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Gay Nigger Association of America

2012-02-28T01:43:11Z

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{{Infobox organization
|name = Gay Nigger Association of America
|image = Gnaa-logo.png
|image_border =
|size = 300px
|alt = Gay Nigger Association of America
|caption = Gay Nigger Association of America
|abbreviation = GNAA
|type = [[Internet Trolls]]
|formation = 2002<ref name="about" />
|years_active = 2002—
|leader_title = President
|leader_name = paz<ref name="president" />
|headquarters = [[Tarzana, Los Angeles]]<ref name="about" />
|affiliations = [[Goatse Security]]<ref name="ibtimes" /><ref name="Atlantic" /><ref name="rohr" />
|website = [http://www.gnaa.eu/ GNAA Corporate Website]
}}
The '''Gay Nigger Association of America''' ('''GNAA''') is an anti-[[blogging]] [[Internet trolling]] organization that takes their name from the 1992 Danish movie ''[[Gayniggers from Outer Space]]''. They have trolled several prominent websites and Internet commentators, including members of the [[blogosphere]], [[Slashdot]], [[Wikipedia]], and [[CNN]]. They have also released software products and leaked information about operating systems. In addition, they maintain a wiki-based site dedicated to Internet commentary in a style parodying Slashdot posts and offer a [[Apache Subversion|Subversion]]-based software repository containing various GNAA coding projects.<ref name=punto/>

Members of the GNAA also founded [[Goatse Security]], a [[grey hat]] information security group. Members of Goatse Security released information in June 2010 about a vulnerability located on [[AT&T]]'s website that notably affected the privacy of people who pre-ordered the [[iPad]]. After the vulnerability was disclosed, the then-president of the GNAA, [[weev]], and GNAA member "JacksonBrown" were arrested.

==Origins and purpose==
The group claims to have been founded in 2002.<ref name="about" /> Little is known about the group's structure. New media researcher [[Andrew Lih]] has claimed that it is unclear whether there was initially a clearly defined group of GNAA members, or if founding members of the GNAA were online troublemakers united under the name in order to disrupt websites.<ref name="nobodies" />

The group's name has been controversial, having been described as causing "immediate alarm in anyone with a semblance of good taste",<ref name="nobodies" /> and as being "spectacularly offensive".<ref name="scotsman" /> However, the group claims that it promotes neither racism nor homophobia. GNAA members deny allegations of actual racism, implying that these statements are made only to elicit angry responses and to subvert or otherwise challenge long-standing social [[Norm (sociology)|norms]], noting that the name of the organization came from the 1992 Danish satirical [[blaxploitation]] film ''Gayniggers from Outer Space''.<ref name="GLS" />

==Trolling==
The GNAA uses several methods of trolling. One method involves flooding weblogs with a massive amount of repeated words and phrases, referred to as "crapflooding".<ref name="scotsman" /><ref name="GLS" /> They have also produced shock sites containing [[malware]].<ref name="GLS" /> One such site, "Last Measure", contains malware that opens up pop-up windows containing shocking pictures.<ref name="porndotcom" /> On Wikipedia, members of the group created a page about themselves, while adhering to every rule of Wikipedia, essentially using the system against itself.<ref name="nobodies" />

They have also attacked several [[Internet Relay Chat]] channels using [[Internet Relay Chat flood|IRC flooding]]. GNAA used an old but obscure method to force users of the [[Freenode]] network to execute disruptive commands after visiting websites containing malware.<ref name="ffbug" /> They also have used bugs in [[Firefox]] to crapflood IRC channels.<ref name="netwerk" /> They have also performed [[proof of concept]] demonstrations.<ref name="IRC" /><ref name="obamabug" /> These actions have occasionally interrupted the normal operation of popular websites such as Slashdot, even forcing some websites (such as [[4chan]]) to shut down temporarily.<ref name="4chan" />

In [[July 2004]], two GNAA members submitted leaked [[screenshot]]s of the forthcoming [[operating system]] [[Mac OS X v10.4]] to the popular [[Apple Computer|Apple]] [[Apple Macintosh|Macintosh]] news website [[MacRumors]], which read "With [[Worldwide Developers Conference|WWDC]] just days away, the first Tiger information and screenshots appears to have been leaked.<ref>{{cite news | title = Wie typisch | date = 2004-06-28 | url = http://www.giga.de/macnews/software/wie-typisch-39507 | work = giga.de | accessdate = 2011-08-26 | quote = Die Screenshots stammten allesamt aus einer Quelle: Einer merkwürdigen Anti-Slashdot-Organisation namens GNAA.}}</ref> According to sources, Apple will reportedly provide developers with a Mac OS X 10.4 preview copy at WWDC on Monday. The screenshots provided reportedly come from this upcoming developer preview."<ref name="macrumors-tiger" /> Later, when accusations were raised that the images were fabricated, the GNAA released a press release which claimed that the screenshots were genuine and stated that they had "trolled" the Apple community.<ref name="gnaatiger" />

In [[June 2005]], the GNAA claimed to have created a [[Mac OS X]] Tiger release for [[Intel x86]] processors which caught media attention from various sources.<ref name="macdailynews" /><ref name="wild" /><ref name="cultofmac" /> The next day, the supposed leak and was mentioned on the [[G4 (television)|G4]] show ''[[Attack of the Show!|Attack of the Show]]''.<ref name="aots" /> The DVD image released via [[BitTorrent (protocol)|BitTorrent]] merely booted an image of [[Goatse|hello.jpg]]<ref name="rubygoldmine" /> instead of the leaked operating system as many were led to believe.<ref name="bandwagon" />

On February 3, 2007, the GNAA successfully convinced CNN reporter [[Paula Zahn]] that "one in three Americans" believe the [[September 11, 2001]] terror attacks were carried out by Israeli agents.<ref name="CNN3" /> CNN subsequently ran a story, erroneously reporting this, including screenshots of the GNAA-owned website "jewsdidwtc.com." The story involved a round-table discussion regarding antisemitism and an interview with the father of a Jewish 9/11 victim.<ref name="CNN2" /> The GNAA-owned website included claimed that "over 4,000" Jews were absent from work at the World Trade Center on 9/11.<ref name="CNN2" />

==Goatse Security==
[[File:Goatse Security Logo.png|thumb|Goatse Security logo]]
{{Main|Goatse Security}}
Several members of the GNAA with expertise in grey-hat<ref name="ipadsec" /> security research began releasing information about security vulnerabilities under the name "Goatse Security." They chose to publish their work under a separate name because they felt that information released by the "Gay Nigger Association of America" would not be taken seriously.<ref name="dailytech" />

In June 2010, Goatse Security attracted mainstream media attention for their disclosure of 114,000 [[email address]]es<ref name="npripad" /> registered to Apple iPad devices for early adopters of Apple's 3G iPad service.<ref name="Atlantic" /><ref name="sapo" /> The data was aggregated from AT&T's own servers by feeding a publicly available script with [[HTTP request]]s containing randomly generated [[ICC-ID]]s, which would then return the associated email address. The [[FBI]] soon investigated the incident. This investigation led to the arrest of then-GNAA President,<ref name="courtcase" /> [[Weev|Andrew 'weev' Auernheimer]], on unrelated [[Drug possession|drug charges]]<ref name="assassination" /> resulting from an FBI search of his house.<ref name="dailytech" /><ref name="cnetdrugs" />
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==See also==
{{Portal|Internet|Computer security|Computing}}
* [[Patriotic Nigras]]
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==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em|refs=
<ref name="about">
{{cite web
|title=About GNAA:
|url=http://www.gnaa.eu/wiki/about
|publisher=GNAA
|accessdate=10 June 2011
|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110720163753/http://www.gnaa.eu/wiki/about
|archivedate=2011-07-20
}}
</ref>
<ref name="president">
{{Cite press release
| title = New GNAA President paz is Elected
| publisher = GNAA
| date = August 28, 2011
| url = http://www.gnaa.eu/wiki/pr/2011-08-28-gnaa-paz
| accessdate = 2011-08-31}}
</ref>
<ref name="Atlantic">{{cite news
| first = Niraj
| last = Chokshi
| title = Meet One of the Hackers Who Exposed the iPad Security Leak
| date = 2010-06-10
| publisher = [[Atlantic Media Company]]
| url = http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/06/meet-one-of-the-hackers-who-exposed-the-ipad-security-leak/57969/
| work = [[The Atlantic]]
| accessdate = 2011-02-25
| quote = Weev rails against Jews in his LiveJournal and he and several other members of Goatse Security claim to be members of the Gay N***** Association of America. In an oddly generous literary reference, Forbes has described him as a modern Shakesperian Puck. Make of that what you will.}}
</ref>
<ref name="punto">
{{cite news | title = FreeNode, allarme sicurezza | date = 2006-06-28 | url = http://punto-informatico.it/1544690/PI/News/freenode-allarme-sicurezza.aspx | work = PuntoInformatico | accessdate = 2011-08-26 | language = Italian | quote = Qualcuno ipotizza che la GNAA, un gruppo di buontemponi nato su Slashdot e dedito allo spamming, abbia firmato questo assalto.}}
</ref>
<ref name="rohr">
{{cite news
| first = Altieres
| last = Rohr
| title = Saiba como ocorreu falha que expôs e-mails de 114 mil usuários do iPad
| date = 2010-06-11
| url = http://g1.globo.com/tecnologia/noticia/2010/06/entenda-como-foi-falha-que-expos-e-mails-de-114-mil-usuarios-do-ipad.html
| work = [[Rede Globo]]
| language = Portuguese
| accessdate = 2010-09-13
| quote = “weev”, um dos integrantes do grupo, já foi citado em outras matérias do grupo Gawker Media, que deu a notícia como “exclusiva”. Ele, assim como outros membros, faz parte da GNAA, a “Associação de Gays Negros da América”. São pessoas que passam boa parte do tempo on-line tentando realizar “trotes” ou trolls. Entre os membros do grupo, e um dos principais da GNAA, está um desenvolvedor do Linux Debian. O “ex presidente” da GNAA, timecop, é conhecido na internet por fazer parte do Dattebayo – fãs que realizaram traduções dos desenhos japoneses Naruto e Bleach. Translation: weev, one of the members of the group, has been quoted by Gawker Media, which broke the news as exclusive. He, like other members, is part of the GNAA, the Gay Nigger Association of America. These are people who spend much of their time online trolling and carrying out practical jokes. One of the principal members of the GNAA is a developer of Linux Debian. The ex-president of the GNAA, timecop, is known on the internet for being part of Dattebayo, a group of fans who translated the Japanese cartoons Naruto and Bleach.}}
</ref>
<ref name="GLS">{{cite conference
| first = Jodi
| last = Dean
| authorlink = Jodi Dean
| title = Blog Theory: Feedback and Capture in the Circuits of Drive.
| publisher = {{nowrap|[http://www.polity.co.uk/ Polity Press]}}
| date = 2010
| ISBN = 9780745649702
| location = [[Cambridge, UK]]
| url = http://books.google.com/books?id=Qt1oRELvTScC&pg=PA6
| accessdate = 2010-08-27
| quote= Then I got a comment from the GNAA or Gay Nigger Association of America, a group of organized anti-blogging trolls who take their name from a 1992 Danish movie, ''Gay-Niggers from Outerspace''. GNAA claims that it promotes neither racism nor homophobia but aims rather to sow disruption on the internet. The comment on my blog was a minor instance of their more extensive disruptive practices (like "crapflooding" a site with a massive amount of text or data with no meaning or relevance: for example, a word, phrase, or group of letters repeated over and over, or producing hoax or shock sites and inserting links or code that redirect viewers to the site). }}
</ref>
<ref name="macrumors-tiger">[http://www.macrumors.com/2004/06/26/mac-os-x-10-4-tiger-screenshots/ Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) Screenshots?]. [[Macrumors|MacRumors]]. Accessed 2010-08-27.</ref>
<ref name="rubygoldmine">[http://gizmodo.com/107940/macindell-part-quatre-the-ruby-goldmine MacInDell Part Quatre – The Ruby Goldmine]. [[Gizmodo]]. Accessed 2010-08-27.</ref>
<ref name="CNN3">{{cite news | first = Deepthi | last = Welaratna | title = Terror! Conspiracy! Hoax! | date = 2007-04-06 | publisher = [[KQED (TV)|KQED]] | url = http://www.kqed.org/arts/multimedia/article.jsp?essid=15142 | work = KQED Arts | accessdate = 2011-03-18 | quote = The conspiracy theory – found in crevices on the Internet – claims Jews are behind the 9/11 attacks. Surprise! Farfetched anti-Semitic theories abound online! The actual ugly truth here is that CNN uses the parody conspiracy site jewsdidwtc.com as a LEGITIMATE source for the piece, proof of the legions out there who buy into this theory. A cursory click through the site, aided by a sense of humor, quickly makes it clear that this is a joke site, particularly as it is owned and run by the GNAA (visit at your own peril – contains humor some will find distasteful and NSFW). The blunder made all kinds of news online, on Slashdot, Something Awful and Digg. Mostly saying ha ha, the GNAA trolls CNN. The ultimate troll, LOLZ!! It's true, it's hilarious, but it's also very very sad. Neither Boston nor CNN officials are willing to admit their mistakes}}</ref>
<ref name="IRC">[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/30/firefox_interprotocol_attack/ Firefox-based attack wreaks havoc on IRC users] [[The Register]]. Accessed 2010-08-27</ref>




<ref name="ffbug">{{cite news | first = Lucian | last = Constantin | title = Firefox Bug Used to Harass Entire IRC Network | date = 2010-01-30 | url = http://news.softpedia.com/news/Firefox-Bug-Used-to-Harass-an-Entire-IRC-Network-133613.shtml | work = [[Softpedia]] | accessdate = 2011-03-17 | quote = A group of self-declared Internet trolls, called the GNAA, has used an old but obscure attack method to wreak havoc on the Freenode IRC network. Users were forced to execute IRC commands after visiting maliciously crafted Web pages.}}</ref>
<ref name="netwerk">{{cite news | first = Sander | last = van der Meijs | title = Bug in Firefox gebruikt tegen IRC netwerk | date = 2010-02-01 | publisher = IDG Netherlands | url = http://webwereld.nl/nieuws/84529/bug-in-firefox-gebruikt-tegen-irc-netwerk.html | work = [[:nl:Webwereld|Webwereld]] | accessdate = 2011-03-17 | language = Dutch | quote = Een groep die zichzelf de GNAA noemt heeft voor grote problemen gezorgd bij een IRC netwerk. Ze gebruikten een bug in Firefox om het netwerk te spammen. Translation: A group that calls itself the GNAA has caused major problems in an IRC network. They used a bug in Firefox for the network to spam.}}</ref>
<ref name="obamabug">[http://techcrunch.com/2007/02/11/very-bad-bug-a-barackobamacom/ Very Ugly Bug at BarackObama.com]. [[TechCrunch]]. Accessed 2010-08-27.</ref>
<ref name="nobodies">
{{cite book
| last1 = Lih
| first1 = Andrew
| authorlink = Andrew Lih
| title = [[The Wikipedia Revolution|The Wikipedia Revolution: How a Bunch of Nobodies Created the World's Greatest Encyclopedia]]
| publisher = Hyperion
| date = 17 Mar 2009
| location = Cambridge, UK
| pages = 170–171
| accessdate = 2010-07-27
| quote= What were some ways to troll and cause trouble? Create an article about something extremely controversial and offensive, but otherwise adhere to every rule of Wikipedia and use the system against itself. This was the case with creating an article that had an intentionally offensive name, the Gay Niggers Association of America. GNAA was a name that caused immediate alarm in anyone with a semblance of good taste. It was a phenomenon for many years in the online tech communities, as legions of trolls attempted to have an article in Wikipedia about the mischievous group. It's not clear a defined group ever existed as GNAA. Supposed GNAA "members" were simply troublemakers online who unified under a common moniker in an effort to disrupt Wikipedia for amusement.
| isbn = 1400110769}}
</ref>
<ref name="porndotcom">
{{cite book
| title = Porn.com: making sense of online pornography
| publisher = Peter Lang
| accessdate = 2011-03-20
| isbn = 1433102072
| url = http://books.google.com/books?id=RNprMCakFf8C&pg=PA137
| last7 = Attwood
| first1 = Feona
| year = 2010
}}
</ref>
<ref name="gnaatiger">
{{Cite press release
| title = GNAA Leaks Info about Apple's Next Major OS
| publisher = GNAA
| date = June 26, 2004
| url = http://www.gnaa.eu/wiki/pr/2004-06-26-gnaa-tiger
| accessdate = 2010-09-06
| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20110720163429/http://www.gnaa.eu/wiki/pr/2004-06-26-gnaa-tiger
| archivedate = 2011-07-20
}}
</ref>
<ref name="macdailynews">[http://macdailynews.com/2005/06/11/report_apple_mac_os_x_1041_for_intel_hits_piracy_sites/ Report: Apple Mac OS X 10.4.1 for Intel hits piracy sites]. Accessed 2010-09-06.</ref>
<ref name="wild">[http://www.engadget.com/2005/06/12/os-x-for-x86-already-in-the-wild/ OS X for x86 already in the wild?]. Accessed 2010-09-06.</ref>
<ref name="cultofmac">[http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/commentary/cultofmac/2005/08/68501 Mac Hacks Allow OS X on PCs]. Wired. Accessed 2010-09-08.</ref>
<ref name="aots">{{Cite episode
| title = Attack of the Show!
| series = Attack of the Show!
| network = G4
| station = G4
| airdate = June 2005}}
</ref>
<ref name="CNN2">{{Cite episode
| title = Paula Zahn Now
| series = Paula Zahn Now
| network = CNN
| station = CNN
| airdate = February 3, 2007
| transcripturl = http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0701/30/pzn.01.html
}}</ref>
<ref name="bandwagon">[http://www.tuaw.com/2005/08/12/jumping-on-the-bandwagon-os-x-on-x86-omg/ Jumping on the bandwagon: OS X on x86! OMG!]. [[TUAW]]. Accessed 2010-09-07.</ref>
<ref name="ipadsec">[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/11/AR2010061106239_2.html Apple's iPad security breach reveals vulnerability of mobile devices]. [[Washington Post]]. Accessed 2010-09-02.</ref>
<ref name="sapo">{{cite news | title = Falha de segurança que expõe donos do iPad investigada pelo FBI | date = 2010-06-11 | publisher = [[Sapo.pt]] | url = http://tek.sapo.pt/noticias/computadores/falha_de_seguranca_que_expoe_donos_do_ipad_in_1070542.html | work = tek | accessdate = 2011-03-17 | language = Portuguese | quote = A falha foi identificada pelo grupo Goatse Security , que pertence à GNAA (associação norte americana de gays e negros). Translation: The flaw was identified by the group Goatse Security, which belongs to the GNAA (Gay Nigger Association of America).}}</ref>
<ref name="npripad">[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127747618 Apple's iPad Breach Raises Alarms]. [[NPR]]. Accessed 2010-09-06.</ref>
<ref name="cnetdrugs">[http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20007827-245.html Hacker in AT&T-iPad security case arrested on drug charges]. CNET. Accessed 2010-09-01.</ref>
<ref name="dailytech">
{{cite interview
|last=Kaiser
|first=Leon
|interviewer=Mick, Jason
|title=Interview: Goatse Security on FBI Charges Following AT&T iPad Breach
|url=http://www.dailytech.com/Interview+Goatse+Security+on+FBI+Charges+Following+ATT+iPad+Breach/article20693.htm
|format=Transcript
|program=[[DailyTech]]
|date=2011-01-19
|accessdate=2011-01-21}}
</ref>
<ref name="ibtimes">{{cite news | first = Jesse | last = Emspak | title = The Case Against The iPad Hackers | date = 2011-01-19 | url = http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/102701/20110119/case-against-ipad-hackers.htm | work = [[International Business Times]] | accessdate = 2011-03-19 | quote = 14. The Goatse Security website describes defendant Auernheimer as having "[e]xtensive offensive web app vuln and business logic exploitation experience. Bash while drunk, perl while tripping, Ruby while living in SF SoMa. Representing anti sec, Bantown and Encyclopedia Drarnatica. President of the GNAA." Defendant Spitler is described as an "embedded and mobile devices engineer. PPC assembly. GNAA, obviously." The Goatse Security website provides a hyperlink to the GNAA website. 15. The GNAA website states that "[t]his website is maintained by the GNAA, world-famous trolling organization." The GNAA website provides hyperlinks to the Goatse Security website, as well as defendant Auernheimer's LiveJournal weblog.}}</ref>
<ref name="scotsman">{{cite news | first = STEWART | last = KIRKPATRICK | title = Lazy Guide to Net Culture: Dark side of the rainbow | date = 2005-11-22 | publisher = [[The Scotsman]] | url = http://www.scotsman.com/news/sci-tech/lazy_guide_to_net_culture_dark_side_of_the_rainbow_1_466037 | work = scotsman.com | accessdate = 2011-03-20 | quote = Such people include trolling organisations. These are individuals who delight in flooding web bulletin boards with crass and offensive comments (aka "crapflooding"). One such group goes under the spectacularly offensive name of the "Gay Nigger Association" – revealing themselves to be insecure white kids who have worries about their own orientation.}}</ref>
<ref name="courtcase">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/48143653/Spitler-Daniel-et-al-Complaint
|title=United States of America v. Daniel Spitler and Andrew Aurenheimer}}
</ref>

<ref name="4chan">
{{cite web
|last=Poole
|first=Christopher
|title=DING DONG, 4CHAN IS DEAD
|url=http://www.4chan.org/news/?all#53
|publisher=4chan
|accessdate=10 June 2011
}}</ref>
<ref name="assassination">
{{cite book
|title=Digital Assassination: Protecting Your Reputation, Brand, Or Business
|year=2011
|publisher=Macmillan
|isbn=9780312617912
|page=116
|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=-lY4ZmDEA2sC&pg=PA116
|author=Richard Torrenzano, Mark W. Davis
}}
</ref>
}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.gnaa.eu/}}
* [http://gayniggers.blogspot.com/ Blog]
* [http://security.goatse.fr/ Goatse Security]

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Give Me All Your Luvin’

2012-02-06T12:56:23Z

IHelpWhenICan: /* Live performance */ #1 no need for the whole set list (what does that have to do with THE SONG), #2 Itunes holds NO WEIGHT here, whatsoever.

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{{Infobox single
| Name = Give Me All Your Luvin'
| Artist = [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] featuring [[Nicki Minaj]] and [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]]
| Album = [[MDNA (album)|MDNA]]
| Cover = MadonnaGMAYL.jpg
| Border = yes
| Released = February 3, 2012
| Recorded = 2011
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]<ref>{{cite|url=http://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/mdna-deluxe-edition/id499007632|title=MDNA (Deluxe Edition)|publisher=Apple Inc.|accessdate=2012-02-03}}</ref>
| Label = [[Live Nation Entertainment|Live Nation]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Length = 3:22
| Writer = Madonna, [[Martin Solveig]], Nicki Minaj, M.I.A., Michael Tordjman
| Producer = Madonna, Martin Solveig
| Chronology = [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] singles
| Last single = "[[Revolver (song)|Revolver]]" (2009)
| This single = "'''Give Me All Your Luvin''''" (2012)
| Misc = {{Extra chronology
| Artist = [[Nicki Minaj]] singles
| Type = single
| Last single = "[[Turn Me On (David Guetta song)|Turn Me On]]" (2011)
| This single = "'''Give Me All Your Luvin''''" (2012)
| Next single = "[[Va Va Voom]]" (2012)
{{Extra chronology
| Artist = [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]] singles
| Type = single
| Last single = "[[Bad Girls (M.I.A. song)|Bad Girls]]" (2012)
| This single = "'''Give Me All Your Luvin''''" (2012)
| Next single =
{{External music video|{{YouTube|cItHOl5LRWg|" Give Me All Your Luvin' "}} }}
}}}}}}

"'''Give Me All Your Luvin''''" is a song by American singer [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] featuring guest vocals from [[Nicki Minaj]] and [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]] It was released to radio and as digital download on February 3, 2012, as the lead single of her forthcoming album ''[[MDNA (album)|MDNA]]''. The song is the debut release from her [[Live Nation]] contract and will be distributed in partnership with [[Interscope Records]], under a new three-album deal. A demo version of the song was leaked on November 8, 2011, under the name "Give Me All Your Love". An accompanying music video was filmed in December 2011, directed by MegaForce.

==Background==
In December 2010 Madonna posted a message on her [[Facebook]] exclaiming: "Its official! I need to move. I need to sweat. I need to make new music! Music I can dance to. I'm on the lookout for the maddest, sickest, most badass people to collaborate with. I'm just saying".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1654515/madonna-tells-fans-i-need-make-new-music.jhtml|title=Madonna Tells Fans: 'I Need To Make New Music!'|first=James|last=Dinh|publisher=MTV (Viacom)|date=2010-12-17|accessdate=2011-09-05}}</ref> Madonna has stated she wanted to work with M.I.A. and Minaj on the track as they were both strong, independent girls with a unique voice, and that she liked their music and what they represented.<ref name="maddonaint2012"/> She paid tribute to the stars, saying "They're not conventional pop stars and I really admire them both. I love both of them actually.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/madonna/61783|work=[[NME]]|title=Madonna: 'I admire MIA and Nicki Minaj because they're not conventional pop stars' |date=February 1, 2012|accessdate=February 1, 2012}}</ref> M.I.A. felt that the collaboration was an achievement her mother would be proud of, "way [more] than me putting "[[Galang (song)|Galang]]" out in a club."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/30/m-i-a-talks-madonna-super-bowl-and-new-album/|title=M.I.A. TALKS MADONNA, SUPER BOWL, AND NEW ALBUM|work=[[Rap Up]]|date=30 January, 2012|accessdate=2 February, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Lowe, Zane|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/zanelowe/2012/01/hottest_records_-_jack_white_-_1.html|title=Hottest Records - Jack White - Love Interruption & M.I.A - Bad Girls|date=30 January, 2012|accessdate=2 February, 2012|work=[[BBC Radio 1]]}}</ref>

==Release==
On November 8, 2011, two snippets of the demo leaked on the web.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/madonna-s-give-me-all-your-love-single-listen-1005489352.story#/news/madonna-manager-respond-to-give-me-all-your-1005493452.story|title=Madonna, Manager Respond to 'Give Me All Your Love' Single Leak|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|date=November 9, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> Later that day, the entire demo of the song, as "Give Me All Your Love," was leaked onto the Internet.<ref name="billeak">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/madonna-s-give-me-all-your-love-single-listen-1005489352.story#/news/madonna-s-give-me-all-your-love-single-listen-1005489352.story|title=Madonna's 'Give Me All Your Love' Single|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|date=November 8, 2011|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> According to ''Billboard'': "Within a few hours, it was among one of the top 10 trending topics worldwide on Twitter."<ref name="billeak" /> After the release of the demo, Madonna's manager, Guy Oseary, wrote on [[Twitter]], "The plan was for new music to come out in the new year. I'm very happy with the positive reaction to the demo, but we are very upset with whoever leaked the song!!!!!!!! we are asking that the fans please help us police any more leaks. we have a lot in store for you. but please respect the process."<ref name="leak1">{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/11/08/madonna-give-me-all-your-love-full-song-leak-nicki-minaj/|title=Madonna's 'Give Me All Your Love' Leaks And It's ... So Much Freakin' Fun|publisher=MTV Newsroom. [[MTV Networks]]|first=John|last=Mitchell|date=November 8, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref><ref name="leak2">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1674958/madonna-nicki-minaj-mia-collaboration.jhtml|title=Madonna, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A. Collabo Confirmed|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|publisher=MTV News. MTV Networks|date=November 28, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> The leaked demo lacked vocals from both Minaj and M.I.A..<ref name="leak2" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/m-i-a-confirms-collaboration-with-madonna-1005570352.story#/news/m-i-a-confirms-collaboration-with-madonna-1005570352.story|title=M.I.A. Confirms Collaboration with Madonna and Nicki Minaj|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|date=November 28, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/11/09/madonna-give-me-all-your-love-manager-twitter-response/|title=Madonna Is Pretty Pissed About The 'Give Me All Your Love' Leak|publisher=MTV Newsroom. MTV Networks|first=John|last=Mitchell|date=November 9, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/articles/mia-confirms-shes-working-madonna-and-nicki-minaj|title=M.I.A. Confirms She's Working With Madonna and Nicki Minaj|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|publisher=Spin Media LLC|first=Caryn|last=Ganz|date=November 28, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref><ref name="maddonaint2012">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/01/27/madonna-watches-the-throne/|work=[[Wall Street Journal]]|title=Madonna Watches The Throne|date=January 27, 2012|accessdate=January 30, 2012}}</ref> M.I.A. confirmed the collaboration of all three in a tweet saying she had been summoned to New York City on November 29, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|first=Natalege|last=Whaley|url=http://www.vibe.com/posts/mia-confirms-collabo-nicki-minaj-and-madonna|work=Vibe|title=M.I.A. Confirms Collabo With Nicki MInaj and Madonna|date=November 29, 2011|accessdate=30 January, 2012}}</ref>

On December 22, 2011, the police arrested a 31-year-old man from Spain who reportedly leaked the demo. They confirmed the suspect's initials as J.M.R. and described him as "a big Madonna fan"; they found recordings of the song in his belongings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1676410/madonna-gimme-all-your-luvin-arrest.jhtml|title=Madonna Fan Arrested For 'Gimme All Your Luvin' Leak|last=Duncan-Mao|first=Andrea|date=22 December 2011|work=[[MTV]]|accessdate=27 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/22/spanish-man-arrested-in-leak-of-madonna-single/|title=Spanish Man Arrested in Leak of Madonna Single|last=McKinley, Jr|first=James C.|date=22 December 2011|work=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=27 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spin.com/articles/big-madonna-fan-arrested-luvin-leak|title='Big Madonna Fan' Arrested for 'Luvin' ' Leak|date=22 December 2011|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|accessdate=27 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/dec/22/spanish-man-arrested-leak-madonna-single|title=Spanish man arrested over leak of new Madonna single | Music | guardian.co.uk|last=Michaels|first=Sean|date=22 December 2011|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=27 December 2011}}</ref> It was confirmed by ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' that the person didn't seek to profit from the release. He was charged with leaking the unpublished song and later was subsequently released.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/01/12/madonna-fully-expects-mdna-album-leak_n_1201019.html|title=Madonna Fully Expects M.D.N.A. Album Leak, She Tells Graham Norton Show|work=The Huffington Post|first=|last=|date=2012-01-12|accessdate=2012-01-25}}</ref>

On January 29, 2012, Interscope Records announced that the song will be titled "Give Me All Your Luvin'" and that it would be released on February 3, 2012.<ref name="pressrelease">{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-material-girl-is-back-on-the-dance-floor-138285024.html|title=The Material Girl is Back on the Dance Floor|author=Interscope Records|publisher=[[PR Newswire]]|date=2012-01-29|accessdate=2012-01-29}}</ref> The song was written by Madonna, [[Martin Solveig]], Minaj, and M.I.A; composed by Solveig and Michael Tordjman and produced by Madonna and Solveig.<ref name="pressrelease"/> The track will be her debut single from her [[360 deal]] with [[Live Nation Entertainment]] which was signed in 2007. Through this contract, Madonna and Live Nation signed a three-album deal with [[Interscope Records]], who will market and distribute the single and the studio album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madonna.com/news/title/madonna-and-live-nation-confirm-3-album-deal-with-interscope-records-|title=Madonna And Live Nation Confirm 3 Album Deal With Interscope Records|work=Madonna.com|publisher=Live Nation|date=December 15, 2011|accessdate=December 24, 2011}}</ref> "Give Me All Your Luvin'" will be sent for adding to United States Mainstream radio on February 7, 2012.<ref name="release">{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/64WbpEfod|archivedate=2012-01-07|title=All Access : Future Releases|publisher=AllAccess|accessdate=2012-01-08}}</ref>

==Composition==
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The song starts with a cheer: "L-U-V MADONNA Y-O-U YOU WANNA",<ref name="leak1" /> after which a "polished 60s shakedown" follows.<ref name="nmereview">{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/madonna/12442|title=Madonna, 'Give Me All Your Love' – Review|work=[[NME]]|publisher=[[IPC Media]]|first=Priya|last=Elan|date=November 9, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> Priya Elan of ''[[NME]]'' said that the demo resembles Madonna's own songs "[[Beautiful Stranger]]", "Amazing" and the songs on her albums ''[[Ray of Light]]'' (1998) and ''[[Hard Candy (Madonna album)|Hard Candy]]'' (2008).<ref name="nmereview" /> In the chorus, Madonna sings the lines "Give me all your love/ Let's forget about time and dance the night away", which led to criticism because according to Priya Elan they are "neither befitting of the grande dame of disco nor are indicative of the type of lyrics she should be penning at this stage in her career."<ref name="nmereview" /> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s Lanford Beard commented that the demo, "blends [[Katy Perry]]-meets-[[Gwen Stefani]] chanting, echoes of [[Ashlee Simpson]]'s regrettable foray into New Wave-y synth-guitar sounds, and a '[[Hold It Against Me]]' redux breakdown."<ref name="ewreview">{{cite web|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/11/09/madonna-give-me-all-your-love-single-leak/|title=Madonna's 'Give Me All Your Love' leaks, is unlikely to get what it demands – LISTEN|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time Inc]]|first=Lanford|last=Beard |date=November 9, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> John Mitchell of MTV Newsroom commented that the instrumentation of the song consists of "glittery synths, marching band drums, claps and a catchy-as-hell chorus."<ref name="leak1" /> Lewis Corner of [[Digital Spy]] called the song an "'80s-inspired electro-thumper complete with a cheerleader chant of 'L-U-V Madonna!'"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/thesound/a350731/playlist-10-tracks-you-need-to-hear.html|title=Playlist: 10 tracks you need to hear|publisher=Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi Médias|first1=Lewis|last1=Corner|first2=Robert|last2=Copsey|date=November 14, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> After the second chorus, Nicki Minaj raps her verse as her [[alter-ego]] Roman Zolanski, "I'm Roman" | "I'm a barbarian" | "I'm Conan", after which M.I.A "slows down the pace and rap-sings in her signature voice"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://popcrush.com/madonna-give-me-all-your-luvin-nicki-minaj-m-i-a/|work=PopCrush|title=Madonna, ‘Give Me All Your Luvin” Feat. Nicki Minaj + M.I.A. – Song Review|last=Maher|first=Cristin|date=February 3, 2012|accessdate=February 3, 2012}}</ref> during a dubstep-influenced bridge.

==Critical reception==
"Give Me All Your Luvin'" received mixed reviews from music critics. Jim Farber from the ''New York Daily News'' considered that the song is "a pure snap of bubble gum, closer to an early single like '[[Burning Up]]' than any of her more recent club hits. Only the rap cameos from the quite camp Nicki Minaj, and the less so M.I.A., tell us what decade we're in."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/madonna-give-luvin-single-video-score-a-touchdown-days-super-bowl-article-1.1016518#ixzz1lLKPYwBe|title=Madonna’s ‘Give Me All Your Luvin’' single and video score a touchdown days before Super Bowl|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|publisher=Daily News, L.P|first=Jim|last=Farber|date=February 3, 2012|accessdate=February 4, 2012}}</ref> Michael Cragg from ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote that: "it's not bad. Musically it's a pretty joyful four minutes, featuring bouncing beats, acoustic riffs and [[Gwen Stefani]]-style cheerleader chants, but there's something a bit flat about Madonna's delivery. Given all the love she's demanding, you'd think she'd be more excited." Speaking of the rap part, he thought that "Minaj certainly does her best, her typically frantic rap an exercise in squeezing as many words into a 10-second space as possible, while MIA's more laconic drawl loses momentum."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/feb/03/madonna-mia-nicki-minaj|title=New music: Madonna – Give Me All Your Luvin' feat MIA and Nicki Minaj|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=Guardian Media Group|first=Michael|last=Cragg|date=February 3, 2012|accessdate=February 4, 2012}}</ref> Andrew Hampp from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', gave the song a mixed review, stating "It amounts to a subpar effort from all parties, particularly Madonna, who hasn't sounded this robotic since the more tweaked-out moments on her last album, "Hard Candy.""<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/new-releases/track-review-madonna-give-me-all-your-luvin-1006089952.story?utm_source=most_recent|title=Track Review: Madonna, 'Give Me All Your Luvin'<nowiki>'</nowiki>|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Hampp|first=Andrew|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=February 3, 2012|accessdate=February 3, 2012}}</ref> Sal Cinquemani from [[Slant (magazine)|Slant]] gave a mixed review as well, describing the song as "decidedly vapid" and "catchy" but also stated that "its few charms—'60s surf-pop guitar, vintage video-game effects, and references to her past songs—are fleeting at best." He also described appearances by Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. as "tacked on for added marketability"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/house/2012/02/single-review-madonna-featuring-nicki-minaj-and-m-i-a-give-me-all-your-luvin/|publisher=[[Slant Magazine]]|title=Single Review: Madonna featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A., "Give Me All Your Luvin'"|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|date=February 3, 2012|accessdate=February 3, 2012}}</ref> PopCrush editor Cristin Maher was more positive about the song, highlighting its "infectious quality that really sticks in your head" and described it as "effervescent, dance-and-clap-inducing track".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://popcrush.com/madonna-give-me-all-your-luvin-nicki-minaj-m-i-a/|work=PopCrush|title=Madonna, ‘Give Me All Your Luvin” Feat. Nicki Minaj + M.I.A. – Song Review|last=Maher|first=Cristin|date=February 3, 2012|accessdate=February 3, 2012}}</ref> Chris Willman of [[Reuters]] was also positive about the song, calling it "risible" and infectious: "Everything here is as dumb as the titular spelling, but the campiness has its charm, at least if you like the old musicals that some of the tracking shots here are paying homage to".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/03/idUS116868885520120203|work=[[Reuters]]|title=Madonna Pre-Super Bowl Video Gets Some Cred From NFL, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A.|last=Willman|first=Chris|authorlink=Chris Willman|date=February 3, 2012|accessdate=February 5, 2012}}</ref>Jody Rosen of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' gave it a negative review, describing lyrics and composition as "dashed off", and was also displeased by its "aggressive, assaultive spunkiness".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/songreviews/give-me-all-your-luvin-20120203|work=[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]]|title=Song Review: Madonna featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A., "Give Me All Your Luvin'"|last=Rosen|first=Jody|authorlink=Jody Rosen|date=February 3, 2012|accessdate=February 4, 2012}}</ref>

==Music video==
[[File:Luvin Video.png|thumb|upright=1.3|Madonna, Minaj and M.I.A. portraying a [[Marilyn Monroe|marilynesque]] look,<ref>[http://uk.omg.yahoo.com/gossip/110--pop/madonna-still-obsessed-marilyn-monroe-luvin-video-145026160.html Madonna is still obsessed with Marilyn Monroe in Give Me All Your Luvin video]</ref> dancing in a room filled with cheerleaders and football players.]]
Minaj tweeted on December 8, 2011 that she was on set with Madonna filming the video for "Give Me All Your Luvin".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1675587/nicki-minaj-madonna-give-me-all-your-love.jhtml|title=Nicki Minaj Gushes Over Kiss From Madonna|publisher=[[MTV News]]. MTV Networks|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|date=December 8, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/column/the-juice/the-year-in-r-b-hip-hop-lil-wayne-nicki-1005645352.story#/news/madonna-nicki-minaj-share-a-romantic-kiss-1005644442.story|title=Madonna & Nicki Minaj Share a 'Romantic' Kiss On Video Set|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|first=Erika|last=Ramirez|date=December 8, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> Directed by the team MegaForce (Léo Berne, Charles Brisgand, Raphaël Rodriguez, and Clément Gallet), the video has football and cheerleader theme, inspired by her upcoming halftime performance at [[Super Bowl XLVI]]. Madonna previewed the video in an ''[[American Idol]]'' exclusive on February 2, 2012. The full video for "Give Me All Your Luvin'" premiered on Madonna's [[YouTube]] channel on February 3, 2012.<ref name="pressrelease"/>

''Rolling Stone'' gave a mixed review for the video saying that "It's a goofy and fun clip, though the faceless cheerleaders in the background are more creepy than amusing."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/videos/new-and-hot/madonna-give-me-all-your-luvin-20120203|title=Madonna - 'Give Me All Your Luvin'<nowiki>'</nowiki>|work=Rolling Stone|publisher=Wenner Media|date=February 3, 2012|accessdate=February 4, 2012}}</ref>

==Live performance==
Confirming her performance of the song alongside Madonna and Nicki Minaj at the Bridgestone [[Super Bowl XLVI]] Halftime Show on February 5, 2012, from [[Lucas Oil Stadium]] in Indianapolis, M.I.A. told [[BBC Radio 1]] DJ [[Zane Lowe]] of her reasons to collaborate with Madonna, noting she viewed her as an original artist. She continued "As musicians, we're two women and we represent two opposite sides of the world. If we can come together on a piece of music or something like the Super Bowl, I feel like that’s actually a cool thing to see."<ref>{{cite web|author=Jackson, Nate|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/01/super-bowl-mia-confirms-halftime-performance-with-madonna-and-nicki-minaj.html|title=M.I.A. dishes on Super Bowl appearance with Madonna|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=January 31, 2012|accessdate=February 1, 2012}}</ref> Madonna performed "GIve Me All Your Luvin'" with Nicki Minaj and M.I.A.<ref>[http://au.eonline.com/news/super_bowl_xlvi_madonnas_half-time_show/291846?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories Super Bowl XLVI: Madonna's Half-Time Show Has Nicki Minaj, LMFAO, M.I.A. & Cee Lo—How Was It?!] www.au.eoline.com. Retreived on Febuary 06, 2012.</ref>

==Track listings and formats==
*'''Digital download'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/give-me-all-your-luvin-feat./id499635488|title=Give Me All Your Luvin'|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]. [[Apple Inc]]|accessdate=February 4, 2012}}</ref>
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== Release history==
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! scope="row"| Worldwide<ref name="pressrelease">{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-material-girl-is-back-on-the-dance-floor-138285024.html|title=The Material Girl is Back on the Dance Floor|author=Interscope Records|publisher=[[PR Newswire]]|date=2012-01-29|accessdate=2012-01-29}}</ref>
| February 3, 2012
| Radio premiere, [[music download]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Live Nation Entertainment|Live Nation Worldwide]], [[Interscope Records]]
|-
! scope="row"| United States<ref name="release"/>
| February 7, 2012
| Top 40/Mainstream radio
|}

==References==
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Enerpac

2012-02-02T18:30:54Z

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{{advert|date=February 2012}}
{{Infobox company|
| company_name = Enerpac
| company_logo = [[File:EnerpacLogo2.png‎]]
| company_type = [[Division (business)|Division]]
| foundation = 1959
| founders = [[Phil Brumder]]
| location = [[Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin|Menomonee Falls]], [[Wisconsin]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| area_served = [[World]]wide
| key_people = Mark Sefcik (Business Leader)
| homepage = [http://enerpac.com/ Enerpac.com]
}}

The '''Enerpac''' business is a division of [[Actuant]] ({{New York Stock Exchange|ATU}}), a $1.5 billion diversified global manufacturing company, and is headquarted in [[Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin|Menomonee Falls]], [[Wisconsin]]. Enerpac is an international market leader in high-pressure hydraulics with locations in [[North America|North]] and [[South America]], [[Europe]], [[Africa]], [[Russia]], the [[Middle East]], [[Asia]], [[Australia]], and [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web| title = ''Bloomberg Business Week''| work=Enerpac Corp.| url = http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=7622145| accessdate =October 12, 2011}}</ref> The business has 28 offices in 22 different countries and over 1,000 employees. Enerpac produces thousands of high-pressure hydraulic products that are distributed worldwide. The business focuses on the design of products, from small cylinders to computer-operated lifting & positioning systems.<ref>{{cite web| title = ''Business Wire''| work=Enerpac Unit Plays Key Role in Erecting San Francisco Bay Bridge| url = http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101216005165/en/Actuant%E2%80%99s-Enerpac-Unit-Plays-Key-Role-Erecting | accessdate =October 12, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name= EHP>{{cite web| title = Enerpac Homepage | work=Enerpac Company Website| url = http://www.enerpac.com/| accessdate =October 12, 2011}}</ref>

==History==
===Timeline===
Historian [[John Gurda]] recently authored “The Drive To Lead,” a history of [[Actuant]], that highlights significant events in Enerpac's history. <ref>{{cite web| title = "BizTimes"| work=Did You Know?: Historian completes book about Actuant | url = http://www.biztimes.com/news/2010/10/15/did-you-know-historian-completes-book-about-actuant| accessdate =October 12, 2011}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web| title = "The Drive to Lead"| work=A Centennial History of the Actuant Corporation| url = http://www.actuant.com/actuant/content/news/managed/documents/anniversary_book.pdf| accessdate =October 12, 2011}}</ref> [[Image:EnerpacMillau.png|right|thumb|Final Hydraulic Launch Successfully Closes last Gap in the Millau Viaduct in the South of France]]
*1910: American Grinder Manufacturing Co. incorporates
*1918: American Grinder Manufacturing Co. produces water pumps for [[Ford Motor Company|Ford’s]] legendary [[Ford Model T|‘Model T’]] motor car
*1925: American Grinder’s name is changed to Blackhawk Manufacturing
*1927: Blackhawk buys Hydraulic Tool Co. of [[Los Angeles]]
*1937: Blackhawk declares itself “the world’s largest manufacturer of hydraulic equipment”
*1951: First "Idea Book” of product applications is published
*1959: Enerpac is founded with brand name formally adopted for hydraulic tools and systems
*1961: Blackhawk Manufacturing becomes Applied Power Industries
*1980s: Enerpac convertible top actuation system is perfected
*1985: Applied Power has 10 plants on 5 continents
*2000: APW Electronics spins off from Applied Power; Enerpac business becomes part of [[Actuant]] Corporation
[[File:EnerpacBirdsNest.png|right|thumb|Enerpac helps the Beijing’s "Bird’s Nest" to stand on its own feet]]
*2000: Enerpac system raises [[Golden Gate Bridge]]
*2004: [[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Athens Olympic Stadium's]] suspended arched roof constructed with Enerpac assistance
*2005: Highest Bridge in the World—[[Millau Viaduct]]—in [[France]] is supported with Enerpac hydraulic lifting systems
*2006: Enerpac:
*-Lifts and moves the 74-year-old [[Shanghai Concert Hall]]
*-Places the roof on the "Bird’s Nest" or the [[Beijing National Stadium]] where the 2008 Olympics were located. The construction of this stadium in [[Beijing]] generated press coverage around the globe
*-Repairs [[Milwaukee Brewers]] [[Major League Baseball]] stadium’s famous moveable roof at [[Miller Park (Milwaukee)|Miller Park]]
*2009: Stage for the “[[U2 360° Tour]]” is constructed using Enerpac’s Synchronous Lift System
*2010: Enerpac hydraulics play a key role in erecting the new [[San Francisco Bay Bridge]]

==Products and Services==
Enerpac is the leading manufacturer of high-force tools and components for a variety of markets and applications. Enerpac has six key product focuses which include:<ref name= EHP/>
*Industrial Tools: Hydraulic pumps, [[Hydraulic cylinders|cylinders]], valves and system components
*Bolting: [[Hydraulic torque wrench]]es, tensioners and multipliers
*Workholding: Hydraulic clamping and fixture components for the machine tool industry
*Unilift: [[Linear actuator|Mechanical Actuators]] and system components
*Concrete Stressing: Anchors, wedges, stressing jacks, and pumps
*Integrated Solutions: Custom solutions tailored for specific heavy lifting applications

==Integrated Solutions==
Enerpac's Integrated Solutions business provides hydraulic solutions for the controlled movement and positioning of structures. In addition to providing the most comprehensive line of globally-supplied, locally-supported products, Enerpac combines hydraulics, steel fabrication and electronic control with engineering and application knowledge, to design and manufacture solutions that ensure projects are completed safely and efficiently.<ref name= EHP/>
*[[Gantry crane|Hydraulic Gantries]]
*[[Strand jack|Strand Jacks]]
*Skidding Systems
*[[Self Propelled Modular Transporter|Self Propelled Modular Trailer]]
*Synchronous Lifting System
*Custom Solutions

==Markets Served==
*[[Infrastructure]] and [[Bridge]]s
*[[Electricity generation|Power Generation]]
*[[Petroleum industry|Oil and Gas]]
*[[Mining]]
*[[Shipbuilding]]
*[[Building]]s and [[Stadium]]s
*[[Petrochemical]]
*[[Manufacturing]]
*[[Steel|Steel Production]] and [[Metalworking|Metal Production]] <ref name= EHP/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.enerpac.com/ Enerpac's business page]
* [http://www.actuant.com/ Actuant Corporation's corporate page]

[[Category:Manufacturing companies based in Wisconsin]]

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{{Infobox single 
| Name = Gimme All Your Luvin
| Artist = [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] featuring [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]] and [[Nicki Minaj]]
| Released = January 2012
| Recorded = 2011
| Genre = [[Dance-pop]], [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]
| Writer = Madonna, Martin Solveig
| Label = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Producer = Madonna, Martin Solveig
| Chronology = [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] singles
| Last single = "[[Revolver (song)|Revolver]]" (2009)
| This single = "'''Gimme All Your Luvin'''" (2012)
| Next single =
}}

"'''Gimme All Your Luvin'''" is a song by American singer-songwriter [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] from her forthcoming studio album. It features [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]] and [[Nicki Minaj]] and will be released the last week of January 2012. The song was composed and produced by Madonna and [[Martin Solveig]] and will be her debut release through her new distribution deal with [[Interscope Records]]. Madonna will perform the song on February 5, 2012 at the Halftime of the 46th annual edition of the [[Super Bowl|Super Bowl 2012]]. A demo entitled "Give Me All Your Love" was leaked on the Internet on November 8, 2011, this version only featuring Madonna's vocals.

