Run It!
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| Single by Chris Brown featuring Juelz Santana | |||||||||||||||||
| from the album Chris Brown | |||||||||||||||||
| Released | August 9, 2005 (U.S.) 2006 (worldwide) |
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| Format | CD single | ||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Crunk&B, pop, hip hop | ||||||||||||||||
| Length | 4:49 (Main/Album Version) 4:04 (Remix) 3:12 (Radio/No Rap Version) |
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| Label | Jive | ||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Scott Storch, Sean Garrett, LaRon James | ||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Scott Storch | ||||||||||||||||
| Certification | Platinum (RIAA) | ||||||||||||||||
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"Run It!" is a debut single by American R&B singer Chris Brown, featuring American rapper Juelz Santana. It was written by Santana, Sean Garrett and Scott Storch, and produced by the latter. It was released in 2005 and is Brown's first career single, off his debut album Chris Brown. The song was a smash hit the United States, spending five constitutive weeks atop of the Billboard Hot 100, making Brown the first male act (since Montell Jordan in 1995) to have his debut single reach the spot. "Run It" also peaked number one in Australia and New Zealand and number two in the United Kingdom. It has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. A remixed version of "Run It!" appears on the album, featuring producer Jermaine Dupri and rapper Bow Wow.
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[edit] Title significance
Brown told MTV that the song, "It's really a guy checking for a girl, or a girl checking for a guy, in a party setting, asking to see if they can run it. If they can be eligible to be your girlfriend, boyfriend, whatever. 'Let me see if you can run it; show me what you got."[1]
[edit] Music video
The music video, directed by Erik White, portrays a school dance inside a gym, where Brown meets a girl that he is suddenly attracted to and with whom he wants to dance. The video gives long dance sequences throughout. At the end, the security guards arrive, and the whole gym is evacuated. However, as soon as the guards find nobody there, they start dancing. Brown says the solo dances were freestyles. The video received nominations for Best New Artist and Viewer's Choice at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, but did not win either of these.
[edit] Track listings
- "Run It!" [Remix featuring Juelz Santana]
- "Run It!"
[edit] Chart performance
In the US "Run It" climbed the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100.
[edit] Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| Australia ARIA Singles Chart[2] | 11 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[2] | 12 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 21 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[2] | 11 |
| Finnish Singles Chart[2] | 7 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[2] | 9 |
| Irish Singles Chart[2] | 2 |
| UK Singles Chart[2] | 2 |
| German Singles Chart[2] | 5 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[2] | 5 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[2] | 13 |
| Italian FIMI Singles Chart | 15 |
| French Singles Chart[2] | 19 |
| Belgium Singles Chart[2] | 23 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[2] | 34 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[3] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100[4] | 1 |
| Preceded by "Gold Digger" by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single November 26, 2005- December 24, 2005 |
Succeeded by "Don't Forget About Us" by Mariah Carey |
| Preceded by "Gold Digger" by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx |
Billboard Pop 100 number-one single (first run) December 3, 2005 - January 7, 2006 (first run) |
Succeeded by "Photograph" by Nickelback |
| Preceded by "Photograph" by Nickelback |
Billboard Pop 100 number-one single (second run) January 21, 2006 (second run) |
Succeeded by "Check on It" by Beyoncé featuring Bun B and Slim Thug |
| Preceded by "Wasabi"/"Eye of the Tiger" by Lee Harding |
Australian ARIA Singles Chart number-one single January 22, 2006 - January 29, 2006 |
Succeeded by "When I'm Gone" by Eminem |
| Preceded by "When I'm Gone" by Eminem |
Australian ARIA Singles Chart number-one single February 5, 2006 - February 19, 2006 |
Succeeded by "Love Generation" by Bob Sinclar featuring Gary Pine |
| Preceded by "Push the Button" by Sugababes |
RIANZ (New Zealand) number one single February 13, 2006 - March 13, 2006 |
Succeeded by "Check on It" by Beyoncé featuring Bun B and Slim Thug |
| Preceded by "Soul Survivor" by Young Jeezy featuring Akon |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one single November 19, 2005 - November 26, 2005 |
Succeeded by "I Think They Like Me (Remix)" by Dem Franchize Boyz featuring Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat and Bow Wow |
[edit] References
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (2005-11-06). "Chris Brown Dancing His 'Run It!' Straight Up The Charts". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1511011/20051006/brown__chris__18_.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n ""Chris Brown - Run It! worldwide chart positions and trajectories"". www.aCharts.us. http://acharts.us/song/891. Retrieved 2007-12-24.
- ^ "Chris Brown - Run It!". www.billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=367&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Songs&ci=3062655&cdi=8486706&cid=11%2F19%2F2005. Retrieved 2007-12-24.
- ^ "Chris Brown - Run It!". www.billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=396&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Pop+100&ci=3062881&cdi=8495546&cid=12%2F03%2F2005. Retrieved 2007-12-24.
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