Buttons (song)
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| Single by The Pussycat Dolls featuring Snoop Dogg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album PCD | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B-side | "Flirt" | |||||||||||||||||||
| Released | April 11, 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Format | 12" single, digital download, CD single | |||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Dance-pop, R&B | |||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:46 (album version) 3:52 (featuring Snoop Dogg) |
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| Label | A&M | |||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Sean Garrett, Jamal Jones, Jason Perry, Nicole Scherzinger, Calvin Broadus | |||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Sean Garrett, Ron Fair, Polow da Don | |||||||||||||||||||
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"Buttons" is a song recorded by American girl group The Pussycat Dolls from their debut studio album, PCD (2005). The song was co-written by Sean Garrett, Jamal Jones, Jason Perry, Nicole Scherzinger and Calvin Broadus while the production was handled by Jones under his stage name Polow Da Don. "Buttons" was released for a digital download on April 11, as the fourth single of PCD and was serviced to contemporary hit radio in the United States on May 8. Musically, "Buttons" dance-pop and R&B song which uses Middle Eastern music. The song's lyrics speak of a woman's desire to be undressed. Critics were divided on "Buttons"; some complimented the song's production , however, others criticized for following the same formula of previous singles.
The song reached the top-five in countries such as Australia, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The song reached number one in Austria and in New Zealand were it became their fourth consecutive number one single on the chart. It peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, and sold over two million digital copies in the United States, making The Pussycat Dolls the first female group in digital history to have three singles pass the two million mark in digital sales.
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Background and composition [edit]
On December 19, 2005 the Pussycat Dolls performed at the 2005 Radio Music Awards a "racy rendition" of "Santa Baby" were Snoop Dogg joined them dressed up as Santa Claus.[1] Following their performance Interscope Records asked Snoop Dogg to be part of the song adding two verses.[2] In February 2006 at the Grammy Style Studio event Scherzinger announced that Snoop Dogg would be a guest in the remix exclaiming, "It's the D-O-double-G, baby!"[1]
The song was co-written by Sean Garrett, Jamal Jones, Jason Perry, Nicole Scherzinger while the production was handled by Jones under his stage name Polow Da Don, Garret and Ron Fair.[3] The vocal production of "Buttons" was completed by Fair while enginerring was handled by J.D. Andrew, Mike "Angry" Eleopoulos and Pro Tools by Tal Herzberg and Young Smoke.[3] Scherzinger's vocals were mixed by Dave Pensado at at Larabee Studios, Burbank, California.[3]
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"Buttons" is a dance-pop and R&B song that lasts three minutes and fifty-two seconds.[4][3] According to the sheet music published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, "Buttons" was composed using common time in the key of D minor, and set in a moderate hip hop tempo.[5] It features "snaky synths" "PG-13 vocal tease" and elements of Middle Eastern music in its production.[4][6] The lyrics of the song feature the Pussycat Dolls' desire to be undressed.[7] According to Miriam Zendle, "Snoop Dogg's role in the track seems to be as the object of affection for the girls, who ask him to 'loosen up [our] buttons' and to not 'leave [us] asking for more'."[8]
Critical reception [edit]
Bill Lamb of About.com gave the song 3 out 5 stars favoring the "touch of Middle Eastern music" but criticized the song's predictability and following the same formula as the previous songs. He suggested to "head back to the studio with new ideas."[4] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine described the song along with "Beep" as "degrading material" while noted that "[they] are a bit easier to swallow thanks, in part, to the group's cartoonish image."[9] Spence D. of IGN wrote that "it's familiar and funky, but it doesn't present anything new to the realm of female soul pop."[10] Sputnikmusic's Nick Butler in a review for PCD wrote that along with "Bite The Dust" and "Flirt", "none of them work as well as the singles."[11] Miriam Zendle of Digital Spy described the song as "horrible" awarding it 1 out 5 stars.[8] Alex Hegazy of Glasswerk wrote that the song is "perfect for getting people in the mood for a summer soiree."[12] Bill Lamb ranked the song at 92 on his list of the Top 100 Pop Songs of 2006, commenting "it's not among the best songs from their string of huge pop hits, but 'Buttons' is still listenable."[13] Rolling Stone ranked the song on its list of 100 Best Songs of 2006.[6]
Chart performance [edit]
In the United States, the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number seventy-one on the issue dated May 27, 2006, earning the highest debut of the week.[14] It eventually reached a peak of three on September 16, 2006.[15] The track's Dave Audé remix topped the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart, while the album version peaked at number twenty on the same component chart.[16] On the Pop Songs the song peaked at number one for two weeks.[17] According to Nielsen Soundscan, as of January 24, 2010 the song has sold over 2 million digital downloads, making the Pussycat Dolls the first all-female group in digital history to have three singles—along with "Don't Cha" and "When I Grow Up"—pass the two million mark in digital sales.[18] The song was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipment of a million copies of the single.
On July 3, 2006 "Buttons" debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart at number thirty-eight based on airplay alone.[19] On it's third week the song jumped thirty-one places to number one, earning the groups fourth consecutive number one.[20] Along with "Don't Cha", "Stickwitu" and "Beep", "Buttons" the Pussycat Dolls logged their twelfth week at the top.[20] The song also displaced Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" from number one, which had spent the previous seven weeks atop the chart.[20] On November 13, 2006 "Buttons" has received a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ), denoting sales of 7,500 copies.