==Background==
Two snippets of the demo leaked on the web on November 8, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/madonna-s-give-me-all-your-love-single-listen-1005489352.story#/news/madonna-manager-respond-to-give-me-all-your-1005493452.story|title=Madonna, Manager Respond to 'Give Me All Your Love' Single Leak|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|date=November 9, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> Later, the entire demo entitled "Give Me All Your Love" of the song was leaked on the Internet the same day.<ref name="billeak">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/madonna-s-give-me-all-your-love-single-listen-1005489352.story#/news/madonna-s-give-me-all-your-love-single-listen-1005489352.story|title=Madonna's 'Give Me All Your Love' Single|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|date=November 8, 2011|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> According to ''Billboard'', "Within a few hours, it was among one of the top 10 trending topics worldwide on Twitter."<ref name="billeak" /> After the release of the demo, Madonna's manager, Guy Oseary took his [[Twitter]] account to write, "The plan was for new music to come out in the new year. I'm very happy with the positive reaction to the demo, but we are very upset with whoever leaked the song!!!!!!!! we are asking that the fans please help us police any more leaks. we have a lot in store for you. but please respect the process."<ref name="leak1">{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/11/08/madonna-give-me-all-your-love-full-song-leak-nicki-minaj/|title=Madonna's 'Give Me All Your Love' Leaks And It's ... So Much Freakin' Fun|publisher=MTV Newsroom. [[MTV Networks]]|first=John|last=Mitchell|date=November 8, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref><ref name="leak2">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1674958/madonna-nicki-minaj-mia-collaboration.jhtml|title=Madonna, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A. Collabo Confirmed|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|publisher=MTV News. MTV Networks|date=November 28, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> Later, Madonna also expressed her feelings about the leek to Guy Oseary who posted on Twitter, "Madonna told me this morning 'my true fans wouldn't do this.' Whoever is responsible for this leak, we ask that you please stop!".<ref name="leak1" /><ref name="leak2" /> The leaked demo didn't future vocals from [[MIA_(singer)|M.I.A.]]. M.I.A. later took her Twitter to confirm that she collaborated on the song and wrote, "Summond to NYC by bitchesses > MADONNA and NICKIMINAJ, cofffffiiiiiiieeeeeeeeee it iz a good day to get me tho trustttt bitches."<ref name="leak2" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/m-i-a-confirms-collaboration-with-madonna-1005570352.story#/news/m-i-a-confirms-collaboration-with-madonna-1005570352.story|title=M.I.A. Confirms Collaboration with Madonna and Nicki Minaj|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|date=November 28, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/11/09/madonna-give-me-all-your-love-manager-twitter-response/|title=Madonna Is Pretty Pissed About The 'Give Me All Your Love' Leak|publisher=MTV Newsroom. MTV Networks|first=John|last=Mitchell|date=November 9, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/articles/mia-confirms-shes-working-madonna-and-nicki-minaj|title=M.I.A. Confirms She's Working With Madonna and Nicki Minaj|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|publisher=Spin Media LLC|first=Caryn|last=Ganz|date=November 28, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> On December 15, 2011, Madonna announced that the song will be titled "Gimme All Your Luvin" and that it would be released in January 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/madonna/61003|title=Madonna to release new single 'Gimme All Your Luvin'{{'}} in January 2012|work=NME|publisher=IPC Media|date=December 15, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref>

===Controversy===
[[File:Nicola Roberts.png|right|thumb|150px|Following the leaking of "Gimme All Your Luvin", British recording artist Nicola Roberts (''pictured'') accused Madonna of copying her own song "[[Beat of My Drum]]" (2011).]]
After the leak of the demo "Give Me All Your Love" in November, 2011, critics and fans alike noted similarities to the track and Roberts' own "Beat of My Drum" (2011)<ref name="metro2">{{cite news|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/music/881205-nicola-roberts-accuses-madonna-of-copying-her-in-give-me-all-your-love|title=Nicola Roberts accuses Madonna of copying her in Give Me All Your Love|last=Lee|first=Ann|date=November 9, 2011|work=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|publisher=[[Associated Newspapers Ltd]]|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> [[Cheryl Cole]], a band-mate of Roberts within Girls Aloud commented shortly after the comparisons were drawn saying "Imitation is the biggest form of flattery!", Roberts then responded to Twitter post saying "Copy-catting has never flattered me."<ref name="metro2"/> After the apparent comments by Roberts relating to the Madonna track, she clarified the comments were not directed to Madonna saying "Some people are so quick to jump the gun [...] Some people interpret things to suit them", on the social networking site Twitter. Roberts stated she had not heard the track, and also posted a message to her fans in response to the controversy saying "Some people find it so easy to say such horrible nasty hurtful words so frivolously."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a352779/nicola-roberts-clarifies-madonna-give-me-all-your-love-copycat-claim.html|title=Nicola Roberts clarifies Madonna 'Give Me All Your Love' copycat claim|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]. [[Hachette Filipacchi Médias]]|first=Lewis|last=Corner|date=November 24, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> The comparisons arose after the "cheerleader-style" chorus is heard on the Madonna track as she chants the lyrics "L-U-V Madonna" whilst Roberts track features the lyrics "L.O.V.E/ Dance to the beat of my drum/ Dance to the beat of my drum."<ref name="metro2"/> A writer for the ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' in the United Kingdom commented on the comparison calling "Give Me All Your Love" "a poor variation on Nicola Roberts' Beat Of My Drum" and negatively commenting on the misspelling of "love", which Madonna stylized as "l-u-v".<ref name="mirrord">{{cite web|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2011/11/10/madonna-s-new-song-sounds-suspiciously-like-nicola-s-115875-23550582/|title=Madonna's new song sounds suspiciously like Nicola's|date=November 9, 2011|work=[[Daily Mirror]]|publisher=[[Trinity Mirror]]|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref>

==Composition==
Upon the release of the demo, the song has been compared to [[Nicola Roberts]]' songs.<ref name="nmereview" /> The demo started with a cheerleader sounds "L-U-V MADONNA" sang by Nicki Minaj,<ref name="leak1" /> after which a "polished 60s shake down" followed.<ref name="nmereview">{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/madonna/12442|title=Madonna, 'Give Me All Your Love' - Review|work=[[NME]]|publisher=[[IPC Media]]|first=Priya|last=Elan|date=November 9, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> Priya Elan of ''[[NME]]'' said that the demo resembled Madonna's own songs "[[Beautiful Stranger]]", "Amazing" and the songs on her albums ''[[Ray Of Light]]'' (1998) and ''[[Hard Candy (Madonna album)|Hard Candy]]'' (2008) due to its "jet powered guitar line on the verse".<ref name="nmereview" /> The composition of the song has also been compared to [[Lady Gaga]]'s songs due to their similar [[europop]] sounds.<ref name="nmereview" /> In the chorus, Madonna sang the lines ""Give me all your love/ Let's forget about time and dance the night away" which led to criticism because according to Priya Elan of ''NME'' they are "neither befitting of the grande dame of disco nor are indicative of the type of lyrics she should be penning at this stage in her career".<ref name="nmereview" /> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s Lanford Beard commented that the demo, "blends [[Katy Perry]]-meets-[[Gwen Stefani|Gwen-Stefani]] chanting, echoes of [[Ashlee Simpson]]'s regrettable foray into [[New Wave]]-y synth-guitar sounds, and a '[[Hold It Against Me]]' redux breakdown."<ref name="ewreview">{{cite web|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/11/09/madonna-give-me-all-your-love-single-leak/|title=Madonna's 'Give Me All Your Love' leaks, is unlikely to get what it demands -- LISTEN|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time Inc]]|first=Lanford|last=Beard |date=November 9, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> John Mitchell of MTV Newsroom commented that the instrumentation of the song consists of "glittery synths, marching band drums, claps and a catchy-as-hell chorus."<ref name="leak1" /> Lewis Corner of [[Digital Spy]] called the song an "'80s-inspired electro-thumper complete with a cheerleader chant of 'L-U-V Madonna!'"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/thesound/a350731/playlist-10-tracks-you-need-to-hear.html|title=Playlist: 10 tracks you need to hear|publisher=Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi Médias|first1=Lewis|last1=Corner|first2=Robert|last2=Copsey|date=November 14, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
Upon the release of the demo, Priya Elan of ''NME'' graded the song with 7.8 points out of 10 and said "what Madonna's doing in this song is so much more impossibly fun than we could have imagined that all of that talk seems unimportant."<ref name="nmereview" /> He also said, "Madonna sounds like Madonna again, which is a reason to celebrate."<ref name="nmereview" /> Lanford Beard of ''Entertainment Weekly'' gave a mixed review for the demoand wrote "Madonna is her own artist, a woman who has proved over four iconic decades in the business that s'e is more than capable of creating much more inventive and exhilarating music than this. 'Love' is cloying, derivative, and, frankly, boring — the kind of second-rate single I’d expect to hear from a less-experienced pop ingenue who takes what they can get."<ref name="ewreview" /> He finished his review by saying that Madonna, "deserve[s] better".<ref name="ewreview" />

==Music video==
[[Nicki Minaj]] took her Twitter on December 8 and announced that she was on set with Madonna filming the video for "Gimme All Your Luvin". She announced on [[Twitter]], "OH MY f'ingggg Gahhhh!!!!! MADONNA jus kissed me!!!!! On the lips!!!!!!! It felt sooooo good. Soooo soft!!!! *passes out* aaahhhhh!!!!!!!!!". According to Jocelyn Vena of MTV News, "That news immediately sent her fans on a Twitter spree, peppering the rapper with questions about the smooch." [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]] also posted "Madonna killed it! A legend! said she'd have me, i said ill have her too, we had a 3sum M.N.M. MEGAFORCE @TheMegaforce thanku" to the video director team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1675587/nicki-minaj-madonna-give-me-all-your-love.jhtml|title=Nicki Minaj Gushes Over Kiss From Madonna|publisher=[[MTV News]]. MTV Networks|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|date=December 8, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/nicki-minaj/339879-nicki-minaj-madonna-snog-kiss-mia-give-me-all-your-love|title=Nicki Minaj Enjoys Snog With Madonna!|publisher=[[MTV UK]]. MTV Networks|date=December 9, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/nicki-minaj/60873|title=Nicki Minaj: 'Kissing Madonna felt so good'|title=Nicki Minaj: 'Kissing Madonna felt so good'|work=NME|publisher=IPC Media|date=December 8, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/column/the-juice/the-year-in-r-b-hip-hop-lil-wayne-nicki-1005645352.story#/news/madonna-nicki-minaj-share-a-romantic-kiss-1005644442.story|title=Madonna & Nicki Minaj Share a 'Romantic' Kiss On Video Set|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|first=Erika|last=Ramirez|date=December 8, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

{{Madonna}}
{{Madonna singles}}

[[Category:Madonna (entertainer) songs]]
[[Category:2011 singles]]

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{{Infobox single 
| Name = Gimme All Your Luvin
| Artist = [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] featuring [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]] and [[Nicki Minaj]]
| Released = January 2012
| Recorded = 2011
| Genre = [[Dance-pop]], [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]
| Writer = Madonna, Martin Solveig
| Label = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Producer = Madonna, Martin Solveig
| Chronology = [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] singles
| Last single = "[[Revolver (song)|Revolver]]" (2009)
| This single = "'''Gimme All Your Luvin'''" (2012)
| Next single =
}}

"'''Gimme All Your Luvin'''" is a song by American singer-songwriter [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] from her forthcoming studio album. It features [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]] and [[Nicki Minaj]] and will be released the last week of January 2012. The song was composed and produced by Madonna and [[Martin Solveig]] and will be her debut release through her new distribution deal with [[Interscope Records]]. Madonna will perform the song on February 5, 2012 at the Halftime of the 46th annual edition of the [[Super Bowl|Super Bowl 2012]]. A demo entitled "Give Me All Your Love" was leaked on the Internet on November 8, 2011, this version only featuring Madonna's vocals.

==Background==
Two snippets of the demo leaked on the web on November 8, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/madonna-s-give-me-all-your-love-single-listen-1005489352.story#/news/madonna-manager-respond-to-give-me-all-your-1005493452.story|title=Madonna, Manager Respond to 'Give Me All Your Love' Single Leak|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|date=November 9, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> Later, the entire demo entitled "Give Me All Your Love" of the song was leaked on the Internet the same day.<ref name="billeak">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/madonna-s-give-me-all-your-love-single-listen-1005489352.story#/news/madonna-s-give-me-all-your-love-single-listen-1005489352.story|title=Madonna's 'Give Me All Your Love' Single|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|date=November 8, 2011|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> According to ''Billboard'', "Within a few hours, it was among one of the top 10 trending topics worldwide on Twitter."<ref name="billeak" /> After the release of the demo, Madonna's manager, Guy Oseary took his [[Twitter]] account to write, "The plan was for new music to come out in the new year. I'm very happy with the positive reaction to the demo, but we are very upset with whoever leaked the song!!!!!!!! we are asking that the fans please help us police any more leaks. we have a lot in store for you. but please respect the process."<ref name="leak1">{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/11/08/madonna-give-me-all-your-love-full-song-leak-nicki-minaj/|title=Madonna's 'Give Me All Your Love' Leaks And It's ... So Much Freakin' Fun|publisher=MTV Newsroom. [[MTV Networks]]|first=John|last=Mitchell|date=November 8, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref><ref name="leak2">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1674958/madonna-nicki-minaj-mia-collaboration.jhtml|title=Madonna, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A. Collabo Confirmed|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|publisher=MTV News. MTV Networks|date=November 28, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> Later, Madonna also expressed her feelings about the leek to Guy Oseary who posted on Twitter, "Madonna told me this morning 'my true fans wouldn't do this.' Whoever is responsible for this leak, we ask that you please stop!".<ref name="leak1" /><ref name="leak2" /> The leaked demo didn't future vocals from [[MIA_(singer)|M.I.A.]]. M.I.A. later took her Twitter to confirm that she collaborated on the song and wrote, "Summond to NYC by bitchesses > MADONNA and NICKIMINAJ, cofffffiiiiiiieeeeeeeeee it iz a good day to get me tho trustttt bitches."<ref name="leak2" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/m-i-a-confirms-collaboration-with-madonna-1005570352.story#/news/m-i-a-confirms-collaboration-with-madonna-1005570352.story|title=M.I.A. Confirms Collaboration with Madonna and Nicki Minaj|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|date=November 28, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/11/09/madonna-give-me-all-your-love-manager-twitter-response/|title=Madonna Is Pretty Pissed About The 'Give Me All Your Love' Leak|publisher=MTV Newsroom. MTV Networks|first=John|last=Mitchell|date=November 9, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/articles/mia-confirms-shes-working-madonna-and-nicki-minaj|title=M.I.A. Confirms She's Working With Madonna and Nicki Minaj|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|publisher=Spin Media LLC|first=Caryn|last=Ganz|date=November 28, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> On December 15, 2011, Madonna announced that the song will be titled "Gimme All Your Luvin" and that it would be released in January 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/madonna/61003|title=Madonna to release new single 'Gimme All Your Luvin'{{'}} in January 2012|work=NME|publisher=IPC Media|date=December 15, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref>

===Controversy===
[[File:Nicola Roberts.png|right|thumb|150px|Following the leaking of "Gimme All Your Luvin", British recording artist Nicola Roberts (''pictured'') accused Madonna of copying her own song "[[Beat of My Drum]]" (2011).]]
After the leak of the demo "Give Me All Your Love" in November, 2011, critics and fans alike noted similarities to the track and Roberts' own "Beat of My Drum" (2011)<ref name="metro2">{{cite news|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/music/881205-nicola-roberts-accuses-madonna-of-copying-her-in-give-me-all-your-love|title=Nicola Roberts accuses Madonna of copying her in Give Me All Your Love|last=Lee|first=Ann|date=November 9, 2011|work=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|publisher=[[Associated Newspapers Ltd]]|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> [[Cheryl Cole]], a band-mate of Roberts within Girls Aloud commented shortly after the comparisons were drawn saying "Imitation is the biggest form of flattery!", Roberts then responded to Twitter post saying "Copy-catting has never flattered me."<ref name="metro2"/> After the apparent comments by Roberts relating to the Madonna track, she clarified the comments were not directed to Madonna saying "Some people are so quick to jump the gun [...] Some people interpret things to suit them", on the social networking site Twitter. Roberts stated she had not heard the track, and also posted a message to her fans in response to the controversy saying "Some people find it so easy to say such horrible nasty hurtful words so frivolously."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a352779/nicola-roberts-clarifies-madonna-give-me-all-your-love-copycat-claim.html|title=Nicola Roberts clarifies Madonna 'Give Me All Your Love' copycat claim|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]. [[Hachette Filipacchi Médias]]|first=Lewis|last=Corner|date=November 24, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> The comparisons arose after the "cheerleader-style" chorus is heard on the Madonna track as she chants the lyrics "L-U-V Madonna" whilst Roberts track features the lyrics "L.O.V.E/ Dance to the beat of my drum/ Dance to the beat of my drum."<ref name="metro2"/> A writer for the ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' in the United Kingdom commented on the comparison calling "Give Me All Your Love" "a poor variation on Nicola Roberts' Beat Of My Drum" and negatively commenting on the misspelling of "love", which Madonna stylized as "l-u-v".<ref name="mirrord">{{cite web|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2011/11/10/madonna-s-new-song-sounds-suspiciously-like-nicola-s-115875-23550582/|title=Madonna's new song sounds suspiciously like Nicola's|date=November 9, 2011|work=[[Daily Mirror]]|publisher=[[Trinity Mirror]]|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref>

==Composition==
Upon the release of the demo, the song has been compared to [[Nicola Roberts]]' songs.<ref name="nmereview" /> The demo started with a cheerleader sounds "L-U-V MADONNA" sang by Nicki Minaj,<ref name="leak1" /> after which a "polished 60s shake down" followed.<ref name="nmereview">{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/madonna/12442|title=Madonna, 'Give Me All Your Love' - Review|work=[[NME]]|publisher=[[IPC Media]]|first=Priya|last=Elan|date=November 9, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> Priya Elan of ''[[NME]]'' said that the demo resembled Madonna's own songs "[[Beautiful Stranger]]", "Amazing" and the songs on her albums ''[[Ray Of Light]]'' (1998) and ''[[Hard Candy (Madonna album)|Hard Candy]]'' (2008) due to its "jet powered guitar line on the verse".<ref name="nmereview" /> The composition of the song has also been compared to [[Lady Gaga]]'s songs due to their similar [[europop]] sounds.<ref name="nmereview" /> In the chorus, Madonna sang the lines ""Give me all your love/ Let's forget about time and dance the night away" which led to criticism because according to Priya Elan of ''NME'' they are "neither befitting of the grande dame of disco nor are indicative of the type of lyrics she should be penning at this stage in her career".<ref name="nmereview" /> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s Lanford Beard commented that the demo, "blends [[Katy Perry]]-meets-[[Gwen Stefani|Gwen-Stefani]] chanting, echoes of [[Ashlee Simpson]]'s regrettable foray into [[New Wave]]-y synth-guitar sounds, and a '[[Hold It Against Me]]' redux breakdown."<ref name="ewreview">{{cite web|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/11/09/madonna-give-me-all-your-love-single-leak/|title=Madonna's 'Give Me All Your Love' leaks, is unlikely to get what it demands -- LISTEN|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time Inc]]|first=Lanford|last=Beard |date=November 9, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> John Mitchell of MTV Newsroom commented that the instrumentation of the song consists of "glittery synths, marching band drums, claps and a catchy-as-hell chorus."<ref name="leak1" /> Lewis Corner of [[Digital Spy]] called the song an "'80s-inspired electro-thumper complete with a cheerleader chant of 'L-U-V Madonna!'"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/thesound/a350731/playlist-10-tracks-you-need-to-hear.html|title=Playlist: 10 tracks you need to hear|publisher=Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi Médias|first1=Lewis|last1=Corner|first2=Robert|last2=Copsey|date=November 14, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
Upon the release of the demo, Priya Elan of ''NME'' graded the song with 7.8 points out of 10 and said "what Madonna's doing in this song is so much more impossibly fun than we could have imagined that all of that talk seems unimportant."<ref name="nmereview" /> He also said, "Madonna sounds like Madonna again, which is a reason to celebrate."<ref name="nmereview" /> Lanford Beard of ''Entertainment Weekly'' gave a mixed review for the demoand wrote "Madonna is her own artist, a woman who has proved over four iconic decades in the business that s'e is more than capable of creating much more inventive and exhilarating music than this. 'Love' is cloying, derivative, and, frankly, boring — the kind of second-rate single I’d expect to hear from a less-experienced pop ingenue who takes what they can get."<ref name="ewreview" /> He finished his review by saying that Madonna, "deserve[s] better".<ref name="ewreview" />

==Music video==
[[Nicki Minaj]] took her Twitter on December 8 and announced that she was on set with Madonna filming the video for "Gimme All Your Luvin". She announced on [[Twitter]], "OH MY f'ingggg Gahhhh!!!!! MADONNA jus kissed me!!!!! On the lips!!!!!!! It felt sooooo good. Soooo soft!!!! *passes out* aaahhhhh!!!!!!!!!". According to Jocelyn Vena of MTV News, "That news immediately sent her fans on a Twitter spree, peppering the rapper with questions about the smooch." [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]] also posted "Madonna killed it! A legend! said she'd have me, i said ill have her too, we had a 3sum M.N.M. MEGAFORCE @TheMegaforce thanku" to the video director team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1675587/nicki-minaj-madonna-give-me-all-your-love.jhtml|title=Nicki Minaj Gushes Over Kiss From Madonna|publisher=[[MTV News]]. MTV Networks|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|date=December 8, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/nicki-minaj/339879-nicki-minaj-madonna-snog-kiss-mia-give-me-all-your-love|title=Nicki Minaj Enjoys Snog With Madonna!|publisher=[[MTV UK]]. MTV Networks|date=December 9, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/nicki-minaj/60873|title=Nicki Minaj: 'Kissing Madonna felt so good'|title=Nicki Minaj: 'Kissing Madonna felt so good'|work=NME|publisher=IPC Media|date=December 8, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/column/the-juice/the-year-in-r-b-hip-hop-lil-wayne-nicki-1005645352.story#/news/madonna-nicki-minaj-share-a-romantic-kiss-1005644442.story|title=Madonna & Nicki Minaj Share a 'Romantic' Kiss On Video Set|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|first=Erika|last=Ramirez|date=December 8, 2011|accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Madonna}}
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[[Category:Madonna (entertainer) songs]]
[[Category:2011 singles]]

My Humps

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{{Infobox single
| Name = My Humps
| Cover = My humps BEP.jpg
| Artist = [[The Black Eyed Peas]]
| from Album = [[Monkey Business (album)|Monkey Business]]
| B-side = "So Real"
| Released = September 20, 2005 (US) November 14, 2005 ([[Australia|AUS]], [[UK]])
| Format = [[music download|Digital download]], [[CD single]]
| Recorded = 2004
| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[contemporary R&B]]
| Length = 5:27 (Album Version) 4:10 (Single Version) 3:44 (Radio Edit) 3:56 (Video Edit)
| Label = [[A&M Records|A&M]], [[will.i.am music group|will.i.am]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Writer = [[will.i.am]], David Payton
| Producer = will.i.am
| Certification = 2x Platinum ([[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]])
| Last single = "[[Don't Lie]]" (2005)
| This single = "'''My Humps'''" (2005)
| Next single = "[[Pump It]]" (2006)
| Misc = {{Audiosample
| Upper caption = Audio sample
| Audio file = MyHumpsSample.ogg
}}
}}

"'''My Humps'''" is the third [[Single (music)|single]] by [[The Black Eyed Peas]] from their fourth album, ''[[Monkey Business (album)|Monkey Business]]''. It samples a section of the song "I Need a Freak" by Sexual Harassment<ref name="Tolliver">{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2011/06/former_cleveland_dj_lynn_tolli.html|title=Former Cleveland DJ Lynn Tolliver wins $1.2 million in music sample suit|last=Heaton|first=Michael|date=June 28, 2011|publisher=The Plain Dealer|accessdate=June 28, 2011}}</ref>, as well as the 1989 song "[[Wild Thing (Tone Lōc song)|Wild Thing]]" by [[Tone Lōc]] and "It's Automatic" by [[Pretty Tony|Freestyle]]. Released in 2005, it reached number three in the U.S., becoming The Black Eyed Peas' third top ten single in the U.S. The single also reached number three in the [[United Kingdom]], where it became their sixth top ten single. The song was not initially released as a single; "[[Don't Lie]]" was intended to be the lead-off release for the album. The song won the 2007 [[Grammy Award]] for "[[Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]]." In an interview with British morning TV show ''[[This Morning (TV series)|This Morning]]'', [[will.i.am]] claims that he originally wrote the song for the [[Pussycat Dolls]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/251158/secondhand-songs-became-hits|title=Second-hand songs that became hits|last=Sanches|first=Rowena Joy A.|date=April 5, 2010|publisher=Manila Bulletin|accessdate=April 5, 2010}}</ref>

In June 2011, Lynn Tolliver, a [[Cleveland, Ohio]] [[disk jockey]] who wrote "I Need a Freak" for his [[concept band]] Sexual Harrassment, won a $1.2 million judgment by a New York jury as a result of the band's unauthorized sampling of his song in "My Humps." The lawsuit purportedly lasted for over ten years, in effect, it began five years prior to the actual release of the song.<ref name="Tolliver" />

==Music video==
The official [[music video]] for "My Humps," directed by [[Fatima Robinson]] and Malik Hassan Sayeed, premiered on ''[[Total Request Live|TRL]]''. It shows [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]] dancing with [[backup dancers]] as images of expensive items such as [[Louis Vuitton]] purses and jewelry, which is supposed to be the jewelry her men have bought her, appear on the screen. The other members of The Black Eyed Peas — [[apl.de.ap]], [[Taboo (rapper)|Taboo]], and [[will.i.am]] — sing about how much they spend on Fergie as she sings about her "[[Buttocks|humps]]" and "[[Breast|lovely lady lumps]]." In some vignettes Taboo, Apl.de.ap, and will.i.am are behind women erotically dancing.

The video received the award for "[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video|Best Hip-Hop Video]]" at the [[2006 MTV Video Music Awards]] on August 31, 2006.

==In popular culture==
{{In popular culture|date=November 2009}}

In Season 3 of the American version of the television show ''[[The Office (US TV series)|The Office]]'', the song can be heard as [[Michael Scott (The Office)|Michael Scott]]'s ringtone, replacing "[[Mambo No. 5]]," his old one from Season 2. [[Stephen Colbert]] was seen singing this song on an episode of ''[[The Colbert Report]]'', stating that he used to hate the song until it won a Grammy Award. In the 2007 film ''[[Blades of Glory]]'', [[Will Ferrell]]'s character sings (albeit incorrectly) "My Humps," stating it is the only song he will skate to. When [[Jon Heder]]'s character wonders what "lady humps" (what Ferrell's character named the song) means, Ferrell's character says, "Nobody knows what it means, but it's provocative..." It was also used in the film ''[[Scary Movie 4]]'' when Cindy and Brenda are in the car, Brenda wakes up shouting "My lovely lady lumps," a reference to a line in the song. Alan (Jon Cryer) was also singing this song in an episode of ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'' when he was on his treadmill. It is also featured in ''[[The Bernie Mac Show]]'' episode "Car Wars" as Vanessa and her friends wash her car. It is also Vanessa's friend's favorite song and it plays while the girls are studying. That same episode Jordan and his friends are trying to get into a [[The Black Eyed Peas]] concert.

==Parodies==
The repetitive, simple lyrics of the song have been a satire target, spawning many parodies.

Novelist and composer [[Jack Heath]] cited the song and its "objectification of women disguised as empowerment"<ref name=CP>[http://jackheath.com.au/music.htm "Don't Stall"] June 14th, 2009.</ref> as his primary inspiration for his 2005 style parody "Don't Stall."

[[Peaches (musician)|Peaches]] covered the song in 2006, altering the lyrics humorously and changing the title to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2Py6uUPV_c "My Dumps"].<ref>(2007-06-21). [http://www.spin.com/articles/peaches-and-scream Peaches and Scream] ''[[Spin (magazine)|SPIN]]''. Retrieved 2010-07-20.</ref>

[[Alanis Morissette]] covered the song in 2007, seemingly as an [[April Fools' Day]] prank.<ref name=CP>[http://www.thestar.com/artsentertainment/article/199549 "Morissette's My Humps video spoof an online hit"]. [[Canadian Press]] via ''[[Toronto Star]]''. April 4, 2007.</ref> In contrast to the original "My Humps," Morissette's cover is performed slowly and in the style of a [[Ballad (music)|ballad]], with only a [[piano]] accompanying the vocal. On April 2, a video in which Morissette parodies [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]]'s dancing moves in the original "My Humps" music video was added to the website [[YouTube]]. By April 3, the video was the most viewed on [[Technorati]],<ref>[http://www.spin.com/features/everybodystalkingabout/2007/04/070403_alanis/ "Alanis Morissette 'My Humps' Video"]. ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''. April 3, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2007.</ref> and it was viewed 1.5 million times six days later.<ref name=CP/> The video has been hosted on [http://www.alanis.com/video/myhumps.html Morissette's official website]. ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]'' stated that the parody proved that Morissette "under[stands]" irony, in reference to her hit single, "[[Ironic (song)|Ironic]]." On April 15, Fergie confirmed to E! News that she thought that the parody was "hilarious" and "genius." Fergie also said that she sent Alanis a cake in the shape of a "[[Buttocks|derrière]]."<ref>Herndon, Jessica. [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20034500,00.html "Fergie Sends Alanis 'Derriere' Cake for 'Humps' Video"]. ''[[People (magazine)|People]]''. April 11, 2007.</ref> Peaches subsequently created yet another "My Dumps" parody of the song with accompanying video, this time parodying Morissette's parody.

[[American Greetings]] parodied the song in their Christmas e-card, "Three Wise Camels," in which the camels of the [[Three Wise Men]] rap about the gifts awaiting baby [[Jesus]], which are sitting on their humps.

[[Afroman]] parodied the song for his album ''Waiting to Inhale'' entitled "My Chunk." His lyrics have opposite meaning: he raps about his genitals and receiving money from women because he's a [[pimp]].

Sketch-comedy show ''[[MADtv]]'' did a parody titled "My Slump" that featured [[George W. Bush]].

[[Flight of the Conchords]] did a parody of the song entitled "Sugarlumps" in the second season episode "[[The New Cup]]."

==Critical reception==
"My Humps" has been the subject of severe criticism by the [[Music journalism|music press]]. John Bush, writing for [[Allmusic]], described it as "one of the most embarrassing rap performances of the new millennium,"<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r740971|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic]</ref> while Bill Lamb, writing for [[About.com]], called it "the musical equivalent of a bad [[Farrelly Brothers]] movie."<ref>[http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/myhumps.htm About.com]</ref> [[Hua Hsu]] of [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] said, "It's not Awesomely Bad; it's Horrifically Bad. ... There are bad songs that offend our sensibilities but can still be enjoyed, and then there are the songs that are just really bad—transcendentally bad, objectively bad."<ref>[http://www.slate.com/id/2131640/ ''Slate'']</ref>

In a poll conducted by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' in 2007, the song was ranked first in the list of 20 most annoying songs.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080822012812/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/07/02/the-20-most-annoying-songs/ Rolling Stone : The 20 Most Annoying Songs]</ref>

Matthew Wilkening of [[AOL Radio]] also ranked the song at #80 on the list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever, advising the girls that they should "try to make the song as pretty as the subject" if they want to sing about their "special parts."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/09/11/100-worst-songs-ever-part-two-of-five/|title=100 Worst Songs Ever -- Part Two of Five|author=Wilkening, Matthew|date=September 11, 2010|publisher=AOL Radio|accessdate=December 20, 2010}}</ref>

Despite the heavy criticism, it became a huge hit, charting at #3 in the United States and staying there for about two months.{{citation needed|date=February 2011}}

In the U.S., "My Humps" reached number 3 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] becoming their second top 5 on the chart from the album ''[[Monkey Business (album)|Monkey Business]]'' and the third overall. As of June, 2009, "My Humps" has so far sold 2,203,000 downloads in the United States.<ref>[http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/35570/week-ending-may-31-2009-boom-boom-pow-sets-digital-record/ Week Ending May 31, 2009: "Boom Boom Pow" Sets Digital Record] Chart Watch by Paul Grein, Retrieved: June 3, 2009</ref>

[[Pitchfork Media]] ranked the song in its 15 worst releases of 2005, stating 'Like "[[Who Let the Dogs Out]]" before it, "My Humps" is so monumentally vacuous, slapped together and tossed-off that it truly tests the definition of "song."' and described it as a 'five-minute commercial jingle'<ref>http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/6219-2005-comments-lists-the-15-worst-releases-of-2005/</ref>

==Live performances==
{{Expand section|date=April 2011}}
In an April 2011 interview with [[MTV News]], will.i.am stated that the group has retired the song.{{quote|"For a while, [we did] 'My Humps' and then it got to the point where we didn’t want to play 'My Humps' no more. You know, ’cause, ‘I met a girl down at the disco,’ I just didn’t want to say that no more, lyrically..."<ref name="Retire">{{cite news|title=Black Eyed Peas Retire “My Humps”|url=http://www.popcrunch.com/black-eyed-peas-retire-my-humps/|accessdate=25 April 2011|newspaper=Popcrunch|date=22 April 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popcrunch.com%2Fblack-eyed-peas-retire-my-humps%2F&date=2011-04-24|archivedate=25 April 2011}}</ref>}}He concluded that "My Humps" will not be performed on future tours, admitting the track isn't his best writing work.<ref name="Retire"/>

==Track listings==
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; CD maxi
#"My Humps" (single version)
#"My Humps" ([[Lil' Jon]] remix version)
#"So Real"
#"My Humps" (video)

; iTunes digital download
# "My Humps" (Lil Jon remix version)
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; 12 inch 33⅓ rpm black vinyl record from [[A&M Records]]
# "My Humps" (radio edit) - 3:44
# "My Humps" (instrumental) - 4:10 Side B
# "My Humps" (album version) - 5:26
# "My Humps" (a cappella) - 4:08
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==Charts and sales==
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===Peak positions===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (2005/06)
!Peak position
|-
{{singlechart|Australia|1|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|Austria|4|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|Flanders|3|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|Wallonia|5|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|Czech Republic|7|week=08|year=2006}}
|-
{{singlechart|Denmark|5|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch40|4|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardeuropeanhot100|2|artist=Black Eyed Peas|artistid=272581}}
|-
{{singlechart|Finland|7|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|France|11|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|Germany|4|artist=Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|Hungarydance|8|week=2|year=2006}}
|-
{{singlechart|Ireland|1|week=49|year=2005}}
|-
{{singlechart|Italy|9|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|New Zealand|1|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|Norway|4|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|Sweden|19|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|Switzerland|3|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|UKchartstats|3|artist=Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps|songid=1059}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|3|artist=Black Eyed Peas|artistid=272581}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|2|artist=Black Eyed Peas|artistid=272581}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|57|artist=Black Eyed Peas|artistid=272581}}
|-
|}
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===End of year charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!End of year chart (2005)
!Position
|-
|Australian Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 Australian Singles Chart |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2005.htm |publisher=aria |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|44
|-
|Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2005 |publisher=Ultratop |language=Dutch |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|94
|-
|Dutch Top 40<ref name="Dutch">{{cite web |url=http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%202005.pdf |title=Single top 100 over 2005 |publisher=Top40 |language=Dutch |format=pdf |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|71
|-
|Irish Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 Irish Singles Chart |url=http://www.irma.ie/best2005.htm |publisher=IRMA |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|14
|-
!End of year chart (2006)
!Position
|-
|Australian Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Australian Singles Chart |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACharts-EndofYearCharts-Top100Singles2006.htm |publisher=aria |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|36
|-
|Austrian Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Austrian Singles Chart |url=http://www.austriancharts.at/2006_single.asp |publisher=Austriancharts |language=German |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|31
|-
|Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2006 |publisher=Ultratop |language=Dutch |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|39
|-
|Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2006 |publisher=Ultratop |language=French |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|64
|-
|Swiss Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Swiss Singles Chart |url=http://www.swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2006 |publisher=Swisscharts |language=German |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|29
|-
|}

===Certifications===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Country
!Certification
!Date
!Sales certified<ref>{{cite web |title=Certification for every country in the world |url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/certification-award-levels.pdf |publisher=''IFPI'' |accessdate=2009-08-01}}</ref>
|-
|Australia<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 Australian certifications |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2005.htm |publisher=''aria'' |accessdate=2009-08-01}}</ref>
|align="center"|Platinum
|align="center"|2005
|align="center"|70,000
|-
|[[Brazil]]<ref>http://www.abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp</ref>
|align="center"|Platinum
|align="center"|2009
|align="center"|100,000
|-
|U.S.<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. certifications |url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |publisher=''Riaa'' |accessdate=2009-08-01}}</ref>
|align="center"|2 x Platinum
|align="center"|June 14, 2006
|align="center"|2,000,000
|-
|}
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===Chart successions===
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{{succession box
| before = "[[Hung Up]]" by [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]
| title = [[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA Singles Chart]] [[List of number-one singles in Australia in 2005|number-one single]]
| years = November 27 - December 11, 2005
| after = "[[Maybe Tonight]]" by [[Kate DeAraugo]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[Gold Digger]]" by [[Kanye West]] featuring [[Jamie Foxx]]
| title = [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ (New Zealand)]] number-one single (first run)
| years = November 28 – December 5, 2005
| after = "[[Jingle Bells (Crazy Frog song)|Jingle Bells]]" by [[Crazy Frog]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[You Raise Me Up]]" by [[Westlife]]
| title = [[Irish Singles Chart]] number-one single
| years = December 8, 2005
| after = "[[JCB Song]]" by Nizlopi
}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[Stickwitu]]" by [[Pussycat Dolls|The Pussycat Dolls]]
| title = RIANZ (New Zealand) number-one single (second run)
| years = January 9–16, 2006
| after = "[[Stickwitu]]" by The Pussycat Dolls
}}
{{s-end}}

== References ==
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{{The Black Eyed Peas}}
{{The Black Eyed Peas singles}}

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[[Category:Electro-hop songs]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in Australia]]
[[Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Alanis Morissette songs]]
[[Category:Peaches (musician) songs]]
[[Category:Singles certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America]]
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Fleischkleid

2011-05-14T19:35:54Z

IHelpWhenICan: It is a related topic; gonna add the link to the navbox.

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The '''meat dress of Lady Gaga''', refers to the famous dress worn by [[Lady Gaga]] to the [[MTV Video Music Awards]] in 2010. Designed by [[Franc Fernandez]] from a styling by [[Nicola Formichetti]], it was condemned by [[animal rights groups]] and named by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine as the top fashion statement of 2010.

