Bartender (T-Pain song)
| "Bartender" | |
|---|---|
| Single by T-Pain featuring Akon | |
| from the album Epiphany | |
| Released | June 5, 2007 |
| Recorded | 2007 |
| Genre | R&B |
| Length | 3:58 |
| Label | |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | T-Pain |
| T-Pain singles chronology | |
| Akon singles chronology | |
| Music video | |
| "Bartender" on YouTube | |
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"Bartender" is a song by American singer T-Pain featuring Senegalese-American singer Akon, released as the second single from the former's second album, Epiphany . The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on the issue date of June 16, 2007, at number 97 and peaked at number 5 on September 22, 2007, making it T-Pain's fourth consecutive top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as Akon's ninth top 10 hit on the same chart. In 2008, the song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group.
Music video
[edit ]The video, directed by Erik White, premiered on Yahoo! Music on June 13, 2007, as the Bonus Video. It features T-Pain dancing in front of a bar and flirting with the "bartender". BET's Access Granted also premiered the video on June 13, 2007. The video was filmed at the Fever Nightclub in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]
Charts
[edit ]Weekly charts
[edit ]| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[2] | 46 |
| Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard )[3] | 13 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] | 1 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 104 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [6] | 5 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard )[7] | 9 |
| US Pop Airplay (Billboard )[8] | 9 |
| US Rhythmic (Billboard )[9] | 1 |
Year-end charts
[edit ]| Chart (2007) | Position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] | 5 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[11] | 33 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] | 51 |
| US Rhythmic (Billboard)[13] | 2 |
Certifications
[edit ]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[14] | Platinum | 15,000* |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[15] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[16] | ×ばつ Platinum | 4,000,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[17] Mastertone |
Platinum | 1,000,000* |
|
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Remixes
[edit ]There are remixes featuring The-Dream, Chingy and Trae.
See also
[edit ]"I Love U" - a song by The Chainsmokers from the album So Far So Good which contains interpolations of this song.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Fever Nighclub".
- ^ "T-Pain Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "T-Pain Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "T-Pain feat. Akon – Bartender". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "Chart Log UK: DJ T – Tzant". zobbel.de. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ "T-Pain Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "T-Pain Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "T-Pain Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "T-Pain Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "Top Selling Singles of 2007". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". Radioscope. 21 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2011年08月31日. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ "British single certifications – T-Pain ft Akon – Bartender". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ "American single certifications – T-Pain – Bartender". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ "American single certifications – T-Pain – Bartender". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved July 7, 2022.