirror like, 'Oh shit, somebody shot me in the face! It burns, burns, burns.'"[20] In his autobiography, From Pieces to Weight: Once upon a Time in Southside Queens, he wrote: "After I got
shot nine times at close range and didn't die, I started to think that I must have a purpose in life ... How much more damage could that shell have done? Give me an inch in this direction or that one, and I'm gone".[15] Jackson used a walker for six weeks and fully recovered after five months. When he left the hospital he stayed in the Poconos with his
girlfriend and son, and his workout regime helped him develop a muscular physique.[12][20][38] In the hospital Jackson signed a publishing deal with Columbia Records before he was dropped from the label and blacklisted by the recording industry because of his song, "Ghetto Qu'ran". Unable to work in a U.S. studio, he went to Canada.[39][40]
With business partner Sha Money XL, Jackson recorded over thirty songs for mixtapes to build a reputation. In a HitQuarters interview, Marc Labelle of Shady Records A&R said that Jackson used the mixtape circuit to his advantage: "He took all the hottest beats from every artist and flipped them with better hooks. They then got into all the markets
on the mixtapes and all the mixtape DJs were messing with them."[41] Jackson's popularity increased, and in 2002 he released the mixtape Guess Who's Back?. He then released 50 Cent Is the Future backed by G-Unit, a mixtape revisiting material by Jay-Z and Raphael Saadiq.[28] 2002–2007: Mainstream breakthrough, Get Rich or Die Tryin', and The
Massacre 50 Cent in 2006 In 2002, Eminem heard Jackson's Guess Who's Back? CD, received from Jackson's attorney (who was working with Eminem's manager, Paul Rosenberg).[33] Impressed, Eminem invited Jackson to fly to Los Angeles and introduced him to Dr. Dre.[12][26][33] After signing a $1 million record deal,[26] Jackson released No
Mercy, No Fear. The mixtape featured one new track, "Wanksta", which appeared on Eminem's 8 Mile soundtrack.[28] Jackson was also signed by Chris Lighty's Violator Management and Sha Money XL's Money Management Group.[citation needed] 50 Cent released his debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin' (described by AllMusic as "probably the
most hyped debut album by a rap artist in about a decade"), in February 2003.[42] Rolling Stone noted its "dark synth grooves, buzzy keyboards and a persistently funky bounce", with Jackson complementing the production in "an unflappable, laid-back flow".[43] It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 872,000 copies in its first four
days.[44] The lead single, "In da Club" (noted by The Source for its "blaring horns, funky organs, guitar riffs and sparse hand claps"),[45] set a Billboard record as the most listened-to song in radio history within a week.[46] Olivia, Lloyd Banks, Young Buck, and 50 Cent (left to right) in Bangkok, February 2006 Interscope gave Jackson his own label,
G-Unit Records, in 2003.[47] He signed Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and Young Buck as members of G-Unit, and The Game was later signed in a joint venture with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. In March 2005, 50 Cent's second commercial album, The Massacre, sold 1.14 million copies in its first four days (the highest in an abbreviated sales
cycle[44]) and was number one on the Billboard 200 for six weeks.[48] He was the first solo artist with three singles in the Billboard top five in the same week with "Candy Shop", "Disco Inferno" and "How We Do".[49] According to Rolling Stone, "50's secret weapon is his singing voice - the deceptively amateur-sounding tenor croon that he deploys
on almost every chorus".[50] After The Game's departure Jackson signed Olivia and rap veterans Mobb Deep to G-Unit Records, with Spider Loc, M.O.P., 40 Glocc and Young Hot Rod later joining the label, who all eventually departed the label.[51][52] Jackson expressed an interest in working with rappers other than G-Unit, such as Lil' Scrappy of
BME, LL Cool J of Def Jam, Mase of Bad Boy and Freeway of Roc-A-Fella, and recorded with several.[53] 2007–2010: Curtis, sales battle with Kanye West, and Before I Self Destruct In September 2007, 50 Cent released his third album, Curtis, which was inspired by his life before Get Rich or Die Tryin'.[54] It debuted at number two on the Billboard
200, selling 691,000 copies during its first week.[55] It sold behind Kanye West's Graduation, released the same day; the outcome of this highly-publicized sales battle between Jackson and West has been accredited to the commercial decline of the gangsta rap and "bling era" style that previously dominated mainstream hip-hop.[56] On the September