==Design==
Designer [[Franc Fernandez]] was approached by fellow designer and stylist [[Nicola Formichetti]] to produce the dress, with it planned out over the course of a week,<ref name=mtvdesigner/> with Formichettti having styled the look.<ref name=real? /> The dress was asymmetrical, with a cowled–neck.<ref name=guardianangers>{{cite news|last=Topping|first=Alexandra|title=Lady Gaga's meat dress angers animal rights groups|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/sep/13/lady-gaga-meat-dress-vmas|accessdate=14 May 2011|newspaper=The Guardian|date=13 September 2010}}</ref> Fernandez specifically chose cuts to ensure that the dress kept well,<ref name=mtvdesigner>{{cite news|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|title=Lady Gaga Meat Dress Designer Tells How To Re-Create His VMA Look|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1647978/lady-gaga-meat-dress-designer-tells-how-recreate-his-vma-look.jhtml|accessdate=14 May 2011|newspaper=MTV News|date=16 September 2010}}</ref> with [[flank steak]] chosen as the material to use,<ref name=designerhuffington>{{cite news|last=Padilla|first=Max|title=Lady Gaga Meat Dress Designer's Lips Are Zipped About Animal Rights|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/max-padilla/lady-gaga-meat-dress-franc-fernandez_b_737206.html#s144583|accessdate=14 May 2011|newspaper=Huffington Post|date=24 September 2010}}</ref> with the meat coming from his family [[butcher]].<ref name=real? /> The dress required [[Lady Gaga]] to be stitched into the outfit backstage.<ref name=designerqa />

The issue of the smell of the outfit was discussed in the media, with [[PETA]] suggesting "it would smell like the rotting flesh that it is and likely be crawling with maggots".<ref name=guardianangers /> Fernandez reporting Gaga's opinion in an interview, "Gaga herself said it smelled good, because it smelled like meat."<ref name=mtvdesigner /> The designer talked of what was to happen to the dress after the awards show, "The dress will be put in an archive with all of her dresses. The Gaga Archives, I suppose. It won't last, that's the beauty of it. When it is brought out again, hopefully it will be in a retrospective, and it will be a different dress, which is the best thing. I like the idea of it changing and evolving into something else".<ref name=mtvdesigner /> He later explained that the dress will preserved and made into a type of jerky before being archived.<ref name=jerky>{{cite news|last=Gornstein|first=Leslie|title=Did anyone ever eat Lady Gaga's meat dress?|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39311642/ns/today-entertainment/t/did-anyone-ever-eat-lady-gagas-meat-dress/|accessdate=14 May 2011|newspaper=E Online!|date=22 September 2010}}</ref>

==Influence==
Previously, [[Lady Gaga]] had worn a bikini made of meat on the front cover of the Japanese edition of ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]''.<ref name=quigleymail>{{cite news|last=Quigley|first=Rachel|title=Lady Gaga, dressed like a dog's dinner! But is offal MTV outfit real or fake?|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1311683/Lady-Gagas-raw-meat-dress-But-offal-MTV-outfit-real-fake.html|accessdate=14 May 2011|newspaper=Daily Mail|date=14 September 2010}}</ref> It was originally worn by Lady Gaga to the [[MTV Video Music Awards]] to accept her award for [[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]].<ref name=real? /> Although it was the third costume change of the evening, following dresses by designers ??? and ???, the meat dress was immediately described as "most outrageous fashion moment" of the evening.<ref name=real?>{{cite news|last=Clott|first=Sharon|title=Was Lady Gaga's VMA Meat Dress Real?|url=http://style.mtv.com/2010/09/13/2010-vmas-was-lady-gagas-meat-dress-real/|accessdate=14 May 2011|newspaper=MTV Style|date=13 September 2010}}</ref> Gaga wore the dress for additional press photos and once more on ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]''.<ref name=mtvdesigner />

The designer, Franc Fernandez credits the dress with an upturn in his career, saying, "I feel like I have a voice now as an artist and as a designer".<ref name=designerqa>{{cite news|last=Vazquez|first=Anna|title=Lady Gaga Meat Dress Designer Franc Fernandez Q&A|url=http://www.stylelist.com/2011/03/09/lady-gaga-meat-dress-designer-franc-fernandez/|accessdate=14 May 2011|newspaper=Stylelist|date=9 March 2010}}</ref> He had previously created items for Gaga, including a costume for the [[Bad Romance]] music video that she won the MTV Music Video Award for,<ref name=quigleymail /> and went on to create a hat that she wore to the [[53rd Grammy Awards]] in February 2011.<ref name=designerqa/>

The ''[[New York Times]]'' compared the dress to a series of photographs of [[Francis Bacon]] posing with sides of beef attached to his torso like wings in 1952.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rosenberg|first=Karen|title=Two Meaty Visions of Flesh and Blood|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/13/arts/design/soutinebacon-at-helly-nahmad-gallery-review.html?_r=1|accessdate=14 May 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=12 May 2011}}</ref> The following [[halloween]], re–creations of the meat dress were popular in [[New York]], and in 2011, a group of students from the [[University of Cumbria]] made a recreation of the dress with the help of local butchers.<ref name=cumbriauni>{{cite news|last=Whitelocks|first=Sandie|title=Lamb breast corset and a Cumberland sausage bustier... A group of aspiring designers recreate Lady Gaga's meat dress|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1385980/Lamb-breast-corset-Cumberland-sausage-bust--A-group-aspiring-fashion-designers-recreate-Lady-Gagas-meat-dress.html|accessdate=14 May 2011|newspaper=Daily Mail|date=11 May 2011}}</ref> The dress went on display at the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum]] in 2011 as part of an exhibition entitled ""Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power."<ref name=exhibit2011>{{cite news|last=Mapes|first=Jill|title=Women Who Rock' Exhibit Opens, Features Lady Gaga's Meat Dress|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/women-who-rock-exhibit-opens-features-lady-1005182392.story#/news/women-who-rock-exhibit-opens-features-lady-1005182392.story|accessdate=14 May 2011|newspaper=Billboard.com|date=13 May 2011}}</ref>

A poll by website MyCelebrityFashion.co.uk placed the dress as the most iconic outfit of 2010, beating [[Kate Middleton]]'s engagement outfit into second place.<ref name=iconic>{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Ann|title=Lady Gaga’s meat dress ‘most iconic’ of 2010|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/lifestyle/850698-lady-gaga-s-meat-dress-most-iconic-of-2010|accessdate=14 May 2011|newspaper=Metro|date=16 December 2010}}</ref> In summing up 2010 through a series of lists, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine voted the meat dress as its top fashion statement of 2010.<ref name=top10time>{{cite web|title=The Top 10 Everything of 2010|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,2035319,00.html|publisher=Time|accessdate=14 May 2011}}</ref><ref name=indytopten>{{cite news|title=Lady Gaga's meat dress 'No. 1' fashion statement of 2010|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/lady-gagas-meat-dress-no-1-fashion-statement-of-2010-2163512.html|accessdate=14 May 2011|newspaper=The Independent|date=17 December 2010}}</ref>

==Controversy==
Following the VMAs, media outlets attempted to analyse the meaning of the dress with suggestions by [[BBC News]] ranging from [[anti-fashion]], to [[feminism]], aging and decay, and society's attitude to meat. Chef [[Fergus Henderson]] explained this meat attitude as "People often don't want meat to look like meat. They want to neatly wrapped in plastic from a supermarket."<ref name=interpret>{{cite news|last=Winterman|first=Denise|coauthor=Kelly, Jon|title=Five interpretations of Lady Gaga's meat dress|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11297832|accessdate=14 May 2011|newspaper=BBC News Magazine|date=14 September 2010}}</ref> The [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]] condemned the dress, releasing a statement that said "wearing a dress made from cuts of dead cows is offensive enough to bring comment, but someone should whisper in her ear that more people are upset by butchery than are impressed by it."<ref name=meattelegraph>{{cite news|last=Roberts|first=Laura|title=Lady Gaga's meat dress divides opinion|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8001267/Lady-Gagas-meat-dress-divides-opinion.html|accessdate=14 May 2011|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=14 September 2010}}</ref>

Some media sources proposed that the dress could be interpreted as anti-[[vegan]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Is Lady Gaga's Meat Couture an Anti-Vegan Statement?|url=http://www.good.is/post/is-lady-gaga-s-meat-couture-an-anti-vegan-statement/|accessdate=14 May 2011|newspaper=Good.is|date=13 September 2010}}</ref> [[Ellen DeGeneres]] presented Lady Gaga with a [[bikini]] made of vegetables when the singer appeared on her talk show, and the singer used the platform to respond to the controversy surrounding the dress saying, "... it has many interpretations. For me this evening, if we don’t stand up for what we believe in and if we don’t fight for our rights pretty soon, we’re going to have as much rights as the meat on own bones. And, I am not a piece of meat."<ref name=meattelegraph/>

Franc Fernandez said of his design, "I knew the dress would be one of other amazing pieces Gaga wore that night. It's very well made and looked great on her -- on and off camera. We didn't get a chance to have a fitting. The only time she had it on was for the VMAs. Only when I saw it in the monitor did I know it would be big."<ref name=designerhuffington />

==References==
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{{Lady Gaga}}
[[Category:2010s fashion]]
[[Category:Individual dresses]]
[[Category:Anti-fashion]]
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My Humps

2011-04-25T03:21:45Z

IHelpWhenICan: /* Critical reception */ added Live section

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{{Infobox single
| Name = My Humps
| Cover = My humps BEP.jpg
| Artist = [[The Black Eyed Peas]]
| from Album = [[Monkey Business (album)|Monkey Business]]
| B-side = "So Real"
| Released = September 20, 2005 (US) November 14, 2005 ([[Australia|AUS]], [[UK]])
| Format = [[music download|Digital download]], [[CD single]]
| Recorded = 2004
| Genre = [[Hip hop]], [[R&B]]
| Length = 5:27 (Album Version) 4:10 (Single Version) 3:44 (Radio Edit) 3:56 (Video Edit)
| Label = [[A&M Records|A&M]], [[will.i.am music group|will.i.am]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Writer = [[will.i.am]], David Payton
| Producer = will.i.am
| Certification = 2x Platinum ([[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]])
| Last single = "[[Don't Lie]]" (2005)
| This single = "'''My Humps'''" (2005)
| Next single = "[[Pump It]]" (2006)
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"'''My Humps'''" is the third [[Single (music)|single]] by [[The Black Eyed Peas]] from their fourth album, ''[[Monkey Business (album)|Monkey Business]]''. It samples a section of the song "I Need a Freak" by Sexual Harassment as well as the 1989 song "[[Wild Thing (Tone Lōc song)|Wild Thing]]" by [[Tone Lōc]] and "It's Automatic" by [[Pretty Tony|Freestyle]]. Released in 2005, it reached number three in the U.S., becoming The Black Eyed Peas' third top ten single in the U.S. The single also reached number three in the [[United Kingdom]], where it became their sixth top ten single. The song was not initially released as a single; "[[Don't Lie]]" was intended to be the lead-off release for the album. The song won the 2007 [[Grammy Award]] for "[[Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]]." In an interview with British morning TV show ''[[This Morning (TV series)|This Morning]]'', [[will.i.am]] claims that he originally wrote the song for the [[Pussycat Dolls]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/251158/secondhand-songs-became-hits|title=Second-hand songs that became hits|last=Sanches|first=Rowena Joy A.|date=April 5, 2010|publisher=Manila Bulletin|accessdate=April 5, 2010}}</ref>

==Music video==
The official [[music video]] for "My Humps," directed by [[Fatima Robinson]] and Malik Hassan Sayeed, premiered on ''[[Total Request Live|TRL]]''. It shows [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]] dancing with [[backup dancers]] as images of expensive items such as [[Louis Vuitton]] purses and jewelry, which is supposed to be the jewelry her men have bought her, appear on the screen. The other members of The Black Eyed Peas — [[apl.de.ap]], [[Taboo (rapper)|Taboo]], and [[will.i.am]] — sing about how much they spend on Fergie as she sings about her "[[Buttocks|humps]]" and "[[Breast|lovely lady lumps]]." In some vignettes Taboo, Apl.de.ap, and will.i.am are behind women erotically dancing.

The video received the award for "[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video|Best Hip-Hop Video]]" at the [[2006 MTV Video Music Awards]] on August 31, 2006.

==In popular culture==
{{In popular culture|date=November 2009}}

In Season 3 of the American version of the television show ''[[The Office (US TV series)|The Office]]'', the song can be heard as [[Michael Scott (The Office)|Michael Scott]]'s ringtone, replacing "[[Mambo No. 5]]," his old one from Season 2. [[Stephen Colbert]] was seen singing this song on an episode of ''[[The Colbert Report]]'', stating that he used to hate the song until it won a Grammy Award. In the 2007 film ''[[Blades of Glory]]'', [[Will Ferrell]]'s character sings (albeit incorrectly) "My Humps," stating it is the only song he will skate to. When [[Jon Heder]]'s character wonders what "lady humps" (what Ferrell's character named the song) means, Ferrell's character says, "Nobody knows what it means, but it's provocative..." It was also used in the film ''[[Scary Movie 4]]'' when Cindy and Brenda are in the car, Brenda wakes up shouting "My lovely lady lumps," a reference to a line in the song. Alan (Jon Cryer) was also singing this song in an episode of ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'' when he was on his treadmill. It is also featured in ''[[The Bernie Mac Show]]'' episode "My Humps" as Vanessa's friend's favorite song. That same episode Jordan and his friends are trying to get into a [[The Black Eyed Peas]] concert.

==Parodies==
The repetitive, simple lyrics of the song have been a satire target, spawning many parodies.

Novelist and composer [[Jack Heath]] cited the song and its "objectification of women disguised as empowerment"<ref name=CP>[http://jackheath.com.au/music.htm "Don't Stall"] June 14th, 2009.</ref> as his primary inspiration for his 2005 style parody "Don't Stall."

[[Peaches (musician)|Peaches]] covered the song in 2006, altering the lyrics humorously and changing the title to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2Py6uUPV_c "My Dumps"].<ref>(2007-06-21). [http://www.spin.com/articles/peaches-and-scream Peaches and Scream] ''[[Spin (magazine)|SPIN]]''. Retrieved 2010-07-20.</ref>

[[Alanis Morissette]] covered the song in 2007, seemingly as an [[April Fools' Day]] prank.<ref name=CP>[http://www.thestar.com/artsentertainment/article/199549 "Morissette's My Humps video spoof an online hit"]. [[Canadian Press]] via ''[[Toronto Star]]''. April 4, 2007.</ref> In contrast to the original "My Humps," Morissette's cover is performed slowly and in the style of a [[Ballad (music)|ballad]], with only a [[piano]] accompanying the vocal. On April 2, a video in which Morissette parodies [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]]'s dancing moves in the original "My Humps" music video was added to the website [[YouTube]]. By April 3, the video was the most viewed on [[Technorati]],<ref>[http://www.spin.com/features/everybodystalkingabout/2007/04/070403_alanis/ "Alanis Morissette 'My Humps' Video"]. ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''. April 3, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2007.</ref> and it was viewed 1.5 million times six days later.<ref name=CP/> The video has been hosted on [http://www.alanis.com/video/myhumps.html Morissette's official website]. ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]'' stated that the parody proved that Morissette "under[stands]" irony, in reference to her hit single, "[[Ironic (song)|Ironic]]." On April 15, Fergie confirmed to E! News that she thought that the parody was "hilarious" and "genius." Fergie also said that she sent Alanis a cake in the shape of a "[[Buttocks|derrière]]."<ref>Herndon, Jessica. [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20034500,00.html "Fergie Sends Alanis 'Derriere' Cake for 'Humps' Video"]. ''[[People (magazine)|People]]''. April 11, 2007.</ref> Peaches subsequently created yet another "My Dumps" parody of the song with accompanying video, this time parodying Morissette's parody.

[[American Greetings]] parodied the song in their Christmas e-card, "Three Wise Camels," in which the camels of the [[Three Wise Men]] rap about the gifts awaiting baby [[Jesus]], which are sitting on their humps.

[[Afroman]] parodied the song for his album ''Waiting to Inhale'' entitled "My Chunk." His lyrics have opposite meaning: he raps about his genitals and receiving money from women because he's a [[pimp]].

Sketch-comedy show ''[[MADtv]]'' did a parody titled "My Slump" that featured [[George W. Bush]].

[[Flight of the Conchords]] did a parody of the song entitled "Sugarlumps" in the second season episode "[[The New Cup]]."

==Critical reception==
"My Humps" has been the subject of severe criticism by the [[Music journalism|music press]]. John Bush, writing for [[Allmusic]], described it as "one of the most embarrassing rap performances of the new millennium,"<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r740971|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic]</ref> while Bill Lamb, writing for [[About.com]], called it "the musical equivalent of a bad [[Farrelly Brothers]] movie."<ref>[http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/myhumps.htm About.com]</ref> [[Hua Hsu]] of [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] said, "It's not Awesomely Bad; it's Horrifically Bad. ... There are bad songs that offend our sensibilities but can still be enjoyed, and then there are the songs that are just really bad—transcendentally bad, objectively bad."<ref>[http://www.slate.com/id/2131640/ ''Slate'']</ref>

In a poll conducted by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' in 2007, the song was ranked first in the list of 20 most annoying songs.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080822012812/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/07/02/the-20-most-annoying-songs/ Rolling Stone : The 20 Most Annoying Songs]</ref>

Matthew Wilkening of [[AOL Radio]] also ranked the song at #80 on the list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever, advising the girls that they should "try to make the song as pretty as the subject" if they want to sing about their "special parts."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/09/11/100-worst-songs-ever-part-two-of-five/|title=100 Worst Songs Ever -- Part Two of Five|author=Wilkening, Matthew|date=September 11, 2010|publisher=AOL Radio|accessdate=December 20, 2010}}</ref>

Despite the heavy criticism, it became a huge hit, charting at #3 in the United States and staying there for about two months.{{citation needed|date=February 2011}}

In the U.S., "My Humps" reached number 3 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] becoming their second top 5 on the chart from the album ''[[Monkey Business (album)|Monkey Business]]'' and the third overall. As of June, 2009, "My Humps" has so far sold 2,203,000 downloads in the United States.<ref>[http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/35570/week-ending-may-31-2009-boom-boom-pow-sets-digital-record/ Week Ending May 31, 2009: "Boom Boom Pow" Sets Digital Record] Chart Watch by Paul Grein, Retrieved: June 3, 2009</ref>
==Live performances==
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In an April 2011 interview with [[MTV News]], will.i.am stated that the group has retired the song.{{quote|"For a while, [we did] 'My Humps' and then it got to the point where we didn’t want to play 'My Humps' no more. You know, ’cause, ‘I met a girl down at the disco,’ I just didn’t want to say that no more, lyrically..."<ref name="Retire">{{cite news|title=Black Eyed Peas Retire “My Humps”|url=http://www.popcrunch.com/black-eyed-peas-retire-my-humps/|accessdate=25 April 2011|newspaper=Popcrunch|date=22 April 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popcrunch.com%2Fblack-eyed-peas-retire-my-humps%2F&date=2011-04-24|archivedate=25 April 2011}}</ref>}}He concluded that "My Humps" will not be performed on future tours, admitting the track isn't his best writing work.<ref name="Retire"/>

==Track listings==
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#"My Humps" (single version)
#"My Humps" ([[Lil' Jon]] remix version)
#"So Real"
#"My Humps" (video)

; iTunes digital download
# "My Humps" (Lil Jon remix version)
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; 12 inch 33⅓ rpm black vinyl record from [[A&M Records]]
# "My Humps" (radio edit) - 3:44
# "My Humps" (instrumental) - 4:10 Side B
# "My Humps" (album version) - 5:26
# "My Humps" (a cappella) - 4:08
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==Charts and sales==
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===Peak positions===
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{{singlechart|Austria|4|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
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{{singlechart|Flanders|3|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
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{{singlechart|Wallonia|5|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
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{{singlechart|Czech Republic|7|week=08|year=2006}}
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{{singlechart|Denmark|5|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
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{{singlechart|Dutch40|4|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
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{{singlechart|Billboardeuropeanhot100|2|artist=Black Eyed Peas|artistid=272581}}
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{{singlechart|Finland|7|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
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{{singlechart|France|11|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
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{{singlechart|Germany|4|artist=Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
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{{singlechart|Hungarydance|8|week=2|year=2006}}
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{{singlechart|Ireland|1|week=49|year=2005}}
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{{singlechart|Italy|9|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
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{{singlechart|New Zealand|1|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
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{{singlechart|Norway|4|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
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{{singlechart|Sweden|19|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
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{{singlechart|Switzerland|3|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
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{{singlechart|UKchartstats|3|artist=Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps|songid=1059}}
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{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|3|artist=Black Eyed Peas|artistid=272581}}
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{{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|2|artist=Black Eyed Peas|artistid=272581}}
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{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|57|artist=Black Eyed Peas|artistid=272581}}
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|}
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===End of year charts===
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!End of year chart (2005)
!Position
|-
|Australian Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 Australian Singles Chart |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2005.htm |publisher=aria |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|44
|-
|Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2005 |publisher=Ultratop |language=Dutch |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|94
|-
|Dutch Top 40<ref name="Dutch">{{cite web |url=http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%202005.pdf |title=Single top 100 over 2005 |publisher=Top40 |language=Dutch |format=pdf |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|71
|-
|Irish Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 Irish Singles Chart |url=http://www.irma.ie/best2005.htm |publisher=IRMA |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|14
|-
!End of year chart (2006)
!Position
|-
|Australian Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Australian Singles Chart |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACharts-EndofYearCharts-Top100Singles2006.htm |publisher=aria |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|36
|-
|Austrian Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Austrian Singles Chart |url=http://www.austriancharts.at/2006_single.asp |publisher=Austriancharts |language=German |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|31
|-
|Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2006 |publisher=Ultratop |language=Dutch |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|39
|-
|Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2006 |publisher=Ultratop |language=French |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|64
|-
|Swiss Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Swiss Singles Chart |url=http://www.swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2006 |publisher=Swisscharts |language=German |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|29
|-
|}

===Certifications===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Country
!Certification
!Date
!Sales certified<ref>{{cite web |title=Certification for every country in the world |url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/certification-award-levels.pdf |publisher=''IFPI'' |accessdate=2009-08-01}}</ref>
|-
|Australia<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 Australian certifications |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2005.htm |publisher=''aria'' |accessdate=2009-08-01}}</ref>
|align="center"|Platinum
|align="center"|2005
|align="center"|70,000
|-
|[[Brazil]]<ref>http://www.abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp</ref>
|align="center"|Platinum
|align="center"|2009
|align="center"|100,000
|-
|U.S.<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. certifications |url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |publisher=''Riaa'' |accessdate=2009-08-01}}</ref>
|align="center"|2 x Platinum
|align="center"|June 14, 2006
|align="center"|2,000,000
|-
|}
{{col-end}}

===Chart successions===
{{s-start}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[Hung Up]]" by [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]
| title = [[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA Singles Chart]] [[List of number-one singles in Australia in 2005|number-one single]]
| years = November 27 - December 11, 2005
| after = "[[Maybe Tonight]]" by [[Kate DeAraugo]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[Gold Digger]]" by [[Kanye West]] featuring [[Jamie Foxx]]
| title = [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ (New Zealand)]] number-one single (first run)
| years = November 28 – December 5, 2005
| after = "[[Jingle Bells (Crazy Frog song)|Jingle Bells]]" by [[Crazy Frog]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[You Raise Me Up]]" by [[Westlife]]
| title = [[Irish Singles Chart]] number-one single
| years = December 8, 2005
| after = "[[JCB Song]]" by Nizlopi
}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[Stickwitu]]" by [[Pussycat Dolls|The Pussycat Dolls]]
| title = RIANZ (New Zealand) number-one single (second run)
| years = January 9–16, 2006
| after = "[[Stickwitu]]" by The Pussycat Dolls
}}
{{s-end}}

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

{{The Black Eyed Peas}}
{{The Black Eyed Peas singles}}

[[Category:2005 singles]]
[[Category:Electro-hop songs]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in Australia]]
[[Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Alanis Morissette songs]]
[[Category:Peaches (musician) songs]]
[[Category:Singles certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America]]
[[Category:Songs written by will.i.am]]
[[Category:The Black Eyed Peas songs]]

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My Humps

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{{Infobox single
| Name = My Humps
| Cover = My humps BEP.jpg
| Artist = [[The Black Eyed Peas]]
| from Album = [[Monkey Business (album)|Monkey Business]]
| B-side = "So Real"
| Released = September 20, 2005 (US) November 14, 2005 ([[Australia|AUS]], [[UK]])
| Format = [[music download|Digital download]], [[CD single]]
| Recorded = 2004
| Genre = [[Hip hop]], [[R&B]]
| Length = 5:27 (Album Version) 4:10 (Single Version) 3:44 (Radio Edit) 3:56 (Video Edit)
| Label = [[A&M Records|A&M]], [[will.i.am music group|will.i.am]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Writer = [[will.i.am]], David Payton
| Producer = will.i.am
| Certification = 2x Platinum ([[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]])
| Last single = "[[Don't Lie]]" (2005)
| This single = "'''My Humps'''" (2005)
| Next single = "[[Pump It]]" (2006)
| Misc = {{Audiosample
| Upper caption = Audio sample
| Audio file = MyHumpsSample.ogg
}}
}}

"'''My Humps'''" is the third [[Single (music)|single]] by [[The Black Eyed Peas]] from their fourth album, ''[[Monkey Business (album)|Monkey Business]]''. It samples a section of the song "I Need a Freak" by Sexual Harassment as well as the 1989 song "[[Wild Thing (Tone Lōc song)|Wild Thing]]" by [[Tone Lōc]] and "It's Automatic" by [[Pretty Tony|Freestyle]]. Released in 2005, it reached number three in the U.S., becoming The Black Eyed Peas' third top ten single in the U.S. The single also reached number three in the [[United Kingdom]], where it became their sixth top ten single. The song was not initially released as a single; "[[Don't Lie]]" was intended to be the lead-off release for the album. The song won the 2007 [[Grammy Award]] for "[[Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]]." In an interview with British morning TV show ''[[This Morning (TV series)|This Morning]]'', [[will.i.am]] claims that he originally wrote the song for the [[Pussycat Dolls]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/251158/secondhand-songs-became-hits|title=Second-hand songs that became hits|last=Sanches|first=Rowena Joy A.|date=April 5, 2010|publisher=Manila Bulletin|accessdate=April 5, 2010}}</ref>

==Music video==
The official [[music video]] for "My Humps," directed by [[Fatima Robinson]] and Malik Hassan Sayeed, premiered on ''[[Total Request Live|TRL]]''. It shows [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]] dancing with [[backup dancers]] as images of expensive items such as [[Louis Vuitton]] purses and jewelry, which is supposed to be the jewelry her men have bought her, appear on the screen. The other members of The Black Eyed Peas — [[apl.de.ap]], [[Taboo (rapper)|Taboo]], and [[will.i.am]] — sing about how much they spend on Fergie as she sings about her "[[Buttocks|humps]]" and "[[Breast|lovely lady lumps]]." In some vignettes Taboo, Apl.de.ap, and will.i.am are behind women erotically dancing.

The video received the award for "[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video|Best Hip-Hop Video]]" at the [[2006 MTV Video Music Awards]] on August 31, 2006.

==In popular culture==
{{In popular culture|date=November 2009}}

In Season 3 of the American version of the television show ''[[The Office (US TV series)|The Office]]'', the song can be heard as [[Michael Scott (The Office)|Michael Scott]]'s ringtone, replacing "[[Mambo No. 5]]," his old one from Season 2. [[Stephen Colbert]] was seen singing this song on an episode of ''[[The Colbert Report]]'', stating that he used to hate the song until it won a Grammy Award. In the 2007 film ''[[Blades of Glory]]'', [[Will Ferrell]]'s character sings (albeit incorrectly) "My Humps," stating it is the only song he will skate to. When [[Jon Heder]]'s character wonders what "lady humps" (what Ferrell's character named the song) means, Ferrell's character says, "Nobody knows what it means, but it's provocative..." It was also used in the film ''[[Scary Movie 4]]'' when Cindy and Brenda are in the car, Brenda wakes up shouting "My lovely lady lumps," a reference to a line in the song. Alan (Jon Cryer) was also singing this song in an episode of ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'' when he was on his treadmill. It is also featured in ''[[The Bernie Mac Show]]'' episode "My Humps" as Vanessa's friend's favorite song. That same episode Jordan and his friends are trying to get into a [[The Black Eyed Peas]] concert.

==Parodies==
The repetitive, simple lyrics of the song have been a satire target, spawning many parodies.

Novelist and composer [[Jack Heath]] cited the song and its "objectification of women disguised as empowerment"<ref name=CP>[http://jackheath.com.au/music.htm "Don't Stall"] June 14th, 2009.</ref> as his primary inspiration for his 2005 style parody "Don't Stall."

[[Peaches (musician)|Peaches]] covered the song in 2006, altering the lyrics humorously and changing the title to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2Py6uUPV_c "My Dumps"].<ref>(2007-06-21). [http://www.spin.com/articles/peaches-and-scream Peaches and Scream] ''[[Spin (magazine)|SPIN]]''. Retrieved 2010-07-20.</ref>

[[Alanis Morissette]] covered the song in 2007, seemingly as an [[April Fools' Day]] prank.<ref name=CP>[http://www.thestar.com/artsentertainment/article/199549 "Morissette's My Humps video spoof an online hit"]. [[Canadian Press]] via ''[[Toronto Star]]''. April 4, 2007.</ref> In contrast to the original "My Humps," Morissette's cover is performed slowly and in the style of a [[Ballad (music)|ballad]], with only a [[piano]] accompanying the vocal. On April 2, a video in which Morissette parodies [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]]'s dancing moves in the original "My Humps" music video was added to the website [[YouTube]]. By April 3, the video was the most viewed on [[Technorati]],<ref>[http://www.spin.com/features/everybodystalkingabout/2007/04/070403_alanis/ "Alanis Morissette 'My Humps' Video"]. ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''. April 3, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2007.</ref> and it was viewed 1.5 million times six days later.<ref name=CP/> The video has been hosted on [http://www.alanis.com/video/myhumps.html Morissette's official website]. ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]'' stated that the parody proved that Morissette "under[stands]" irony, in reference to her hit single, "[[Ironic (song)|Ironic]]." On April 15, Fergie confirmed to E! News that she thought that the parody was "hilarious" and "genius." Fergie also said that she sent Alanis a cake in the shape of a "[[Buttocks|derrière]]."<ref>Herndon, Jessica. [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20034500,00.html "Fergie Sends Alanis 'Derriere' Cake for 'Humps' Video"]. ''[[People (magazine)|People]]''. April 11, 2007.</ref> Peaches subsequently created yet another "My Dumps" parody of the song with accompanying video, this time parodying Morissette's parody.

[[American Greetings]] parodied the song in their Christmas e-card, "Three Wise Camels," in which the camels of the [[Three Wise Men]] rap about the gifts awaiting baby [[Jesus]], which are sitting on their humps.

[[Afroman]] parodied the song for his album ''Waiting to Inhale'' entitled "My Chunk." His lyrics have opposite meaning: he raps about his genitals and receiving money from women because he's a [[pimp]].

Sketch-comedy show ''[[MADtv]]'' did a parody titled "My Slump" that featured [[George W. Bush]].

[[Flight of the Conchords]] did a parody of the song entitled "Sugarlumps" in the second season episode "[[The New Cup]]."

==Critical reception==
"My Humps" has been the subject of severe criticism by the [[Music journalism|music press]]. John Bush, writing for [[Allmusic]], described it as "one of the most embarrassing rap performances of the new millennium,"<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r740971|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic]</ref> while Bill Lamb, writing for [[About.com]], called it "the musical equivalent of a bad [[Farrelly Brothers]] movie."<ref>[http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/myhumps.htm About.com]</ref> [[Hua Hsu]] of [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] said, "It's not Awesomely Bad; it's Horrifically Bad. ... There are bad songs that offend our sensibilities but can still be enjoyed, and then there are the songs that are just really bad—transcendentally bad, objectively bad."<ref>[http://www.slate.com/id/2131640/ ''Slate'']</ref>

In a poll conducted by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' in 2007, the song was ranked first in the list of 20 most annoying songs.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080822012812/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/07/02/the-20-most-annoying-songs/ Rolling Stone : The 20 Most Annoying Songs]</ref>

Matthew Wilkening of [[AOL Radio]] also ranked the song at #80 on the list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever, advising the girls that they should "try to make the song as pretty as the subject" if they want to sing about their "special parts."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/09/11/100-worst-songs-ever-part-two-of-five/|title=100 Worst Songs Ever -- Part Two of Five|author=Wilkening, Matthew|date=September 11, 2010|publisher=AOL Radio|accessdate=December 20, 2010}}</ref>

Despite the heavy criticism, it became a huge hit, charting at #3 in the United States and staying there for about two months.{{citation needed|date=February 2011}}

In the U.S., "My Humps" reached number 3 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] becoming their second top 5 on the chart from the album ''[[Monkey Business (album)|Monkey Business]]'' and the third overall. As of June, 2009, "My Humps" has so far sold 2,203,000 downloads in the United States.<ref>[http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/35570/week-ending-may-31-2009-boom-boom-pow-sets-digital-record/ Week Ending May 31, 2009: "Boom Boom Pow" Sets Digital Record] Chart Watch by Paul Grein, Retrieved: June 3, 2009</ref>

==Track listings==
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; CD maxi
#"My Humps" (single version)
#"My Humps" ([[Lil' Jon]] remix version)
#"So Real"
#"My Humps" (video)

; iTunes digital download
# "My Humps" (Lil Jon remix version)
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; 12 inch 33⅓ rpm black vinyl record from [[A&M Records]]
# "My Humps" (radio edit) - 3:44
# "My Humps" (instrumental) - 4:10 Side B
# "My Humps" (album version) - 5:26
# "My Humps" (a cappella) - 4:08
{{col-end}}

==Charts and sales==
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{{col-2}}

===Peak positions===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (2005/06)
!Peak position
|-
{{singlechart|Australia|1|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|Austria|4|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|Flanders|3|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|Wallonia|5|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|Czech Republic|7|week=08|year=2006}}
|-
{{singlechart|Denmark|5|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch40|4|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardeuropeanhot100|2|artist=Black Eyed Peas|artistid=272581}}
|-
{{singlechart|Finland|7|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|France|11|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|Germany|4|artist=Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|Hungarydance|8|week=2|year=2006}}
|-
{{singlechart|Ireland|1|week=49|year=2005}}
|-
{{singlechart|Italy|9|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|New Zealand|1|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|Norway|4|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|Sweden|19|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|Switzerland|3|artist=The Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps}}
|-
{{singlechart|UKchartstats|3|artist=Black Eyed Peas|song=My Humps|songid=1059}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|3|artist=Black Eyed Peas|artistid=272581}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|2|artist=Black Eyed Peas|artistid=272581}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|57|artist=Black Eyed Peas|artistid=272581}}
|-
|}
{{col-2}}

===End of year charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!End of year chart (2005)
!Position
|-
|Australian Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 Australian Singles Chart |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2005.htm |publisher=aria |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|44
|-
|Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2005 |publisher=Ultratop |language=Dutch |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|94
|-
|Dutch Top 40<ref name="Dutch">{{cite web |url=http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%202005.pdf |title=Single top 100 over 2005 |publisher=Top40 |language=Dutch |format=pdf |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|71
|-
|Irish Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 Irish Singles Chart |url=http://www.irma.ie/best2005.htm |publisher=IRMA |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|14
|-
!End of year chart (2006)
!Position
|-
|Australian Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Australian Singles Chart |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACharts-EndofYearCharts-Top100Singles2006.htm |publisher=aria |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|36
|-
|Austrian Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Austrian Singles Chart |url=http://www.austriancharts.at/2006_single.asp |publisher=Austriancharts |language=German |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|31
|-
|Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2006 |publisher=Ultratop |language=Dutch |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|39
|-
|Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2006 |publisher=Ultratop |language=French |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|64
|-
|Swiss Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 Swiss Singles Chart |url=http://www.swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2006 |publisher=Swisscharts |language=German |accessdate=10 May 2010}}</ref>
|align="center"|29
|-
|}

===Certifications===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Country
!Certification
!Date
!Sales certified<ref>{{cite web |title=Certification for every country in the world |url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/certification-award-levels.pdf |publisher=''IFPI'' |accessdate=2009-08-01}}</ref>
|-
|Australia<ref>{{cite web |title=2005 Australian certifications |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2005.htm |publisher=''aria'' |accessdate=2009-08-01}}</ref>
|align="center"|Platinum
|align="center"|2005
|align="center"|70,000
|-
|[[Brazil]]<ref>http://www.abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp</ref>
|align="center"|Platinum
|align="center"|2009
|align="center"|100,000
|-
|U.S.<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. certifications |url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |publisher=''Riaa'' |accessdate=2009-08-01}}</ref>
|align="center"|2 x Platinum
|align="center"|June 14, 2006
|align="center"|2,000,000
|-
|}
{{col-end}}

===Chart successions===
{{s-start}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[Hung Up]]" by [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]
| title = [[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA Singles Chart]] [[List of number-one singles in Australia in 2005|number-one single]]
| years = November 27 - December 11, 2005
| after = "[[Maybe Tonight]]" by [[Kate DeAraugo]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[Gold Digger]]" by [[Kanye West]] featuring [[Jamie Foxx]]
| title = [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ (New Zealand)]] number-one single (first run)
| years = November 28 – December 5, 2005
| after = "[[Jingle Bells (Crazy Frog song)|Jingle Bells]]" by [[Crazy Frog]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[You Raise Me Up]]" by [[Westlife]]
| title = [[Irish Singles Chart]] number-one single
| years = December 8, 2005
| after = "[[JCB Song]]" by Nizlopi
}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[Stickwitu]]" by [[Pussycat Dolls|The Pussycat Dolls]]
| title = RIANZ (New Zealand) number-one single (second run)
| years = January 9–16, 2006
| after = "[[Stickwitu]]" by The Pussycat Dolls
}}
{{s-end}}

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

{{The Black Eyed Peas}}
{{The Black Eyed Peas singles}}

[[Category:2005 singles]]
[[Category:Electro-hop songs]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in Australia]]
[[Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Alanis Morissette songs]]
[[Category:Peaches (musician) songs]]
[[Category:Singles certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America]]
[[Category:Songs written by will.i.am]]
[[Category:The Black Eyed Peas songs]]

[[es:My Humps]]
[[it:My Humps]]
[[pl:My Humps]]
[[pt:My Humps]]
[[ru:My Humps]]
[[tr:My Humps]]

My Humps

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==Critical reception==
"My Humps" has been the subject of severe criticism by the [[Music journalism|music press]]. John Bush, writing for [[Allmusic]], described it as "one of the most embarrassing rap performances of the new millennium,"<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r740971|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic]</ref> while Bill Lamb, writing for [[About.com]], called it "the musical equivalent of a bad [[Farrelly Brothers]] movie."<ref>[http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/myhumps.htm About.com]</ref> [[Hua Hsu]] of [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] said, "It's not Awesomely Bad; it's Horrifically Bad. ... There are bad songs that offend our sensibilities but can still be enjoyed, and then there are the songs that are just really bad—transcendentally bad, objectively bad."<ref>[http://www.slate.com/id/2131640/ ''Slate'']</ref>

In a poll conducted by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' in 2007, the song was ranked first in the list of 20 most annoying songs.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080822012812/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/07/02/the-20-most-annoying-songs/ Rolling Stone : The 20 Most Annoying Songs]</ref>

Matthew Wilkening of [[AOL Radio]] also ranked the song at #80 on the list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever, advising the girls that they should "try to make the song as pretty as the subject" if they want to sing about their "special parts."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/09/11/100-worst-songs-ever-part-two-of-five/|title=100 Worst Songs Ever -- Part Two of Five|author=Wilkening, Matthew|date=September 11, 2010|publisher=AOL Radio|accessdate=December 20, 2010}}</ref>

Despite the heavy criticism, it became a huge hit, charting at #3 in the United States and staying there for about two months.{{citation needed|date=February 2011}}

In the U.S., "My Humps" reached number 3 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] becoming their second top 5 on the chart from the album ''[[Monkey Business (album)|Monkey Business]]'' and the third overall. As of June, 2009, "My Humps" has so far sold 2,203,000 downloads in the United States.<ref>[http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/35570/week-ending-may-31-2009-boom-boom-pow-sets-digital-record/ Week Ending May 31, 2009: "Boom Boom Pow" Sets Digital Record] Chart Watch by Paul Grein, Retrieved: June 3, 2009</ref>
==Live performances==
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In an April 2011 interview with [[MTV News]], will.i.am stated that the group has retired the song.{{quote|"For a while, [we did] 'My Humps' and then it got to the point where we didn’t want to play 'My Humps' no more. You know, ’cause, ‘I met a girl down at the disco,’ I just didn’t want to say that no more, lyrically..."<ref name="Retire">{{cite news|title=Black Eyed Peas Retire “My Humps”|url=http://www.popcrunch.com/black-eyed-peas-retire-my-humps/|accessdate=25 April 2011|newspaper=Popcrunch|date=22 April 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popcrunch.com%2Fblack-eyed-peas-retire-my-humps%2F&date=2011-04-24|archivedate=25 April 2011}}</ref>}}He concluded that "My Humps" will not be performed on future tours, admitting the track isn't his best writing work.<ref name="Retire"/>

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'''Sarah Nicole Harding''' (born Sarah Nicole Hardman, 17 November 1981) is an English pop [[singer]]-[[songwriter]], [[actress]] and [[Model (person)|model]] best known for being a member of the pop group [[Girls Aloud]].

Harding rose to fame in 2002 after becoming a member of pop group [[Girls Aloud]] through [[ITV]]'s [[reality television]] programme ''[[Popstars: The Rivals]]''.<ref name="popstars">{{ cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2529373.stm | title=Popstars girl group picked | work=BBC News | publisher=BBC | date=2 December 2002 | accessdate=28 February 2009 }}</ref> They have become one of the few reality television acts to achieve continued success, amassing a fortune of [[pound sterling|£]]25 million by May 2009.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://timesbusiness.typepad.com/money_weblog/2009/05/the-20-richest-reality-tv-stars.html | title=The 10 richest reality TV stars | work=The Times Online | publisher=News Corporation | date=31 May 2009 | accessdate=3 September 2009 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> With Girls Aloud, Harding has been successful in achieving a string of 20 consecutive UK top ten singles (including four number ones), two UK number one albums, and received nominations for five [[The Brit Awards|BRIT Awards]], winning Best Single in 2009 for "[[The Promise (Girls Aloud song)|The Promise]]".<ref name="brits">{{ cite web | url=http://www.nme.com/news/brit-awards-2009/42882 | title=Girls Aloud win Best British Single at the BRITs | work=NME | publisher=IPC Media | date=18 February 2009 | accessdate=21 August 2009 }}</ref>

==Early life and personal life==
Harding was born in [[Ascot, Berkshire|Ascot]], [[Berkshire]],<ref name="Father"/> but grew up in [[Staines]], [[Surrey]], then [[Stockport]], [[Greater Manchester]],<ref name="Forgive">[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ushome/article-1376825/Girls-Alouds-Sarah-Harding-My-father-dead--I-forgive-him.html 'My father is dead to me']</ref> with her two half brothers.{{cn|date=April 2011}} She grew up in a musical household and has attributed her "musical genes" to her musician father, John Adam Hardman, who introduced her to the studio at a very young age.<ref name="Father">{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1158000/Sarah-Hardings-fathers-interview-I-dont-want-money-All-I-want-connection-daughter.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | title=Sarah Harding's father's first interview: 'I don't want her money. All I want is some connection with my daughter' | first=Angella | last=Johnson | date=1 March 2009}}</ref> She attended [[Hazel Grove High School]] from 1993 to 1998, and later attended [[Stockport College]] where she studied hair.<ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/04/22/life-and-soul-of-the-party-115875-21297975/</ref> When she was 15, her father left her mother.<ref name="Forgive"/> Harding has no contact with him.<ref name="Forgive"/>

She then worked as part of the promotions team for 2 nightclubs in [[The Grand Central Leisure Park]] in [[Stockport]] as well as waitressing at [[Pizza Hut]], driving a van, debt collecting and as a BT telephone operator. She also toured North West England performing at pubs, social clubs, and caravan parks to support herself. In 2002, she was recording dance tracks when she decided to audition for ''[[Popstars|Popstars: The Rivals]]''<ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/04/25/life-and-soul-of-the-party-115875-21306942/</ref> She auditioned both for being a contestant on UK talent-search shows [[Fame Academy]] and ''[[Popstars|Popstars: The Rivals]]'' and it was in the latter where she found fame, pulling out of Fame Academy after being accepted in the Popstars 1st round.

Harding also has an entry in ''[[FHM]]'''s High Street Honeys 2002, the magazine's national beauty contest, and her pictures appeared in the first Top 100, but she later withdrew, upon achieving success on ''Popstars''.<ref>http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/health_and_beauty_reviews/s/212/212404_girls_alouds_sarah_confesses_all.html</ref> A year later, she was voted one of the Top 30 sexiest women in the world by readers of the same magazine. In 2005, she entered the same Top 10 at Number 8, slipping to Number 15 in 2006, to Number 17 in 2007, to number 36 in 2008, and to number 87 in 2009.

On January 2011, Sarah and DJ Tom Crane, whom she has been dating since June 2007, announced their engagement. He proposed on New Year's Eve 2010 while on holiday in the [[Maldives]].<ref>http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/girls-aloud/news/251941-sarah-harding-girls-aloud-engaged</ref>

==Career==
===2002-present: Girls Aloud===
[[File:SarahHardingclipped.jpg|thumb|125px|Sarah Harding performing with Girls Aloud at the O2 in London (2008)]]
Harding auditioned for the [[reality television]] show ''[[Popstars: The Rivals]]'' in 2002.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/nov/09/girlsaloud-thexfactor|title=The nation's new sweetheart|publisher= Guardian Media Group|work= guardian.co.uk|accessdate=12 November 2008 | location=London | first=Elizabeth | last=Day | date=9 November 2008}}</ref> The programme, the second British series of the international ''[[Popstars]]'' [[media franchise|franchise]], would see the creation of two rival groups - a [[boy band]] and a [[girl group]] each consisting of five members, which would then compete against each other for the 2002 [[Christmas Number One]] spot on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. Several thousand applicants attended auditions across the UK in hope of being selected. Ten girls and ten boys were chosen as finalists by judges [[Pete Waterman]], [[Louis Walsh]] and [[Geri Halliwell]]. These finalists then took to the stage participating in weekly Saturday night live performances (alternating weekly between the girls and boys). Each week the contestant polling the fewest phone votes was eliminated, until the final line-ups of the groups emerged. Harding joined [[Nadine Coyle]], [[Cheryl Cole]], [[Nicola Roberts]], and [[Kimberley Walsh]] to comprise the new girl group Girls Aloud, formed through the show by a public vote on 30 November 2002.<ref name="popstars"/>

The group's debut single "[[Sound of the Underground (song)|Sound of the Underground]]" peaked at number one on the [[UK Singles Chart]], becoming the 2002 [[Christmas number-one singles in the UK|Christmas number one]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2599721.stm | title=Girls Aloud top festive chart | date=23 December 2002 | accessdate=24 February 2008 | work=BBC News|publisher= BBC}}</ref> Girls Aloud hold the record for the shortest time between formation and reaching number one.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.theinsider.com/news/489272_Cheryl_Cole_Attending_Kimberley_Walsh_26th_Brithday_Party|title= Cheryl Cole Attending Kimberley Walsh 26th Brithday Party|publisher= |work= The Insider|date= 26 November 2007|accessdate= 11 June 2010}}</ref> The group released their debut album, ''[[Sound of the Underground]]'' in May 2003,<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.digitalspy.com/popstars/a11004/girls-aloud-prepare-for-album-release.html | title=Girls Aloud prepare for album release | first==Neil|last= Wilkes | work=[[Digital Spy]] | publisher=[[Hachette Filipacchi Médias]] | date=30 April 2003 | accessdate=9 May 2010}}</ref> which entered the charts at number two and was certified platinum by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] later the same year.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=32027 | title=Certified Awards - Sound of the Underground (Platinum) | publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]] | date=28 November 2003 | accessdate=9 May 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

Since 2003, Girls Aloud have released twenty additional singles, with all but one charting within the top ten, and fifteen reaching the top five. Their singles "[[I'll Stand by You#Girls Aloud version|I'll Stand by You]]", "[[Walk This Way#Sugababes vs. Girls Aloud|Walk This Way]]", and "[[The Promise (Girls Aloud song)|The Promise]]" have charted at number one. Two of their albums have reached the top of the [[UK Album Chart]]; their greatest hits album ''[[The Sound of Girls Aloud]]'' and 2008's ''[[Out of Control (Girls Aloud album)|Out of Control]]'', both of which entered the chart at number one, with over one million copies of the former being sold.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1036788&c=1 | title=Take That shine among IFPI Platinum elite | work=Music Week | publisher=United Business Media | date=29 January 2009 | accessdate=30 January 2009 }}</ref> All their albums are certified platinum.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} They have been nominated for five [[BRIT Awards]], and in 2009 won Best British Single at that year's BRIT Awards for "The Promise".<ref name="brits"/>

Girls Aloud have become one of the few UK [[reality television]] acts to achieve continued success, and had amassed a fortune of [[pound sterling|£]]25 million by May 2009.<ref>[[The Times]] - [http://timesbusiness.typepad.com/money_weblog/2009/05/the-20-richest-reality-tv-stars.html The 10 richest reality TV stars], 31 May 2009</ref> The 2007 edition of [[Guinness World Records]] listed them as "Most Successful Reality TV Group", while they also hold the record for "Most Consecutive Top Ten Entries in the UK by a Female Group" in the 2008 edition. The band have been working with [[Xenomania]], who produce all of their material, since the start of their careers. The group has sold ten million records worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/a0b2f210-cd3a-453d-937d-e4f2658d17c7 |title=BBC - Music - Girls Aloud |publisher=[[BBC]]|work= BBC Online|accessdate=9 May 2010}}</ref>

In 2009, Girls Aloud decided they would partake in a year-long [[Recess (break)|hiatus]] to pursue solo projects, but would reunite for a new studio album in 2010.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.nme.com/news/girls-aloud/46150 | title=Girls Aloud deny split rumours | work=[[NME]] | publisher=IPC Media | date=16 July 2009 | accessdate=3 September 2009 }}</ref>

As a member of Girls Aloud Sarah Harding co-wrote two songs, "Hear Me Out", from the album ''[[What Will the Neighbours Say?]]'', and album track, and "Why Do It?", B-side to single, "[[I Think We're Alone Now]]".