Music video [edit]
The video was shot from March 15–17, 2006 by production company DNA and was directed by Francis Lawrence. It features the Pussycat Dolls with rapper Snoop Dogg. The video begins with the lights coming on and Snoop rapping the 1st verse while a hooded Scherzinger steps in and makes eye contact with Snoop and exits after the rap ends. In a sepia-toned setting, The Dolls, dressed in suggestive black outfits, progress through the video performing a striptease that leads to several dance segments. Scherzinger, in one dance sequence in the second verse, uses a chair as a prop. On the chorus, five additional chairs appear in the scene, and five of the members of the group appear, and the dance continues; Melody Thornton, who is separated from the girls in this sequence, is seen doing her melismatic runs on the chorus. As Snoop raps the 2nd verse with his hood up, The Dolls walked up closer to Snoop after his 2nd rap verse ends singing with the name of the doll members. In the bridge, Scherzinger is seen in a spotlight and it shows her face in a glass. During the breakdown, the girls dance while smoke is filled and halfway through the video, the floor turns on fire. The video ends with the girls walking away with Carmit Bachar brushing her hair up.
The video is influenced by both the Pussycat Dolls's old-school burlesque traditions and the Middle-Eastern influence of the musical composition, incorporating props and imagery such as the trademark Pussycat Dolls's method of the silhouetting of bodies in their stage shows, jazz dance moves, and a curtain made from jewelry worn by belly dancers. A different version of the video is shown with smoke coming from some of the dolls during some sequences, and finally the floor bursting into digitally-added fire in the last sequences. As with "Beep", a new piece of music, using the same riff but with a different, faster drum beat was added in, so the dolls could perform a faster dance routine. This piece of music replaces the bridge in the video.
Reception [edit]
Bill Lamb of About.com wrote that the video and the song "are more of the same from previous hits."[4] Tom Breihan from The Village Voice ranked the video at number 10 on his favorite videos of the year commenting: "Obvious reasons and all, but this is also a big, glossy pop video done right: flashy editing, decent choreography, a distinct look. If those are easy things to do, why isn't every pop video this good?"[21] The video received two nominations for Best Dance Video and Best Choreography at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards; it lost Best Choreography to Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie", but won Best Dance Video.[22] It was also nominated at the 2007 MTV Australia Video Music Awards for Best Hook Up but lost Justin Timberlake's SexyBack.[23] Contessa Gayles of AOL Music Blog included the music video at number 39 on the list of Top 50 Dance Music Videos.[24] In 2007 Canadian music channel MuchMusic the video at number 4 in the list of the "50 Sexiest Music Videos of All-Time".[25] It was also ranked at number 85 on Fuse's "100 Sexiest Videos of All Time".[26]
Live performances [edit]
On June 30, 2006, the Pussycat Dolls performed on Good Morning America as part of its Summer Concert Series along with "Don't Cha" and "Stickwitu".[27] The Pussycat Dolls performed the song at the Fashion Rocks on September 8, 2006.[28] Wearing "skimp[y] outfits for their performance" they were joined by rapper Jibbs.[28] On August 2, 2008, the Dolls performed the song and presented at the MTV Asia Awards 2008 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, along with "When I Grow Up".[29] The group then performed the song at the Walmart Soundcheck, along with "I Hate This Part", "Takin' Over the World", "When I Grow Up" and "Don't Cha".[30] The Pussycat Dolls also performed "Buttons" on their second worldwide tour, Doll Domination Tour (2009). Colene McKessick of Press and Journal said, "hits such as 'When I Grow Up', 'I Hate This Part' and 'Buttons', [set] the crowd into a frenzy.[31]
Track listing [edit]
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Credits and personnel [edit]
- Recording
- Mixed at Larabee Studios, Burbank, California.
- Personnel
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Credits adapted from the liner notes of PCD: Tour Edition, A&M Records, Interscope Records.[3]
Charts and certifications [edit]
Charts [edit]
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Year-end charts [edit]
Certifications [edit]
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Radio and release history [edit]
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
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| United States[79] | April 11, 2006 | Digital download | Interscope Records |
| Canada[80] | |||
| United States[32] | May 8, 2006 | Contemporary hit radio | |
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| United Kingdom[81][82] | June 23, 2006 | Extended play | Polydor Records |
| June 26, 2006 | Digital single | Polydor Records | |
| Germany[33][83] | Universal Music | ||
| July 7, 2006 | CD single |
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- Singles certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association
- Singles certified gold by the Belgian Entertainment Association
- Singles certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand
- Singles certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America
- 2005 songs
- 2006 singles
- Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs number-one singles
- Billboard Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) number-one singles
- Dance-pop songs
- Number-one singles in Austria
- Number-one singles in New Zealand
- The Pussycat Dolls songs
- Snoop Dogg songs
- Song recordings produced by Polow da Don
- Music videos directed by Francis Lawrence
- Songs written by Sean Garrett
- Songs written by Polow da Don
- Songs written by Jason Perry (rock singer)
- Songs written by Nicole Scherzinger