10, 2008 episode of Total Request Live, Jackson said his fourth studio album, Before I Self Destruct, would be "done and released in November". He released "Ok, You're Right", produced by Dr. Dre for Before I Self Destruct, on May 18, 2009 and was scheduled to appear in a fall 2009 episode of VH1's Behind the Music. On September 3, 2009,
Jackson posted a video [57] for the Soundkillers' Phoenix-[58] produced track, "Flight 187", introducing his mixtape and book (The 50th Law). The song, with lyrics inspiring speculation about tension between Jackson and Jay-Z, was a bonus track on the iTunes version of Before I Self Destruct.[59] Before I Self Destruct was released on November 9,
2009. 2010–2015: New musical directions, new business ventures, and Animal Ambition 50 Cent performing in 2010 In a Contactmusic.com interview, Jackson said he was working on a Eurodance album, Black Magic, inspired by European nightclubs: "First they played hip-hop which suddenly changed to uptempo songs, known as Eurodance".[60] He
later said he had changed his next album to The Return of the Heartless Monster after writing different material when he returned home from the Invitation Tour in 2010, shelving Black Magic.[61][62] On September 3, Jackson supported Eminem on his and Jay-Z's The Home & Home Tour, performing "Crack A Bottle" with Eminem and Dr. Dre amid
rumors of tension between Jackson and Dre.[63][64] He "recorded 20 songs to a whole different album concept" before putting them aside,[65] wanting his new album to have the "aggression" of Get Rich or Die Tryin'.[66][67] Jackson tweeted that the album was "80 percent done" and fans could expect it in the summer of 2011. It was ultimately
delayed a year due to disagreements with Interscope Records, with Jackson saying that he would release it in November 2011[68] with a different title than Black Magic.[68] Eminem would appear on the album, and Jackson said he was working with new producers such as Boi-1da and Alex da Kid.[69] Cardiak, who produced Lloyd Banks' "Start It
Up", confirmed that he produced a song for the upcoming album.[70] Jackson released a song, "Outlaw", from his fifth album on the Internet on June 16, 2011.[71] The single, produced by Cardiak, was released on iTunes on July 19[72] (although Jackson tweeted that it was not the album's first single).[73] The rapper planned to write a semi-
autobiographical young-adult novel about bullying, different from his previous books which focused on his life and the rules of power. According to the book's publisher, the first-person novel (about a 13-year-old schoolyard bully "who finds redemption as he faces what he's done")[74] was scheduled for publication in January 2012. In a series of
tweets, Jackson said that the delay of his fifth album was due to disagreements with Interscope Records,[68] later suggesting that it would be released in November 2011 with his headphone line (SMS by 50).[68] He speculated to MTV News about not renewing his five-album contract with Interscope: "I don't know ... It will all be clear in the
negotiations following me turning this actual album in. And, of course, the performance and how they actually treat the work will determine whether you still want to stay in that position or not."[75] On June 20, 2011, Jackson announced the release of Before I Self Destruct II after his fifth album.[76] Although he planned to shoot a music video for the
fifth album's lead single, "I'm On It", on June 26[77] the video was never filmed.[78] Jackson told Shade45, "I did four songs in Detroit with Eminem. I did two with Just Blaze, a Boi-1da joint, and I did something with Alex da Kid. We made two that are definite singles and the other two are the kinds of records that we been making, more aimed at my
core audience, more aggressive, more of a different kind of energy to it."[79] He released "Street King Energy Track #7" in September 2011 to promote Street King, his charity-based energy drink.[80] An announcement that Jackson was shooting a music video for "Girls Go Wild", the fifth-album lead single featuring Jeremih, was made on September
28, 2011.[81][82] Jackson's fifth album, Street King Immortal, was initially scheduled for a summer 2012 release and postponed until November 13.[83][84] Disagreements with Interscope Records about its release and promotion led to its temporary cancellation. Its first promo single, "New Day" with Dr. Dre and Alicia Keys, was released on July 27.