===2010–present: Solo music artist and debut album===
Harding sparked rumours with the move that she would be leaving [[Girls Aloud]] to pursue a solo career, a rumour she later denied. She has launched a new nightclub called Kanaloa. In March 2010 Harding announced her solo album, mentioning [[Lady Gaga]] as her biggest influence and inspiration.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/sarah-harding/news/199892-sarah-harding-solo-album-cheryl-cole-lady-gaga-madonna |title=Sarah Harding Announces Solo Album | Sarah Harding | News | MTV UK |publisher=www.mtv.co.uk |accessdate=2010-03-22 }}</ref> It is due to be released at the end of 2010. In an interview with [[Daily Mirror|The Daily Mirror]], Harding stated, "I'm really looking forward to having the freedom to do my own thing. In the band we all have a say but we have to compromise. Now i can do exactly what i want."<ref>[http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/sarah-harding/news/199892-sarah-harding-solo-album-cheryl-cole-lady-gaga-madonna Harding talks about new album to The Mirror]</ref> Harding has already made several solo songs, she recorded three tracks for the St Trinian's 2 soundtrack, the songs are titled "Too Bad", "Make It Easy" and "Boys Keep Swinging".<ref name="Harding Now">{{cite web|title=Sarah Harding to quit Girls Aloud?|url=http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/259679/sarah-harding-to-quit-girls-aloud/1/|publisher=[[Now magazine]]|accessdate=2009-09-20}}</ref> Sarah also collaborated with London [[synthpop]] band [[Filthy Dukes]] for a song for the main soundtrack song for film, ''[[Wild Child]]'', the song Harding recorded was "[[Real Wild Child]]". It was released in August 2008.<ref>[http://www.omgmusic.com/news/sarah-harding-unveils-solo-album-plans Sarah Harding already recorded solo songs]</ref> Sarah refused to give away exactly what she is working on however, did state, "I can't tell you why yet, sorry, but I'm really excited about it."<ref>[http://www.omgmusic.com/news/sarah-harding-in-the-recording-studio Can't say what she is recording, but is really excited]</ref>

==Other work==
Outside of Girls Aloud, Harding signed a £100,000 deal to model [[Ultimo (lingerie)|Ultimo]] lingerie, following the likes of [[Penny Lancaster]], [[Rachel Hunter]] and [[Helena Christensen]].<ref name="undies">{{cite news | url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article62073.ece | title=It's Sarah Bra-ding | work=[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]] | date=5 September 2006 | accessdate=2009-09-20 | location=London}}</ref>

Harding has been seen as the face of [[Coca-Cola Zero]] upon its launch in Ireland.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-512270/Thats--For-Sarah-Hardings-sober-one.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | title=That's a first ... For once, Sarah Harding's the sober one | date=5 February 2008}}</ref> She will also advertise and promote [[Sunsilk]] with the rest of [[Girls Aloud]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article24966.ece | location=London | work=The Sun | title=Theyre Aloud colours Girls | date=9 May 2007}}</ref>

In December 2009, Sarah appeared on MTV's 'Sarah Harding in 24 hours'. To promote this, Sarah also made a guest appearance on Radio One with Chris Moyles.

===Acting career===
Harding made her first film appearance in [[St Trinian's (film)|St. Trinian's]] in 2007. She played a school band member along with her fellow band members of [[Girls Aloud]]. In 2008, Harding took on an acting project in the feature film [[Bad Day (film)|Bad Day]]. She played a brunette girl called Jade Jennings who sits in the back of a cab and swears down the phone. The film also stars [[Donna Air]] and [[Claire Goose]].<ref name="movie">{{cite news | url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,4-2006470449,00.html | title=Sexy Girl Sarah Does A Runner | work=[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]] | date=12 October 2006 | accessdate=2009-09-20 | location=London}}</ref>

In 2009, [[Girls Aloud]] went on a hiatus whilst each member took a break to focus on different projects. Harding decided to focus on embarking an acting career.<ref>/http://gossipblender.com/gossip/sarah-harding-i-dont-know-when-girls-aloud-will-get-back-together-and-im-surprised-weve-stuck-around/</ref> In the same year, Harding appeared in the television programme [[Freefall (TV programme)|Freefall]]. She played a character called Sam.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0152241/</ref> and Harding's latest film project currently was appearing in [[St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold]]. She played a new pupil called Roxy.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1234602/Sarah-Harding-steals-limelight-St-Trinians-2-premiere-revealing-black-dress.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | title=Quick change Sarah Harding goes from 'naughtiest' schoolgirl in slinky black dress to a hot pink mini at St Trinian's premiere | first=Emily | last=Sheridan | date=16 December 2009}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Girls Aloud discography}}

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#b0c4de;"
! Year
! Title
! Film/Television
! Role
! Other notes
|-
|2007
| ''[[St. Trinian's (film)|St. Trinian's]]''
| Film
| School Band Member
| Cameo
|-
|2008
| ''[[Bad Day (film)|Bad Day]]''
| Film
| Jade Jennings
| Supporting Character
|-
|rowspan="2"|2009
| ''[[Freefall (BBC TV)|Freefall]]''
| T.V.
| Sam
| Supporting Character
|-
| ''[[St. Trinian's II: The Legend of Fritton's Gold]]''
| Film
| Roxy
| Main Character
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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'''Sarah Nicole Harding''' (born Sarah Nicole Hardman, 17 November 1981) is an English pop [[singer]]-[[songwriter]], [[actress]] and [[Model (person)|model]] best known for being a member of the pop group [[Girls Aloud]].

Harding rose to fame in 2002 after becoming a member of pop group [[Girls Aloud]] through [[ITV]]'s [[reality television]] programme ''[[Popstars: The Rivals]]''.<ref name="popstars">{{ cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2529373.stm | title=Popstars girl group picked | work=BBC News | publisher=BBC | date=2 December 2002 | accessdate=28 February 2009 }}</ref> They have become one of the few UK reality television acts to achieve continued success, amassing a fortune of [[pound sterling|£]]25 million by May 2009.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://timesbusiness.typepad.com/money_weblog/2009/05/the-20-richest-reality-tv-stars.html | title=The 10 richest reality TV stars | work=The Times Online | publisher=News Corporation | date=31 May 2009 | accessdate=3 September 2009 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> With Girls Aloud, Harding has been successful in achieving a string of 20 consecutive UK top ten singles (including four number ones), two UK number one albums, and received nominations for five [[The Brit Awards|BRIT Awards]], winning Best Single in 2009 for "[[The Promise (Girls Aloud song)|The Promise]]".<ref name="brits">{{ cite web | url=http://www.nme.com/news/brit-awards-2009/42882 | title=Girls Aloud win Best British Single at the BRITs | work=NME | publisher=IPC Media | date=18 February 2009 | accessdate=21 August 2009 }}</ref>

==Early life and personal life==
Harding was born in [[Ascot, Berkshire|Ascot]], [[Berkshire]],<ref name="Father"/> but grew up in [[Staines]], [[Surrey]], then [[Stockport]], [[Greater Manchester]],<ref name="Forgive">[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ushome/article-1376825/Girls-Alouds-Sarah-Harding-My-father-dead--I-forgive-him.html 'My father is dead to me']</ref> with her two half brothers.{{cn|date=April 2011}} She grew up in a musical household and has attributed her "musical genes" to her musician father, John Adam Hardman, who introduced her to the studio at a very young age.<ref name="Father">{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1158000/Sarah-Hardings-fathers-interview-I-dont-want-money-All-I-want-connection-daughter.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | title=Sarah Harding's father's first interview: 'I don't want her money. All I want is some connection with my daughter' | first=Angella | last=Johnson | date=1 March 2009}}</ref> She attended [[Hazel Grove High School]] from 1993 to 1998, and later attended [[Stockport College]] where she studied hair.<ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/04/22/life-and-soul-of-the-party-115875-21297975/</ref> When she was 15, her father left her mother.<ref name="Forgive"/> Harding has no contact with him.<ref name="Forgive"/>

She then worked as part of the promotions team for 2 nightclubs in [[The Grand Central Leisure Park]] in [[Stockport]] as well as waitressing at [[Pizza Hut]], driving a van, debt collecting and as a BT telephone operator. She also toured North West England performing at pubs, social clubs, and caravan parks to support herself. In 2002, she was recording dance tracks when she decided to audition for ''[[Popstars|Popstars: The Rivals]]''<ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/04/25/life-and-soul-of-the-party-115875-21306942/</ref> She auditioned both for being a contestant on UK talent-search shows [[Fame Academy]] and ''[[Popstars|Popstars: The Rivals]]'' and it was in the latter where she found fame, pulling out of Fame Academy after being accepted in the Popstars 1st round.

Harding also has an entry in ''[[FHM]]'''s High Street Honeys 2002, the magazine's national beauty contest, and her pictures appeared in the first Top 100, but she later withdrew, upon achieving success on ''Popstars''.<ref>http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/health_and_beauty_reviews/s/212/212404_girls_alouds_sarah_confesses_all.html</ref> A year later, she was voted one of the Top 30 sexiest women in the world by readers of the same magazine. In 2005, she entered the same Top 10 at Number 8, slipping to Number 15 in 2006, to Number 17 in 2007, to number 36 in 2008, and to number 87 in 2009.

On January 2011, Sarah and DJ Tom Crane, whom she has been dating since June 2007, announced their engagement. He proposed on New Year's Eve 2010 while on holiday in the [[Maldives]].<ref>http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/girls-aloud/news/251941-sarah-harding-girls-aloud-engaged</ref>

==Career==
===2002-present: Girls Aloud===
[[File:SarahHardingclipped.jpg|thumb|125px|Sarah Harding performing with Girls Aloud at the O2 in London (2008)]]
Harding auditioned for the [[reality television]] show ''[[Popstars: The Rivals]]'' in 2002.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/nov/09/girlsaloud-thexfactor|title=The nation's new sweetheart|publisher= Guardian Media Group|work= guardian.co.uk|accessdate=12 November 2008 | location=London | first=Elizabeth | last=Day | date=9 November 2008}}</ref> The programme, the second British series of the international ''[[Popstars]]'' [[media franchise|franchise]], would see the creation of two rival groups - a [[boy band]] and a [[girl group]] each consisting of five members, which would then compete against each other for the 2002 [[Christmas Number One]] spot on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. Several thousand applicants attended auditions across the UK in hope of being selected. Ten girls and ten boys were chosen as finalists by judges [[Pete Waterman]], [[Louis Walsh]] and [[Geri Halliwell]]. These finalists then took to the stage participating in weekly Saturday night live performances (alternating weekly between the girls and boys). Each week the contestant polling the fewest phone votes was eliminated, until the final line-ups of the groups emerged. Harding joined [[Nadine Coyle]], [[Cheryl Cole]], [[Nicola Roberts]], and [[Kimberley Walsh]] to comprise the new girl group Girls Aloud, formed through the show by a public vote on 30 November 2002.<ref name="popstars"/>

The group's debut single "[[Sound of the Underground (song)|Sound of the Underground]]" peaked at number one on the [[UK Singles Chart]], becoming the 2002 [[Christmas number-one singles in the UK|Christmas number one]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2599721.stm | title=Girls Aloud top festive chart | date=23 December 2002 | accessdate=24 February 2008 | work=BBC News|publisher= BBC}}</ref> Girls Aloud hold the record for the shortest time between formation and reaching number one.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.theinsider.com/news/489272_Cheryl_Cole_Attending_Kimberley_Walsh_26th_Brithday_Party|title= Cheryl Cole Attending Kimberley Walsh 26th Brithday Party|publisher= |work= The Insider|date= 26 November 2007|accessdate= 11 June 2010}}</ref> The group released their debut album, ''[[Sound of the Underground]]'' in May 2003,<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.digitalspy.com/popstars/a11004/girls-aloud-prepare-for-album-release.html | title=Girls Aloud prepare for album release | first==Neil|last= Wilkes | work=[[Digital Spy]] | publisher=[[Hachette Filipacchi Médias]] | date=30 April 2003 | accessdate=9 May 2010}}</ref> which entered the charts at number two and was certified platinum by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] later the same year.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=32027 | title=Certified Awards - Sound of the Underground (Platinum) | publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]] | date=28 November 2003 | accessdate=9 May 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

Since 2003, Girls Aloud have released twenty additional singles, with all but one charting within the top ten, and fifteen reaching the top five. Their singles "[[I'll Stand by You#Girls Aloud version|I'll Stand by You]]", "[[Walk This Way#Sugababes vs. Girls Aloud|Walk This Way]]", and "[[The Promise (Girls Aloud song)|The Promise]]" have charted at number one. Two of their albums have reached the top of the [[UK Album Chart]]; their greatest hits album ''[[The Sound of Girls Aloud]]'' and 2008's ''[[Out of Control (Girls Aloud album)|Out of Control]]'', both of which entered the chart at number one, with over one million copies of the former being sold.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1036788&c=1 | title=Take That shine among IFPI Platinum elite | work=Music Week | publisher=United Business Media | date=29 January 2009 | accessdate=30 January 2009 }}</ref> All their albums are certified platinum.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} They have been nominated for five [[BRIT Awards]], and in 2009 won Best British Single at that year's BRIT Awards for "The Promise".<ref name="brits"/>

Girls Aloud have become one of the few UK [[reality television]] acts to achieve continued success, and had amassed a fortune of [[pound sterling|£]]25 million by May 2009.<ref>[[The Times]] - [http://timesbusiness.typepad.com/money_weblog/2009/05/the-20-richest-reality-tv-stars.html The 10 richest reality TV stars], 31 May 2009</ref> The 2007 edition of [[Guinness World Records]] listed them as "Most Successful Reality TV Group", while they also hold the record for "Most Consecutive Top Ten Entries in the UK by a Female Group" in the 2008 edition. The band have been working with [[Xenomania]], who produce all of their material, since the start of their careers. The group has sold ten million records worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/a0b2f210-cd3a-453d-937d-e4f2658d17c7 |title=BBC - Music - Girls Aloud |publisher=[[BBC]]|work= BBC Online|accessdate=9 May 2010}}</ref>

In 2009, Girls Aloud decided they would partake in a year-long [[Recess (break)|hiatus]] to pursue solo projects, but would reunite for a new studio album in 2010.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.nme.com/news/girls-aloud/46150 | title=Girls Aloud deny split rumours | work=[[NME]] | publisher=IPC Media | date=16 July 2009 | accessdate=3 September 2009 }}</ref>

As a member of Girls Aloud Sarah Harding co-wrote two songs, "Hear Me Out", from the album ''[[What Will the Neighbours Say?]]'', and album track, and "Why Do It?", B-side to single, "[[I Think We're Alone Now]]".

===2010–present: Solo music artist and debut album===
Harding sparked rumours with the move that she would be leaving [[Girls Aloud]] to pursue a solo career, a rumour she later denied. She has launched a new nightclub called Kanaloa. In March 2010 Harding announced her solo album, mentioning [[Lady Gaga]] as her biggest influence and inspiration.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/sarah-harding/news/199892-sarah-harding-solo-album-cheryl-cole-lady-gaga-madonna |title=Sarah Harding Announces Solo Album | Sarah Harding | News | MTV UK |publisher=www.mtv.co.uk |accessdate=2010-03-22 }}</ref> It is due to be released at the end of 2010. In an interview with [[Daily Mirror|The Daily Mirror]], Harding stated, "I'm really looking forward to having the freedom to do my own thing. In the band we all have a say but we have to compromise. Now i can do exactly what i want."<ref>[http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/sarah-harding/news/199892-sarah-harding-solo-album-cheryl-cole-lady-gaga-madonna Harding talks about new album to The Mirror]</ref> Harding has already made several solo songs, she recorded three tracks for the St Trinian's 2 soundtrack, the songs are titled "Too Bad", "Make It Easy" and "Boys Keep Swinging".<ref name="Harding Now">{{cite web|title=Sarah Harding to quit Girls Aloud?|url=http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/259679/sarah-harding-to-quit-girls-aloud/1/|publisher=[[Now magazine]]|accessdate=2009-09-20}}</ref> Sarah also collaborated with London [[synthpop]] band [[Filthy Dukes]] for a song for the main soundtrack song for film, ''[[Wild Child]]'', the song Harding recorded was "[[Real Wild Child]]". It was released in August 2008.<ref>[http://www.omgmusic.com/news/sarah-harding-unveils-solo-album-plans Sarah Harding already recorded solo songs]</ref> Sarah refused to give away exactly what she is working on however, did state, "I can't tell you why yet, sorry, but I'm really excited about it."<ref>[http://www.omgmusic.com/news/sarah-harding-in-the-recording-studio Can't say what she is recording, but is really excited]</ref>

==Other work==
Outside of Girls Aloud, Harding signed a £100,000 deal to model [[Ultimo (lingerie)|Ultimo]] lingerie, following the likes of [[Penny Lancaster]], [[Rachel Hunter]] and [[Helena Christensen]].<ref name="undies">{{cite news | url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article62073.ece | title=It's Sarah Bra-ding | work=[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]] | date=5 September 2006 | accessdate=2009-09-20 | location=London}}</ref>

Harding has been seen as the face of [[Coca-Cola Zero]] upon its launch in Ireland.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-512270/Thats--For-Sarah-Hardings-sober-one.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | title=That's a first ... For once, Sarah Harding's the sober one | date=5 February 2008}}</ref> She will also advertise and promote [[Sunsilk]] with the rest of [[Girls Aloud]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article24966.ece | location=London | work=The Sun | title=Theyre Aloud colours Girls | date=9 May 2007}}</ref>

In December 2009, Sarah appeared on MTV's 'Sarah Harding in 24 hours'. To promote this, Sarah also made a guest appearance on Radio One with Chris Moyles.

===Acting career===
Harding made her first film appearance in [[St Trinian's (film)|St. Trinian's]] in 2007. She played a school band member along with her fellow band members of [[Girls Aloud]]. In 2008, Harding took on an acting project in the feature film [[Bad Day (film)|Bad Day]]. She played a brunette girl called Jade Jennings who sits in the back of a cab and swears down the phone. The film also stars [[Donna Air]] and [[Claire Goose]].<ref name="movie">{{cite news | url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,4-2006470449,00.html | title=Sexy Girl Sarah Does A Runner | work=[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]] | date=12 October 2006 | accessdate=2009-09-20 | location=London}}</ref>

In 2009, [[Girls Aloud]] went on a hiatus whilst each member took a break to focus on different projects. Harding decided to focus on embarking an acting career.<ref>/http://gossipblender.com/gossip/sarah-harding-i-dont-know-when-girls-aloud-will-get-back-together-and-im-surprised-weve-stuck-around/</ref> In the same year, Harding appeared in the television programme [[Freefall (TV programme)|Freefall]]. She played a character called Sam.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0152241/</ref> and Harding's latest film project currently was appearing in [[St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold]]. She played a new pupil called Roxy.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1234602/Sarah-Harding-steals-limelight-St-Trinians-2-premiere-revealing-black-dress.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | title=Quick change Sarah Harding goes from 'naughtiest' schoolgirl in slinky black dress to a hot pink mini at St Trinian's premiere | first=Emily | last=Sheridan | date=16 December 2009}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Girls Aloud discography}}

==Filmography==
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| Jade Jennings
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| ''[[Freefall (BBC TV)|Freefall]]''
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| Sam
| Supporting Character
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| ''[[St. Trinian's II: The Legend of Fritton's Gold]]''
| Film
| Roxy
| Main Character
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==References==
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I’m Into You

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| Name = I'm Into You
| Cover = I'm Into You (Jennifer Lopez single cover).jpg
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| Caption =
| Artist = [[Jennifer Lopez]] featuring [[Lil Wayne]]
| Album = [[Love? (album)|Love?]]
| Released = {{start date|2011|04|01}} (see [[#Radio dates and release history|release history]])
| Format = [[music download|Digital download]]
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| Length = {{Duration|m=3|s=20}}
| Label = [[Island Records|Island]]
| Writer = [[Taio Cruz]], Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Dwayne Carter
| Producer = [[Stargate (production team)|StarGate]]
| Certification =
| Chronology = Jennifer Lopez singles
| Last single = "[[On the Floor]] (2011)
| This single = "'''I'm Into You'''" (2011)
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"'''I'm Into You'''" is a song by American recording artist and actress [[Jennifer Lopez]], taken from her upcoming seventh studio album, ''[[Love? (album)|Love?]]'' (2011). The mid-tempo [[pop music|pop]] song was written by [[Taio Cruz]], [[Lil Wayne]] and Norwegian duo [[Stargate (production team)|StarGate]], who also produced the song. Lil Wayne also has featured vocals on the song, after Lopez identified him as her favorite male rapper. In the song, that features [[double entendre]] lyrics, Lopez sings about being lost in love and her lover's attraction, while Wayne teases with clever wordplay.

Initial reviews of the song have been positive, noting the song's catchy [[hook (music)|hook]], [[Carribean|Island]]-flavored production and fun lyrics. Originally due for release on April 5, 2011, the song was unlocked and released on April 1, 2011, through a campaign on Lopez's [[Facebook]] page. It is the second single from the singer's upcoming album, ''Love?''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kaufman |first=Gil |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1659794/jennifer-lopez-lil-wayne-single.jhtml |title=Jennifer Lopez Features Lil Wayne On Next Single - Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV. ([[Viacom]]: [[MTV Networks]]) |date=2011-03-14 |accessdate=2011-04-02}}</ref> A [[music video]] for "I'm Into You" began production in [[Chichen Itza]], Mexico on April 2, 2011.

== Background ==
On March 30, 2011, Lopez appeared on [[Ryan Seacrest]]'s morning radio show, ''[[On Air With Ryan Seacrest]].'' There, she spoke about the upcoming release of her seventh studio album, ''[[Love? (album)|Love?]]'', and her ''[[American Idol (season 10)|American Idol]]'' experiences. She also introduced a thirty-second preview of her new single, "I'm Into You".<ref name="Wete">{{cite web|last=Wete |first=Brad |url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/03/30/jennifer-lopez-im-into-you-single/ |title=Jennifer Lopez caught up in her love's spell on new single 'I'm Into You' |publisher=Music-mix.ew.com ([[Entertainment Weekly]] / [[CNN]]) |date=2011-03-30 |accessdate=2011-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ryanseacrest.com/2011/03/30/first-listen-to-jennifer-lopezs-new-single-im-into-you-featuring-lil-wayne-audio/ |title=First Listen To Jennifer Lopez’s New Single ‘I’m Into You’ Featuring Lil Wayne [AUDIO] | Ryan Seacrest - The official entertainment news site of American Idol host and American Top 40 on air radio personality! |work=[[On Air With Ryan Seacrest]] |date=2011-03-30 |accessdate=2011-04-02}}</ref> Later that same day, a version of the song leaked online to ''[[Rap-Up]]'' magazine's website and the [[blogosphere]].<ref name="Rap-Up Leak">{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/03/30/new-music-jennifer-lopez-f-lil-wayne-im-into-you/#more-79549 |title=New Music: Jennifer Lopez feat. Lil Wayne – I'm Into You |publisher=Rap-Up.com ([[Rap-Up]]) |date=2011-03-30 |accessdate=2011-04-04}}</ref><ref name="Dinh">{{cite web|last=Dinh |first=James |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1660966/jennifer-lopez-lil-wayne-im-into-you-single.jhtml |title=Jennifer Lopez's Lil Wayne Collabo 'I'm Into You' Leaks Online - Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV. (Viacom: MTV Networks) |date=2011-02-04 |accessdate=2011-04-02}}</ref> The song was used in a promotional campaign on Lopez's official [[Facebook]] page. If enough fans "liked" the song, it would be unlocked for early purchase on the [[iTunes Store]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jenniferlopezonline.com/news_d.aspx?nid=9063 |title=JLO Official Website |publisher=Jenniferlopezonline.com |date= |accessdate=2011-04-02}}</ref> On April 1, the song was released to iTunes, four days earlier than planned.<ref name="Early release">{{cite web|url=http://www.jenniferlopezonline.com/news_d.aspx?nid=9079 |title=JLO Official Website |publisher=Jenniferlopezonline.com |date=2011-01-04 |accessdate=2011-04-02}}</ref>

== Composition ==
"I'm Into You" is a mid-tempo [[Carribean|Island]]-flavored [[pop music|pop]] song featuring American rapper [[Lil Wayne]], written by Lil Wayne and [[Taio Cruz]] and co-written by Norwegian duo [[Stargate (production team)|StarGate]].<ref name="Rap-Up Leak"/><ref name="Lipshutz">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/news/jennifer-lopez-previews-lil-wayne-assisted-1005100952.story#/news/jennifer-lopez-previews-lil-wayne-assisted-1005100952.story |title=Jennifer Lopez Previews Lil Wayne-Assisted Single 'I'm Into You' |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |date=2011-03-30 |accessdate=2011-04-04}}</ref> Lopez told fans that she chose Wayne for the song because he is her current favorite male [[MC]]. "To me just the things he says and the way he says it is very unique, and I feel like he has a fresh new voice... He might be one of the best out there right now. He might be the best."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/03/13/jennifer-lopez-gets-into-lil-wayne-on-second-single/ |title=Jennifer Lopez Gets Into Lil Wayne on Second Single |publisher=Rap-Up.com (Rap-Up) |date=2011-03-13 |accessdate=2011-04-04}}</ref> It is built around a "trippy" and "[[synthesizers|synth]]-heavy beat" and "beachy feel" with a "club-ready [[refrain]]," according to Mary Kinney from AOL Music. Kinney commented about [[Lil Wayne]]'s verses, describing lines like "I'm falling for you, baby / I need a parachute" as clever wordplay.<ref name="Dinh"/><ref name="Kinney">{{cite web |url=http://www.aolradioblog.com/2011/04/04/jennifer-lopez-im-into-you-lil-wayne/ |title=Jennifer Lopez, 'I'm Into You' Feat. Lil Wayne |publisher=AOL Music. ([[AOL]]) |last=Kinney |first=Mary |date=2011-04-04 |accessdate=2011-04-04}}</ref> According to ''Rap-Up,'' on the song, Lopez "finds herself lost in love" and her lover's attraction.<ref name="Rap-Up Leak"/><ref name="Dinh"/>

== Critical reception ==
Mary Kinney from [[AOL]] Music praised the song's "unstoppable production" courtesy of [[Norwegian]] producers, [[Stargate (production team)|StarGate]], saying that "The hook of Lopez repeating "I'm into you" will be ringing in listeners' ears long after the song is over, and Lil Wayne provides clever wordplay... The club-ready refrain challenges the listener to not sing along. This song is bound for greatness."<ref name="Kinney"/> Bradley Wete from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' agreed, further commenting that "J-Lo [is] at her perfect pitch. Her notoriously thin voice never strains–which is great for critical ears. She sounds good, not great. But help from the song’s writer [[Taio Cruz]] and production from hit-making team StarGate certainly doesn’t hurt either."<ref name="Wete"/> Robbie Daw, of Idolator, said "although the beat is sparse and the lyrics are borderline simplistic, the melodies (particularly the irresistible chorus) and Jennifer’s warm vocals give this uplifting piece of pop an extra boost."<ref name="about">{{cite web |url=http://idolator.com/5809252/jennifer-lopez-lil-wayne-im-into-you |title=Jennifer Lopez And Lil Wayne Admit “I’m Into You” In New Song |publisher=Idolator.com (Buzzmedia) |last=Daw |first=Robbie |date=2011-03-11 |accessdate=2011-04-04}}</ref> Bill Lamb from [[About.com]] rated it four-stars out of five and went to say that: "From the sound of this single it looks like Jennifer Lopez is planning to extend her pop comeback a bit longer. It boasts an instantly catchy hook courtesy [[Taio Cruz]] and [[Stargate]]. [[Lil Wayne]] stops in for a clean, pop friendly rap, and, with a charming slinkiness to the production, the overall impact is good, clean, dancefloor fun. This will please Jennifer Lopez fans.", Lamb conclued.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://top40.about.com/od/l/gr/Jennifer-Lopez-I-Am-Into-You-Featuring-Lil-Wayne.htm|title=Jennifer Lopez - "I'm Into You" featuring Lil Wayne - Review|publisher=[[About.com]] |last=Lamb|first=Bill |date=2011-04-15 |accessdate=2011-04-15}}</ref>
Robert Copsey from [[Digital Spy]] says, "...Jen is wasting no time on a follow-up [to 'On the Floor']. This second release from her forthcoming album ''Love?'' might not have the same impact as her current effort, but we reckon this tropical/latino mashup could be her '[[What's My Name?]]'."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/thesound/a313912/ds-playlist-10-tracks-you-need-to-hear.html|title=DS Playlist: 10 tracks you need to hear|publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |last=Copsey|first=Robert |date=2011-04-11 |accessdate=2011-04-16}}</ref>

== Music video ==
On April 2, 2011, Lopez flew to [[Chichen Itza]] in [[Mexico]] to film the [[music video]]. In one scene, Lopez is sat on the steps of a Mayan pyramid, dressed in a snakeskin outfit with a headwrap, matching bangles, and platform wedge heels.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/04/02/first-look-at-jennifer-lopezs-im-into-you-video/ |title=First Look at Jennifer Lopez's "Im Into You" |publisher=Rap-up.com ([[Rap-Up]]) |date=2011-04-02 |accessdate=2011-04-02}}</ref> Lopez shared multiple photos, from the video shoot, with her fans through social networking website, [[Twitter]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1661229/jennifer-lopez-im-into-you-video.jhtml |title=Jennifer Lopez Tweets Photos From 'I'm Into You' Video Shoot |publisher=MTV (Viacom: MTV Networks) |last=Dinh |first=James |date=2011-04-04 |accessdate=2011-04-07}}</ref> According to ''[[US Weekly]],'' Lopez filmed scenes at "different locations around a [[Mayan]] archaeological site."<ref name="US Weekly">{{cite web |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/inside-jennifer-lopezs-hot-video-shoot-201164 |title=Exclusive Photos: Inside Jennifer Lopez's Sexy Video Shoot |publisher=Usmagazine.com ([[The New York Times Company]]) |work=[[US Weekly]] |date=2011-04-06 |accessdate=2011-04-07}}</ref> Someone present on the shoot told the magazine that Lopez's video was based on an old Mayan tale. "There is an old Mayan tale about a snake slithering around the pyramids, so Jennifer donned a snake skin flowing dress and slithered around the ruins."<ref name="US Weekly"/> One of the scenes was shot at night, where the ancient columns were lit for Lopez to dance around.<ref name="US Weekly"/>

== Track listing ==
*;Digital download<ref name="iTunes US"/>
#"I'm Into You" (featuring [[Lil Wayne]]) – 3:20

== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Chart (2011)
! scope="col" | Peak position
|-
| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/chartifacts.htm|title=Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 18th April 2011|date=2011-04-18|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5y3MRSqSB|archivedate=2011-04-19|accessdate=2011-04-19}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|56
|-
| Canada ([[Canadian Hot 100]])<ref name="Jen Bill">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100 |title=Jennifer Lopez Music News & Info |publisher=([[Prometheus Global Media]]) |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=2011-04-15}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|61
|-
{{singlechart|France|80|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Lil Wayne|song=I'm Into You|accessdate=19 April 2011}}
|-
|Norway ([[VG-lista]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lista.vg.no/show_list.php?ListsOp=showWeek&listID=1 |title = Ukens singleliste - VG-lista. Offisielle hitlister fra og med 1958 | publisher = [[VG-lista]] | language = Norwegian | accessdate = 15 April 2011}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"|9
|-
{{singlechart|Spain|29|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Lil Wayne|song=I'm Into You|accessdate=10 April 2011}}
|-
|US ''Billboard'' [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles|Bubbling Under Hot 100]]<ref name="bb">{{cite journal|title=Bubbling Under and Other Charts|date=2011-04-16|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|volume=123|issue=13|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|}

== Radio dates and release history ==
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! scope="row" | Canada<ref name="iTunes CA">{{cite web|url=http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/im-into-you-feat-lil-wayne/id428277826 |title=I'm Into You (feat. Lil Wayne) - Single by Jennifer Lopez - Download I'm Into You (feat. Lil Wayne) - Single on iTunes |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=2011-04-01 |accessdate=2011-04-02}}</ref>
| rowspan="6"| April 1, 2011<ref name="Early release"/>
| rowspan="7"| [[music download|Digital download]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music]]
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| Island Records
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| June 6, 2011
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| Name = On the Floor
| Cover = On_the_Floor_Jlo.jpg
| Border = yes
| Alt =
| Artist = [[Jennifer Lopez]] featuring [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]]
| Album = [[Love? (album)|Love?]]
| B-side = 
| Released = {{Start date|2011|02|11}} (see [[#Radio dates and release history|release history]])
| Format = [[Compact Disc single|CD single]], [[Music download|digital download]]
| Recorded = Cove Studios ([[New York]]) Henson Recording ([[Los Angeles]])
| Genre = [[Dance-pop]], [[electropop]], [[house music|house]]
| Length = {{Duration|m=3|s=51}}
| Label = [[Island Records|Island]]
| Writer = Bilal Hajji, Kinda Hamid, Gonzalo Hermosa, Ulises Hermosa, Achraf Janussi, Nadir Khayat, [[Pitbull (rapper)|Armando Perez]], Geraldo Sandell
| Producer = [[RedOne]]
| Certification =
| Chronology = [[Jennifer Lopez]] singles
| Last single = "[[Louboutins (song)|Louboutins]]" (2009)
| This single = "'''On the Floor'''" (2011)
| Next single = "I'm Into You" (2011)
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| Artist = Pitbull
| Type = singles
| Last single = "[[Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)]]" (2010)
| This single = "'''On the Floor'''" (2011)
| Next single = "[[Rabiosa]]" (2011)
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"'''On the Floor'''" is a song by American recording artist [[Jennifer Lopez]], taken from her upcoming seventh studio album ''[[Love? (album)|Love?]]'' (2011). Written by Bilal Hajji, Kinda Hamid, Gonzalo G. Hermosa, Gonzalo U. Hermosa, Achraf Janussi, [[Pitbull (rapper)|Armando Perez]], Geraldo Sandell and co-written & produced by [[RedOne]], the up-tempo [[dance-pop]], [[electropop]], [[house music]] song features vocals from American rapper [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]]. Additionally, it incorporates [[Latin American music|Latin]] beats with a [[Interpolation (music)|interpolates]] "Llorando Se Fue," popularized by [[Kaoma]]'s 1989 hit single "[[Lambada (song)|Lambada]]." In production, it is similar to Lopez's debut single "[[If You Had My Love]]" (1999) and millennium hit single "[[Waiting for Tonight]]" (2000). Lopez recorded the song as it incorporated both the singing and dancing elements of her career.

"On the Floor" serves as Lopez's debut release with [[Island Def Jam Music Group|Island Def Jam Music]], after the singer ended her ten-year partnership with [[Epic Records]]. It is also the first single from ''Love?'' to be released by Island Records, and the second time that Lopez and Pitbull collaborated on a song; the first being ''Love?''{{'}}s 2009 [[promotional recording|promotional single]], "[[Fresh Out the Oven]]". The release of the single coincides with Lopez's appointment as a judge on [[American Idol (season 10)|season ten]] of ''[[American Idol]].'' "On the Floor" premiered on January 18, 2011 ''[[On Air with Ryan Seacrest (radio)|On Air with Ryan Seacrest]],'' where it was met with positive reception. The song was sent to both [[contemporary hit radio|mainstream]] and [[rhythmic contemporary|rhythmic]] radio stations on February 8, 2011, and released as a digital download from February 11, 2011.

Although critics criticized RedOne for being unimaginative with the song, they applauded the song for updating Lopez's traditional dance-pop sound with the right mix of Latin beats, as well as having a vintage Lopez sound. It has also been applauded as Lopez's best work in recent years, with a global appeal. However, both the song garnered some criticisms for allegedly copying elements of the lyrics from fellow Latina singer [[Kat DeLuna]]'s 2010 single "Party O'Clock", also produced by RedOne. Following its release, "On the Floor" has become the singer's most successful single in eight years, reaching number one in twelve countries and top-five in many others.

An accompanying [[music video]], directed by [[TAJ Stansberry]] and choreographed by Frank Gatson, was released on March 3, 2011. The final ending was selected by fans, who were opted to vote between three alternative endings. Scenes in the video depict an underground club culture and with the styling, choreography and fashion paying homage to the dance-beginnings of Lopez's career. It premiered simultaneously on ''American Idol'' and through [[Vevo]]. It received critical acclaim for showcasing the best of Lopez's abilities as a dancer and for its expensive high quality finish, that critics felt complemented the song which also received a warm reception.

== Background ==
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:—[[MTV News]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1656277/jennifer-lopezs-on-floor-will-be-big-one-producer-redone-predicts.jhtml |title=Jennifer Lopez's 'On The Floor' Will Be 'A Big One,' Producer RedOne Predicts |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |date=2011-01-20 |accessdate=2011-01-24 |publisher=MTV ([[MTV Networks]])}}</ref>
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Lopez's seventh studio album, ''[[Love? (album)|Love?]],'' has been in conception since late 2007 and early 2008.<ref name="MTV 2009-06-15">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1613887/jennifer-lopez-talks-about-influence-her-twins-on-new-music.jhtml |title=Jennifer Lopez Talks About Influence Of Her Twins On New Music |publisher=MTV ([[MTV Networks]]). |last=Carol |first=Larry |date=2009-06-15 |accessdate=2011-02-05}}</ref> Then, under contract to [[Epic Records]], Lopez released "[[Louboutins (song)|Louboutins]]", a song written and produced by [[The-Dream]] and [[Tricky Stewart]], as the project's lead single.<ref name="Rap-Up Lopez Gets Louboutins">{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/10/28/jennifer-lopez-walks-in-brandys-louboutins/#more-29927 |title=Jennifer Lopez Walks in Brandy's ‘Louboutins’ |work=Rap-Up |date=2009-10-28 |accessdate=2009-10-28}}</ref> However, upon release the song failed to garner any airplay, despite topping the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Dance Club Songs]] chart. Lopez subsequently left Epic Records, by mutual consent, citing that she had fulfilled her contractual obligations and now wished to release the ''Love?'' with a new label.<ref name="Billboard Lopez Leaves Sony"/> Upon signing with [[Island Def Jam Music Group]], Lopez worked further with The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, in addition to working with new collaborators such as [[RedOne]].<ref name="Breafast Club">''The Breakfast Club'' Power 105.1 Aired February 4, 2011.</ref> It wasn't until January 2011 that Lopez teased the media about the new lead single for ''Love?'' In a tweet on her official [[Twitter]] account, Lopez posted: "I see u @RedOne_Official! We're making BIG things happen 'On the Floor' this new year!!!".<ref name="Cheung">{{cite web |url=http://www.aolradioblog.com/2011/01/18/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor-pitbull/ |title=Jennifer Lopez, 'On the Floor' Feat. Pitbull — New Song |publisher=AOL Radio Blog (AOL). |last=Cheung |first=Nadine |date=2011-01-18 |accessdate=2011-01-18}}</ref> Subsequently on January 16, 2011, an unfinished snippet of "On the Floor" leaked online via ''[[Rap-Up]]''.com. It was produced by [[RedOne]] and features a rap from [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]].<ref name="Rap-Up">{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/01/14/new-music-jennifer-lopez-f-pitbull-on-the-floor-snippet/#more-70839|title=New Music: Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull "On the Floor" |work=[[Rap-Up]] |date=2011-01-14 |accessdate=2011-01-15}}</ref> It is the second time that Lopez and Pitbull have collaborated on, the first being "[[Fresh Out the Oven]]", the leaked 2009 club single which reached number one on the US [[Hot Dance Club Songs]] chart.<ref name="Newman">{{cite web |url=http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-beat-goes-on/posts/listen-j-los-new-song-on-the-floor-featuring-pitbull |title=Listen: Jennifer Lopez's new song, 'On the Floor,' featuring Pitbull from Lady Gaga's producer RedOne |publisher=Hitfix.com |last=Newman |first=Melinda |date=2011-01-16 |accessdate=2011-01-16}}</ref>

According to the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''{{'}}s Gerrick D. Kennedy, a full length unfinished version leaked online over the same weekend, just in time for Lopez's new [[L'Oreal]] commercial which premiered during the telecast of the [[68th Golden Globe Awards]] ceremony in [[Los Angeles]]. The timing of the leak also coincides with Lopez's debut as a full-time member of the judging panel on [[American Idol (season 10)|season ten]] of ''[[American Idol]]''.<ref name="Kennedy"/> Lopez confirmed the single's title as "On the Floor" during the red carpet ceremony at The Golden Globes, before appearing ''[[On Air with Ryan Seacrest]]'' radio show the following day for the song's live world premiere.<ref name="Cheung"/> Following its premier, the official version of "On the Floor", along with the single cover, were uploaded to Ryanseacrest.com. The site's editor Sadao Turner, revealed that the final master of the song was different to the previously leaked and unfinished version.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ryanseacrest.com/2011/01/18/world-premiere-jennifer-lopez-gets-on-the-floor-with-pitbull-audio/ |title=World Premier: Jennifer Lopez Gets “On The Floor” with Pitbull <nowiki>[AUDIO]</nowiki> |publisher=Ryanseacrest.com ([[Ryan Seacrest]]) |last=Turner |first=Sadao |date=2011-01-18 |accessdate=2011-01-18}}</ref> "On the Floor" made its debut in the United Kingdom, on January 28, 2011 when it was played by DJ [[Scott Mills]] on his radio show, ''Ready for the Weekend''.<ref name="UK Premier"/> Benji Eisen from [[AOL]] Music stated that Lopez had used "genius marketing and branding" by synchronising the digital release of "On the Floor" with the premiere of its music video on ''American Idol''.<ref name="Eisen">{{cite web |url=http://music.aol.com/blog/2011/03/03/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor-feat-pitbull-video/ |title=Jennifer Lopez, 'On the Floor' Feat. Pitbull -- New Video |publisher=AOL Music. ([[AOL]]) |last=Eisen |first=Benjy |date=2011-03-03 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> It was added the B-playlist on the UK's biggest mainstream radio station, [[BBC Radio 1]], on March 16, 2011.<ref name="UK Airplay B-list"/>

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"On the Floor" is an up-tempo [[dance-pop]] and [[electropop]] song with strong elements of [[electro house]], produced by [[RedOne]]. It features a [[rap music|rap]] introduction from Latino rapper [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] and a [[Interpolation (music)|interpolates]] from "Llorando Se Fue", popularized by [[Kaoma]]'s 1989 hit single "[[Lambada (song)|Lambada]]".<ref name="Levine">{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a304082/jennifer-lopez-ft-pitbull-on-the-floor.html |title=Single Review – Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull "On the Floor" |publisher=[[Digital Spy]]. ([[Hachette Filipacchi Médias|Hachette Filipacchi UK]]) |last=Levine |first=Nick |date=2011-02-16 |accessdate=2011-02-16}}</ref><ref name="CD Credits"/> "On the Floor" was written by Bilal Hajji, Kinda Hamid, Gonzalo Hermosa, Ulises Hermosa, Achraf Janussi, RedOne, Pitbull and Geraldo Sandell in the key of [[E-flat|Eb]] minor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=12538895&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID |title=On the Floor (LEGAL TITLE) BMI Work# #12538895 |publisher=[[Broadcast Music Incorporated]]. (BMI Repertoire) |accessdate=2011-03-03}}</ref><ref name="Sheet Music">{{cite web |url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdVPE.asp?ppn=MN0091718 |title=Jennifer Lopez – On the Floor (Sheet Music) |publisher=Musicnotes.com ([[Sony/ATV Music Publishing]]) |author=Bilal Hajji, Kinda Hamid, Gonzalo Hermosa, Ulises Hermosa, Achraf Janussi, [[RedOne|Nadir "RedOne" Khayat]], [[Pitbull (rapper)|Armando "Pitbull" Perez]], Geraldo Sandell |date=2011 |accessdate=2011-03-03 |at=MN0091718}}</ref> It is written in [[time signature]] of [[common time]] and a [[tempo]] of 130 [[beats per minute]]. Lopez sings in a vocal range from [[A-flat|Ab3]] minor to [[B-flat|Bb4]].<ref name="Sheet Music"/> It uses a simple [[chord progression]] of Eb—[[C-flat|Cb major7]]—[[G-flat|Gb]]—[[B-flat|Bbm7]].<ref name="Sheet Music"/>

According to [[Idolator (website)|Idolator]] and Gerrick Kennedy from the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', "On the Floor" is reminiscent of Lopez's hit millennium single, "[[Waiting for Tonight]]".<ref name="Idolator Staff">{{cite web |url=http://idolator.com/5742262/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor |title=Jennifer Lopez Steps Back “On The Floor” |publisher=Idolator. (Buzzmedia) |author=Idolator Staff |date=2011-01-16 |accessdate=2011-01-16}}</ref</ref> [[About.com]]'s Bill Lamb also compared the song to Lopez's debut single "[[If You Had My Love]]" (1999) and the exotic touch that "[[Stereo Love]]" (2010) by [[Edward Maya]] had.<ref name="Lamb"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://top40.about.com/b/2011/01/24/jennifer-lopez-gets-on-the-floor-with-redone-and-pitbull.htm |title=Jennifer Lopez Gets "On the Floor" With RedOne and Pitbull |publisher=[[About.com]] ([[The New York Times Company]]) |last=Lamb |first=Bill |date=2011-01-24 |accessdate=2011-01-25}}</ref> Idolator noted that the song mixes "Latin sounds with a heavy club beat",<ref name="Idolator Staff"/> while Melinda Newman from [[HitFix|Hitfix.com]] said it has a "retro spirit" and was less heavy than some of Lopez's previous efforts.<ref name="Newman"/> Kennedy agreed stating that "listeners haven’t heard this dance-electro-pop side of Lopez since 1999... much of her back catalog flirts with more gritty urban-pop sounds."<ref name="Kennedy"/> Idolator's Robbie Daw commented that the final mastered version of the single trimmed one minute off the original leaked song, making it more "radio-ready".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://idolator.com/5743732/final-version-jennifer-lopez-pitbull-on-the-floor |title=Hear The Final Version Of Jennifer Lopez And Pitbull’s “On The Floor” |publisher=Idolator. (Buzzmedia) |last=Daw |first=Robbie |date=2011-01-18 |accessdate=2011-01-18}}</ref> However, comparisons were made between "On the Floor" and another RedOne production, [[Kat DeLuna]]'s 2010 single, "Party O'Clock", which was also produced by RedOne.<ref name="Griffith & Fischer">{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2011/01/19/2011-01-19_j_los_new_song_sounds_suspiciously_like_one_from_hispanic_hottie_kat_deluna.html|title=J.Lo's New Song Sounds Suspiciously Like One From Hispanic Hottie Kat DeLuna|date=2011-01-20|accessdate=2011-01-20|work=[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]''.com'' |author=DiGiacomo, Frank; Griffith, Carson; Fischer, Molly}}</ref> In "Party O'Clock" DeLuna sings "Party in Ibiza, Party in New York/All the way to Africa/Love in the Caribbean/On my way to Vegas" whereas Lopez sings the nearly identical line "Cuz London to Ibiza/Straight to L.A. New York/Vegas to Africa" in "On the Floor".<ref name="Griffith & Fischer"/>

When speaking of the "On the Floor," Lopez said that she wanted a song that would evolved her sound, "it feels like me today, which I like. It's not something that you hear and you're like, 'That's not her,' but you also go, 'Is that her? I like that. It's new,' and that's what I wanted. I wanted it to be very me, but I wanted it to be me not from my first album or my second album, but for today."<ref name="Dinh"/> Meanwhile, Lopez said she had to record "On the Floor" because it captured both sides of her career, singing and dancing. "The minute RedOne played it for me, I made him play it 20 times in a row, and I just sat there at the board and I kept listening to it and listening to it ... Because I really feel like, emotionally, I connected to it, but also because of how much I love to dance and how much that's always been such a big part of who I am since I started. Since I was a little girl, I just totally connected with the idea of getting out there."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1656554/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor.jhtml |title=Jennifer Lopez Feels 'Emotionally Connected' To 'On The Floor' |publisher=MTV (MTV Networks) |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |date=2011-01-25 |accessdate=2011-01-25}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==
Reviews by critics were generally positive. [[Bill Lamb]] from [[About.com]] positively reviewed the track, rating it 4 stars (out of a possible 5), enjoying "Jennifer Lopez' authoritative party leading vocals", the "irresistible dance-pop groove" and the "small touch of the exotic".<ref name="Lamb"/> He further went to say that: "Jennifer Lopez sings with an authority in her voice that makes her completely convincing as the party leader. This is a record and party ready to take off, and if you miss it, then it is your loss.<ref name="Lamb">{{cite web |url=http://top40.about.com/od/jenniferlopez/gr/Jennifer-Lopez-On-The-Floor-Featuring-Pitbull.htm |title=Jennifer Lopez - On the Floor Featuring Pitbull - Review of On the Single|publisher=[[About.com]]. (A New York Times Company) |last=Lamb|first=Bill |date=2011-03-02 |accessdate=2011-03-05}}</ref> Staff from Idolator were impressed with the song saying, "Our verdict: we’re pretty happy with the latest from Lopez." However the site noted that some people might be put off by the lack of originality. "Apart from [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]]’s introduction, there may not be enough hip hop flavor here to make a splash at the clubs — the track may be too much of a throwback to older dance hits, without bringing anything new or innovative to the party."<ref name="Idolator Staff"/> Melinda Newman from Hitfix.com said that "On the Floor" demonstrated RedOne's "ability to bring out the best in his artists". Of the song, Newman said "'On the Floor' is so much better than than the ham-fisted, truly awful '[[Louboutins (song)|Louboutins]]' that we can only be thankful she came to her senses."<ref name="Newman"/> In his article for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', Gerrick Kennedy said the song was a "sweat-inducing, sticky dance floor track" which was catchier than either of her previous releases, "[[Louboutins (song)|Louboutins]]" or "[[Fresh Out the Oven]]". Although praising RedOne's production skills, he noted that it was not as "inventive as the pop gems he crafts with muse Lady Gaga" and criticised Pitbull's "throwaway verse" but added that the single was "vintage J.Lo."<ref name="Kennedy">{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/01/jennifer-lopez-gets-on-the-floor-in-redone-produced-leak-.html|title=Ahead of 'American Idol' debut, Jennifer Lopez gets 'On the Floor' in leaked RedOne-produced single|first=Kennedy|last=Gerrick|date=January 17, 2011|accessdate=January 17, 2011|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|publisher=[[Tribune Company]]}}</ref> Nadine Cheung from AOL Radio Blog concurred with comments by her fellow critics, saying that "Jennifer Lopez reinforces her renaissance woman status with the release of her new single".<ref name="Cheung"/> Nick Levine from [[Digital Spy]] called "On the Floor" a song that the [[Black Eyed Peas]] would have been "proud to have released". Levine agreed with other reviewers, that it was a "welcome comeback for Lopez". He praised the "no so-subtle" sample and "Latin-tinged electro-housy" production for making the song "the antithesis of classy", and although not original, "there's no denying that this gets the job done."<ref name="Levine"/> R Reitz, program director at [[WFHN]] (Fun 107) in [[New Bedford, Massachusetts]], said "We thought the song was a hit the first time we listened. It's the perfect Jennifer Lopez song, her voice sounds great, and Pitbull makes it very contemporary and relevant. The song is already a hit in our market and I think she can easily have more."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/24/us-jenniferlopez-idUSTRE71N76Z20110224 |title=Jennifer Lopez to debut new video on "American Idol" |publisher=Reuters. (Thomas Reuters) |last=Rutherford |first=Kevin |date=2011-02-24 |accessdate=2011-03-01}}</ref>

Fans of fellow Latino singer [[Kat DeLuna]] claimed that "On the Floor" was similar to DeLuna's 2010 single "Party O'Clock". In a statement issued to the ''[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]'', DeLuna said "It's cool that artists like J.Lo are inspired by my musical sound and style. ... Jennifer helped pave the way for Latinas like myself. I love her", and insisted that there wasn't an issue.<ref name="Griffith & Fischer"/> DeLuna said she was inspired by Lopez, and saw her as someone who opened the doors for people like her to sing.<ref name="Griffith & Fischer"/> Lopez was interviewed about the issue on Latin-American entertainment programme ''Despierta America''. Lopez replied "What? Really? I'm not aware of that...", and when pressed by the presenter a second time, insisted she had not heard rumors of the comparisons.<ref name="Lopez Knows Nothing">{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2011/02/07/2011-02-07_jennifer_lopez_denies_hearing_about_controversy_surrounding_kat_deluna_soundalik.html#ixzz1DKfbAQ96 |title=Jennifer Lopez denies hearing about controversy surrounding Kat DeLuna sound-alike song |date=2011-02-07|accessdate=2011-02-07|work=[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]''.com'' |author=DiGiacomo, Frank; Griffith, Carson; Fischer, Molly}}</ref> It was alleged that "J.Lo's camp specifically requested that nothing about the Deluna debacle be brought up during the interview."<ref name="Lopez Knows Nothing"/>

== Chart performance ==
In the chart week ending February 12, 2011, "On the Floor" made its official chart debut in Canada. It opened at number eighty-six on the [[Canadian Hot 100]].<ref name="Can Debut">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/canadian-hot-100?order=gainer |title=Canadian Hot 100 – Biggest Gainers |publisher=([[Prometheus Global Media]]) |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=2011-02-05 |accessdate=2011-02-10}}</ref> It is the first song from ''[[Love? (album)|Love?]]'' to receive recognition on ''Billboard'' charts, as neither the album's Epic Records buzz single ("[[Fresh Out the Oven]]", which also features [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]]), or the previous lead single "[[Louboutins]]" had received airplay.<ref name="Billboard Lopez Leaves Sony">{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/updated-jennifer-lopez-confirms-split-with-1004070556.story?tag=hpfeed#/news/updated-jennifer-lopez-confirms-split-with-1004070556.story?tag=hpfeed |title=UPDATED: Jennifer Lopez Confirms Split With Epic Records |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | author= Concepcion, Mariel; Ben-Yehuda, Ayala; Caulfield, Kieth |date=2010-02-23 |accessdate=2010-03-16}}</ref> The single also debuted on the [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|Slovakia Airplay]] chart at number sixteen<ref name="sc_Slovakia_Jennifer Lopez"/> and has since become a top 5 hit, and the Czech Airplay chart at number seventy-four.<ref name="sc_Czech Republic_Jennifer Lopez"/> In its second week, "On the Floor" rose to number seventy-nine in Canada.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/jennifer-lopez/339297 |title=Chart Search–Jennifer Lopez |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |work=Billboard |accessdate=2011-03-01}}</ref> In Belgium, the single made a top-forty debut on the [[Ultratip]] charts. It opened at number thirty-three on the Wallonia chart and thirty-nine on the Flanders chart.<ref name="sc_Flanders_Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull"/><ref name="sc_Wallonia_Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull"/> In Australia it debuted at number ten, becoming Lopez's first top-ten single in the country since 2005's "[[Get Right]]." It has since reached number one, becoming her second Australian chart topper, and first in nearly twelve years since 1999's "[[If You Had My Love]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/insider/love-is-in-the-air-for-lopez/story-e6frewt9-1226027479287 |title=Love is in the air for Lopez |work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Australia)|Daily Telegraph]] |publisher=([[News Limited]]) |last=Moran |first=Jonathon |date=2011-03-27 |accessdate=2011-03-27}}</ref>

Following its worldwide release (excluding the UK), "On the Floor" made several top-five debuts, including in Finland and number four in Spain.<ref name="Finland Peak">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/artistit/jennifer+lopez+feat.+pitbull/on+the+floor|title =Jennifer Lopez Feat. Pitbull: On The Floor|publisher =ifpi.fi|accessdate =2011-03-03}}</ref><ref name="spain">{{cite web|url =http://www.promusicae.es/files/listastonos/Top%2050%20Canciones%20%28PUBLICAR%29_w08.2011.pdf|format =PDF|title =Top 50 Canciones (Publicar)|publisher =[[PROMUSICAE]]|accessdate =2011-03-03}}</ref> In France, the single debuted at number one on the French Digital chart.<ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://www.lescharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=si&year=2011&date=20110226 |title=Les charts français |publisher=lescharts.com |date=2011-02-26 |accessdate=2011-03-12}}</ref> Furthermore, three weeks into its premiere in Canada, the single experienced a surge in popularity upon release, rising sixty-six places to number two.<ref name="Jen Bill"/> To date the single has gone top-ten in every territory released, excluding The Netherlands. It had peaked at number one on both Belgian charts in addition to Finland, Slovakia and Spain.<ref name="Finland Peak"/><ref name="sc_Slovakia_Jennifer Lopez"/><ref name="sc_Spain_Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull"/> In the United Kingdom, "On the Floor" was added straight to the B-playlist on [[BBC Radio 1|mainstream radio]].<ref name="UK Airplay B-list">{{cite web|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5xHTSeE5B |title=Radio 1 - Playlist |publisher=BBC Radio 1. (British Broadcasting Corporation) |date=2011-03-09 |accessdate=2011-03-13}}</ref> On April 3, 2011, "On the Floor" made its [[UK Single Chart]] debut at number number one. To date it is Lopez's third number-one single in the UK following "[[Love Don't Cost a Thing]]" (2001) and "[[Get Right]]" (2005). It also becomes Lopez's twelfth UK top-five hit, and topped the UK Digital Chart, after logging Lopez's highest first week sales in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/digital-charts/ |title=UK Digital Chart |publisher=[[The Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=3 April 2011|date=3 April 2011}}</ref><ref name="Corner">{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a312636/j-lo-records-highest-first-week-uk-sales.html |title=J Lo records highest first week UK sales |publisher=Digital Spy. (Hachette Filipacchi UK) |last=Corner |first=Lewis |date=2011-04-04 |accessdate=2011-04-04}}</ref> "On the Floor" also topped the [[UK R&B Chart|R&B Singles Chart]].<ref name="sc_UKrandb_Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull"/> and has sold a total of 130,000 copies.<ref name="Corner"/><ref>{{cite web|title=JLO's On The Floor is top of the pile while Adele's 21 scores biggest week yet on Mothers' Day|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/chart-news/jlos-on-the-floor-is-top-of-the-pile-while-adeles-21-scores-biggest-week-yet-on-mothers-day/|publisher=[[The Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=3 April 2011|date=3 April 2011}}</ref>

In the United States, "On the Floor" made its first chart debut on the [[Hot Dance Club Songs]], debuting at number twenty-six. Additionally it debuted on the US [[Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)|Pop Songs]] chart at number forty, marking Lopez's first appearance on Pop airplay charts since 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/#/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-pop-country-songs-more-1005043402.story |title=Chart Highlights – Pop, Country Songs & More |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=2011-02-11 |accessdate=2011-02-11}}</ref> In comparison, Lopez's previous single from ''Love?'' ("[[Louboutins (song)|Louboutins]]") failed to register any airplay on the ''Billboard'' airplay charts.<ref name="Billboard Lopez Leaves Sony"/> Consequently, "On the Floor" made its [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart debut at number nine, becoming the highest debuting Hot 100 single of Lopezs' career. Furthermore it is her tenth top-ten hit, six of which have featured other artists. Its her best US chart position, as a lead artist, since "[[All I Have (song)|All I Have]]" with [[LL Cool J]], although she did appear in the top-ten in 2006 as a featured artist on LL Cool J's "[[Control Myself]]".<ref name="US Hot 100"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ca.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idCATRE7227DV20110303 |title=Idol judge Jennifer Lopez leaps into singles chart |publisher=Reuters. / ''[[Billboard (Magazine)|Billboard]]''. ([[Prometheus Global Media]]) |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=2011-03-03 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> It was released in the United States almost one month after it was released to [[YouTube]] and radio stations. First week sales for "On the Floor" came in at over 170,000 copies, landing it at number three on the Hot Digital Songs chart.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/#/news/adele-s-21-sells-over-350k-to-top-billboard-1005054352.story |title=Adele's ''21'' Sells Over 350k to Top Billboard |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |work=Billboard |date=2011-03-02 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> In its second week, "On the Floor" climbed to number fifteen on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart.<ref name="sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull"/>

As a direct result, [[Kaoma]]'s 1989 "[[Lambada (song)|Lambada]]" single re-entered the charts after more than two decades, making its digital chart debut at number three on the ''Billboard'' World Digital Chart.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/weekly-chart-notes-jennifer-lopez-kelly-1005057802.story#/column/chartbeat/weekly-chart-notes-jennifer-lopez-kelly-1005057802.story?page=1 |title=Weekly Chart Notes: Jennifer Lopez, Kelly Clarkson, Chris Medina |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |work=Billboard |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=2011-03-03 |accessdate=2011-03-12}}</ref> Additionally, "On the Floor" saw a 31% increase in sales following the premier of its music video on ''American Idol''. With second week sales of 232,000 copies, the song rose to number two on the Hot Digital Songs chart and number five on the Hot 100. It is Lopez's seventh top-five hit in the United States.<ref name="US Hot 100"/> "On the Floor" was also noted for being the first song to debut in the top-ten and climb up the chart in its second week, since [[Pink (singer)|Pink]]'s single "[[So What (Pink song)|So What]]" achieved the same feat in September 2008.<ref>{{cite |web |url=http://www.billboard.com/news/britney-spears-world-spins-onto-hot-100-1005067192.story#/news/britney-spears-world-spins-onto-hot-100-1005067192.story |title=Britney Spears' 'World' Spins Onto Hot 100 |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |work=Billboard |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=2011-10-03 |accessdate=2011-03-12}}</ref> To date, the single has sold 609,000 copies in the United States. ''[[USA Today]]'' attributes Lopez's commercial comeback to endorsement deals with [[L'Oreal]] and [[Gillette]]. ''USA Today''{{'}}s Bill Keveney also noted that Lopez's appointment as a judge on ''[[American Idol]]'' is also linked to the growth in her popularity.<ref name="Keveney">{{cite web |url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2011-03-18-lopez18_CV_N.htm |title=It's Jennifer Lopez's time again with 'American Idol' |work=[[USA Today]] |publisher=(Gannett Co.) |last=Keveney |first=Bill |date=2011-03-17 |accessdate=2011-03-18}}</ref> In the chart week dated March 28, 2011, "On the Floor" reached number one on the US [[Hot Dance Club Songs]] chart, becoming her third consecutive dance number-one hit from ''Love?,'' the first two being "[[Fresh Out the Oven]]" and "Louboutins" (2009). It is Lopez's fifth US Dance/Club Songs number-one and eight overall number on on this chart.<ref name="Billboard Lopez Leaves Sony"/><ref name="Hot Dance">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat#/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-pop-country-songs-more-1005097552.story |title=Chart Highlights: Pop, Country Songs & More |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]: ''Chart Highlights'' |date=2011-03-28 |accessdate=2011-03-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jennifer-lopez-p371168/charts-awards/billboard-singles |title=Jennifer Lopez |publisher=[[Allmusic]]. ([[Macrovision]]: Rovi Corp.) |work=Billboard ''singles'' |accessdate=2011-03-30}}</ref>

== Music video ==
=== Development ===
The [[music video]] for "On the Floor" was filmed over the weekend of January 22/23, 2011,<ref name="Dinh"/> with [[TAJ Stansberry]] as the director and Frank Gatson serving as [[choreographer]].<ref name="Vena">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1656455/jennifer-lopezs-on-floor-video-be-underground-party.jhtml |title=Jennifer Lopez's 'On The Floor' Video To Be An Underground Party |publisher=MTV (MTV Networks) |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |date=2011-01-21 |accessdate=2011-01-22}}</ref> Lopez told [[MTV News]] that for the video she was holding an open casting call to find club kids. "[We want] those kids who go to the club and they dance all night and that's all they care about? It's just about having a good time, getting all sweaty, and it's all about the music and leaving it on the dance floor. I don't want to say what the video is, but that's the type of dancers. We're doing a big casting call..."<ref name="Dinh">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1656226/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor-video.jhtml|title=Jennifer Lopez To Shoot 'On The Floor' Video This Weekend|first=James|last=Dinh|date=2011-01-19)|accessdate=2011-01-19|publisher=MTV ([[MTV Networks]])}}</ref> [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] will appear in the video. He commented on his approach to filming music videos for dance songs like "On the Floor". He said "When you got these big, big house records or club records that are very global, I try to come in on what I was raised on, what I'm a fan of, which is just spitting hard."<ref name="Elias"/> Meanwhile Gatson said that Lopez wanted a post-2AM [[Los Angeles]] club vibe for the video. He said, {{quote|"[We're trying to create a vibe] that's so amazing. [It's like] everybody had some watermelon and the watermelon made them high, it gave them a little buzz — but a good buzz, a real magical buzz, a dance buzz, a buzz that makes you feel like fried chicken, so she just wants everybody to have a good old time.... The club must have this vibe, where you get on the floor and everybody's bringing it", he added. "We've seen so many club videos, but we want to see a club video with a vibe unique to Jennifer Lopez."<ref name="Vena"/>}} Just ahead of the casting call and video shoot, Stansberry revealed his views on what the concept for the video would be. He told MTV News, the video is all about originality. "Originality, being you. This song is about being who you want. It's about letting loose. There's no explanation. This is this underground video, this underground party."<ref name="Vena"/> During the video shoot, Lopez spoke to MTV about the concept. She said "I play one character where she kind of runs this party, acts like she's kind of over it, but at the same time loves it and loves this kind of underground kind of party dance culture,... So I got to be wild and crazy, and at the same time I got to be sexy and sweet too."<ref name="Elias">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1656553/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor-video-behind-the-scenes.jhtml |title=Jennifer Lopez's 'On The Floor' Video: Behind The Scenes |publisher=MTV (MTV Networks) |last=Elias |first=Matt |date=2011-01-24 |accessdate=2011-01-25}}</ref> The video makes use of [[product placement]], including [[BMW]], [[Swarovski]] and [[Crown Royal]] according to Tanner Stransky from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]].'' Stransky also noted the "unintentional placement" of fake eyelashes and wigs, weaves, and other hair-extending products.<ref name="Stransky Video"/>

Lopez later confirmed, in an interview ''[[On Air with Ryan Seacrest]]'', that the completed music video will premiere jointly on [[American Idol (season 10)|season ten]] of ''[[American Idol]]'' and on [[Vevo]] on March 3, 2011. Fans could vote between three alternative endings through ''Idol''{{'}}s official website.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ryanseacrest.com/2011/02/24/jennifer-lopez-to-let-fans-decide-ending-of-new-music-video-audio/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter |title=Jennifer Lopez To Let Fans Decide Ending of New Music Video [AUDIO] |publisher=Ryanseacrest.com. ([[Ryan Seacrest]]) |last=Marquina |first=Sierra |date=2011-02-24 |accessdate=2011-03-01}}</ref> Lopez said the idea behind giving fans the choice was to give them a chance to see what she experiences. "You get to do what I do,... Like, I go in there with my videos and I start editing and picking all the shots I like and the things that I like and what I feel the best kind of feeling for the record is. You guys get to do that. We picked two different ones and we weren't sure."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1658782/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor.jhtml |title=Jennifer Lopez Latest Celeb To Enlist Fan Feedback On The Net |publisher=MTV (MTV Networks) |last=Dinh |first=James |date=2011-02-25 |accessdate=2011-03-01}}</ref> The alternative endings included three varying scenes: in the first, the video ends with a close-up of Lopez's face in the silver lace catsuit; the second ends with a shot of dancers defying gravity on the walls and ceiling, while the final ending ends with a shot of Lopez on the dance floor in her harem pants.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popeater.com/2011/02/26/jennifer-lopez-asks-fans-to-finish-on-the-floor-video/ |title=Jennifer Lopez Asks Fans to Finish "On the Floor" Video |publisher=PopEater. ([[AOL]]) |last=Fenno |first=Christino |date=2011-02-26 |accessdate=2011-03-01}}</ref>
[[File:On the Floor (video).jpg|thumb|200px|right|In the upper frame, Lopez is seen portraying the queen of the party dressed in regal gold and overseeing her subjects. In the lower frame, Lopez pays homage to her earlier days as a dancer, taking centre stage and leading the crowd.{{ffdc|1=On the Floor (video).jpg|log=2011 April 9}}]]

=== Synopsis ===
The clip begins with Lopez arriving at a club in a black [[BMW]], one example of the [[product placement]] used throughout the video.<ref name="Stransky Video"/> As the music begins, she is putting on a pair [[Swarovski]] crystal earrings as the camera switches to and descends from above, showing the club scene unfolding. Las Vegas-style crystal chandeliers hang from the ceiling.<ref name="Stransky Video"/> Choreographer Frank Gatson Jr. called the club, "the best dance party in town", with Lopez playing several different characters.<ref name="Vena Video"/> The scenes and Lopez were both styled to pay homage to her background as a professional dancer. Lopez said the video as "introducing people to a new J.Lo-ration of party people".<ref name="Vena Video"/><ref name="Perpetua">{{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/blogs/rolling-stone-video-blog/jennifer-lopez-introduces-herself-to-a-new-j-lo-ration-with-on-the-floor-video-20110304 |title=Jennifer Lopez Introduces Herself To a 'New J.Lo-Ration' With 'On the Floor' Video |publisher=Jann S. Wenner |work=[[Rollingstone]] |last=Perpetua |first=Matthew |date=2011-03-04 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> In one scene, she plays a dominant queen of the party who watches from above, on a balcony surrounded by servants.<ref name="Elias"/> When portraying this character, Lopez is styled with "a big beehive bun, gold gladiator heels and a glittery gold gown with [[Lady Gaga|Gaga]]-esque detailing in its high collar and leaves (upper image)."<ref name="Vena Video">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1659131/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor-video.jhtml |title=Jennifer Lopez's 'On The Floor' Video Creates 'Dance Buzz' |publisher=MTV (MTV Networks) |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |date=2011-03-03 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref><ref name="Carter">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1659178/jennifer-lopezs-on-floor-video-bows-on-american-idol.jhtml |title=Jennifer Lopez's 'On The Floor' Video Bows On 'American Idol' |publisher=MTV (MTV Networks) |last=Carter |first=Kelley L. |date=2011-03-03 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> The 'queen' character "dangles lazily on a couch" and "regally oversees a crowd of people getting down on the dancefloor."<ref name="Carter"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/04/jennifer-lopezs-new-video_n_831628.html |title=Jennifer Lopez's New Video, "On the Floor" (Video) |publisher=(Thehuffingtonpost.com Inc.) |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |date=2011-03-04 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> In another seen Lopez wears a silver crystal and lace skin-tight catsuit, designed by [[Zuhair Murad]], as she dances against a "gold cardio [[barre (ballet)|barre]]".<ref name="Carter"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2011/03/jennifer-lopez-gets-down-on-the-floor-avatar-2-goes-under-the-sea-/1 |title=Jennifer Lopez gets down 'On the Floor'; 'Avatar 2' goes under the sea |publisher=[[USA Today]]. (Gannett Co.) |last=Thompson |first=Adrienne |date=2011-03-04 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> According to the ''[[Los Angeles Times]],'' she shakes her "money maker [(derrière)]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2011/03/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor-video-premieres-idol-poll.html |title=Jennifer Lopez's 'On the Floor' video premieres on 'Idol' |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] Blog |publisher=([[Tribune Company]]) |last=D'Zurilla |first=Christe |date=2011-03-04 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> Spliced in between these scenes, Lopez it is seen dressed in black harem pants and a bikini top, Lopez walks through the crowd to mount a circular stage on the [[Las Vegas metropolitan area|Las Vegas]]-style dancefloor. [[MTV]]'s Kelly Carter and [[AOL]]'s Khawlhring Sawmteii describe the final scenes as Lopez "tearing up the floor", and "breaking it down 'fly-girl' style" (lower image).<ref name="Carter"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.aol.co.uk/2011/03/04/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor-video/ |title=Jennifer Lopez debuts 'On The Floor' music video |publisher=Aol.music.co.uk. (AOL) |last=Khawlhring |first=Sawmteii |date=2011-03-04 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref>

=== Reception ===
The music video received almost unanimous positive reception for returning Lopez to her dance roots. Most critics praised the styling of Lopez and the scenery as well as the Lopez's physique. Tanner Stransky from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' said that the video brought together a flawless realness with an expensive set-up, something which Stransky felt were "very important elements in the pop music world and to the old Lopez that everyone knew and loved."<ref name="Stransky">{{cite web |url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/02/25/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor-video-american-idol/ |title=Jennifer Lopez's 'On the Floor' video to debut March 3 on 'American Idol': Is J.Lo back? |publisher=Music-mix.ew.com. ([[Entertainment Weekly]]) |last=Stransky |first=Tanner |date=2011-02-25 |accessdate=2011-03-01}}</ref> Upon the video's fill premiere, Stransky added added that the video was "sexy and sultry."<ref name="Stransky Video">{{cite web |url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/02/25/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor-video-american-idol/ |title=Jennifer Lopez debuts 'On the Floor' video on 'American Idol': Watch it here |publisher=Music-mix.ew.com. (Entertainment Weekly) |last=Stransky |first=Tanner |date=2011-03-03 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> Kyle Anderson from [[MTV]]'s Newsroom felt that the premier of Lopez's video almost overshadowed the episode of ''American Idol'' that it was shown in. Commending the "gorgeous and exquisite execution", Anderson praised the video particularly noting Lopez's "incredible hairstyles" and the "gorgeous club interiors-[set design]."<ref name="Anderson">{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/03/04/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor-video/ |title=Jennifer Lopez's 'On The Floor' Video: The Key Scene |publisher=Newsroom.mtv.com (MTV Networks) |last=Anderson |first=Kyle |date=2011-03-04 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> Emma Collins from Hollyscoop.com agreed that the video was fun and catchy, mainly for Lopez's fabulous physique but was annoyed that "On the Floor" continues the current trend of product placement in music videos. Collins made specific reference to former label-mate [[Britney Spears]]' music video for "[[Hold It Against Me]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollyscoop.com/music/music-videos/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor-music-video_2569.aspx |title=Jennifer Lopez "On the Floor" Music Video |publisher=Hollyscoop.com. (DNA Group Inc.) |last=Collins |first=Emma |date=2011-03-04 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref>

Following the premier of the video, Benji Eisen called "On the Floor" a "comeback of sorts" for Lopez, particularly noting clever [[cross-promotion]] and applauding Lopez for moving on from her previous lack of commercial success in recent years. "These days, she's crushing it."<ref name="Eisen"/> ''[[The Daily Star]]''{{'}}s Kim Dawson also praised the video for returning Lopez to her "day job" despite being everyone's "favourite ''Idol'' judge."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailystar.co.uk/playlist/view/179687/Jennifer-Lopez-vid-so-swish-/ |title=Jennifer Lopez video so Swish |publisher=([[Northern & Shell|Northern and Shell Media Publications]]) |work=[[Daily Star (United Kingdom)|The Daily Star]] |last=Dawson |first=Kim |date=2011-03-05 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> The [[sex appeal]] in the video for "On the Floor" was likened to that last show by Lopez in the video for "[[I'm Gonna Be Alright]]" (2002). A reviewer from the ''[[Daily Express]]'' said "Jennifer Lopez once told us in song that 'I’m Gonna Be Alright' and now she’s proved it... The curves she displayed when she recorded the hit video nine years ago have been replaced by a leaner, fitter look."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/232698/Jennifer-Lopez-loses-her-curves-in-new-hit-On-the-Floor- |title=Jennifer Lopez Loses Her Curves in New Hit 'On the Floor' |publisher=Northern and Shell Media Publications |work=The [[Daily Express]] |date=2011-03-05 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> Matthew Perpetua from ''[[Rollingstone]]'' magazine agreed with comparisons to Lopez's earlier work: "Basically, this is classic Lopez tweaked for 2011... visuals that update late-Nineties bling with a high fashion wardrobe nearly as eccentric as that of [[Rihanna]] and [[Lady Gaga]]."<ref name="Perpetua"/> As a result of the video's premiere, the number of views of Lopez's official [[Vevo]] account increased 1000%.<ref>{{cite web|author=Up for Discussion Jump to Forums |url=http://www.billboard.com/news/jennifer-lopez-debuts-on-social-50-chart-1005067302.story#/news/jennifer-lopez-debuts-on-social-50-chart-1005067302.story |title=Jennifer Lopez Debuts on Social 50 Chart |publisher=Billboard.com |date=2009-09-14 |accessdate=2011-03-12}}</ref> In the space of two week, the video was viewed over thirty million times on Lopez's official Vevo page, according to ''[[USA Today]]''.<ref name="Keveney"/>

== Track listing ==
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*;Digital download<ref name="UK Download"/>
#"On the Floor" (featuring [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]]) – 3:51

*;Digital download – Spanish Remix<ref name="spanishdd">{{Cite web|url=http://itunes.apple.com/album/ven-bailar-on-floor-feat-pitbull/id425694710|title=Ven a Bailar (On the Floor) [feat. Pitbull] - Single|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]. [[Apple Inc]]|accessdate=2011-03-22}}</ref>
#"Ven a Bailar (On the Floor)" (featuring Pitbull) – 4:52

*;Digital single<ref name="UK Single">http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/on-the-floor-single/id425642875</ref>
#"On the Floor" (Radio Edit) - 3:51
#"On the Floor" (CCW Club Mix) – 6:26
#"On the Floor" ([[Ralphi Rosario|Ralphi]]'s Jurty Club Vox) – 8:43
#"On the Floor" ([[Music video]]) - 4:27

*;CD single<ref name="CD Credits"/>
#"On the Floor" - 3:51
#"On the Floor" (Low Sunday Club Remix) – 6:22
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*;Digital Remixes EP<ref name="US Remixes">{{cite web |url=https://www.masterbeat.com/#release/jlofpotf1 |title=On the Floor (Remixes) – Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull |publisher=Masterbeat.com |date=2011-02-11 |accessdate=2011-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url =http://music.ovi.com/my/en/pc/Product/Jennifer-Lopez/On-The-Floor-Remixes-/15423232|title =On the Floor (Remixes) by Jennifer Lopez|work =''[[Nokia Music Store]]''|publisher =[[Nokia|Nokia Corporation]]|accessdate =2011-03-23}}</ref>
#"On the Floor" (CCW Radio Mix) – 3:44
#"On the Floor" (Low Sunday Radio Edit) – 3:51
#"On the Floor" (Ralphi's Jurty Radio Edit) – 3:57
#"On the Floor" (Mixin Marc & Tony Svejda La to Ibiza Radio Edit) – 3:16
#"On the Floor" (CCW Club Mix) – 6:26
#"On the Floor" (Low Sunday Club) – 6:22
#"On the Floor" (Ralphi's Jurty Club Vox) – 8:43
#"On the Floor" (Mixin Marc & Tony Svejda La to Ibiza Mix) – 6:40
#"On the Floor" (CCW Dub Mix) – 6:07
#"On the Floor" (Low Sunday Dub) – 6:37
#"On the Floor" (Ralphi's Jurty Dub) – 8:43
#"On the Floor" (Mixin Marc & Tony Svejda La to Ibiza Dub) – 5:36
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== Credits ==
;Recording<ref name="CD Credits">{{Cite album-notes |title=On the Floor |albumlink=On the Floor |artist=Jennifer Lopez featuring [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] |year=2011 |format=Cover |publisher=[[Island Records]], a division of [[Universal Music Group|UMG Recordings]] (Cat no. 602527663760) |location=Los Angeles, [[California|CA]]}}</ref>
*Recorded at: Cove Studios, [[New York]] and Henson Recording, [[Los Angeles]].
*[[Interpolation (music)|Interpolates]]: "Llorando Se Fue" written by Gonzales Hermosa, Ulises Hermosa.
;Personnel<ref name="CD Credits"/>
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*Alessandro Giulini – [[accordion]]
*Josh Gudwin – vocal recording
*Bilal Hajji – songwriter
*Kinda Hamid – songwriter
*[[Kuk Harrell]] – vocal arranger, vocal editor, vocal producer, vocal recording
*Gonzalo Hermosa – songwriter
*Ulises Hermosa – songwriter
*Achraf Janussi – songwriter
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*Trevor Muzzy – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|audio mixer]], recording engineer
*Nadir "[[RedOne]]" Khayat – [[record producer|producer]], songwriter, vocal arranger, vocal editor, vocal producer, intruments and programming, recording engineer
*[[Jennifer Lopez]] – lead vocalist
*Chris "TEK" O'Ryan – vocal editor, recording engineer
*Armando "[[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]]" Perez – lead rap vocalist, [[songwriter]]
*Geraldo "Teddy Sky" Sandell – songwriter
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==Charts and certifications==
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===Charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Chart (2011)
! scope="col" | Peak position
|-
{{singlechart|Australia|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-03-20}}
|-
{{singlechart|Austria|2|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-04-06}}
|-
{{singlechart|Flanders|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-03-06}}
|-
{{singlechart|Wallonia|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-03-06}}
|-
| Canada ''Billboard'' [[Canadian Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref name="Jen Bill">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100 |title=Jennifer Lopez Music News & Info |publisher=([[Prometheus Global Media]]) |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=2011-02-10}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
{{singlechart|Czech Republic|4|artist=Jennifer Lopez|year=2011|week=13|accessdate=2011-04-05}}
|-
{{singlechart|Denmark|5|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-03-06}}
|-
{{singlechart|France|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-03-08}}
|-
{{singlechart|Finland|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-03-06}}
|-
{{singlechart|Germany|6|artist=Jennifer Lopez|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-03-21}}
|-
|Greece ([[IFPI Greece]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://billboard.com.gr/airplay/i12 16-23/3: |title=Top 100 Airplay Chart|date=2011-03-23|publisher=[[IFPI Greece]]|accessdate-2011-03-20}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
{{singlechart|Ireland|2|year=2011|week=13|accessdate=April 1, 2011}}
|-
|Italy ([[FIMI]])<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_result_digital.php?anno=2011&mese=03&id=305 | title = Classifica settimanale dal 21/03/2011 al 27/03/2011 - Top digital download | publisher = [[FIMI]] | language = Italian | accessdate = 01 April 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch40|15|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-04-07}}
|-
|New Zealand ([[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp?chartNum=1764&chartKind=S|title=Chart #1746 – Monday 14 March 2011: Top 40 Singles Chart|date=2011-03-14|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]|accessdate-2011-03-15}}</ref>
|align="center"|3
|-
{{singlechart|Norway|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-03-26}}
|-
|Romania ([[Romanian Top 100|UPFR]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/|title=Romanian Top 100|publisher=proagency|accessdate=2011-04-09|archiveurl =http://www.webcitation.org/5xof2GOk2|archivedate =2011-04-09}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"|3
|-
{{singlechart|Scotland|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|date=2011-04-09}}
|-
{{singlechart|Slovakia|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez|year=2011|week=09|accessdate=2011-03-08}}
|-
{{singlechart|Spain|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-03-13}}
|-
{{singlechart|Sweden|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-04-08}}
|-
{{singlechart|Switzerland|2|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-03-29}}
|-
{{singlechart|UK|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|date=2011-04-09}}
|-
{{singlechart|UKrandb|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|date=2011-04-09}}
|-
|US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref name="US Hot 100">{{cite web|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74340/week-ending-march-6-2011-songs-rated-pg/|title=Week Ending March 6, 2011: Songs: Rated PG|date=2011-03-09|first=Paul|last=Grein|work=Chart Watch|publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]]|accessdate=2011-03-09}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|5
|-
{{singlechart|Billboarddanceclubplay|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|artistid=339297}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|16|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|artistid=339297}}
|}
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===Certifications===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Country
! scope="col"| Provier
! scope="col"| Certification
|-
! scope="row"| Australia
| [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]
| Platinum<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 50 Singles Chart|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1U50 |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]. (ARIA) |accessdate=2011-03-27}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Italy
| [[FIMI]]
| Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/temp/cert_Nielsen_week1211.pdf|title=CERTIFICAZIONI DOWNLOAD FIMI - Week 12- Ending: 27/03/2011|publisher=[[FIMI]]|language=Italian|accessdate=1 April 2011}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand
| [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]]
| Gold<ref>{{cite web|title=RIANZ|url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]. (RIANZ) |accessdate=2011-04-04}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Sweden
| [[Swedish Recording Industry Association|GLF]]
| Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=41&dfom=20110323&newi=0&mode=list&navi=no&platform=MacPPC&browser=Safari|title=Veckolista Singlar - Vecka 13, 1 april 2011|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]. [[Swedish Recording Industry Association|GLF]]|language=Swedish|accessdate=2011-04-01}}</ref>
|}
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== Radio dates and release history ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of radio and release dates with formats and record labels
|-
! scope="col"| Country
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Format
! scope="col"| Label
|-
! scope="row"| United States<ref name="Cheung"/>
| January 18, 2011
| rowspan="2"|Official radio premiere
| [[Island Records]]
|-
! scope="row"| United Kingdom<ref name="UK Premier">[[Scott Mills|Mills, Scott]]. ''[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xmbn5#segments Scott Mills' Ready for the Weekend - Fridays 18:00-19:00]''. [[BBC Radio 1]]. ([[British Broadcasting Corporation]]). Airdate January 28, 2011.</ref>
| January 28, 2011
| [[Mercury Records]]
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| United States
| February 8, 2011
| [[Contemporary hit radio|Mainstream]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.webcitation.org/5w0pOALwN |title=Top 40-Mainstream Future Releases |publisher=All Access. (All Access Media Group) |accessdate=2011-01-24}}</ref> [[Rhythmic contemporary|Rhythmic]] airplay<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.webcitation.org/5w0pR9kmd |title=Top 40-Rhythmic Future Releases |publisher=All Access. (All Access Media Group) |accessdate=2011-01-24}}</ref>
| rowspan="2"|Island Records
|-
| February 11, 2011
| Remix [[Extended play|EP]] (Masterbeat.com only)<ref name="US Remixes"/>
|-
! scope="row"| Australia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/on-floor-feat-pitbull-single/id418900596 |title=On the Floor (feat. Pitbull) - Single by Jennifer Lopez - Download On the Floor (feat. Pitbull) - Single on iTunes |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=2011-02-18 |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
| rowspan="2"| February 18, 2011
| rowspan="3"| [[Music download|Digital download]]
| rowspan="13"| [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music]]
|-
! scope="row"| Ireland<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ie.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor - MP3 Single-Download |publisher=Ie.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Norway<ref>{{cite web|url=http://no.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor - MP3 Single-Download |publisher=No.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"| February 21, 2011
|-
! scope="row"| Spain
| Digital download,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://es.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor - MP3 Single-Download |publisher=Es.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref> Remixes EP<ref>{{cite web|url=http://no.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor-1/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor (Remixes)- MP3 Single-Download |publisher=No.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Switzerland<ref>{{cite web|url=http://de-ch.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor - MP3 Single-Download |publisher=De-ch.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
| rowspan="2"| Digital download
|-
! scope="row"| Austria<ref>{{cite web|url=http://at.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor - MP3 Single-Download bei 7digital.at |publisher=At.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
| rowspan="9"| February 22, 2011
|-
! scope="row"| Belgium
| Digital download,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl-be.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor MP3 music downloads - 7digital |publisher=Nl-be.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref> Remixes EP<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl-be.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor-1/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor MP3 music downloads - 7digital |publisher=Nl-be.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ca.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor MP3 music downloads - 7digital |publisher=Ca.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
| rowspan="5"|Digital download
|-
! scope="row"| Finland<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fi.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor MP3 music downloads - 7digital |publisher=Fi.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| France<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B004MW24OW |title=Jennifer Lopez – On the Floor (feat. Pitbull) |publisher=Amazon Mp3. (Amazon.fr) |accessdate=2011-02-14}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Germany<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.de/dp/B004MVS5JG |title=Jennifer Lopez – On the Floor (feat. Pitbull) |publisher=Amazon Mp3. (Amazon.de) |accessdate=2011-02-14}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"|Italy<ref>{{cite web|url=http://it.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Download musica di Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor MP3 - 7digital |publisher=It.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"|Sweden
| Digital download,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://se.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor MP3 music downloads - 7digital |publisher=Se.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref> Remixes EP<ref>{{cite web|url=http://se.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor-1/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor (remixes) MP3 music downloads - 7digital |publisher=Se.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"|United States<ref name="US Digital Download">{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004M8PTAW |title=Jennifer Lopez – On the Floor (feat. Pitbull) |publisher=Amazon Mp3. ([[Amazon.com]]) |accessdate=2011-02-06}}</ref>
| Digital download
| Island Records
|-
! scope="row"| Switzerland<ref>{{cite web|url=http://de-ch.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor-1/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor (remixes) MP3 music downloads - 7digital |publisher=De-ch.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
| February 24, 2011
| Remixes EP
| rowspan="4"| Universal Music
|-
! scope="row"| Ireland<ref>http://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/on-the-floor-single/id425642875</ref>
| rowspan="2"| February 25, 2011
| Digital single
|-
! scope="row"| Netherlands
| Digital download,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor-1/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor MP3 music downloads - 7digital |publisher=Nl.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref> Remixes EP<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor-1/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor (remixes) MP3 music downloads - 7digital |publisher=Nl.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Germany<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.de/dp/B004NY3T84/|title=On the Floor (2-Track)|publisher=Amazon (Amazon.de)|accessdate=2011-03-02}}</ref>
| March 11, 2011
| [[CD single]]
|-
! scope="row"| United Kingdom<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a308802/jennifer-lopez-announces-next-single.html</ref>
| March 27, 2011
| Digital download,<ref name="UK Download">{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004MYD4U8 |title=Jennifer Lopez – On the Floor (feat. Pitbull) |publisher=Amazon Mp3. (Amazon.co.uk) |accessdate=2011-02-11}}</ref> Digital single<ref name="UK Single"/>
| Mercury Records
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{YouTube|t4H_Zoh7G5A|"On the Floor"}} Official Music Video at [[YouTube]] / [[Vevo]]

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{{Infobox single 
| Name = On the Floor
| Cover = On_the_Floor_Jlo.jpg
| Border = yes
| Alt =
| Artist = [[Jennifer Lopez]] featuring [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]]
| Album = [[Love? (album)|Love?]]
| B-side = 
| Released = {{Start date|2011|02|11}} (see [[#Radio dates and release history|release history]])
| Format = [[Compact Disc single|CD single]], [[Music download|digital download]]
| Recorded = Cove Studios ([[New York]]) Henson Recording ([[Los Angeles]])
| Genre = [[Dance-pop]], [[electropop]], [[house music|house]]
| Length = {{Duration|m=3|s=51}}
| Label = [[Island Records|Island]]
| Writer = Bilal Hajji, Kinda Hamid, Gonzalo Hermosa, Ulises Hermosa, Achraf Janussi, Nadir Khayat, [[Pitbull (rapper)|Armando Perez]], Geraldo Sandell
| Producer = [[RedOne]]
| Certification =
| Chronology = [[Jennifer Lopez]] singles
| Last single = "[[Louboutins (song)|Louboutins]]" (2009)
| This single = "'''On the Floor'''" (2011)
| Next single = "I'm Into You" (2011)
| Misc = {{Extra chronology
| Artist = Pitbull
| Type = singles
| Last single = "[[Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)]]" (2010)
| This single = "'''On the Floor'''" (2011)
| Next single = "[[Rabiosa]]" (2011)
}}}}
"'''On the Floor'''" is a song by American recording artist [[Jennifer Lopez]], taken from her upcoming seventh studio album ''[[Love? (album)|Love?]]'' (2011). Written by Bilal Hajji, Kinda Hamid, Gonzalo G. Hermosa, Gonzalo U. Hermosa, Achraf Janussi, [[Pitbull (rapper)|Armando Perez]], Geraldo Sandell and co-written & produced by [[RedOne]], the up-tempo [[dance-pop]], [[electropop]], [[house music]] song features vocals from American rapper [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]]. Additionally, it incorporates [[Latin American music|Latin]] beats with a [[Interpolation (music)|interpolates]] "Llorando Se Fue," popularized by [[Kaoma]]'s 1989 hit single "[[Lambada (song)|Lambada]]." In production, it is similar to Lopez's debut single "[[If You Had My Love]]" (1999) and millennium hit single "[[Waiting for Tonight]]" (2000). Lopez recorded the song as it incorporated both the singing and dancing elements of her career.

"On the Floor" serves as Lopez's debut release with [[Island Def Jam Music Group|Island Def Jam Music]], after the singer ended her ten-year partnership with [[Epic Records]]. It is also the first single from ''Love?'' to be released by Island Records, and the second time that Lopez and Pitbull collaborated on a song; the first being ''Love?''{{'}}s 2009 [[promotional recording|promotional single]], "[[Fresh Out the Oven]]". The release of the single coincides with Lopez's appointment as a judge on [[American Idol (season 10)|season ten]] of ''[[American Idol]].'' "On the Floor" premiered on January 18, 2011 ''[[On Air with Ryan Seacrest (radio)|On Air with Ryan Seacrest]],'' where it was met with positive reception. The song was sent to both [[contemporary hit radio|mainstream]] and [[rhythmic contemporary|rhythmic]] radio stations on February 8, 2011, and released as a digital download from February 11, 2011.

Although critics criticized RedOne for being unimaginative with the song, they applauded the song for updating Lopez's traditional dance-pop sound with the right mix of Latin beats, as well as having a vintage Lopez sound. It has also been applauded as Lopez's best work in recent years, with a global appeal. However, both the song garnered some criticisms for allegedly copying elements of the lyrics from fellow Latina singer [[Kat DeLuna]]'s 2010 single "Party O'Clock", also produced by RedOne. Following its release, "On the Floor" has become the singer's most successful single in eight years, reaching number one in twelve countries and top-five in many others.