The song was produced by Dr. Dre, mixed by Eminem and written by 50 Cent, Alicia Keys, Royce da 5'9" and Dr. Dre. A solo version by Keys was leaked by her husband, Swizz Beatz. "My Life", the album's second promo single (with Eminem and Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine), was released on November 26, 2012. In January 2014, Jackson said
he planned to release Animal Ambition in the first quarter of the year, followed by Street King Immortal.[85][86] On February 20, he left Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment, and Interscope, signing with Caroline and Capitol Music Group.[87] According to Jackson, although he owed Interscope another album, he was released from his contract
because of his friendship with Eminem and Dr. Dre: "I'm a special case and situation. It's also because of the leverage of having the strong relationships with Eminem and Dr. Dre. They don't want me to be uncomfortable. They value our friendship to the point that they would never want [to jeopardize] it over that little bit of money."[88] That day, he
announced that Animal Ambition would be released on June 3[89] and released its first track. The song, "Funeral", was released with a video on Forbes.com. Produced by Jake One, it is a continuation of "50 Bars" from a previous album; two more tracks were scheduled for release on March 18.[90] At South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, Jackson
performed "Hold On" from the new album.[91] That song and "Don't Worry 'Bout It" were released with accompanying videos on March 18.[92] According to Jackson, prosperity would be a theme of the album: "This project, I had to search for a concept, a really good concept, in my perspective, and that was prosperity. I outlined all the things that
would be a part of prosperity, positive and negative [for Animal Ambition]."[93] 2015–present: Street King Immortal, bankruptcy, and departure from Interscope 50 Cent in 2017 On May 14, 2015, Jackson revealed in an interview that the first single from Street King Immortal, would be previewed Memorial Day weekend and would likely be released
in June.[94] Jackson released "Get Low" on May 20, 2015, as the intended first single from his sixth studio album, Street King Immortal (2015). The song, produced by Remo the Hitmaker, features vocals from fellow American rappers 2 Chainz and T.I., as well as American singer Jeremih.[95] He announced bankruptcy on July 13, 2015.[96] On March
31, 2017, Interscope Records released 50 Cent's final album for the label, a greatest hits album titled Best Of. On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed 50 Cent among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.[97] In 2020, Jackson led the executive-producer duties for late rapper Pop
Smoke's debut album, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, having been one of Pop Smoke's biggest inspirations. The album was released on July 3, 2020. Jackson curated the album, desiring to finish it after Pop had died. He contacted many of the artists involved, and also features on one of the album tracks, "The Woo", which became a top ten
single.[98][99] Awards Main article: List of awards and nominations received by 50 Cent Artistry Jackson cites Boogie Down Productions, Big Daddy Kane, The Juice Crew, EPMD and KRS-One as his rapping influences, while citing LL Cool J as an inspiration behind his writing of "21 Questions".[100][101] Jackson also states that he drew influences
from Nas, Rakim and The Notorious B.I.G. while working on Animal Ambition.[102] Business ventures Jackson has had a highly successful business career. He is financially invested in a highly diversified variety of industries. Jackson is now involved in artist and talent management, record, television, and film production, footwear, apparel, fragrances,
liquor, video games, mobile apps, book publishing, headphones and health drinks and dietary supplements.[103][104] His broad business and investment portfolio contains investments in a variety of sectors including real estate, financial market investments, mining, boxing promotion, vodka, fragrances, consumer electronics and fashion.[105] He
established his own record label G-Unit Records in 2003 following his mainstream success.[106] In November 2003, he signed a five-year deal with Reebok to distribute a G-Unit Sneakers line for his G-Unit Clothing Company.[107][108] In an interview, Jackson said his businesses had a habit of doing well as he saw all of his ventures both past and
present as revolving around his alter ego.[109][110] Jackson has also started a book publishing imprint, G-Unit Books on January 4, 2007 at the Time Warner Building in New York.[111] He has written a number of books including a memoir, From Pieces To Weight in 2005 where it sold 73,000 copies in hardcover and 14,000 copies in paperback; a