An accompanying [[music video]], directed by [[TAJ Stansberry]] and choreographed by Frank Gatson, was released on March 3, 2011. The final ending was selected by fans, who were opted to vote between three alternative endings. Scenes in the video depict an underground club culture and with the styling, choreography and fashion paying homage to the dance-beginnings of Lopez's career. It premiered simultaneously on ''American Idol'' and through [[Vevo]]. It received critical acclaim for showcasing the best of Lopez's abilities as a dancer and for its expensive high quality finish, that critics felt complemented the song which also received a warm reception.

== Background ==
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:—[[MTV News]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1656277/jennifer-lopezs-on-floor-will-be-big-one-producer-redone-predicts.jhtml |title=Jennifer Lopez's 'On The Floor' Will Be 'A Big One,' Producer RedOne Predicts |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |date=2011-01-20 |accessdate=2011-01-24 |publisher=MTV ([[MTV Networks]])}}</ref>
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Lopez's seventh studio album, ''[[Love? (album)|Love?]],'' has been in conception since late 2007 and early 2008.<ref name="MTV 2009-06-15">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1613887/jennifer-lopez-talks-about-influence-her-twins-on-new-music.jhtml |title=Jennifer Lopez Talks About Influence Of Her Twins On New Music |publisher=MTV ([[MTV Networks]]). |last=Carol |first=Larry |date=2009-06-15 |accessdate=2011-02-05}}</ref> Then, under contract to [[Epic Records]], Lopez released "[[Louboutins (song)|Louboutins]]", a song written and produced by [[The-Dream]] and [[Tricky Stewart]], as the project's lead single.<ref name="Rap-Up Lopez Gets Louboutins">{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/10/28/jennifer-lopez-walks-in-brandys-louboutins/#more-29927 |title=Jennifer Lopez Walks in Brandy's ‘Louboutins’ |work=Rap-Up |date=2009-10-28 |accessdate=2009-10-28}}</ref> However, upon release the song failed to garner any airplay, despite topping the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Dance Club Songs]] chart. Lopez subsequently left Epic Records, by mutual consent, citing that she had fulfilled her contractual obligations and now wished to release the ''Love?'' with a new label.<ref name="Billboard Lopez Leaves Sony"/> Upon signing with [[Island Def Jam Music Group]], Lopez worked further with The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, in addition to working with new collaborators such as [[RedOne]].<ref name="Breafast Club">''The Breakfast Club'' Power 105.1 Aired February 4, 2011.</ref> It wasn't until January 2011 that Lopez teased the media about the new lead single for ''Love?'' In a tweet on her official [[Twitter]] account, Lopez posted: "I see u @RedOne_Official! We're making BIG things happen 'On the Floor' this new year!!!".<ref name="Cheung">{{cite web |url=http://www.aolradioblog.com/2011/01/18/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor-pitbull/ |title=Jennifer Lopez, 'On the Floor' Feat. Pitbull — New Song |publisher=AOL Radio Blog (AOL). |last=Cheung |first=Nadine |date=2011-01-18 |accessdate=2011-01-18}}</ref> Subsequently on January 16, 2011, an unfinished snippet of "On the Floor" leaked online via ''[[Rap-Up]]''.com. It was produced by [[RedOne]] and features a rap from [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]].<ref name="Rap-Up">{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/01/14/new-music-jennifer-lopez-f-pitbull-on-the-floor-snippet/#more-70839|title=New Music: Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull "On the Floor" |work=[[Rap-Up]] |date=2011-01-14 |accessdate=2011-01-15}}</ref> It is the second time that Lopez and Pitbull have collaborated on, the first being "[[Fresh Out the Oven]]", the leaked 2009 club single which reached number one on the US [[Hot Dance Club Songs]] chart.<ref name="Newman">{{cite web |url=http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-beat-goes-on/posts/listen-j-los-new-song-on-the-floor-featuring-pitbull |title=Listen: Jennifer Lopez's new song, 'On the Floor,' featuring Pitbull from Lady Gaga's producer RedOne |publisher=Hitfix.com |last=Newman |first=Melinda |date=2011-01-16 |accessdate=2011-01-16}}</ref>

According to the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''{{'}}s Gerrick D. Kennedy, a full length unfinished version leaked online over the same weekend, just in time for Lopez's new [[L'Oreal]] commercial which premiered during the telecast of the [[68th Golden Globe Awards]] ceremony in [[Los Angeles]]. The timing of the leak also coincides with Lopez's debut as a full-time member of the judging panel on [[American Idol (season 10)|season ten]] of ''[[American Idol]]''.<ref name="Kennedy"/> Lopez confirmed the single's title as "On the Floor" during the red carpet ceremony at The Golden Globes, before appearing ''[[On Air with Ryan Seacrest]]'' radio show the following day for the song's live world premiere.<ref name="Cheung"/> Following its premier, the official version of "On the Floor", along with the single cover, were uploaded to Ryanseacrest.com. The site's editor Sadao Turner, revealed that the final master of the song was different to the previously leaked and unfinished version.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ryanseacrest.com/2011/01/18/world-premiere-jennifer-lopez-gets-on-the-floor-with-pitbull-audio/ |title=World Premier: Jennifer Lopez Gets “On The Floor” with Pitbull <nowiki>[AUDIO]</nowiki> |publisher=Ryanseacrest.com ([[Ryan Seacrest]]) |last=Turner |first=Sadao |date=2011-01-18 |accessdate=2011-01-18}}</ref> "On the Floor" made its debut in the United Kingdom, on January 28, 2011 when it was played by DJ [[Scott Mills]] on his radio show, ''Ready for the Weekend''.<ref name="UK Premier"/> Benji Eisen from [[AOL]] Music stated that Lopez had used "genius marketing and branding" by synchronising the digital release of "On the Floor" with the premiere of its music video on ''American Idol''.<ref name="Eisen">{{cite web |url=http://music.aol.com/blog/2011/03/03/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor-feat-pitbull-video/ |title=Jennifer Lopez, 'On the Floor' Feat. Pitbull -- New Video |publisher=AOL Music. ([[AOL]]) |last=Eisen |first=Benjy |date=2011-03-03 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> It was added the B-playlist on the UK's biggest mainstream radio station, [[BBC Radio 1]], on March 16, 2011.<ref name="UK Airplay B-list"/>

== Music and composition ==
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"On the Floor" is an up-tempo [[dance-pop]] and [[electropop]] song with strong elements of [[electro house]], produced by [[RedOne]]. It features a [[rap music|rap]] introduction from Latino rapper [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] and a [[Interpolation (music)|interpolates]] from "Llorando Se Fue", popularized by [[Kaoma]]'s 1989 hit single "[[Lambada (song)|Lambada]]".<ref name="Levine">{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a304082/jennifer-lopez-ft-pitbull-on-the-floor.html |title=Single Review – Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull "On the Floor" |publisher=[[Digital Spy]]. ([[Hachette Filipacchi Médias|Hachette Filipacchi UK]]) |last=Levine |first=Nick |date=2011-02-16 |accessdate=2011-02-16}}</ref><ref name="CD Credits"/> "On the Floor" was written by Bilal Hajji, Kinda Hamid, Gonzalo Hermosa, Ulises Hermosa, Achraf Janussi, RedOne, Pitbull and Geraldo Sandell in the key of [[E-flat|Eb]] minor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=12538895&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID |title=On the Floor (LEGAL TITLE) BMI Work# #12538895 |publisher=[[Broadcast Music Incorporated]]. (BMI Repertoire) |accessdate=2011-03-03}}</ref><ref name="Sheet Music">{{cite web |url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdVPE.asp?ppn=MN0091718 |title=Jennifer Lopez – On the Floor (Sheet Music) |publisher=Musicnotes.com ([[Sony/ATV Music Publishing]]) |author=Bilal Hajji, Kinda Hamid, Gonzalo Hermosa, Ulises Hermosa, Achraf Janussi, [[RedOne|Nadir "RedOne" Khayat]], [[Pitbull (rapper)|Armando "Pitbull" Perez]], Geraldo Sandell |date=2011 |accessdate=2011-03-03 |at=MN0091718}}</ref> It is written in [[time signature]] of [[common time]] and a [[tempo]] of 130 [[beats per minute]]. Lopez sings in a vocal range from [[A-flat|Ab3]] minor to [[B-flat|Bb4]].<ref name="Sheet Music"/> It uses a simple [[chord progression]] of Eb—[[C-flat|Cb major7]]—[[G-flat|Gb]]—[[B-flat|Bbm7]].<ref name="Sheet Music"/>

According to [[Idolator (website)|Idolator]] and Gerrick Kennedy from the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', "On the Floor" is reminiscent of Lopez's hit millennium single, "[[Waiting for Tonight]]".<ref name="Idolator Staff">{{cite web |url=http://idolator.com/5742262/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor |title=Jennifer Lopez Steps Back “On The Floor” |publisher=Idolator. (Buzzmedia) |author=Idolator Staff |date=2011-01-16 |accessdate=2011-01-16}}</ref</ref> [[About.com]]'s Bill Lamb also compared the song to Lopez's debut single "[[If You Had My Love]]" (1999) and the exotic touch that "[[Stereo Love]]" (2010) by [[Edward Maya]] had.<ref name="Lamb"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://top40.about.com/b/2011/01/24/jennifer-lopez-gets-on-the-floor-with-redone-and-pitbull.htm |title=Jennifer Lopez Gets "On the Floor" With RedOne and Pitbull |publisher=[[About.com]] ([[The New York Times Company]]) |last=Lamb |first=Bill |date=2011-01-24 |accessdate=2011-01-25}}</ref> Idolator noted that the song mixes "Latin sounds with a heavy club beat",<ref name="Idolator Staff"/> while Melinda Newman from [[HitFix|Hitfix.com]] said it has a "retro spirit" and was less heavy than some of Lopez's previous efforts.<ref name="Newman"/> Kennedy agreed stating that "listeners haven’t heard this dance-electro-pop side of Lopez since 1999... much of her back catalog flirts with more gritty urban-pop sounds."<ref name="Kennedy"/> Idolator's Robbie Daw commented that the final mastered version of the single trimmed one minute off the original leaked song, making it more "radio-ready".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://idolator.com/5743732/final-version-jennifer-lopez-pitbull-on-the-floor |title=Hear The Final Version Of Jennifer Lopez And Pitbull’s “On The Floor” |publisher=Idolator. (Buzzmedia) |last=Daw |first=Robbie |date=2011-01-18 |accessdate=2011-01-18}}</ref> However, comparisons were made between "On the Floor" and another RedOne production, [[Kat DeLuna]]'s 2010 single, "Party O'Clock", which was also produced by RedOne.<ref name="Griffith & Fischer">{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2011/01/19/2011-01-19_j_los_new_song_sounds_suspiciously_like_one_from_hispanic_hottie_kat_deluna.html|title=J.Lo's New Song Sounds Suspiciously Like One From Hispanic Hottie Kat DeLuna|date=2011-01-20|accessdate=2011-01-20|work=[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]''.com'' |author=DiGiacomo, Frank; Griffith, Carson; Fischer, Molly}}</ref> In "Party O'Clock" DeLuna sings "Party in Ibiza, Party in New York/All the way to Africa/Love in the Caribbean/On my way to Vegas" whereas Lopez sings the nearly identical line "Cuz London to Ibiza/Straight to L.A. New York/Vegas to Africa" in "On the Floor".<ref name="Griffith & Fischer"/>

When speaking of the "On the Floor," Lopez said that she wanted a song that would evolved her sound, "it feels like me today, which I like. It's not something that you hear and you're like, 'That's not her,' but you also go, 'Is that her? I like that. It's new,' and that's what I wanted. I wanted it to be very me, but I wanted it to be me not from my first album or my second album, but for today."<ref name="Dinh"/> Meanwhile, Lopez said she had to record "On the Floor" because it captured both sides of her career, singing and dancing. "The minute RedOne played it for me, I made him play it 20 times in a row, and I just sat there at the board and I kept listening to it and listening to it ... Because I really feel like, emotionally, I connected to it, but also because of how much I love to dance and how much that's always been such a big part of who I am since I started. Since I was a little girl, I just totally connected with the idea of getting out there."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1656554/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor.jhtml |title=Jennifer Lopez Feels 'Emotionally Connected' To 'On The Floor' |publisher=MTV (MTV Networks) |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |date=2011-01-25 |accessdate=2011-01-25}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==
Reviews by critics were generally positive. [[Bill Lamb]] from [[About.com]] positively reviewed the track, rating it 4 stars (out of a possible 5), enjoying "Jennifer Lopez' authoritative party leading vocals", the "irresistible dance-pop groove" and the "small touch of the exotic".<ref name="Lamb"/> He further went to say that: "Jennifer Lopez sings with an authority in her voice that makes her completely convincing as the party leader. This is a record and party ready to take off, and if you miss it, then it is your loss.<ref name="Lamb">{{cite web |url=http://top40.about.com/od/jenniferlopez/gr/Jennifer-Lopez-On-The-Floor-Featuring-Pitbull.htm |title=Jennifer Lopez - On the Floor Featuring Pitbull - Review of On the Single|publisher=[[About.com]]. (A New York Times Company) |last=Lamb|first=Bill |date=2011-03-02 |accessdate=2011-03-05}}</ref> Staff from Idolator were impressed with the song saying, "Our verdict: we’re pretty happy with the latest from Lopez." However the site noted that some people might be put off by the lack of originality. "Apart from [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]]’s introduction, there may not be enough hip hop flavor here to make a splash at the clubs — the track may be too much of a throwback to older dance hits, without bringing anything new or innovative to the party."<ref name="Idolator Staff"/> Melinda Newman from Hitfix.com said that "On the Floor" demonstrated RedOne's "ability to bring out the best in his artists". Of the song, Newman said "'On the Floor' is so much better than than the ham-fisted, truly awful '[[Louboutins (song)|Louboutins]]' that we can only be thankful she came to her senses."<ref name="Newman"/> In his article for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', Gerrick Kennedy said the song was a "sweat-inducing, sticky dance floor track" which was catchier than either of her previous releases, "[[Louboutins (song)|Louboutins]]" or "[[Fresh Out the Oven]]". Although praising RedOne's production skills, he noted that it was not as "inventive as the pop gems he crafts with muse Lady Gaga" and criticised Pitbull's "throwaway verse" but added that the single was "vintage J.Lo."<ref name="Kennedy">{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/01/jennifer-lopez-gets-on-the-floor-in-redone-produced-leak-.html|title=Ahead of 'American Idol' debut, Jennifer Lopez gets 'On the Floor' in leaked RedOne-produced single|first=Kennedy|last=Gerrick|date=January 17, 2011|accessdate=January 17, 2011|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|publisher=[[Tribune Company]]}}</ref> Nadine Cheung from AOL Radio Blog concurred with comments by her fellow critics, saying that "Jennifer Lopez reinforces her renaissance woman status with the release of her new single".<ref name="Cheung"/> Nick Levine from [[Digital Spy]] called "On the Floor" a song that the [[Black Eyed Peas]] would have been "proud to have released". Levine agreed with other reviewers, that it was a "welcome comeback for Lopez". He praised the "no so-subtle" sample and "Latin-tinged electro-housy" production for making the song "the antithesis of classy", and although not original, "there's no denying that this gets the job done."<ref name="Levine"/> R Reitz, program director at [[WFHN]] (Fun 107) in [[New Bedford, Massachusetts]], said "We thought the song was a hit the first time we listened. It's the perfect Jennifer Lopez song, her voice sounds great, and Pitbull makes it very contemporary and relevant. The song is already a hit in our market and I think she can easily have more."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/24/us-jenniferlopez-idUSTRE71N76Z20110224 |title=Jennifer Lopez to debut new video on "American Idol" |publisher=Reuters. (Thomas Reuters) |last=Rutherford |first=Kevin |date=2011-02-24 |accessdate=2011-03-01}}</ref>

Fans of fellow Latino singer [[Kat DeLuna]] claimed that "On the Floor" was similar to DeLuna's 2010 single "Party O'Clock". In a statement issued to the ''[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]'', DeLuna said "It's cool that artists like J.Lo are inspired by my musical sound and style. ... Jennifer helped pave the way for Latinas like myself. I love her", and insisted that there wasn't an issue.<ref name="Griffith & Fischer"/> DeLuna said she was inspired by Lopez, and saw her as someone who opened the doors for people like her to sing.<ref name="Griffith & Fischer"/> Lopez was interviewed about the issue on Latin-American entertainment programme ''Despierta America''. Lopez replied "What? Really? I'm not aware of that...", and when pressed by the presenter a second time, insisted she had not heard rumors of the comparisons.<ref name="Lopez Knows Nothing">{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2011/02/07/2011-02-07_jennifer_lopez_denies_hearing_about_controversy_surrounding_kat_deluna_soundalik.html#ixzz1DKfbAQ96 |title=Jennifer Lopez denies hearing about controversy surrounding Kat DeLuna sound-alike song |date=2011-02-07|accessdate=2011-02-07|work=[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]''.com'' |author=DiGiacomo, Frank; Griffith, Carson; Fischer, Molly}}</ref> It was alleged that "J.Lo's camp specifically requested that nothing about the Deluna debacle be brought up during the interview."<ref name="Lopez Knows Nothing"/>

== Chart performance ==
In the chart week ending February 12, 2011, "On the Floor" made its official chart debut in Canada. It opened at number eighty-six on the [[Canadian Hot 100]].<ref name="Can Debut">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/canadian-hot-100?order=gainer |title=Canadian Hot 100 – Biggest Gainers |publisher=([[Prometheus Global Media]]) |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=2011-02-05 |accessdate=2011-02-10}}</ref> It is the first song from ''[[Love? (album)|Love?]]'' to receive recognition on ''Billboard'' charts, as neither the album's Epic Records buzz single ("[[Fresh Out the Oven]]", which also features [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]]), or the previous lead single "[[Louboutins]]" had received airplay.<ref name="Billboard Lopez Leaves Sony">{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/updated-jennifer-lopez-confirms-split-with-1004070556.story?tag=hpfeed#/news/updated-jennifer-lopez-confirms-split-with-1004070556.story?tag=hpfeed |title=UPDATED: Jennifer Lopez Confirms Split With Epic Records |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | author= Concepcion, Mariel; Ben-Yehuda, Ayala; Caulfield, Kieth |date=2010-02-23 |accessdate=2010-03-16}}</ref> The single also debuted on the [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|Slovakia Airplay]] chart at number sixteen<ref name="sc_Slovakia_Jennifer Lopez"/> and has since become a top 5 hit, and the Czech Airplay chart at number seventy-four.<ref name="sc_Czech Republic_Jennifer Lopez"/> In its second week, "On the Floor" rose to number seventy-nine in Canada.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/jennifer-lopez/339297 |title=Chart Search–Jennifer Lopez |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |work=Billboard |accessdate=2011-03-01}}</ref> In Belgium, the single made a top-forty debut on the [[Ultratip]] charts. It opened at number thirty-three on the Wallonia chart and thirty-nine on the Flanders chart.<ref name="sc_Flanders_Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull"/><ref name="sc_Wallonia_Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull"/> In Australia it debuted at number ten, becoming Lopez's first top-ten single in the country since 2005's "[[Get Right]]." It has since reached number one, becoming her second Australian chart topper, and first in nearly twelve years since 1999's "[[If You Had My Love]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/insider/love-is-in-the-air-for-lopez/story-e6frewt9-1226027479287 |title=Love is in the air for Lopez |work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Australia)|Daily Telegraph]] |publisher=([[News Limited]]) |last=Moran |first=Jonathon |date=2011-03-27 |accessdate=2011-03-27}}</ref>

Following its worldwide release (excluding the UK), "On the Floor" made several top-five debuts, including in Finland and number four in Spain.<ref name="Finland Peak">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/artistit/jennifer+lopez+feat.+pitbull/on+the+floor|title =Jennifer Lopez Feat. Pitbull: On The Floor|publisher =ifpi.fi|accessdate =2011-03-03}}</ref><ref name="spain">{{cite web|url =http://www.promusicae.es/files/listastonos/Top%2050%20Canciones%20%28PUBLICAR%29_w08.2011.pdf|format =PDF|title =Top 50 Canciones (Publicar)|publisher =[[PROMUSICAE]]|accessdate =2011-03-03}}</ref> In France, the single debuted at number one on the French Digital chart.<ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://www.lescharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=si&year=2011&date=20110226 |title=Les charts français |publisher=lescharts.com |date=2011-02-26 |accessdate=2011-03-12}}</ref> Furthermore, three weeks into its premiere in Canada, the single experienced a surge in popularity upon release, rising sixty-six places to number two.<ref name="Jen Bill"/> To date the single has gone top-ten in every territory released, excluding The Netherlands. It had peaked at number one on both Belgian charts in addition to Finland, Slovakia and Spain.<ref name="Finland Peak"/><ref name="sc_Slovakia_Jennifer Lopez"/><ref name="sc_Spain_Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull"/> In the United Kingdom, "On the Floor" was added straight to the B-playlist on [[BBC Radio 1|mainstream radio]].<ref name="UK Airplay B-list">{{cite web|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5xHTSeE5B |title=Radio 1 - Playlist |publisher=BBC Radio 1. (British Broadcasting Corporation) |date=2011-03-09 |accessdate=2011-03-13}}</ref> On April 3, 2011, "On the Floor" made its [[UK Single Chart]] debut at number number one. To date it is Lopez's third number-one single in the UK following "[[Love Don't Cost a Thing]]" (2001) and "[[Get Right]]" (2005). It also becomes Lopez's twelfth UK top-five hit, and topped the UK Digital Chart, after logging Lopez's highest first week sales in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/digital-charts/ |title=UK Digital Chart |publisher=[[The Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=3 April 2011|date=3 April 2011}}</ref><ref name="Corner">{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a312636/j-lo-records-highest-first-week-uk-sales.html |title=J Lo records highest first week UK sales |publisher=Digital Spy. (Hachette Filipacchi UK) |last=Corner |first=Lewis |date=2011-04-04 |accessdate=2011-04-04}}</ref> "On the Floor" also topped the [[UK R&B Chart|R&B Singles Chart]].<ref name="sc_UKrandb_Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull"/> and has sold a total of 130,000 copies.<ref name="Corner"/><ref>{{cite web|title=JLO's On The Floor is top of the pile while Adele's 21 scores biggest week yet on Mothers' Day|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/chart-news/jlos-on-the-floor-is-top-of-the-pile-while-adeles-21-scores-biggest-week-yet-on-mothers-day/|publisher=[[The Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=3 April 2011|date=3 April 2011}}</ref>

In the United States, "On the Floor" made its first chart debut on the [[Hot Dance Club Songs]], debuting at number twenty-six. Additionally it debuted on the US [[Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)|Pop Songs]] chart at number forty, marking Lopez's first appearance on Pop airplay charts since 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/#/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-pop-country-songs-more-1005043402.story |title=Chart Highlights – Pop, Country Songs & More |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=2011-02-11 |accessdate=2011-02-11}}</ref> In comparison, Lopez's previous single from ''Love?'' ("[[Louboutins (song)|Louboutins]]") failed to register any airplay on the ''Billboard'' airplay charts.<ref name="Billboard Lopez Leaves Sony"/> Consequently, "On the Floor" made its [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart debut at number nine, becoming the highest debuting Hot 100 single of Lopezs' career. Furthermore it is her tenth top-ten hit, six of which have featured other artists. Its her best US chart position, as a lead artist, since "[[All I Have (song)|All I Have]]" with [[LL Cool J]], although she did appear in the top-ten in 2006 as a featured artist on LL Cool J's "[[Control Myself]]".<ref name="US Hot 100"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ca.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idCATRE7227DV20110303 |title=Idol judge Jennifer Lopez leaps into singles chart |publisher=Reuters. / ''[[Billboard (Magazine)|Billboard]]''. ([[Prometheus Global Media]]) |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=2011-03-03 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> It was released in the United States almost one month after it was released to [[YouTube]] and radio stations. First week sales for "On the Floor" came in at over 170,000 copies, landing it at number three on the Hot Digital Songs chart.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/#/news/adele-s-21-sells-over-350k-to-top-billboard-1005054352.story |title=Adele's ''21'' Sells Over 350k to Top Billboard |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |work=Billboard |date=2011-03-02 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> In its second week, "On the Floor" climbed to number fifteen on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart.<ref name="sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull"/>

As a direct result, [[Kaoma]]'s 1989 "[[Lambada (song)|Lambada]]" single re-entered the charts after more than two decades, making its digital chart debut at number three on the ''Billboard'' World Digital Chart.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/weekly-chart-notes-jennifer-lopez-kelly-1005057802.story#/column/chartbeat/weekly-chart-notes-jennifer-lopez-kelly-1005057802.story?page=1 |title=Weekly Chart Notes: Jennifer Lopez, Kelly Clarkson, Chris Medina |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |work=Billboard |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=2011-03-03 |accessdate=2011-03-12}}</ref> Additionally, "On the Floor" saw a 31% increase in sales following the premier of its music video on ''American Idol''. With second week sales of 232,000 copies, the song rose to number two on the Hot Digital Songs chart and number five on the Hot 100. It is Lopez's seventh top-five hit in the United States.<ref name="US Hot 100"/> "On the Floor" was also noted for being the first song to debut in the top-ten and climb up the chart in its second week, since [[Pink (singer)|Pink]]'s single "[[So What (Pink song)|So What]]" achieved the same feat in September 2008.<ref>{{cite |web |url=http://www.billboard.com/news/britney-spears-world-spins-onto-hot-100-1005067192.story#/news/britney-spears-world-spins-onto-hot-100-1005067192.story |title=Britney Spears' 'World' Spins Onto Hot 100 |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |work=Billboard |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=2011-10-03 |accessdate=2011-03-12}}</ref> To date, the single has sold 609,000 copies in the United States. ''[[USA Today]]'' attributes Lopez's commercial comeback to endorsement deals with [[L'Oreal]] and [[Gillette]]. ''USA Today''{{'}}s Bill Keveney also noted that Lopez's appointment as a judge on ''[[American Idol]]'' is also linked to the growth in her popularity.<ref name="Keveney">{{cite web |url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2011-03-18-lopez18_CV_N.htm |title=It's Jennifer Lopez's time again with 'American Idol' |work=[[USA Today]] |publisher=(Gannett Co.) |last=Keveney |first=Bill |date=2011-03-17 |accessdate=2011-03-18}}</ref> In the chart week dated March 28, 2011, "On the Floor" reached number one on the US [[Hot Dance Club Songs]] chart, becoming her third consecutive dance number-one hit from ''Love?,'' the first two being "[[Fresh Out the Oven]]" and "Louboutins" (2009). It is Lopez's fifth US Dance/Club Songs number-one and eight overall number on on this chart.<ref name="Billboard Lopez Leaves Sony"/><ref name="Hot Dance">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat#/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-pop-country-songs-more-1005097552.story |title=Chart Highlights: Pop, Country Songs & More |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]: ''Chart Highlights'' |date=2011-03-28 |accessdate=2011-03-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jennifer-lopez-p371168/charts-awards/billboard-singles |title=Jennifer Lopez |publisher=[[Allmusic]]. ([[Macrovision]]: Rovi Corp.) |work=Billboard ''singles'' |accessdate=2011-03-30}}</ref>

== Music video ==
=== Development ===
The [[music video]] for "On the Floor" was filmed over the weekend of January 22/23, 2011,<ref name="Dinh"/> with [[TAJ Stansberry]] as the director and Frank Gatson serving as [[choreographer]].<ref name="Vena">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1656455/jennifer-lopezs-on-floor-video-be-underground-party.jhtml |title=Jennifer Lopez's 'On The Floor' Video To Be An Underground Party |publisher=MTV (MTV Networks) |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |date=2011-01-21 |accessdate=2011-01-22}}</ref> Lopez told [[MTV News]] that for the video she was holding an open casting call to find club kids. "[We want] those kids who go to the club and they dance all night and that's all they care about? It's just about having a good time, getting all sweaty, and it's all about the music and leaving it on the dance floor. I don't want to say what the video is, but that's the type of dancers. We're doing a big casting call..."<ref name="Dinh">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1656226/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor-video.jhtml|title=Jennifer Lopez To Shoot 'On The Floor' Video This Weekend|first=James|last=Dinh|date=2011-01-19)|accessdate=2011-01-19|publisher=MTV ([[MTV Networks]])}}</ref> [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] will appear in the video. He commented on his approach to filming music videos for dance songs like "On the Floor". He said "When you got these big, big house records or club records that are very global, I try to come in on what I was raised on, what I'm a fan of, which is just spitting hard."<ref name="Elias"/> Meanwhile Gatson said that Lopez wanted a post-2AM [[Los Angeles]] club vibe for the video. He said, {{quote|"[We're trying to create a vibe] that's so amazing. [It's like] everybody had some watermelon and the watermelon made them high, it gave them a little buzz — but a good buzz, a real magical buzz, a dance buzz, a buzz that makes you feel like fried chicken, so she just wants everybody to have a good old time.... The club must have this vibe, where you get on the floor and everybody's bringing it", he added. "We've seen so many club videos, but we want to see a club video with a vibe unique to Jennifer Lopez."<ref name="Vena"/>}} Just ahead of the casting call and video shoot, Stansberry revealed his views on what the concept for the video would be. He told MTV News, the video is all about originality. "Originality, being you. This song is about being who you want. It's about letting loose. There's no explanation. This is this underground video, this underground party."<ref name="Vena"/> During the video shoot, Lopez spoke to MTV about the concept. She said "I play one character where she kind of runs this party, acts like she's kind of over it, but at the same time loves it and loves this kind of underground kind of party dance culture,... So I got to be wild and crazy, and at the same time I got to be sexy and sweet too."<ref name="Elias">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1656553/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor-video-behind-the-scenes.jhtml |title=Jennifer Lopez's 'On The Floor' Video: Behind The Scenes |publisher=MTV (MTV Networks) |last=Elias |first=Matt |date=2011-01-24 |accessdate=2011-01-25}}</ref> The video makes use of [[product placement]], including [[BMW]], [[Swarovski]] and [[Crown Royal]] according to Tanner Stransky from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]].'' Stransky also noted the "unintentional placement" of fake eyelashes and wigs, weaves, and other hair-extending products.<ref name="Stransky Video"/>

Lopez later confirmed, in an interview ''[[On Air with Ryan Seacrest]]'', that the completed music video will premiere jointly on [[American Idol (season 10)|season ten]] of ''[[American Idol]]'' and on [[Vevo]] on March 3, 2011. Fans could vote between three alternative endings through ''Idol''{{'}}s official website.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ryanseacrest.com/2011/02/24/jennifer-lopez-to-let-fans-decide-ending-of-new-music-video-audio/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter |title=Jennifer Lopez To Let Fans Decide Ending of New Music Video [AUDIO] |publisher=Ryanseacrest.com. ([[Ryan Seacrest]]) |last=Marquina |first=Sierra |date=2011-02-24 |accessdate=2011-03-01}}</ref> Lopez said the idea behind giving fans the choice was to give them a chance to see what she experiences. "You get to do what I do,... Like, I go in there with my videos and I start editing and picking all the shots I like and the things that I like and what I feel the best kind of feeling for the record is. You guys get to do that. We picked two different ones and we weren't sure."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1658782/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor.jhtml |title=Jennifer Lopez Latest Celeb To Enlist Fan Feedback On The Net |publisher=MTV (MTV Networks) |last=Dinh |first=James |date=2011-02-25 |accessdate=2011-03-01}}</ref> The alternative endings included three varying scenes: in the first, the video ends with a close-up of Lopez's face in the silver lace catsuit; the second ends with a shot of dancers defying gravity on the walls and ceiling, while the final ending ends with a shot of Lopez on the dance floor in her harem pants.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popeater.com/2011/02/26/jennifer-lopez-asks-fans-to-finish-on-the-floor-video/ |title=Jennifer Lopez Asks Fans to Finish "On the Floor" Video |publisher=PopEater. ([[AOL]]) |last=Fenno |first=Christino |date=2011-02-26 |accessdate=2011-03-01}}</ref>
[[File:On the Floor (video).jpg|thumb|200px|right|In the upper frame, Lopez is seen portraying the queen of the party dressed in regal gold and overseeing her subjects. In the lower frame, Lopez pays homage to her earlier days as a dancer, taking centre stage and leading the crowd.]]

=== Synopsis ===
The clip begins with Lopez arriving at a club in a black [[BMW]], one example of the [[product placement]] used throughout the video.<ref name="Stransky Video"/> As the music begins, she is putting on a pair [[Swarovski]] crystal earrings as the camera switches to and descends from above, showing the club scene unfolding. Las Vegas-style crystal chandeliers hang from the ceiling.<ref name="Stransky Video"/> Choreographer Frank Gatson Jr. called the club, "the best dance party in town", with Lopez playing several different characters.<ref name="Vena Video"/> The scenes and Lopez were both styled to pay homage to her background as a professional dancer. Lopez said the video as "introducing people to a new J.Lo-ration of party people".<ref name="Vena Video"/><ref name="Perpetua">{{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/blogs/rolling-stone-video-blog/jennifer-lopez-introduces-herself-to-a-new-j-lo-ration-with-on-the-floor-video-20110304 |title=Jennifer Lopez Introduces Herself To a 'New J.Lo-Ration' With 'On the Floor' Video |publisher=Jann S. Wenner |work=[[Rollingstone]] |last=Perpetua |first=Matthew |date=2011-03-04 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> In one scene, she plays a dominant queen of the party who watches from above, on a balcony surrounded by servants.<ref name="Elias"/> When portraying this character, Lopez is styled with "a big beehive bun, gold gladiator heels and a glittery gold gown with [[Lady Gaga|Gaga]]-esque detailing in its high collar and leaves (upper image)."<ref name="Vena Video">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1659131/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor-video.jhtml |title=Jennifer Lopez's 'On The Floor' Video Creates 'Dance Buzz' |publisher=MTV (MTV Networks) |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |date=2011-03-03 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref><ref name="Carter">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1659178/jennifer-lopezs-on-floor-video-bows-on-american-idol.jhtml |title=Jennifer Lopez's 'On The Floor' Video Bows On 'American Idol' |publisher=MTV (MTV Networks) |last=Carter |first=Kelley L. |date=2011-03-03 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> The 'queen' character "dangles lazily on a couch" and "regally oversees a crowd of people getting down on the dancefloor."<ref name="Carter"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/04/jennifer-lopezs-new-video_n_831628.html |title=Jennifer Lopez's New Video, "On the Floor" (Video) |publisher=(Thehuffingtonpost.com Inc.) |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |date=2011-03-04 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> In another seen Lopez wears a silver crystal and lace skin-tight catsuit, designed by [[Zuhair Murad]], as she dances against a "gold cardio [[barre (ballet)|barre]]".<ref name="Carter"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2011/03/jennifer-lopez-gets-down-on-the-floor-avatar-2-goes-under-the-sea-/1 |title=Jennifer Lopez gets down 'On the Floor'; 'Avatar 2' goes under the sea |publisher=[[USA Today]]. (Gannett Co.) |last=Thompson |first=Adrienne |date=2011-03-04 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> According to the ''[[Los Angeles Times]],'' she shakes her "money maker [(derrière)]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2011/03/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor-video-premieres-idol-poll.html |title=Jennifer Lopez's 'On the Floor' video premieres on 'Idol' |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] Blog |publisher=([[Tribune Company]]) |last=D'Zurilla |first=Christe |date=2011-03-04 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> Spliced in between these scenes, Lopez it is seen dressed in black harem pants and a bikini top, Lopez walks through the crowd to mount a circular stage on the [[Las Vegas metropolitan area|Las Vegas]]-style dancefloor. [[MTV]]'s Kelly Carter and [[AOL]]'s Khawlhring Sawmteii describe the final scenes as Lopez "tearing up the floor", and "breaking it down 'fly-girl' style" (lower image).<ref name="Carter"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.aol.co.uk/2011/03/04/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor-video/ |title=Jennifer Lopez debuts 'On The Floor' music video |publisher=Aol.music.co.uk. (AOL) |last=Khawlhring |first=Sawmteii |date=2011-03-04 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref>

=== Reception ===
The music video received almost unanimous positive reception for returning Lopez to her dance roots. Most critics praised the styling of Lopez and the scenery as well as the Lopez's physique. Tanner Stransky from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' said that the video brought together a flawless realness with an expensive set-up, something which Stransky felt were "very important elements in the pop music world and to the old Lopez that everyone knew and loved."<ref name="Stransky">{{cite web |url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/02/25/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor-video-american-idol/ |title=Jennifer Lopez's 'On the Floor' video to debut March 3 on 'American Idol': Is J.Lo back? |publisher=Music-mix.ew.com. ([[Entertainment Weekly]]) |last=Stransky |first=Tanner |date=2011-02-25 |accessdate=2011-03-01}}</ref> Upon the video's fill premiere, Stransky added added that the video was "sexy and sultry."<ref name="Stransky Video">{{cite web |url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/02/25/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor-video-american-idol/ |title=Jennifer Lopez debuts 'On the Floor' video on 'American Idol': Watch it here |publisher=Music-mix.ew.com. (Entertainment Weekly) |last=Stransky |first=Tanner |date=2011-03-03 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> Kyle Anderson from [[MTV]]'s Newsroom felt that the premier of Lopez's video almost overshadowed the episode of ''American Idol'' that it was shown in. Commending the "gorgeous and exquisite execution", Anderson praised the video particularly noting Lopez's "incredible hairstyles" and the "gorgeous club interiors-[set design]."<ref name="Anderson">{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/03/04/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor-video/ |title=Jennifer Lopez's 'On The Floor' Video: The Key Scene |publisher=Newsroom.mtv.com (MTV Networks) |last=Anderson |first=Kyle |date=2011-03-04 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> Emma Collins from Hollyscoop.com agreed that the video was fun and catchy, mainly for Lopez's fabulous physique but was annoyed that "On the Floor" continues the current trend of product placement in music videos. Collins made specific reference to former label-mate [[Britney Spears]]' music video for "[[Hold It Against Me]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollyscoop.com/music/music-videos/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor-music-video_2569.aspx |title=Jennifer Lopez "On the Floor" Music Video |publisher=Hollyscoop.com. (DNA Group Inc.) |last=Collins |first=Emma |date=2011-03-04 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref>

Following the premier of the video, Benji Eisen called "On the Floor" a "comeback of sorts" for Lopez, particularly noting clever [[cross-promotion]] and applauding Lopez for moving on from her previous lack of commercial success in recent years. "These days, she's crushing it."<ref name="Eisen"/> ''[[The Daily Star]]''{{'}}s Kim Dawson also praised the video for returning Lopez to her "day job" despite being everyone's "favourite ''Idol'' judge."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailystar.co.uk/playlist/view/179687/Jennifer-Lopez-vid-so-swish-/ |title=Jennifer Lopez video so Swish |publisher=([[Northern & Shell|Northern and Shell Media Publications]]) |work=[[Daily Star (United Kingdom)|The Daily Star]] |last=Dawson |first=Kim |date=2011-03-05 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> The [[sex appeal]] in the video for "On the Floor" was likened to that last show by Lopez in the video for "[[I'm Gonna Be Alright]]" (2002). A reviewer from the ''[[Daily Express]]'' said "Jennifer Lopez once told us in song that 'I’m Gonna Be Alright' and now she’s proved it... The curves she displayed when she recorded the hit video nine years ago have been replaced by a leaner, fitter look."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/232698/Jennifer-Lopez-loses-her-curves-in-new-hit-On-the-Floor- |title=Jennifer Lopez Loses Her Curves in New Hit 'On the Floor' |publisher=Northern and Shell Media Publications |work=The [[Daily Express]] |date=2011-03-05 |accessdate=2011-03-06}}</ref> Matthew Perpetua from ''[[Rollingstone]]'' magazine agreed with comparisons to Lopez's earlier work: "Basically, this is classic Lopez tweaked for 2011... visuals that update late-Nineties bling with a high fashion wardrobe nearly as eccentric as that of [[Rihanna]] and [[Lady Gaga]]."<ref name="Perpetua"/> As a result of the video's premiere, the number of views of Lopez's official [[Vevo]] account increased 1000%.<ref>{{cite web|author=Up for Discussion Jump to Forums |url=http://www.billboard.com/news/jennifer-lopez-debuts-on-social-50-chart-1005067302.story#/news/jennifer-lopez-debuts-on-social-50-chart-1005067302.story |title=Jennifer Lopez Debuts on Social 50 Chart |publisher=Billboard.com |date=2009-09-14 |accessdate=2011-03-12}}</ref> In the space of two week, the video was viewed over thirty million times on Lopez's official Vevo page, according to ''[[USA Today]]''.<ref name="Keveney"/>

== Track listing ==
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*;Digital download<ref name="UK Download"/>
#"On the Floor" (featuring [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]]) – 3:51

*;Digital download – Spanish Remix<ref name="spanishdd">{{Cite web|url=http://itunes.apple.com/album/ven-bailar-on-floor-feat-pitbull/id425694710|title=Ven a Bailar (On the Floor) [feat. Pitbull] - Single|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]. [[Apple Inc]]|accessdate=2011-03-22}}</ref>
#"Ven a Bailar (On the Floor)" (featuring Pitbull) – 4:52

*;Digital single<ref name="UK Single">http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/on-the-floor-single/id425642875</ref>
#"On the Floor" (Radio Edit) - 3:51
#"On the Floor" (CCW Club Mix) – 6:26
#"On the Floor" ([[Ralphi Rosario|Ralphi]]'s Jurty Club Vox) – 8:43
#"On the Floor" ([[Music video]]) - 4:27

*;CD single<ref name="CD Credits"/>
#"On the Floor" - 3:51
#"On the Floor" (Low Sunday Club Remix) – 6:22
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*;Digital Remixes EP<ref name="US Remixes">{{cite web |url=https://www.masterbeat.com/#release/jlofpotf1 |title=On the Floor (Remixes) – Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull |publisher=Masterbeat.com |date=2011-02-11 |accessdate=2011-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url =http://music.ovi.com/my/en/pc/Product/Jennifer-Lopez/On-The-Floor-Remixes-/15423232|title =On the Floor (Remixes) by Jennifer Lopez|work =''[[Nokia Music Store]]''|publisher =[[Nokia|Nokia Corporation]]|accessdate =2011-03-23}}</ref>
#"On the Floor" (CCW Radio Mix) – 3:44
#"On the Floor" (Low Sunday Radio Edit) – 3:51
#"On the Floor" (Ralphi's Jurty Radio Edit) – 3:57
#"On the Floor" (Mixin Marc & Tony Svejda La to Ibiza Radio Edit) – 3:16
#"On the Floor" (CCW Club Mix) – 6:26
#"On the Floor" (Low Sunday Club) – 6:22
#"On the Floor" (Ralphi's Jurty Club Vox) – 8:43
#"On the Floor" (Mixin Marc & Tony Svejda La to Ibiza Mix) – 6:40
#"On the Floor" (CCW Dub Mix) – 6:07
#"On the Floor" (Low Sunday Dub) – 6:37
#"On the Floor" (Ralphi's Jurty Dub) – 8:43
#"On the Floor" (Mixin Marc & Tony Svejda La to Ibiza Dub) – 5:36
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== Credits ==
;Recording<ref name="CD Credits">{{Cite album-notes |title=On the Floor |albumlink=On the Floor |artist=Jennifer Lopez featuring [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] |year=2011 |format=Cover |publisher=[[Island Records]], a division of [[Universal Music Group|UMG Recordings]] (Cat no. 602527663760) |location=Los Angeles, [[California|CA]]}}</ref>
*Recorded at: Cove Studios, [[New York]] and Henson Recording, [[Los Angeles]].
*[[Interpolation (music)|Interpolates]]: "Llorando Se Fue" written by Gonzales Hermosa, Ulises Hermosa.
;Personnel<ref name="CD Credits"/>
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*Alessandro Giulini – [[accordion]]
*Josh Gudwin – vocal recording
*Bilal Hajji – songwriter
*Kinda Hamid – songwriter
*[[Kuk Harrell]] – vocal arranger, vocal editor, vocal producer, vocal recording
*Gonzalo Hermosa – songwriter
*Ulises Hermosa – songwriter
*Achraf Janussi – songwriter
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*Trevor Muzzy – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|audio mixer]], recording engineer
*Nadir "[[RedOne]]" Khayat – [[record producer|producer]], songwriter, vocal arranger, vocal editor, vocal producer, intruments and programming, recording engineer
*[[Jennifer Lopez]] – lead vocalist
*Chris "TEK" O'Ryan – vocal editor, recording engineer
*Armando "[[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]]" Perez – lead rap vocalist, [[songwriter]]
*Geraldo "Teddy Sky" Sandell – songwriter
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==Charts and certifications==
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===Charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Chart (2011)
! scope="col" | Peak position
|-
{{singlechart|Australia|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-03-20}}
|-
{{singlechart|Austria|2|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-04-06}}
|-
{{singlechart|Flanders|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-03-06}}
|-
{{singlechart|Wallonia|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-03-06}}
|-
| Canada ''Billboard'' [[Canadian Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref name="Jen Bill">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100 |title=Jennifer Lopez Music News & Info |publisher=([[Prometheus Global Media]]) |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=2011-02-10}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
{{singlechart|Czech Republic|4|artist=Jennifer Lopez|year=2011|week=13|accessdate=2011-04-05}}
|-
{{singlechart|Denmark|5|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-03-06}}
|-
{{singlechart|France|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-03-08}}
|-
{{singlechart|Finland|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-03-06}}
|-
{{singlechart|Germany|6|artist=Jennifer Lopez|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-03-21}}
|-
|Greece ([[IFPI Greece]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://billboard.com.gr/airplay/i12 16-23/3: |title=Top 100 Airplay Chart|date=2011-03-23|publisher=[[IFPI Greece]]|accessdate-2011-03-20}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
{{singlechart|Ireland|2|year=2011|week=13|accessdate=April 1, 2011}}
|-
|Italy ([[FIMI]])<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_result_digital.php?anno=2011&mese=03&id=305 | title = Classifica settimanale dal 21/03/2011 al 27/03/2011 - Top digital download | publisher = [[FIMI]] | language = Italian | accessdate = 01 April 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch40|15|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-04-07}}
|-
|New Zealand ([[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp?chartNum=1764&chartKind=S|title=Chart #1746 – Monday 14 March 2011: Top 40 Singles Chart|date=2011-03-14|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]|accessdate-2011-03-15}}</ref>
|align="center"|3
|-
{{singlechart|Norway|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-03-26}}
|-
|Romania ([[Romanian Top 100|UPFR]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/|title=Romanian Top 100|publisher=proagency|accessdate=2011-04-09|archiveurl =http://www.webcitation.org/5xof2GOk2|archivedate =2011-04-09}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"|3
|-
{{singlechart|Scotland|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|date=2011-04-09}}
|-
{{singlechart|Slovakia|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez|year=2011|week=09|accessdate=2011-03-08}}
|-
{{singlechart|Spain|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-03-13}}
|-
{{singlechart|Sweden|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-04-08}}
|-
{{singlechart|Switzerland|2|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-03-29}}
|-
{{singlechart|UK|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|date=2011-04-09}}
|-
{{singlechart|UKrandb|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|date=2011-04-09}}
|-
|US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref name="US Hot 100">{{cite web|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74340/week-ending-march-6-2011-songs-rated-pg/|title=Week Ending March 6, 2011: Songs: Rated PG|date=2011-03-09|first=Paul|last=Grein|work=Chart Watch|publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]]|accessdate=2011-03-09}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|5
|-
{{singlechart|Billboarddanceclubplay|1|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|artistid=339297}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|16|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|artistid=339297}}
|}
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===Certifications===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Country
! scope="col"| Provier
! scope="col"| Certification
|-
! scope="row"| Australia
| [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]
| Platinum<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 50 Singles Chart|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1U50 |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]. (ARIA) |accessdate=2011-03-27}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Italy
| [[FIMI]]
| Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/temp/cert_Nielsen_week1211.pdf|title=CERTIFICAZIONI DOWNLOAD FIMI - Week 12- Ending: 27/03/2011|publisher=[[FIMI]]|language=Italian|accessdate=1 April 2011}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand
| [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]]
| Gold<ref>{{cite web|title=RIANZ|url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]. (RIANZ) |accessdate=2011-04-04}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Sweden
| [[Swedish Recording Industry Association|GLF]]
| Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=41&dfom=20110323&newi=0&mode=list&navi=no&platform=MacPPC&browser=Safari|title=Veckolista Singlar - Vecka 13, 1 april 2011|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]. [[Swedish Recording Industry Association|GLF]]|language=Swedish|accessdate=2011-04-01}}</ref>
|}
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== Radio dates and release history ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of radio and release dates with formats and record labels
|-
! scope="col"| Country
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Format
! scope="col"| Label
|-
! scope="row"| United States<ref name="Cheung"/>
| January 18, 2011
| rowspan="2"|Official radio premiere
| [[Island Records]]
|-
! scope="row"| United Kingdom<ref name="UK Premier">[[Scott Mills|Mills, Scott]]. ''[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xmbn5#segments Scott Mills' Ready for the Weekend - Fridays 18:00-19:00]''. [[BBC Radio 1]]. ([[British Broadcasting Corporation]]). Airdate January 28, 2011.</ref>
| January 28, 2011
| [[Mercury Records]]
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| United States
| February 8, 2011
| [[Contemporary hit radio|Mainstream]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.webcitation.org/5w0pOALwN |title=Top 40-Mainstream Future Releases |publisher=All Access. (All Access Media Group) |accessdate=2011-01-24}}</ref> [[Rhythmic contemporary|Rhythmic]] airplay<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.webcitation.org/5w0pR9kmd |title=Top 40-Rhythmic Future Releases |publisher=All Access. (All Access Media Group) |accessdate=2011-01-24}}</ref>
| rowspan="2"|Island Records
|-
| February 11, 2011
| Remix [[Extended play|EP]] (Masterbeat.com only)<ref name="US Remixes"/>
|-
! scope="row"| Australia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/on-floor-feat-pitbull-single/id418900596 |title=On the Floor (feat. Pitbull) - Single by Jennifer Lopez - Download On the Floor (feat. Pitbull) - Single on iTunes |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=2011-02-18 |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
| rowspan="2"| February 18, 2011
| rowspan="3"| [[Music download|Digital download]]
| rowspan="13"| [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music]]
|-
! scope="row"| Ireland<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ie.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor - MP3 Single-Download |publisher=Ie.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Norway<ref>{{cite web|url=http://no.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor - MP3 Single-Download |publisher=No.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"| February 21, 2011
|-
! scope="row"| Spain
| Digital download,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://es.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor - MP3 Single-Download |publisher=Es.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref> Remixes EP<ref>{{cite web|url=http://no.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor-1/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor (Remixes)- MP3 Single-Download |publisher=No.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Switzerland<ref>{{cite web|url=http://de-ch.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor - MP3 Single-Download |publisher=De-ch.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
| rowspan="2"| Digital download
|-
! scope="row"| Austria<ref>{{cite web|url=http://at.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor - MP3 Single-Download bei 7digital.at |publisher=At.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
| rowspan="9"| February 22, 2011
|-
! scope="row"| Belgium
| Digital download,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl-be.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor MP3 music downloads - 7digital |publisher=Nl-be.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref> Remixes EP<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl-be.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor-1/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor MP3 music downloads - 7digital |publisher=Nl-be.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ca.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor MP3 music downloads - 7digital |publisher=Ca.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
| rowspan="5"|Digital download
|-
! scope="row"| Finland<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fi.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor MP3 music downloads - 7digital |publisher=Fi.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| France<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.fr/dp/B004MW24OW |title=Jennifer Lopez – On the Floor (feat. Pitbull) |publisher=Amazon Mp3. (Amazon.fr) |accessdate=2011-02-14}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Germany<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.de/dp/B004MVS5JG |title=Jennifer Lopez – On the Floor (feat. Pitbull) |publisher=Amazon Mp3. (Amazon.de) |accessdate=2011-02-14}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"|Italy<ref>{{cite web|url=http://it.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Download musica di Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor MP3 - 7digital |publisher=It.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"|Sweden
| Digital download,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://se.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor MP3 music downloads - 7digital |publisher=Se.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref> Remixes EP<ref>{{cite web|url=http://se.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor-1/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor (remixes) MP3 music downloads - 7digital |publisher=Se.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"|United States<ref name="US Digital Download">{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004M8PTAW |title=Jennifer Lopez – On the Floor (feat. Pitbull) |publisher=Amazon Mp3. ([[Amazon.com]]) |accessdate=2011-02-06}}</ref>
| Digital download
| Island Records
|-
! scope="row"| Switzerland<ref>{{cite web|url=http://de-ch.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor-1/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor (remixes) MP3 music downloads - 7digital |publisher=De-ch.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
| February 24, 2011
| Remixes EP
| rowspan="4"| Universal Music
|-
! scope="row"| Ireland<ref>http://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/on-the-floor-single/id425642875</ref>
| rowspan="2"| February 25, 2011
| Digital single
|-
! scope="row"| Netherlands
| Digital download,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor-1/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor MP3 music downloads - 7digital |publisher=Nl.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref> Remixes EP<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor-1/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor (remixes) MP3 music downloads - 7digital |publisher=Nl.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Germany<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.de/dp/B004NY3T84/|title=On the Floor (2-Track)|publisher=Amazon (Amazon.de)|accessdate=2011-03-02}}</ref>
| March 11, 2011
| [[CD single]]
|-
! scope="row"| United Kingdom<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a308802/jennifer-lopez-announces-next-single.html</ref>
| March 27, 2011
| Digital download,<ref name="UK Download">{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004MYD4U8 |title=Jennifer Lopez – On the Floor (feat. Pitbull) |publisher=Amazon Mp3. (Amazon.co.uk) |accessdate=2011-02-11}}</ref> Digital single<ref name="UK Single"/>
| Mercury Records
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{YouTube|t4H_Zoh7G5A|"On the Floor"}} Official Music Video at [[YouTube]] / [[Vevo]]

{{Jennifer Lopez singles}}
{{Pitbull}}

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{{Infobox single 
| Name = On the Floor
| Cover = On_the_Floor_Jlo.jpg
| Border = yes
| Alt =
| Artist = [[Jennifer Lopez]] featuring [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]]
| Album = [[Love? (album)|Love?]]
| B-side =
| Released = {{Start date|2011|02|11}} (see [[#Release history|release history]])
| Format = [[music download|Digital download]]
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Dance music|Dance]], [[electropop]], [[house music|house]]
| Length = {{Duration|m=3|s=50}}
| Label = [[The Island Def Jam Music Group|Island Def Jam]]
| Writer = Chico de Oliveira, [[RedOne|Nadir Khayat]], [[Pitbull (rapper)|Armando Perez]]
| Producer = RedOne
| Certification =
| Chronology = [[Jennifer Lopez]] singles
| Last single = "[[Louboutins (song)|Louboutins]] (2009)
| This single = '''"On the Floor"''' (2011)
| Next single =
| Misc = {{Extra chronology
| Artist = Pitbull
| Type = singles
| Last single = "[[Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)]]" (2010)
| This single = '''"On the Floor"''' (2011)
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'''"On the Floor"''' is a song by American recording artist [[Jennifer Lopez]], taken from her seventh studio album, ''[[Love? (album)|Love?]]'' (2011). Written by Chico de Oliveira, [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] and co-written and produced by [[RedOne]], the up-tempo [[dance-pop]] song features vocals from American rapper [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] and contains samples of [[Kaoma]]'s 1989 single "[[Lambada (Kaoma song)|Lambada]]". "On the Floor" serves as Lopez's debut release with [[The Island Def Jam Music Group]], after the singer ended her ten-year partnership with [[Epic Records]]. It is also the first single from ''Love?'' to be released by Island Records. The song was sent to both [[contemporary hit radio|mainstream]] and [[rhythmic contemporary|rhythmic]] radio stations on February 8, 2011, and released as a digital download on February 22, 2011.

It marks the second time that Lopez and Pitbull collaborated on a song; the first being 2009's [[promotional recording|promotional single]] "[[Fresh Out the Oven]]". "On the Floor" premiered on January 18, 2011 during ''[[On Air with Ryan Seacrest (radio)|On Air with Ryan Seacrest]]'' and was met with positive reception. Although critics criticized RedOne for being unimaginative with the song, they applauded the song for updating Lopez's traditional dance-pop sound with the right mix of latin beats, as well as being vintage Lopez and applauded as Lopez's best work in recent years.

An accompanying music video, directed by [[TAJ Stansberry]] with Frank Gatson as choreographer, was filmed in the third week of January 2011. The release of the single coincides with Lopez's appointment as a judge on [[American Idol (season 10)|season ten]] of ''[[American Idol]]''. "On the Floor" is Lopez's first single to receive airplay in Canada and the United States, since "Do It Well" (2007). Prior to its digital release, the single debuted in Canada at number eighty-six on the official [[Canadian Hot 100|Hot 100 Singles]] chart. It also made a top-twenty debut on Slovakia's airplay chart.

== Background ==
Lopez first teased the media about her new single when she [[Twitter|tweeted]] "I see u @RedOne_Official! We're making BIG things happen 'On the Floor' this new year!!!".<ref name="Cheung">{{cite web |url=http://www.aolradioblog.com/2011/01/18/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor-pitbull/ |title=Jennifer Lopez, 'On the Floor' Feat. Pitbull — New Song |publisher=AOL Radio Blog (AOL). |last=Cheung |first=Nadine |date=2011-01-18 |accessdate=2011-01-18}}</ref> Subsequently on January 16, 2011, an unfinished snippet of "On the Floor" leaked online via ''[[Rap-Up]]''.com. It was produced by [[RedOne]] and features a rap from [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]].<ref name="Rap-Up"/> According to the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''{{'}}s Gerrick D. Kennedy, a full length unfinished version leaked online over the same weekend, just in time for Lopez's new [[L'Oreal]] commericial which premiered during the telecast of the [[68th Golden Globe Awards]] ceremony in [[Los Angeles]]. The timing of the leak also coincides with Lopez's debut as a full-time member of the judging panel on [[American Idol (season 10)|season ten]] of ''[[American Idol]]''.<ref name="Kennedy"/> Lopez confirmed the single's title as "On the Floor" during the red carpet ceremony at The Golden Globes, before appearing ''[[On Air with Ryan Seacrest]]'' radio show the following day for the song's live world premiere.<ref name="Cheung"/>

Following its airing live on Seacreast's radio show, the official version of "On the Floor", along with the single cover, were uploaded to Ryanseacrest.com. The site's editor Sadao Turner, revealed that the final master of the song was different to the previously leaked and unfinished version.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ryanseacrest.com/2011/01/18/world-premiere-jennifer-lopez-gets-on-the-floor-with-pitbull-audio/ |title=World Premier: Jennifer Lopez Gets “On The Floor” with Pitbull <nowiki>[AUDIO]</nowiki> |publisher=Ryanseacrest.com ([[Ryan Seacrest]]) |last=Turner |first=Sadao |date=2011-01-18 |accessdate=2011-01-18}}</ref> When asked my ''[[MTV News]]'', "What was it like working with Lopez?", RedOne replied "Let's face it: With J.Lo, you have to go big or go home". He said that to make a song that sounded right for Lopez he would need "dance, parties and her Latina heritage". Consequently the duo came up with "On the Floor" which also features a rap from Pitbull. Commenting on the studio process, RedOne said, "She's a dancer. She can sing. I was really amazed, and I had so much fun working with her, ger energy and everything about her is a star, and it was natural for me to do what we did."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1656277/jennifer-lopezs-on-floor-will-be-big-one-producer-redone-predicts.jhtml |title=Jennifer Lopez's 'On The Floor' Will Be 'A Big One,' Producer RedOne Predicts |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |date=2011-01-20 |accessdate=2011-01-24 |publisher=MTV ([[MTV Networks]])}}</ref> "On the Floor" made its debut in the United Kingdom, on January 28, 2010 when it was played by DJ [[Scott Mills]] on his radio show, ''Ready for the Weekend''.<ref name="UK Premier"/>

== Composition ==
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|description = A 22-second sample of "On the Floor", displaying elements of [[dance music|dance]] and [[latin music]]. The song samples of Kaoma's 1989 song "Lambada".
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"On the Floor" is an up-tempo [[dance music|dance]] and [[electropop]] song with strong elements of [[electrohouse]], produced by Moroccan producer [[RedOne]]. It features a lengthy one-minute rap introduction from [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] and [[Sample (music)|samples]] [[Kaoma]]'s 1989 song "[[Lambada (Kaoma song)|Lambada]]".<ref name="Rap-Up">{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/01/14/new-music-jennifer-lopez-f-pitbull-on-the-floor-snippet/#more-70839|title=New Music: Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull "On the Floor" |work=[[Rap-Up]] |date=2011-01-14 |accessdate=2011-01-15}}</ref><ref name="Idolator Staff">{{cite web |url=http://idolator.com/5742262/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor |title=Jennifer Lopez Steps Back “On The Floor” |publisher=Idolator. (Buzzmedia) |author=Idolator Staff |date=2011-01-16 |accessdate=2011-01-16}}</ref><ref name="Levine">{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a304082/jennifer-lopez-ft-pitbull-on-the-floor.html |title=Single Review – Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull "On the Floor" |publisher=[[Digital Spy]]. ([[Hachette Filipacchi Médias|Hachette Filipacchi UK]]) |last=Levine |first=Nick |date=2011-02-16 |accessdate=2011-02-16}}</ref> It is the second time that Lopez and Pitbull have collaborated on, the first being "[[Fresh Out the Oven]]", the leaked 2009 club single which reached number one on the US [[Hot Dance Club Songs]] chart.<ref name="Newman">{{cite web |url=http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-beat-goes-on/posts/listen-j-los-new-song-on-the-floor-featuring-pitbull |title=Listen: Jennifer Lopez's new song, 'On the Floor,' featuring Pitbull from Lady Gaga's producer RedOne |publisher=Hitfix.com |last=Newman |first=Melinda |date=2011-01-16 |accessdate=2011-01-16}}</ref> Lopez said she wanted to her evolve her sound and that what "On the Floor" achieves. "It feels like me today, which I like. It's not something that you hear and you're like, 'That's not her,' but you also go, 'Is that her? I like that. It's new,' and that's what I wanted. I wanted it to be very me, but I wanted it to be me not from my first album or my second album, but for today."<ref name="Dinh"/> According to Idolator and Gerrick Kennedy from the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', "On the Floor" is reminicent of Lopez's hit millinium single, "[[Waiting for Tonight]]".<ref name="Idolator Staff"/> [[About.com]]'s Bill Lamb also compared the song to Lopez's debut single "[[If You Had My Love]]" (1999).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://top40.about.com/b/2011/01/24/jennifer-lopez-gets-on-the-floor-with-redone-and-pitbull.htm |title=Jennifer Lopez Gets "On the Floor" With RedOne and Pitbull |publisher=[[About.com]] ([[The New York Times Company]]) |last=Lamb |first=Bill |date=2011-01-24 |accessdate=2011-01-25}}</ref> Idolator noted that the song mixes "[[latin music|latin sounds]] with a heavy club beat",<ref name="Idolator Staff"/> while Melinda Newman from Hitfix.com said it has a "retro spirit" and was less heavy than some of Lopez's previous efforts.<ref name="Newman"/>

Kennedy agreed stating that "listeners haven’t heard this dance-electro-pop side of Lopez since 1999... much of her back catalog flirts with more gritty urban-pop sounds."<ref name="Kennedy"/> Idolator's Robbie Daw commented that the final mastered version of the single trimmed one minute off the original leaked song as was more "radio-ready".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://idolator.com/5743732/final-version-jennifer-lopez-pitbull-on-the-floor |title=Hear The Final Version Of Jennifer Lopez And Pitbull’s “On The Floor” |publisher=Idolator. (Buzzmedia) |last=Daw |first=Robbie |date=2011-01-18 |accessdate=2011-01-18}}</ref> However comparisons were made between "On the Floor" and a 2010 [[Kat DeLuna]] single "Party O'Clock", which was also produced by RedOne.<ref name="Griffith & Fischer">{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2011/01/19/2011-01-19_j_los_new_song_sounds_suspiciously_like_one_from_hispanic_hottie_kat_deluna.html|title=J.Lo's New Song Sounds Suspiciously Like One From Hispanic Hottie Kat DeLuna|date=2011-01-20|accessdate=2011-01-20|work=[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]''.com'' |author=Griffith, Carson; Fischer, Molly}}</ref> In "Party O'Clock" DeLuna sings "Party in Ibiza, Party in New York/All the way to Africa/Love in the Caribbean/On my way to Vegas" whereas Lopez sings the nearly identical line "Cuz London to Ibiza/Straight to L.A. New York/Vegas to Africa" in "On the Floor".<ref name="Griffith & Fischer"/> Meanwhile, Lopez said she had to record "On the Floor" because it captured both sides of her career, singing and dancing. "The minute RedOne played it for me, I made him play it 20 times in a row, and I just sat there at the board and I kept listening to it and listening to it ... Because I really feel like, emotionally, I connected to it, but also because of how much I love to dance and how much that's always been such a big part of who I am since I started. Since I was a little girl, I just totally connected with the idea of getting out there."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1656554/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor.jhtml |title=Jennifer Lopez Feels 'Emotionally Connected' To 'On The Floor' |publisher=MTV (MTV Networks) |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |date=2011-01-25 |accessdate=2011-01-25}}</ref>

== Reception ==
=== Critical response ===
Reviews by critics were generally positive. Staff from Idolator were impressed with the song saying, "Our verdict: we’re pretty happy with the latest from Lopez." However the site noted that some people might be put off by the lack of originality. "Apart from [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]]’s introduction, there may not be enough hip hop flavor here to make a splash at the clubs — the track may be too much of a throwback to older dance hits, without bringing anything new or innovative to the party."<ref name="Idolator Staff"/> Melinda Newman from Hitfix.com said that "On the Floor" demonstrated RedOne's "ability to bring out the best in his artists". Of the song, Newman said "'On the Floor' is so much better than than the ham-fisted, truly awful '[[Louboutins (song)|Louboutins]]' that we can only be thankful she came to her senses."<ref name="Newman"/> In his article for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', Gerrick Kennedy said the song was a "sweat-inducing, sticky dance floor track" which was catchier than either of her previous releases, "[[Louboutins (song)|Louboutins]]" or "[[Fresh Out the Oven]]". Although praising RedOne's production skills, he noted that it was not as "inventive as the pop gems he crafts with muse Lady Gaga" and criticised Pitbull's "throwaway verse" but added that the single was "vintage J.Lo."<ref name="Kennedy">{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/01/jennifer-lopez-gets-on-the-floor-in-redone-produced-leak-.html|title=Ahead of 'American Idol' debut, Jennifer Lopez gets 'On the Floor' in leaked RedOne-produced single|first=Kennedy|last=Gerrick|date=January 17, 2011|accessdate=January 17, 2011|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|publisher=[[Tribune Company]]}}</ref> Nadine Cheung from AOL Radio Blog concurred with comments by her fellow critics, saying that "Jennifer Lopez reinforces her renaissance woman status with the release of her new single".<ref name="Cheung"/> Nick Levine from [[Digital Spy]] called "On the Floor" a song that the [[Black Eyed Peas]] would have been "proud to have released". Levine agreed with other reviewers, that it was a "welcome comeback for Lopez". He praised the "no so-subtle" sample and "latin-tinged electro-housy" production for making the song "the antithesis of classy," and although not original, "there's no denying that this gets the job done."<ref name="Levine"/>

=== Kat DeLuna controversy ===
Fans of fellow Latino singer [[Kat DeLuna]] claimed that "On the Floor" plagiarised DeLuna's 2010 single "Party O'Clock". In a statement issued to the ''[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]'', DeLuna said "It's cool that artists like J.Lo are inspired by my musical sound and style. ... Jennifer helped pave the way for Latinas like myself. I love her", and insisted that there wasn't an issue.<ref name="Griffith & Fischer"/> However following previews of the music video for "On the Floor," DeLuna changed her mind about how she felt with the claims of copying. In another interview with the ''New York Daily News,'' several days after the first, she said "I've seen this before, where the more established artist tries to take the vision and artistic ideas away from an emerging artist, and assumes no one will notice because of their bigger shadow,... Luckily, my loyal fans and the power of the Internet have let the 'Kat' out of the bag".<ref name="NY Daily">{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2011/01/27/2011-01-27_jennifer_lopezs_on_the_floor_music_video_bears_uncanny_resemblance_to_kat_deluna.html |title=Jennifer Lopez's 'On the Floor' music video bears uncanny resemblance to Kat DeLuna's work. |date=2011-01-27|accessdate=2011-01-27|work=[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]''.com'' |author=Griffith, Carson; Fischer, Molly}}</ref> This comes in spite of previous comments made where DeLuna said she was inspired by Lopez, and saw her as someone who opened the doors for people like her to sing.<ref name="Griffith & Fischer"/> Lopez was interviewed about the issue on Latin-American entertainment programme ''Despierta America''. Lopez replied "What? Really? I'm not aware of that...," and when pressed by the presenter a second time, insisted she had not heard rumors of the comparisons.<ref name="Lopez Knows Nothing">{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2011/02/07/2011-02-07_jennifer_lopez_denies_hearing_about_controversy_surrounding_kat_deluna_soundalik.html#ixzz1DKfbAQ96 |title=Jennifer Lopez denies hearing about controversy surrounding Kat DeLuna sound-alike song |date=2011-02-07|accessdate=2011-02-07|work=[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]''.com'' |author=Griffith, Carson; Fischer, Molly}}</ref> It was alleged that "J.Lo's camp specifically requested that nothing about the Deluna debacle be brought up during the interview."<ref name="Lopez Knows Nothing"/>

== Chart performance ==
In the chart week ending February 12, 2011, "On the Floor" made its official chart debut in Canada. It opened at number eighty-six on the [[Canadian Hot 100]].<ref name="Can Debut">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/canadian-hot-100?order=gainer |title=Canadian Hot 100 – Biggest Gainers |publisher=([[Prometheus Global Media]]) |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=2011-02-05 |accessdate=2011-02-10}}</ref> It is the first song from ''[[Love? (album)|Love?]]'' to receive recognition on ''Billboard'' charts, as neither the album's Epic Records buzz single ("[[Fresh Out the Oven]]", which also features [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]]), or the previous lead single "[[Louboutins]]" had received airplay.<ref name="Billboard Lopez Leaves Sony">{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/updated-jennifer-lopez-confirms-split-with-1004070556.story?tag=hpfeed#/news/updated-jennifer-lopez-confirms-split-with-1004070556.story?tag=hpfeed |title=UPDATED: Jennifer Lopez Confirms Split With Epic Records |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | author= Concepcion, Mariel; Ben-Yehuda, Ayala; Caulfield, Kieth |date=2010-02-23 |accessdate=2010-03-16}}</ref> The single also debuted on the [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|Slovakia Airplay]] chart at number sixteen<ref name="sc_Slovakia_Jennifer Lopez"/> and has since become a top 5 hit, and the Czech Airplay chart at number seventy-four.<ref name="sc_Czech Republic_Jennifer Lopez"/> In its second week, "On the Floor" rose to number seventy-nine in Canada.<ref>http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/jennifer-lopez/339297</ref> In Belgium, the single made a top-forty debut on the [[Ultratip]] charts. It opened at number thirty-three on the Wallonia chart and thirty-nine on the Flanders chart.<ref name="sc_Flanders Tip_Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull"/><ref name="sc_Wallonia Tip_Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull"/>

In the United States, "On the Floor" made its [[Hot Dance Club Songs]], debut at number twenty-six. More significantly, the song also debuted on the US [[Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)|Pop Songs]] chart at number forty, marking Lopez's first appearance on the chart since 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/#/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-pop-country-songs-more-1005043402.story |title=Chart Highlights – Pop, Country Songs & More |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=2011-02-11 |accessdate=2011-02-11}}</ref> It is the first song released from the ''Love?'' recording sessions to actually register airplay and thus appear on ''Billboard'' airplay charts.<ref name="Billboard Lopez Leaves Sony"/>

== Music video ==
The music video for "On the Floor" was filmed over the weekend of January 22/23, 2011,<ref name="Dinh"/> with [[TAJ Stansberry]] as the director and Frank Gatson serving as [[choreographer]].<ref name="Vena">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1656455/jennifer-lopezs-on-floor-video-be-underground-party.jhtml |title=Jennifer Lopez's 'On The Floor' Video To Be An Underground Party |publisher=MTV (MTV Networks) |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |date=2011-01-21 |accessdate=2011-01-22}}</ref> Lopez told [[MTV News]] that for the video she was holding an open casting call to find club kids. "[We want] those kids who go to the club and they dance all night and that's all they care about? It's just about having a good time, getting all sweaty, and it's all about the music and leaving it on the dance floor. I don't want to say what the video is, but that's the type of dancers. We're doing a big casting call..."<ref name="Dinh">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1656226/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor-video.jhtml|title=Jennifer Lopez To Shoot 'On The Floor' Video This Weekend|first=James|last=Dinh|date=2011-01-19)|accessdate=2011-01-19|publisher=MTV ([[MTV Networks]])}}</ref> [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] will appear in the video. He commented on his approach to filming music videos for dance songs like "On the Floor". He said "When you got these big, big house records or club records that are very global, I try to come in on what I was raised on, what I'm a fan of, which is just spitting hard."<ref name="Elias"/> Meanwhile Gatson said that Lopez wanted a post-2AM [[Los Angeles]] club vibe for the video. He said, {{quote|"[We're trying to create a vibe] that's so amazing. [It's like] everybody had some watermelon and the watermelon made them high, it gave them a little buzz — but a good buzz, a real magical buzz, a dance buzz, a buzz that makes you feel like fried chicken, so she just wants everybody to have a good old time.... The club must have this vibe, where you get on the floor and everybody's bringing it," he added. "We've seen so many club videos, but we want to see a club video with a vibe unique to Jennifer Lopez."<ref name="Vena"/>}} Just ahead of the casting call and video shoot, Stansberry revealed his views on what the concept for the video would be. He told MTV News, the video is all about originality. "Originality, being you. This song is about being who you want. It's about letting loose. There's no explanation. This is this underground video, this underground party."<ref name="Vena"/> During the video shoot, Lopez spoke to MTV about the concept. She said "I play one character where she kind of runs this party, acts like she's kind of over it, but at the same time loves it and loves this kind of underground kind of party dance culture,... So I got to be wild and crazy, and at the same time I got to be sexy and sweet too."<ref name="Elias">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1656553/jennifer-lopez-on-the-floor-video-behind-the-scenes.jhtml |title=Jennifer Lopez's 'On The Floor' Video: Behind The Scenes |publisher=MTV (MTV Networks) |last=Elias |first=Matt |date=2011-01-24 |accessdate=2011-01-25}}</ref> According to AllHeadlineNews, the video will premiere through the [[Vevo]] network on March 3, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allheadlinenews.com/briefs/articles/90035878?Jennifer%20Lopez%20to%20premiere%20new%20music%20video%20exclusively%20on%20VEVO |title=Jennifer Lopez to premiere new music video exclusively on VEVO | AHN |publisher=Allheadlinenews.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-23}}</ref>

=== Reception ===
Carson Griffith and Molly Fischer from the ''[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]'' said that based on the photos released from the video shoot, "On the Floor" was remarkably similar to [[Kat DeLuna]]'s "Party O'Clock". The duo noted that Lopez's "blue leopard-print leotard with dark blue leopard leggings" was similar to DeLuna's "leopard-print leggings and a black strapless leotard" in the video for "Party O'Clock".<ref name="NY Daily"/> Griffith and Fischer also said "Kat is dancing in the club, she throws her hands in the air in a particular move, a flourish echoed by J.Lo in her vid".<ref name="NY Daily"/>

== Track listing ==
*;Digital download<ref name="UK Download"/>
#"On the Floor" featuring [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] – 3:50

*;Digital download – Remixes<ref name="US Remixes">{{cite web |url=https://www.masterbeat.com/#release/jlofpotf1 |title=On the Floor (Remixes) – Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull |publisher=Masterbeat.com |date=2011-02-11 |accessdate=2011-02-18}}</ref>
#"On the Floor" (CCW Radio Mix) – 3:44
#"On the Floor" (Low Sunday Radio Edit) – 3:51
#"On the Floor" (Ralphi's Jurty Radio Edit) – 3:57
#"On the Floor" (Mixin Marc & Tony Svejda La to Ibiza Radio Edit) – 3:16
#"On the Floor" (CCW Club Mix) – 6:26
#"On the Floor" (Low Sunday Club) – 6:22
#"On the Floor" (Ralphi's Jurty Club Vox) – 8:43
#"On the Floor" (Mixin Marc & Tony Svejda La to Ibiza Mix) – 6:40
#"On the Floor" (CCW Dub Mix) – 6:07
#"On the Floor" (Low Sunday Dub) – 6:37
#"On the Floor" (Ralphi's Jurty Dub) – 8:43
#"On the Floor" (Mixin Marc & Tony Svejda La to Ibiza Dub) – 5:36

== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Chart (2011) !! Peak position
|-
{{singlechart|Flanders Tip|28|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-02-12}}
|-
{{singlechart|Wallonia Tip|20|artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|accessdate=2011-02-12}}
|-
| [[Canadian Hot 100]]<ref name="Jen Bill">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/jennifer-lopez/339297 |title=Jennifer Lopez Music News & Info |publisher=([[Prometheus Global Media]]) |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=2011-02-10}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|76
|-
{{singlechart|Czech Republic|61|artist=Jennifer Lopez|year=2011|week=05|accessdate=2011-02-09}}
|-
{{singlechart|Slovakia|5|artist=Jennifer Lopez|year=2011|week=04|accessdate=2011-02-09}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboarddanceclubplay|26||artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|artistid=339297}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|40||artist=Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull|song=On the Floor|artistid=339297}}
|}

== Release history ==

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Radio add dates, release dates and formats
|-
! scope="col"| Country
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Format
! scope="col"| Label
|-
! scope="row"| United States<ref name="Cheung"/>
| January 18, 2011
| rowspan="2"|Official radio premiere
| [[Island Records]]
|-
! scope="row"| United Kingdom<ref name="UK Premier">[[Scott Mills|Mills, Scott]]. ''[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xmbn5#segments Scott Mills' Ready for the Weekend - Fridays 18:00-19:00]''. [[BBC Radio 1]]. ([[British Broadcasting Corporation]]). Airdate January 28, 2011.</ref>
| January 28, 2011
| [[Mercury Records]]
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| United States
| February 8, 2011
| [[Contemporary hit radio|Mainstream]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.webcitation.org/5w0pOALwN |title=Top 40-Mainstream Future Releases |publisher=All Access. (All Access Media Group) |accessdate=2011-01-24}}</ref> [[Rhythmic contemporary|Rhythmic]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.webcitation.org/5w0pR9kmd |title=Top 40-Rhythmic Future Releases |publisher=All Access. (All Access Media Group) |accessdate=2011-01-24}}</ref>
| rowspan="2"|Island Records
|-
| February 11, 2011
| Remix EP[A]<ref name="US Remixes"/>
|-
! scope="row"| Australia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/on-floor-feat-pitbull-single/id418900596 |title=On the Floor (feat. Pitbull) - Single by Jennifer Lopez - Download On the Floor (feat. Pitbull) - Single on iTunes |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=2011-02-18 |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
| February 18, 2011
| rowspan="3"| [[Music download|Digital download]]
| [[Island Def Jam Music Group|Island Def Jam Music]]
|-
! scope="row"| United Kingdom[B]<ref name="UK Download">{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/On-The-Floor/dp/B004MYD4U8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1297395837&sr=8-2 |title=Jennifer Lopez – On the Floor (feat. Pitbull) |publisher=Amazon Mp3. (Amazon.co.uk) |accessdate=2011-02-11}}</ref>
| February 20, 2011
| Mercury Records
|-
! scope="row"| Austria<ref>{{cite web|url=http://at.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor - MP3 Single-Download bei 7digital.at |publisher=At.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
| rowspan="9"| February 22, 2011
| rowspan="8"| [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music]]
|-
! scope="row"| Belgium
| Digital download,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl-be.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor MP3 music downloads - 7digital |publisher=Nl-be.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref> Remixes EP<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl-be.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor-1/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor MP3 music downloads - 7digital |publisher=Nl-be.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ca.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor MP3 music downloads - 7digital |publisher=Ca.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
| rowspan="5"|Digital download
|-
! scope="row"| Finland<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fi.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor MP3 music downloads - 7digital |publisher=Fi.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| France<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.fr/On-The-Floor/dp/B004MW24OW/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1297650336&sr=8-5 |title=Jennifer Lopez – On the Floor (feat. Pitbull) |publisher=Amazon Mp3. (Amazon.fr) |accessdate=2011-02-14}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Germany<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.de/On-The-Floor/dp/B004MVS5JG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1297650577&sr=8-3-spell |title=Jennifer Lopez – On the Floor (feat. Pitbull) |publisher=Amazon Mp3. (Amazon.de) |accessdate=2011-02-14}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"|Italy<ref>{{cite web|url=http://it.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Download musica di Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor MP3 - 7digital |publisher=It.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"|Sweden
| Digital download,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://se.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor MP3 music downloads - 7digital |publisher=Se.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref> Remixes EP<ref>{{cite web|url=http://se.7digital.com/artists/jennifer-lopez/on-the-floor-1/ |title=Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull - On The Floor MP3 music downloads - 7digital |publisher=Se.7digital.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"|United States<ref name="US Digital Download">{{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.com/On-The-Floor/dp/B004M8PTAW/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1296958698&sr=8-6 |title=Jennifer Lopez – On the Floor (feat. Pitbull) |publisher=Amazon Mp3. ([[Amazon.com]]) |accessdate=2011-02-06}}</ref>
| Digital download
| Island Records
|}
;Notes
*[A] – Masterbeat.com only.<ref name="US Remixes"/>
*[B] – Amazon.co.uk only.<ref name="UK Download"/>

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

{{Jennifer Lopez singles}}

[[Category:2011 singles]]
[[Category:Jennifer Lopez songs]]
[[Category:Pitbull (rapper) songs]]
[[Category:Songs produced by RedOne]]
[[Category:Songs written by RedOne]]
[[Category:Songs written by Pitbull (rapper)]]
[[Category:Electropop songs]]
[[Category:House music songs]]
[[Category:Island Records singles]]

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Raining Men

2011-02-21T19:59:15Z

IHelpWhenICan: put html reasoning back up. It is the easiest way to explain the release and the rules on the Billboard chart are not uniform for the rest of the world.

{{for|the 1979 song by [[The Weather Girls]]|It's Raining Men}}
{{Infobox single 
| Name = Raining Men
| Cover =
| Artist = [[Rihanna]] featuring [[Nicki Minaj]]
| Album = [[Loud (Rihanna album)|Loud]]
| Released = {{start date|2010|12|07}} (see [[#Radio dates and release history|release history]])
| Format =
| Recorded = 2010
| Genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]]
| Length = {{Duration|m=3|s=45}}
| Label = [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]
| Producer = Mel & Mus
| Writer = Melvin Hough II, Rivelino Wouter, [[Rock City (group)|Timothy & Theron Thomas]], Onika Maraj
| Certification =
| Chronology = [[Rihanna]] singles
| Last single = "[[Who's That Chick?]]" (2010)
| This single = "'''Raining Men'''" (2010)
| Next single = "[[All of the Lights]]" (2011)
| Misc = {{Extra chronology
| Artist = [[Nicki Minaj]] singles
| Type = single
| Last single = "[[Moment 4 Life]]" (2010)
| This single = "'''Raining Men'''" (2010)
| Next single =
}}
}}
"'''Raining Men'''" is a song performed by [[Barbados|Barbadian]] recording artist [[Rihanna]], taken from her fifth studio album, ''[[Loud (Rihanna album)|Loud]]''. The up-tempo record features female [[Trinidadian]] rapper [[Nicki Minaj]]. Sent for radio adds on December 7, 2010, it received mixed reviews from critics who praised the chemistry between Rihanna and Minaj but criticised the song for failing to create anything new or original.

==Background==
The track features [[Nicki Minaj]]. Rihanna said about the song: "[It's] a really fun song. No, nothing like the original. It's quite uptempo but kind of quirky and funny."<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1649780/rihanna-sings-praises-loud-collaborator-nicki-minaj.jhtml Rihanna Sings Praises Of Loud Collaborator Nicki Minaj - Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV] Retrieved in 26-01-2011. ''[[MTV.com]]''.</ref>

==Critical reception==
The song received mixed reviews from critics. [[Allmusic]] said the song is a low-point on the album, adding that it sounds "unfinished".<ref>{{cite web|last=Kellman |first=Andy |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/loud-r2021129/review |title=Loud [Clean] - Rihanna |publisher=AllMusic |date=2010-11-16 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' said that "“Cheers (Drink to That) and “Raining Men,” as foamy and spunky as they may be, are such a dogleg turn from “Rated R” that they come off as little more than image recalibration. That’s her prerogative as an artist, and it’s certainly earned. But it underscores the one thing we’ve always wondered about Rihanna — what is she really feeling?".<ref>{{cite news|author=November 16, 2010 |  6:31 am |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/11/album-review-rihannas-loud.html |title=Album review: Rihanna's 'Loud' | Pop & Hiss | Los Angeles Times |publisher=Latimesblogs.latimes.com |date=2010-11-16 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' said that "Rihanna shares the mechanized, chattering beat of “Raining Men” with Nicki Minaj, singing and rapping about an endless supply of available men".<ref>{{cite news|title=Critics’ Choice: New CDs|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/arts/music/16choice.html?_r=1|work=NYTimes.com|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=19 January 2011|author=Jon Pareles|date=November 15, 2010}}</ref> [[Pitchfork Media]] said that "Raining Men is a shameless [[Beyoncé]] rip-off that would be quickly dismissed if not for the fact that it's a pretty-damn-good [[Beyoncé]] rip off with a characteristically scene-stealing guest verse from Nicki Minaj".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14897-loud/ |title=Album Reviews: Rihanna: Loud |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2010-11-24 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' said that "Raining Men is the album's highlight, a gloriously eccentric collaboration with Nicki Minaj that entwines their minor-key hyperventilating, air sirens dissolving into mind-melting bass, and the scene-stealing Minaj's breathless contortion of the simple word "really" into its own fully demented sideshow".<ref>{{cite web|last=Anderson |first=Stacey |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/rihanna-loud-def-jam |title=Rihanna, 'Loud' (Def Jam) |publisher=SPIN.com |date=2010-11-16 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> [[BBC Music]] said that " Nicki Minaj makes for a superb partner in crime on Raining Men, her wild, kinetic flow complementing Rihanna’s steely delivery to wicked effect".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/x5fd |title=Music - Review of Rihanna - Loud |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' described the song as a "skittering dancehall groove".<ref>{{cite news|author=Hugh Montgomery |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/nov/14/rhianna-pop-loud-cd-review |title=Rhianna: Loud — review | Music | The Observer |work=[[The Guardian]] |date= 2010-11-14|accessdate=2011-01-03 |location=London}}</ref> ''[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]'' said that "Rihanna pairs just as well with Nicki Minaj, on a complete tear-down on the old Weather Girls disco standard "It's Raining Men." Here it's not a gay song of lust but a statement of assurance that no man should incite too much worry, considering their sheer numbers".<ref>{{cite news|author=Jim Farber |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2010/11/16/2010-11-16_rihannas_loud_review_only_girl_in_the_world_trades_pain_for_carbonated_pleasure.html |title=Rihanna's 'Loud' review: Only girl in the world trades pain for carbonated pleasure |publisher=Nydailynews.com |date=2010-11-16 |accessdate=2011-01-03 |location=New York}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' said that "Nicki Minaj, a quick-witted rapper able to assume the voices of a dozen characters in a single song, fails to impart any wisdom on her colleague with "Raining Men".<ref>{{cite news|author=Post Store |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/15/AR2010111506697.html |title=Rihanna's new albums: 'Loud,' yes, but what's clear? |publisher=Washingtonpost.com |date= 2010-11-16|accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' said that "‘Raining Men’, a bold, ballsy, MIA-ish collaboration with Nicki Minaj plays to the strengths of both Rihanna and the new trickster princess of hip-pop".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/rihanna/11718 |title=Rihanna - Album Review: Rihanna - Loud (Def Jam/Mercury) - Album Reviews |publisher=Nme.Com |date= |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> [[About.com]] said that "[Rihanna] visits the land of Nicki Minaj on "Raining Men" but never gets buried in the new territory".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/Rihanna-Loud.htm |title=Rihanna - Loud - Review of the Album Loud By Rihanna |publisher=Top40.about.com |date=2010-12-30 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' said that "Raining Men, borrowing a digitized riff from Beyoncé’s "[[Diva (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Diva]],’’ features rising rapper Nicki Minaj on a typically manic guest rhyme. The song’s message doubles as the album’s mantra: Some cats really do have nine lives".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2010/11/15/on_loud_rihanna_explores_kink_and_drink_then_returns_to_the_dance_floor/ |title=On ‘Loud,’ Rihanna explores kink and drink, then returns to the dance floor - The Boston Globe |publisher=Boston.com |date=2010-11-15 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref>

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Chart (2010–11)
! Peak position
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|48|artist=Rihanna|artistid=658897|accessdate=2011-02-09}}
|}

{{Portal box|Rihanna}}

==Release history==
;Radio add dates
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!scope="col"|Country
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format
|-
|rowspan="2"|United States
|December 7, 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=12/07/2010&Format=5 |title=®R&R :: Going For Adds™ :: Urban |publisher=Gfa.radioandrecords.com |date=2010-12-07 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref>
|Urban radio
|-
|January 25, 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=Urban/UAC Future Releases|url=http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|work=allaccess.com|publisher=All Access|accessdate=19 January 2011|archiveurl=http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|archivedate=January 25, 2011}}</ref>
|Urban radio (Re-release)
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=25em}}

{{Rihanna singles}}
{{Nicki Minaj}}

[[Category:2010 songs]]
[[Category:Rihanna songs]]
[[Category:Nicki Minaj songs]]
[[Category:Songs produced by Stargate]]

[[cs:Raining Men]]
[[es:Raining Men]]
[[fr:Raining Men]]
[[pl:Raining Men]]

Raining Men

2011-02-21T19:42:03Z

IHelpWhenICan: Actually, chart position=single. That reasoning is wrong, so I removed it. Changed type to single. Promo singles cannot chart on those charts per Billboard rules. It did. It's a single.

{{for|the 1979 song by [[The Weather Girls]]|It's Raining Men}}
{{Infobox single 
| Name = Raining Men
| Cover =
| Artist = [[Rihanna]] featuring [[Nicki Minaj]]
| Album = [[Loud (Rihanna album)|Loud]]
| Released = {{start date|2010|12|07}} (see [[#Radio dates and release history|release history]])
| Format =
| Recorded = 2010
| Genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]]
| Length = {{Duration|m=3|s=45}}
| Label = [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]
| Producer = Mel & Mus
| Writer = Melvin Hough II, Rivelino Wouter, [[Rock City (group)|Timothy & Theron Thomas]], Onika Maraj
| Certification =
| Chronology = [[Rihanna]] singles
| Last single = "[[Who's That Chick?]]" (2010)
| This single = "'''Raining Men'''" (2010)
| Next single = "[[All of the Lights]]" (2011)
| Misc = {{Extra chronology
| Artist = [[Nicki Minaj]] singles
| Type = single
| Last single = "[[Moment 4 Life]]" (2010)
| This single = "'''Raining Men'''" (2010)
| Next single =
}}
}}
"'''Raining Men'''" is a song performed by [[Barbados|Barbadian]] recording artist [[Rihanna]], taken from her fifth studio album, ''[[Loud (Rihanna album)|Loud]]''. The up-tempo record features female [[Trinidadian]] rapper [[Nicki Minaj]]. Sent for radio adds on December 7, 2010, it received mixed reviews from critics who praised the chemistry between Rihanna and Minaj but criticised the song for failing to create anything new or original.

==Background==
The track features [[Nicki Minaj]]. Rihanna said about the song: "[It's] a really fun song. No, nothing like the original. It's quite uptempo but kind of quirky and funny."<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1649780/rihanna-sings-praises-loud-collaborator-nicki-minaj.jhtml Rihanna Sings Praises Of Loud Collaborator Nicki Minaj - Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV] Retrieved in 26-01-2011. ''[[MTV.com]]''.</ref>

==Critical reception==
The song received mixed reviews from critics. [[Allmusic]] said the song is a low-point on the album, adding that it sounds "unfinished".<ref>{{cite web|last=Kellman |first=Andy |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/loud-r2021129/review |title=Loud [Clean] - Rihanna |publisher=AllMusic |date=2010-11-16 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' said that "“Cheers (Drink to That) and “Raining Men,” as foamy and spunky as they may be, are such a dogleg turn from “Rated R” that they come off as little more than image recalibration. That’s her prerogative as an artist, and it’s certainly earned. But it underscores the one thing we’ve always wondered about Rihanna — what is she really feeling?".<ref>{{cite news|author=November 16, 2010 |  6:31 am |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/11/album-review-rihannas-loud.html |title=Album review: Rihanna's 'Loud' | Pop & Hiss | Los Angeles Times |publisher=Latimesblogs.latimes.com |date=2010-11-16 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' said that "Rihanna shares the mechanized, chattering beat of “Raining Men” with Nicki Minaj, singing and rapping about an endless supply of available men".<ref>{{cite news|title=Critics’ Choice: New CDs|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/arts/music/16choice.html?_r=1|work=NYTimes.com|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=19 January 2011|author=Jon Pareles|date=November 15, 2010}}</ref> [[Pitchfork Media]] said that "Raining Men is a shameless [[Beyoncé]] rip-off that would be quickly dismissed if not for the fact that it's a pretty-damn-good [[Beyoncé]] rip off with a characteristically scene-stealing guest verse from Nicki Minaj".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14897-loud/ |title=Album Reviews: Rihanna: Loud |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2010-11-24 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' said that "Raining Men is the album's highlight, a gloriously eccentric collaboration with Nicki Minaj that entwines their minor-key hyperventilating, air sirens dissolving into mind-melting bass, and the scene-stealing Minaj's breathless contortion of the simple word "really" into its own fully demented sideshow".<ref>{{cite web|last=Anderson |first=Stacey |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/rihanna-loud-def-jam |title=Rihanna, 'Loud' (Def Jam) |publisher=SPIN.com |date=2010-11-16 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> [[BBC Music]] said that " Nicki Minaj makes for a superb partner in crime on Raining Men, her wild, kinetic flow complementing Rihanna’s steely delivery to wicked effect".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/x5fd |title=Music - Review of Rihanna - Loud |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' described the song as a "skittering dancehall groove".<ref>{{cite news|author=Hugh Montgomery |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/nov/14/rhianna-pop-loud-cd-review |title=Rhianna: Loud — review | Music | The Observer |work=[[The Guardian]] |date= 2010-11-14|accessdate=2011-01-03 |location=London}}</ref> ''[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]'' said that "Rihanna pairs just as well with Nicki Minaj, on a complete tear-down on the old Weather Girls disco standard "It's Raining Men." Here it's not a gay song of lust but a statement of assurance that no man should incite too much worry, considering their sheer numbers".<ref>{{cite news|author=Jim Farber |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2010/11/16/2010-11-16_rihannas_loud_review_only_girl_in_the_world_trades_pain_for_carbonated_pleasure.html |title=Rihanna's 'Loud' review: Only girl in the world trades pain for carbonated pleasure |publisher=Nydailynews.com |date=2010-11-16 |accessdate=2011-01-03 |location=New York}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' said that "Nicki Minaj, a quick-witted rapper able to assume the voices of a dozen characters in a single song, fails to impart any wisdom on her colleague with "Raining Men".<ref>{{cite news|author=Post Store |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/15/AR2010111506697.html |title=Rihanna's new albums: 'Loud,' yes, but what's clear? |publisher=Washingtonpost.com |date= 2010-11-16|accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' said that "‘Raining Men’, a bold, ballsy, MIA-ish collaboration with Nicki Minaj plays to the strengths of both Rihanna and the new trickster princess of hip-pop".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/rihanna/11718 |title=Rihanna - Album Review: Rihanna - Loud (Def Jam/Mercury) - Album Reviews |publisher=Nme.Com |date= |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> [[About.com]] said that "[Rihanna] visits the land of Nicki Minaj on "Raining Men" but never gets buried in the new territory".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/Rihanna-Loud.htm |title=Rihanna - Loud - Review of the Album Loud By Rihanna |publisher=Top40.about.com |date=2010-12-30 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' said that "Raining Men, borrowing a digitized riff from Beyoncé’s "[[Diva (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Diva]],’’ features rising rapper Nicki Minaj on a typically manic guest rhyme. The song’s message doubles as the album’s mantra: Some cats really do have nine lives".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2010/11/15/on_loud_rihanna_explores_kink_and_drink_then_returns_to_the_dance_floor/ |title=On ‘Loud,’ Rihanna explores kink and drink, then returns to the dance floor - The Boston Globe |publisher=Boston.com |date=2010-11-15 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref>

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Chart (2010–11)
! Peak position
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|48|artist=Rihanna|artistid=658897|accessdate=2011-02-09}}
|}

{{Portal box|Rihanna}}

==Release history==
;Radio add dates
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!scope="col"|Country
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format
|-
|rowspan="2"|United States
|December 7, 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=12/07/2010&Format=5 |title=®R&R :: Going For Adds™ :: Urban |publisher=Gfa.radioandrecords.com |date=2010-12-07 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref>
|Urban radio
|-
|January 25, 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=Urban/UAC Future Releases|url=http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|work=allaccess.com|publisher=All Access|accessdate=19 January 2011|archiveurl=http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|archivedate=January 25, 2011}}</ref>
|Urban radio (Re-release)
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=25em}}

{{Rihanna singles}}
{{Nicki Minaj}}

[[Category:2010 songs]]
[[Category:Rihanna songs]]
[[Category:Nicki Minaj songs]]
[[Category:Songs produced by Stargate]]

[[cs:Raining Men]]
[[es:Raining Men]]
[[fr:Raining Men]]
[[pl:Raining Men]]

Raining Men

2011-02-21T19:37:02Z

IHelpWhenICan: No need.

{{for|the 1979 song by [[The Weather Girls]]|It's Raining Men}}
{{Infobox single 
| Name = Raining Men
| Cover =
| Artist = [[Rihanna]] featuring [[Nicki Minaj]]
| Album = [[Loud (Rihanna album)|Loud]]
| Released = {{start date|2010|12|07}} (see [[#Radio dates and release history|release history]])
| Format =
| Recorded = 2010
| Genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]]
| Length = {{Duration|m=3|s=45}}
| Label = [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]
| Producer = Mel & Mus
| Writer = Melvin Hough II, Rivelino Wouter, [[Rock City (group)|Timothy & Theron Thomas]], Onika Maraj
| Certification =
| Chronology = [[Rihanna]]
| Last single = "[[Who's That Chick?]]" (2010)
| This single = "'''Raining Men'''" (2010)
| Next single = "[[All of the Lights]]" (2011)
| Misc = {{Extra chronology
| Artist = [[Nicki Minaj]]
| Last single = "[[Moment 4 Life]]" (2010)
| This single = "'''Raining Men'''" (2010)
| Next single =
}}
}}
"'''Raining Men'''" is a song performed by [[Barbados|Barbadian]] recording artist [[Rihanna]], taken from her fifth studio album, ''[[Loud (Rihanna album)|Loud]]''. The up-tempo record features female [[Trinidadian]] rapper [[Nicki Minaj]]. Sent for radio adds on December 7, 2010, it received mixed reviews from critics who praised the chemistry between Rihanna and Minaj but criticised the song for failing to create anything new or original.

==Background==
The track features [[Nicki Minaj]]. Rihanna said about the song: "[It's] a really fun song. No, nothing like the original. It's quite uptempo but kind of quirky and funny."<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1649780/rihanna-sings-praises-loud-collaborator-nicki-minaj.jhtml Rihanna Sings Praises Of Loud Collaborator Nicki Minaj - Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV] Retrieved in 26-01-2011. ''[[MTV.com]]''.</ref>

==Critical reception==
The song received mixed reviews from critics. [[Allmusic]] said the song is a low-point on the album, adding that it sounds "unfinished".<ref>{{cite web|last=Kellman |first=Andy |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/loud-r2021129/review |title=Loud [Clean] - Rihanna |publisher=AllMusic |date=2010-11-16 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' said that "“Cheers (Drink to That) and “Raining Men,” as foamy and spunky as they may be, are such a dogleg turn from “Rated R” that they come off as little more than image recalibration. That’s her prerogative as an artist, and it’s certainly earned. But it underscores the one thing we’ve always wondered about Rihanna — what is she really feeling?".<ref>{{cite news|author=November 16, 2010 |  6:31 am |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/11/album-review-rihannas-loud.html |title=Album review: Rihanna's 'Loud' | Pop & Hiss | Los Angeles Times |publisher=Latimesblogs.latimes.com |date=2010-11-16 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' said that "Rihanna shares the mechanized, chattering beat of “Raining Men” with Nicki Minaj, singing and rapping about an endless supply of available men".<ref>{{cite news|title=Critics’ Choice: New CDs|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/arts/music/16choice.html?_r=1|work=NYTimes.com|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=19 January 2011|author=Jon Pareles|date=November 15, 2010}}</ref> [[Pitchfork Media]] said that "Raining Men is a shameless [[Beyoncé]] rip-off that would be quickly dismissed if not for the fact that it's a pretty-damn-good [[Beyoncé]] rip off with a characteristically scene-stealing guest verse from Nicki Minaj".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14897-loud/ |title=Album Reviews: Rihanna: Loud |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2010-11-24 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' said that "Raining Men is the album's highlight, a gloriously eccentric collaboration with Nicki Minaj that entwines their minor-key hyperventilating, air sirens dissolving into mind-melting bass, and the scene-stealing Minaj's breathless contortion of the simple word "really" into its own fully demented sideshow".<ref>{{cite web|last=Anderson |first=Stacey |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/rihanna-loud-def-jam |title=Rihanna, 'Loud' (Def Jam) |publisher=SPIN.com |date=2010-11-16 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> [[BBC Music]] said that " Nicki Minaj makes for a superb partner in crime on Raining Men, her wild, kinetic flow complementing Rihanna’s steely delivery to wicked effect".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/x5fd |title=Music - Review of Rihanna - Loud |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' described the song as a "skittering dancehall groove".<ref>{{cite news|author=Hugh Montgomery |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/nov/14/rhianna-pop-loud-cd-review |title=Rhianna: Loud — review | Music | The Observer |work=[[The Guardian]] |date= 2010-11-14|accessdate=2011-01-03 |location=London}}</ref> ''[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]'' said that "Rihanna pairs just as well with Nicki Minaj, on a complete tear-down on the old Weather Girls disco standard "It's Raining Men." Here it's not a gay song of lust but a statement of assurance that no man should incite too much worry, considering their sheer numbers".<ref>{{cite news|author=Jim Farber |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2010/11/16/2010-11-16_rihannas_loud_review_only_girl_in_the_world_trades_pain_for_carbonated_pleasure.html |title=Rihanna's 'Loud' review: Only girl in the world trades pain for carbonated pleasure |publisher=Nydailynews.com |date=2010-11-16 |accessdate=2011-01-03 |location=New York}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' said that "Nicki Minaj, a quick-witted rapper able to assume the voices of a dozen characters in a single song, fails to impart any wisdom on her colleague with "Raining Men".<ref>{{cite news|author=Post Store |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/15/AR2010111506697.html |title=Rihanna's new albums: 'Loud,' yes, but what's clear? |publisher=Washingtonpost.com |date= 2010-11-16|accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' said that "‘Raining Men’, a bold, ballsy, MIA-ish collaboration with Nicki Minaj plays to the strengths of both Rihanna and the new trickster princess of hip-pop".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/rihanna/11718 |title=Rihanna - Album Review: Rihanna - Loud (Def Jam/Mercury) - Album Reviews |publisher=Nme.Com |date= |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> [[About.com]] said that "[Rihanna] visits the land of Nicki Minaj on "Raining Men" but never gets buried in the new territory".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/Rihanna-Loud.htm |title=Rihanna - Loud - Review of the Album Loud By Rihanna |publisher=Top40.about.com |date=2010-12-30 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref> ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' said that "Raining Men, borrowing a digitized riff from Beyoncé’s "[[Diva (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Diva]],’’ features rising rapper Nicki Minaj on a typically manic guest rhyme. The song’s message doubles as the album’s mantra: Some cats really do have nine lives".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2010/11/15/on_loud_rihanna_explores_kink_and_drink_then_returns_to_the_dance_floor/ |title=On ‘Loud,’ Rihanna explores kink and drink, then returns to the dance floor - The Boston Globe |publisher=Boston.com |date=2010-11-15 |accessdate=2011-01-03}}</ref>

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Chart (2010–11)
! Peak position
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|48|artist=Rihanna|artistid=658897|accessdate=2011-02-09}}
|}

{{Portal box|Rihanna}}

==Release history==
;Radio add dates
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!scope="col"|Country
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format
|-
|rowspan="2"|United States
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'''Sarah Nicole Harding''' (born Sarah Nicole Hardman, 17 November 1981) is an English pop [[singer]]-[[songwriter]], [[actress]] and [[Model (person)|model]] best known for being a member of the pop group [[Girls Aloud]].

Harding rose to fame in 2002 after becoming a member of pop group [[Girls Aloud]] through [[ITV]]'s [[reality television]] programme ''[[Popstars: The Rivals]]''.<ref name="popstars">{{ cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2529373.stm | title=Popstars girl group picked | work=BBC News | publisher=BBC | date=2 December 2002 | accessdate=28 February 2009 }}</ref> They have become one of the few UK reality television acts to achieve continued success, amassing a fortune of [[pound sterling|£]]25 million by May 2009.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://timesbusiness.typepad.com/money_weblog/2009/05/the-20-richest-reality-tv-stars.html | title=The 10 richest reality TV stars | work=The Times Online | publisher=News Corporation | date=31 May 2009 | accessdate=3 September 2009 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> With Girls Aloud, Harding has been successful in achieving a string of 20 consecutive UK top ten singles (including four number ones), two UK number one albums, and received nominations for five [[The Brit Awards|BRIT Awards]], winning Best Single in 2009 for "[[The Promise (Girls Aloud song)|The Promise]]".<ref name="brits">{{ cite web | url=http://www.nme.com/news/brit-awards-2009/42882 | title=Girls Aloud win Best British Single at the BRITs | work=NME | publisher=IPC Media | date=18 February 2009 | accessdate=21 August 2009 }}</ref>

==Early life and personal life==
Harding was born in [[Ascot, Berkshire|Ascot]], [[Berkshire]], but grew up in [[Stockport]], [[Greater Manchester]], with her two half brothers. She grew up in a musical household and has attributed her "musical genes" to her musician father, John Adam Hardman, who introduced her to the studio at a very young age.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1158000/Sarah-Hardings-fathers-interview-I-dont-want-money-All-I-want-connection-daughter.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | title=Sarah Harding's father's first interview: 'I don't want her money. All I want is some connection with my daughter' | first=Angella | last=Johnson | date=1 March 2009}}</ref> She attended [[Hazel Grove High School]] from 1993 to 1998, and later attended [[Stockport College]] where she studied hair.<ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/04/22/life-and-soul-of-the-party-115875-21297975/</ref>

She then worked as part of the promotions team for 2 nightclubs in [[The Grand Central Leisure Park]] in [[Stockport]] as well as waitressing at [[Pizza Hut]], driving a van, debt collecting and as a BT telephone operator. She also toured North West England performing at pubs, social clubs, and caravan parks to support herself. In 2002, she was recording dance tracks when she decided to audition for ''[[Popstars|Popstars: The Rivals]]''<ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/04/25/life-and-soul-of-the-party-115875-21306942/</ref> She auditioned both for being a contestant on UK talent-search shows [[Fame Academy]] and ''[[Popstars|Popstars: The Rivals]]'' and it was in the latter where she found fame, pulling out of Fame Academy after being accepted in the Popstars 1st round.

Harding also has an entry in ''[[FHM]]'''s High Street Honeys 2002, the magazine's national beauty contest, and her pictures appeared in the first Top 100, but she later withdrew, upon achieving success on ''Popstars''.<ref>http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/health_and_beauty_reviews/s/212/212404_girls_alouds_sarah_confesses_all.html</ref> A year later, she was voted one of the Top 30 sexiest women in the world by readers of the same magazine. In 2005, she entered the same Top 10 at Number 8, slipping to Number 15 in 2006, to Number 17 in 2007, to number 36 in 2008, and to number 87 in 2009.

==Career==
===2002-present: Girls Aloud===
[[File:SarahHardingclipped.jpg|thumb|125px|Sarah Harding performing with Girls Aloud at the O2 in London (2008)]]
Harding auditioned for the [[reality television]] show ''[[Popstars: The Rivals]]'' in 2002.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/nov/09/girlsaloud-thexfactor|title=The nation's new sweetheart|publisher= Guardian Media Group|work= guardian.co.uk|accessdate=12 November 2008 | location=London | first=Elizabeth | last=Day | date=9 November 2008}}</ref> The programme, the second British series of the international ''[[Popstars]]'' [[media franchise|franchise]], would see the creation of two rival groups - a [[boy band]] and a [[girl group]] each consisting of five members, which would then compete against each other for the 2002 [[Christmas Number One]] spot on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. Several thousand applicants attended auditions across the UK in hope of being selected. Ten girls and ten boys were chosen as finalists by judges [[Pete Waterman]], [[Louis Walsh]] and [[Geri Halliwell]]. These finalists then took to the stage participating in weekly Saturday night live performances (alternating weekly between the girls and boys). Each week the contestant polling the fewest phone votes was eliminated, until the final line-ups of the groups emerged. Harding joined [[Nadine Coyle]], [[Cheryl Cole]], [[Nicola Roberts]], and [[Kimberley Walsh]] to comprise the new girl group Girls Aloud, formed through the show by a public vote on 30 November 2002.<ref name="popstars"/>

The group's debut single "[[Sound of the Underground (song)|Sound of the Underground]]" peaked at number one on the [[UK Singles Chart]], becoming the 2002 [[Christmas number-one singles in the UK|Christmas number one]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2599721.stm | title=Girls Aloud top festive chart | date=23 December 2002 | accessdate=24 February 2008 | work=BBC News|publisher= BBC}}</ref> Girls Aloud hold the record for the shortest time between formation and reaching number one.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.theinsider.com/news/489272_Cheryl_Cole_Attending_Kimberley_Walsh_26th_Brithday_Party|title= Cheryl Cole Attending Kimberley Walsh 26th Brithday Party|publisher= |work= The Insider|date= 26 November 2007|accessdate= 11 June 2010}}</ref> The group released their debut album, ''[[Sound of the Underground]]'' in May 2003,<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.digitalspy.com/popstars/a11004/girls-aloud-prepare-for-album-release.html | title=Girls Aloud prepare for album release | first==Neil|last= Wilkes | work=[[Digital Spy]] | publisher=[[Hachette Filipacchi Médias]] | date=30 April 2003 | accessdate=9 May 2010}}</ref> which entered the charts at number two and was certified platinum by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] later the same year.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=32027 | title=Certified Awards - Sound of the Underground (Platinum) | publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]] | date=28 November 2003 | accessdate=9 May 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

Since 2003, Girls Aloud have released twenty additional singles, with all but one charting within the top ten, and fifteen reaching the top five. Their singles "[[I'll Stand by You#Girls Aloud version|I'll Stand by You]]", "[[Walk This Way#Sugababes vs. Girls Aloud|Walk This Way]]", and "[[The Promise (Girls Aloud song)|The Promise]]" have charted at number one. Two of their albums have reached the top of the [[UK Album Chart]]; their greatest hits album ''[[The Sound of Girls Aloud]]'' and 2008's ''[[Out of Control (Girls Aloud album)|Out of Control]]'', both of which entered the chart at number one, with over one million copies of the former being sold.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1036788&c=1 | title=Take That shine among IFPI Platinum elite | work=Music Week | publisher=United Business Media | date=29 January 2009 | accessdate=30 January 2009 }}</ref> All their albums are certified platinum.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} They have been nominated for five [[BRIT Awards]], and in 2009 won Best British Single at that year's BRIT Awards for "The Promise".<ref name="brits"/>

Girls Aloud have become one of the few UK [[reality television]] acts to achieve continued success, and had amassed a fortune of [[pound sterling|£]]25 million by May 2009.<ref>[[The Times]] - [http://timesbusiness.typepad.com/money_weblog/2009/05/the-20-richest-reality-tv-stars.html The 10 richest reality TV stars], 31 May 2009</ref> The 2007 edition of [[Guinness World Records]] listed them as "Most Successful Reality TV Group", while they also hold the record for "Most Consecutive Top Ten Entries in the UK by a Female Group" in the 2008 edition. The band have been working with [[Xenomania]], who produce all of their material, since the start of their careers. The group has sold ten million records worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/a0b2f210-cd3a-453d-937d-e4f2658d17c7 |title=BBC - Music - Girls Aloud |publisher=[[BBC]]|work= BBC Online|accessdate=9 May 2010}}</ref>

In 2009, Girls Aloud decided they would partake in a year-long [[Recess (break)|hiatus]] to pursue solo projects, but would reunite for a new studio album in 2010.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.nme.com/news/girls-aloud/46150 | title=Girls Aloud deny split rumours | work=[[NME]] | publisher=IPC Media | date=16 July 2009 | accessdate=3 September 2009 }}</ref>

As a member of Girls Aloud Sarah Harding co-wrote two songs, "Hear Me Out", from the album ''[[What Will the Neighbours Say?]]'', and album track, and "Why Do It?", B-side to single, "[[I Think We're Alone Now]]".

===2010–present: Solo music artist and debut album===
Harding sparked rumours with the move that she would be leaving [[Girls Aloud]] to pursue a solo career, a rumour she later denied. She has launched a new nightclub called Kanaloa. In March 2010 Harding announced her solo album, mentioning [[Lady Gaga]] as her biggest influence and inspiration.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/sarah-harding/news/199892-sarah-harding-solo-album-cheryl-cole-lady-gaga-madonna |title=Sarah Harding Announces Solo Album | Sarah Harding | News | MTV UK |publisher=www.mtv.co.uk |accessdate=2010-03-22 }}</ref> It is due to be released at the end of 2010. In an interview with [[Daily Mirror|The Daily Mirror]], Harding stated, "I'm really looking forward to having the freedom to do my own thing. In the band we all have a say but we have to compromise. Now i can do exactly what i want."<ref>[http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/sarah-harding/news/199892-sarah-harding-solo-album-cheryl-cole-lady-gaga-madonna Harding talks about new album to The Mirror]</ref> Harding has already made several solo songs, she recorded three tracks for the St Trinian's 2 soundtrack, the songs are titled "Too Bad", "Make It Easy" and "Boys Keep Swinging".<ref name="Harding Now">{{cite web|title=Sarah Harding to quit Girls Aloud?|url=http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/259679/sarah-harding-to-quit-girls-aloud/1/|publisher=[[Now magazine]]|accessdate=2009-09-20}}</ref> Sarah also collaborated with London [[synthpop]] band [[Filthy Dukes]] for a song for the main soundtrack song for film, ''[[Wild Child]]'', the song Harding recorded was "[[Real Wild Child]]". It was released in August 2008.<ref>[http://www.omgmusic.com/news/sarah-harding-unveils-solo-album-plans Sarah Harding already recorded solo songs]</ref> Sarah refused to give away exactly what she is working on however, did state, "I can't tell you why yet, sorry, but I'm really excited about it."<ref>[http://www.omgmusic.com/news/sarah-harding-in-the-recording-studio Can't say what she is recording, but is really excited]</ref>

==Other work==
Outside of Girls Aloud, Harding signed a £100,000 deal to model [[Ultimo (lingerie)|Ultimo]] lingerie, following the likes of [[Penny Lancaster]], [[Rachel Hunter]] and [[Helena Christensen]].<ref name="undies">{{cite news | url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article62073.ece | title=It's Sarah Bra-ding | work=[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]] | date=5 September 2006 | accessdate=2009-09-20 | location=London}}</ref>

Harding has been seen as the face of [[Coca-Cola Zero]] upon its launch in Ireland.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-512270/Thats--For-Sarah-Hardings-sober-one.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | title=That's a first ... For once, Sarah Harding's the sober one | date=5 February 2008}}</ref> She will also advertise and promote [[Sunsilk]] with the rest of [[Girls Aloud]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article24966.ece | location=London | work=The Sun | title=Theyre Aloud colours Girls | date=9 May 2007}}</ref>

In December 2009, Sarah appeared on MTV's 'Sarah Harding in 24 hours'. To promote this, Sarah also made a guest appearance on Radio One with Chris Moyles.

===Acting career===
Harding made her first film appearance in St. Trinian's in 2007. She played a school band member along with her fellow band members of [[Girls Aloud]]. In 2008, Harding took on an acting project in the feature film Bad Day. She played a brunette girl called Jade Jennings who sits in the back of a cab and swears down the phone. The film also stars [[Donna Air]] and [[Claire Goose]].<ref name="movie">{{cite news | url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,4-2006470449,00.html | title=Sexy Girl Sarah Does A Runner | work=[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]] | date=12 October 2006 | accessdate=2009-09-20 | location=London}}</ref> In 2009, [[Girls Aloud]] went on a hiatus whilst each member took a break to focus on different projects. Harding decided to focus on embarking an acting career.<ref>/http://gossipblender.com/gossip/sarah-harding-i-dont-know-when-girls-aloud-will-get-back-together-and-im-surprised-weve-stuck-around/</ref>

In the same year, Harding appeared in the television programme Freefall. She played a character called Sam.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0152241/</ref> and Harding's latest film project currently was appearing in St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold. She played a new pupil called Roxy.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1234602/Sarah-Harding-steals-limelight-St-Trinians-2-premiere-revealing-black-dress.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | title=Quick change Sarah Harding goes from 'naughtiest' schoolgirl in slinky black dress to a hot pink mini at St Trinian's premiere | first=Emily | last=Sheridan | date=16 December 2009}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Girls Aloud discography}}

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#b0c4de;"
! Year
! Title
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! Role
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|2007
| ''[[St. Trinian's (film)|St. Trinian's]]''
| Film
| School Band Member
| Cameo
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|2008
| ''Bad Day''
| Film
| Jade Jennings
| Supporting Character
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|rowspan="2"|2009
| ''[[Freefall (BBC TV)|Freefall]]''
| T.V.
| Sam
| Supporting Character
|-
| ''[[St. Trinian's II: The Legend of Fritton's Gold]]''
| Film
| Roxy
| Main Character
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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'''Sarah Nicole Harding''' (born Sarah Nicole Hardman, 17 November 1981) is an English pop [[singer]]-[[songwriter]], [[actress]] and [[Model (person)|model]] best known for being a member of the pop group [[Girls Aloud]].

Harding rose to fame in 2002 after becoming a member of pop group [[Girls Aloud]] through [[ITV]]'s [[reality television]] programme ''[[Popstars: The Rivals]]''.<ref name="popstars">{{ cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2529373.stm | title=Popstars girl group picked | work=BBC News | publisher=BBC | date=2 December 2002 | accessdate=28 February 2009 }}</ref> They have become one of the few UK reality television acts to achieve continued success, amassing a fortune of [[pound sterling|£]]25 million by May 2009.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://timesbusiness.typepad.com/money_weblog/2009/05/the-20-richest-reality-tv-stars.html | title=The 10 richest reality TV stars | work=The Times Online | publisher=News Corporation | date=31 May 2009 | accessdate=3 September 2009 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> With Girls Aloud, Harding has been successful in achieving a string of 20 consecutive UK top ten singles (including four number ones), two UK number one albums, and received nominations for five [[The Brit Awards|BRIT Awards]], winning Best Single in 2009 for "[[The Promise (Girls Aloud song)|The Promise]]".<ref name="brits">{{ cite web | url=http://www.nme.com/news/brit-awards-2009/42882 | title=Girls Aloud win Best British Single at the BRITs | work=NME | publisher=IPC Media | date=18 February 2009 | accessdate=21 August 2009 }}</ref>

==Early life and personal life==
Harding was born in [[Ascot, Berkshire|Ascot]], [[Berkshire]], but grew up in [[Stockport]], [[Greater Manchester]], with her two half brothers. She grew up in a musical household and has attributed her "musical genes" to her musician father, John Adam Hardman, who introduced her to the studio at a very young age.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1158000/Sarah-Hardings-fathers-interview-I-dont-want-money-All-I-want-connection-daughter.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | title=Sarah Harding's father's first interview: 'I don't want her money. All I want is some connection with my daughter' | first=Angella | last=Johnson | date=1 March 2009}}</ref> She attended [[Hazel Grove High School]] from 1993 to 1998, and later attended [[Stockport College]] where she studied hair.<ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/04/22/life-and-soul-of-the-party-115875-21297975/</ref>

She then worked as part of the promotions team for 2 nightclubs in [[The Grand Central Leisure Park]] in [[Stockport]] as well as waitressing at [[Pizza Hut]], driving a van, debt collecting and as a BT telephone operator. She also toured North West England performing at pubs, social clubs, and caravan parks to support herself. In 2002, she was recording dance tracks when she decided to audition for ''[[Popstars|Popstars: The Rivals]]''<ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/04/25/life-and-soul-of-the-party-115875-21306942/</ref> She auditioned both for being a contestant on UK talent-search shows [[Fame Academy]] and ''[[Popstars|Popstars: The Rivals]]'' and it was in the latter where she found fame, pulling out of Fame Academy after being accepted in the Popstars 1st round.

Harding also has an entry in ''[[FHM]]'''s High Street Honeys 2002, the magazine's national beauty contest, and her pictures appeared in the first Top 100, but she later withdrew, upon achieving success on ''Popstars''.<ref>http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/lifestyle/health_and_beauty/health_and_beauty_reviews/s/212/212404_girls_alouds_sarah_confesses_all.html</ref> A year later, she was voted one of the Top 30 sexiest women in the world by readers of the same magazine. In 2005, she entered the same Top 10 at Number 8, slipping to Number 15 in 2006, to Number 17 in 2007, to number 36 in 2008, and to number 87 in 2009.

==Career==
===2002-present: Girls Aloud===
[[File:SarahHardingclipped.jpg|thumb|125px|Sarah Harding performing with Girls Aloud at the O2 in London (2008)]]
Harding auditioned for the [[reality television]] show ''[[Popstars: The Rivals]]'' in 2002.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/nov/09/girlsaloud-thexfactor|title=The nation's new sweetheart|publisher= Guardian Media Group|work= guardian.co.uk|accessdate=12 November 2008 | location=London | first=Elizabeth | last=Day | date=9 November 2008}}</ref> The programme, the second British series of the international ''[[Popstars]]'' [[media franchise|franchise]], would see the creation of two rival groups - a [[boy band]] and a [[girl group]] each consisting of five members, which would then compete against each other for the 2002 [[Christmas Number One]] spot on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. Several thousand applicants attended auditions across the UK in hope of being selected. Ten girls and ten boys were chosen as finalists by judges [[Pete Waterman]], [[Louis Walsh]] and [[Geri Halliwell]]. These finalists then took to the stage participating in weekly Saturday night live performances (alternating weekly between the girls and boys). Each week the contestant polling the fewest phone votes was eliminated, until the final line-ups of the groups emerged. Harding joined [[Nadine Coyle]], [[Cheryl Cole]], [[Nicola Roberts]], and [[Kimberley Walsh]] to comprise the new girl group Girls Aloud, formed through the show by a public vote on 30 November 2002.<ref name="popstars"/>

The group's debut single "[[Sound of the Underground (song)|Sound of the Underground]]" peaked at number one on the [[UK Singles Chart]], becoming the 2002 [[Christmas number-one singles in the UK|Christmas number one]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2599721.stm | title=Girls Aloud top festive chart | date=23 December 2002 | accessdate=24 February 2008 | work=BBC News|publisher= BBC}}</ref> Girls Aloud hold the record for the shortest time between formation and reaching number one.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.theinsider.com/news/489272_Cheryl_Cole_Attending_Kimberley_Walsh_26th_Brithday_Party|title= Cheryl Cole Attending Kimberley Walsh 26th Brithday Party|publisher= |work= The Insider|date= 26 November 2007|accessdate= 11 June 2010}}</ref> The group released their debut album, ''[[Sound of the Underground]]'' in May 2003,<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.digitalspy.com/popstars/a11004/girls-aloud-prepare-for-album-release.html | title=Girls Aloud prepare for album release | first==Neil|last= Wilkes | work=[[Digital Spy]] | publisher=[[Hachette Filipacchi Médias]] | date=30 April 2003 | accessdate=9 May 2010}}</ref> which entered the charts at number two and was certified platinum by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] later the same year.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=32027 | title=Certified Awards - Sound of the Underground (Platinum) | publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]] | date=28 November 2003 | accessdate=9 May 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

Since 2003, Girls Aloud have released twenty additional singles, with all but one charting within the top ten, and fifteen reaching the top five. Their singles "[[I'll Stand by You#Girls Aloud version|I'll Stand by You]]", "[[Walk This Way#Sugababes vs. Girls Aloud|Walk This Way]]", and "[[The Promise (Girls Aloud song)|The Promise]]" have charted at number one. Two of their albums have reached the top of the [[UK Album Chart]]; their greatest hits album ''[[The Sound of Girls Aloud]]'' and 2008's ''[[Out of Control (Girls Aloud album)|Out of Control]]'', both of which entered the chart at number one, with over one million copies of the former being sold.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1036788&c=1 | title=Take That shine among IFPI Platinum elite | work=Music Week | publisher=United Business Media | date=29 January 2009 | accessdate=30 January 2009 }}</ref> All their albums are certified platinum.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} They have been nominated for five [[BRIT Awards]], and in 2009 won Best British Single at that year's BRIT Awards for "The Promise".<ref name="brits"/>

Girls Aloud have become one of the few UK [[reality television]] acts to achieve continued success, and had amassed a fortune of [[pound sterling|£]]25 million by May 2009.<ref>[[The Times]] - [http://timesbusiness.typepad.com/money_weblog/2009/05/the-20-richest-reality-tv-stars.html The 10 richest reality TV stars], 31 May 2009</ref> The 2007 edition of [[Guinness World Records]] listed them as "Most Successful Reality TV Group", while they also hold the record for "Most Consecutive Top Ten Entries in the UK by a Female Group" in the 2008 edition. The band have been working with [[Xenomania]], who produce all of their material, since the start of their careers. The group has sold ten million records worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/a0b2f210-cd3a-453d-937d-e4f2658d17c7 |title=BBC - Music - Girls Aloud |publisher=[[BBC]]|work= BBC Online|accessdate=9 May 2010}}</ref>

In 2009, Girls Aloud decided they would partake in a year-long [[Recess (break)|hiatus]] to pursue solo projects, but would reunite for a new studio album in 2010.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.nme.com/news/girls-aloud/46150 | title=Girls Aloud deny split rumours | work=[[NME]] | publisher=IPC Media | date=16 July 2009 | accessdate=3 September 2009 }}</ref>

As a member of Girls Aloud Sarah Harding co-wrote two songs, "Hear Me Out", from the album ''[[What Will the Neighbours Say?]]'', and album track, and "Why Do It?", B-side to single, "[[I Think We're Alone Now]]".

===2010–present: Solo music artist and debut album===
Harding sparked rumours with the move that she would be leaving [[Girls Aloud]] to pursue a solo career, a rumour she later denied. She has launched a new nightclub called Kanaloa. In March 2010 Harding announced her solo album, mentioning [[Lady Gaga]] as her biggest influence and inspiration.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/sarah-harding/news/199892-sarah-harding-solo-album-cheryl-cole-lady-gaga-madonna |title=Sarah Harding Announces Solo Album | Sarah Harding | News | MTV UK |publisher=www.mtv.co.uk |accessdate=2010-03-22 }}</ref> It is due to be released at the end of 2010. In an interview with [[Daily Mirror|The Daily Mirror]], Harding stated, "I'm really looking forward to having the freedom to do my own thing. In the band we all have a say but we have to compromise. Now i can do exactly what i want."<ref>[http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/sarah-harding/news/199892-sarah-harding-solo-album-cheryl-cole-lady-gaga-madonna Harding talks about new album to The Mirror]</ref> Harding has already made several solo songs, she recorded three tracks for the St Trinian's 2 soundtrack, the songs are titled "Too Bad", "Make It Easy" and "Boys Keep Swinging".<ref name="Harding Now">{{cite web|title=Sarah Harding to quit Girls Aloud?|url=http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/259679/sarah-harding-to-quit-girls-aloud/1/|publisher=[[Now magazine]]|accessdate=2009-09-20}}</ref> Sarah also collaborated with London [[synthpop]] band [[Filthy Dukes]] for a song for the main soundtrack song for film, ''[[Wild Child]]'', the song Harding recorded was "[[Real Wild Child]]". It was released in August 2008.<ref>[http://www.omgmusic.com/news/sarah-harding-unveils-solo-album-plans Sarah Harding already recorded solo songs]</ref> Sarah refused to give away exactly what she is working on however, did state, "I can't tell you why yet, sorry, but I'm really excited about it."<ref>[http://www.omgmusic.com/news/sarah-harding-in-the-recording-studio Can't say what she is recording, but is really excited]</ref>

==Other work==
Outside of Girls Aloud, Harding signed a £100,000 deal to model [[Ultimo (lingerie)|Ultimo]] lingerie, following the likes of [[Penny Lancaster]], [[Rachel Hunter]] and [[Helena Christensen]].<ref name="undies">{{cite news | url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article62073.ece | title=It's Sarah Bra-ding | work=[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]] | date=5 September 2006 | accessdate=2009-09-20 | location=London}}</ref>

Harding has been seen as the face of [[Coca-Cola Zero]] upon its launch in Ireland.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-512270/Thats--For-Sarah-Hardings-sober-one.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | title=That's a first ... For once, Sarah Harding's the sober one | date=5 February 2008}}</ref> She will also advertise and promote [[Sunsilk]] with the rest of [[Girls Aloud]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article24966.ece | location=London | work=The Sun | title=Theyre Aloud colours Girls | date=9 May 2007}}</ref>

In December 2009, Sarah appeared on MTV's 'Sarah Harding in 24 hours'. To promote this, Sarah also made a guest appearance on Radio One with Chris Moyles.

===Acting career===
Harding made her first film appearance in St. Trinian's in 2007. She played a school band member along with her fellow band members of [[Girls Aloud]]. In 2008, Harding took on an acting project in the feature film Bad Day. She played a brunette girl called Jade Jennings who sits in the back of a cab and swears down the phone. The film also stars [[Donna Air]] and [[Claire Goose]].<ref name="movie">{{cite news | url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,4-2006470449,00.html | title=Sexy Girl Sarah Does A Runner | work=[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]] | date=12 October 2006 | accessdate=2009-09-20 | location=London}}</ref> In 2009, [[Girls Aloud]] went on a hiatus whilst each member took a break to focus on different projects. Harding decided to focus on embarking an acting career.<ref>/http://gossipblender.com/gossip/sarah-harding-i-dont-know-when-girls-aloud-will-get-back-together-and-im-surprised-weve-stuck-around/</ref>

In the same year, Harding appeared in the television programme Freefall. She played a character called Sam.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0152241/</ref> and Harding's latest film project currently was appearing in St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold. She played a new pupil called Roxy.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1234602/Sarah-Harding-steals-limelight-St-Trinians-2-premiere-revealing-black-dress.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | title=Quick change Sarah Harding goes from 'naughtiest' schoolgirl in slinky black dress to a hot pink mini at St Trinian's premiere | first=Emily | last=Sheridan | date=16 December 2009}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Girls Aloud discography}}

==Filmography==
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| ''[[St. Trinian's (film)|St. Trinian's]]''
| Film
| School Band Member
| Cameo
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|2008
| ''Bad Day''
| Film
| Jade Jennings
| Supporting Character
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|rowspan="2"|2009
| ''[[Freefall (BBC TV)|Freefall]]''
| T.V.
| Sam
| Supporting Character
|-
| ''[[St. Trinian's II: The Legend of Fritton's Gold]]''
| Film
| Roxy
| Main Character
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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Beam Me Up Scotty (Mixtape)

2010-04-05T22:58:09Z

IHelpWhenICan: /* Critical Reception */ not an album

{{Infobox album| 
| Name = Beam Me Up Scotty
| Type = Mixtape
| Artist = [[Nicki Minaj]]
| Cover = Nickiminajbeammeupscotty.jpg
| Released = April 18, 2009
| Recorded = 2008–2009 Hot Beats, [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Dirty Rap]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| Length = 75:18
| Label = [[Young Money Entertainment|Young Money]]
| Producer = DJ Holiday and The Trapoholics
| Last album = ''Sucka Free'' (2008)
| This album = '''''Beam Me Up Scotty''''' (2009)
| Next album = ''[[Barbie world (mixtape)|Barbie World]]'' (2010)
| single 1 = ''[[Itty Bitty Piggy]]''
| single 1 date = ''Jaunary 2 2010''
| single 2 = ''[[Go Hard (remix)]] ''
| single 2 date = ''March 4 2010''
}}
:''For other uses, see [[Beam me up]]''
'''''Beam Me Up Scotty''''' is the third [[Mixtape#Mixtapes in hip hop|mixtape]] by rapper/singer [[Nicki Minaj]]. It was released on April 18, 2009 by [[Young Money Entertainment]] and Dirty Money Entertainment. The mixtape includes guest appearances by [[Lil Wayne]], [[Gucci Mane]], [[Busta Rhymes]], [[Bobby Valentino]], and other Young Money artists like [[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]] and [[Jae Millz]]. Shortly after its release, Minaj—along with other Cash Money/Young Money artists—appeared on MTV.com's ''Mixtape Daily'' to discuss the recording.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/378290/lil-wayne-introduces-nicki-minaj.jhtml#id=1610495 Mixtape Daily (video)]</ref><ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1610492/20090501/lil_wayne.jhtml Mixtape Daily (text)]</ref>

==Critical Reception==
The tape was received positively by fans. <ref>http://media.www.rwcactivist.com/media/storage/paper248/news/2009/10/19/ArtsAndEntertainment/Music.Bad.B.Mentality.From.Minaj-3800052.shtml</ref><ref>http://www.hiphopmusicdotcom.com/nicki-minaj-beam-me-up-scotty-mixtape.html</ref> [[MTV]] gave the album positive reviews stating "Yeah, you are going to hear a bunch of more-than-just-friendly shout-outs to the ladies — Nicki says she loves the girls and has no problem surrounding herself with "bad bitches." They favored tracks such as "I Get Crazy (feat. Lil Wayne)", "Kill the DJ" & "Envy".<ref>http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1610492/20090501/lil_wayne.jhtml</ref> SoundOff TV also gave Minaj a positive review on her mixtape commenting on Minaj herself, "I’m not going to front, when Nicki first hit my “new rapper radar” I immediately hit the “I’ll pass” button since the parallel’s between her and Lil Kim were extremely similar. Light skin cutie with long hair rapping about explicit issues we only talk about behind closed doors- yeah, I’d say she was a carbon copy. But after removing the stubborn sticker from my forehead, I sat down and dissected shorty’s material and the parallel’s didn’t exist like I once thought."<ref>http://blogs.bet.com/music/soundOff/soundoff-tv-one-on-one-with-lowkey-nicki-minaj/</ref>

It was voted the 3rd best mixtape of 2009 after labelmate Drake who took the #1 spot.

==Promotion==

*"I Get Crazy" (feat. Lil Wayne) - The song is considered a buzz single from the mixtape due to it being considered the highlight of the album. The song charted on the U.S. R&B charts due to heavy airplay.

*"Itty Bitty Piggy" - A music video was released for the song due to popular demand.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMZ5s7o2F88</ref> The video is shots of Nicki performing the song live at a club concert and behind the scenes of the ''Beam Me Up Scotty'' photo shoot. The video was premiered on Hoodaffairs on Demand who also had a part in shooting the clip.<ref>http://hoodaffairsondemand.com/?p=375</ref>

*"Go Hard" (feat. Lil Wayne) - A music video for the song was shot by director Koach K. Rich. Although the official video was never released, an "Unofficial music video" was released that contained videos of the video being shot. <ref>http://nicki-minaj.org/2010/03/25/video-unofficial-go-hard-music-video/</ref>

==Track listing==
All tracks were arranged and production by DJ Holiday and The Trapoholics.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!align="center"|#
!align="center"|Title
!align="center"|Length
!align="center"|Performer(s)
!align="center"|Samples
|-
|1
|"Intro"
|1:03
|Nicki Minaj
|
|-
|2
|"I Get Crazy"
|3:40
|Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne
|
|-
|3
|"Itty Biggy Piggy"
|4:06
|Nicki Minaj
|
*"She Got A Donk" ([[Soulja Boy Tell 'Em]])
|-
|4
|"Kill Da DJ"
|3:01
|Nicki Minaj
|
|-
|5
|"Mind on My Money"
|4:31
|Nicki Minaj, Brinx & [[Busta Rhymes]]
|
*[[Rihanna]]'s vocals from "[[Live Your Life]]" ([[T.I.]] feat. Rihanna)
|-
|6
|"Nicki Minaj Speaks"
|0:19
|Nicki Minaj
|
|-
|7
|"Slumber Party"
|3:30
|Nicki Minaj &[[Gucci Mane]]
|
|-
|8
|"Shopaholic"
|5:32
|Nicki Minaj, Gucci Mane & [[Bobby Valentino]]
|
|-
|9
|"Go Hard"
|5:55
|Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne
|
*"[[Go Hard]]" ([[DJ Khaled]] feat. [[Kanye West]] & [[T-Pain]])
|-
|10
|"Nicki Minaj Speaks"
|1:09
|Nicki Minaj
|
|-
|11
|"Best I Ever Had (Young Money Remix)"
|5:25
|Nicki Minaj & [[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]]
|
*"[[Best I Ever Had (Drake song)|Best I Ever Had]]" (Drake)
|-
|12
|"Handstand"
|3:08
|Nicki Minaj & Shanell AKA SNL
|
|-
|13
|"Keys Under Palm Trees"
|2:50
|Nicki Minaj
|
|-
|14
|"Get Silly"
|1:30
|Nicki Minaj
|
*"[[Get Silly]]" ([[V.I.C.]])
|-
|15
|"Easy"
|4:05
|Nicki Minaj, Gucci Mane & [[Rocko (rapper)|Rocko]]
|
|-
|16
|"Five-O"
|4:18
|Nicki Minaj, [[Jae Millz]] & Gudda Gudda
|
|-
|17
|"Nicki Minaj Speaks"
|0:52
|Nicki Minaj
|
|-
|18
|"Envy"
|3:43
|Nicki Minaj
|
|-
|19
|"Can Anybody Hear Me?"
|3:25
|Nicki Minaj
|
|-
|20
|"Still I Rise"
|3:08
|Nicki Minaj
|
*"[[No Matter What (T.I. song)|No Matter What]]" (T.I.)
|-
|21
|"I Feel Free"
|4:32
|Nicki Minaj, [[Ron Browz]], [[Red Cafe]], & Ricky Blaze
|
|-
|22
|"Outro"
|1:38
|Nicki Minaj
|
|-
|23
|"Beam Me Up Scotty"
|3:58
|Nicki Minaj
|
*"Kill The Bitch" (Sasha)
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{myspace|NickiMinaj|Nicki Minaj}}

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