Sexy and I Know It

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"Sexy and I Know It"
Single by LMFAO
from the album Sorry for Party Rocking
Released September 16, 2011
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2010
Genre Electro house, acid house, hip house
Length 3:19
Label Interscope
Writer(s) Stefan Kendal Gordy, Jamahl Listenbee, Erin Beck, George M. Robertson, Kenneth Oliver
Producer Party Rock
LMFAO singles chronology
"Champagne Showers"
(2011)		 "Sexy and I Know It"
(2011)		 "Livin' My Love"
(2012)

Music video
Sexy and I Know It on YouTube
Music sample
"Sexy and I Know It"

"Sexy and I Know It" is a song by American duo LMFAO from their second studio album, Sorry for Party Rocking. It was released as the third single from the album on 16 September 2011. The song was written by Stefan Kendal Gordy, GoonRock, Erin Beck, George M. Robertson and Kenneth Oliver, and it was produced by Party Rock. It went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 7, 2012[1] and remained there for two weeks.[2] Despite such charting success, the song was negatively reviewed by critics.

The song became LMFAO's second number one hit (after Party Rock Anthem) on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, making them the first duo to have two successive number-one singles since OutKast's "Hey Ya!" (2003) and "The Way You Move" (2004).[3] The song also reached number one in Australia, Canada and New Zealand, and charted within the top 10 in nearly every country in which it charted. The song was featured in the season 5, episode 12 of Gossip Girl.[4] and in the Glee episode, "The Spanish Teacher".

Contents

Music video[edit]

The music video for "Sexy and I Know It" was filmed in Venice, California, and uploaded on LMFAO's YouTube channel on September 16, 2011.[5] Like the song, it is intended as a parody,[citation needed] and features Redfoo and a group of men including Hok from Quest Crew, The Shuffle Bot, and Q dancing around town in Speedos in front of women. In several scenes it shows Redfoo lifting weights. Chelsea Korka, Ron Jeremy, Wilmer Valderrama, Alistair Overeem, Victor Kim, Steve Terada, Jamie Foxx, Lola Blanc, Ryan Conferido, Hokuto "Hok" Konishi, Roseanne Barr, Ryan Feng of Quest Crew, Mindy Robinson of Take Me Out, Angelo Marconi, Darren Mabee, Darla George, and Simon Rex all have cameos in the video. One of the more memorable scenes is that of Redfoo, Q, the Shuffle Bot, and members of Quest Crew having a "wiggle off" with the "@SkysNuts" group. After the wiggle off, it shows Redfoo taking off his speedo with another one under it and SkyBlu getting a baseball bat and trying to hit Redfoo with it. After that, a variety of people from throughout the video are seen walking down a table surrounded by a crowd doing various things, along with people taking off their pants, dancing, and a man shaking his abdomen. The music video on YouTube was flagged for sexual content.

The final shot of the video pays homage to the final shot of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video: it shows the Shuffle Bot leaving with the girls while it turns its head towards the camera behind it and the image freezes.

Popular culture[edit]

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Track listing[edit]

  1. "Sexy and I Know It" (album version) – 3:19
  2. "Sexy and I Know It" (Mord Fustang) – 5:21
  • Digital download[16]
  1. "Sexy and I Know It" (Audiobot Remix) – 5:55
  2. "Sexy and I Know It" (Mord Fustang) – 5:19
  3. "Sexy and I Know It" (Tomba and Borgore Remix) – 3:41
  4. "Sexy and I Know It" (LA Riots Remix) – 5:40
  5. "Sexy and I Know It" (DallasK Remix) – 5:42
  6. "Sexy and I Know It" (Fuego's Moombahton Remix) – 3:51
  7. "Sexy and I Know It" (MADEin82 Remix) – 6:01

Credits and personnel[edit]

Charts and certifications[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (2011–12) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[17] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[18] 7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[19] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[20] 5
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[21] 1
Colombia (National-Report)[22] 4
Czech Republic (IFPI)[23] 12
Denmark (Tracklisten)[24] 7
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[25] 3
France (SNEP)[26] 3
Germany (Media Control AG)[27] 8
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[28] 3
Hungary (Single Top 10)[29] 4
Ireland (IRMA)[30] 4
Israel (Media Forest)[31] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[32] 8
Mexico (Billboard Mexican Aiplay)[33] 3
Mexico Top 20 General (Monitor Latino)[34] 18
New Zealand (RIANZ)[35] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[36] 3
Poland (Dance Top 50)[37] 6
Portugal (Billboard)[38] 7
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[39] 71
Russia (2M)[40] 4
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[41] 4
Slovakia (IFPI)[42] 23
South Korea International Singles (Gaon)[43] 32
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[44] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[45] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[46] 7
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[47] 5
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[48] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[49] 1
US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[50] 27
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[51] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[52] 93
US Latin Songs (Billboard)[53] 8
US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[54] 4
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[55] 2
US Rap Songs (Billboard)[56] 8

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[57] 9× Platinum 630,000^
Belgium (BEA)[58] Gold 15,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[59] 2× Platinum 160,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[60] Platinum 30,000^
Germany (BVMI)[61] Gold 150,000^
Italy (FIMI)[62] Platinum 30,000*
New Zealand (RIANZ)[63] 2× Platinum 30,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[64] Gold 20,000^
Sweden (GLF)[65] 4× Platinum 80,000x
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[66] 2× Platinum 60,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[67] Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[68] 8× Platinumdagger 6,102,000[69]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

dagger Since May 9, 2013, RIAA certifications for digital singles include on-demand audio and/or video song streams in addition to downloads.[70]

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2011) Position
Australian Singles Chart 6
Austrian Singles Chart[71] 61
Danish Singles Chart[72] 38
German Singles Chart[73] 72
New Zealand Singles Chart[74] 11
Polish Dance Singles Chart[75] 43
Swiss Singles Chart[76] 63
UK Singles Chart[77] 37
US Billboard Hot 100[78] 57
Chart (2012) Position
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[79] 21
France (SNEP)[80] 28
Poland (ZPAV)[81] 50
UK Singles Chart[82] 30
US Billboard Hot 100[83] 13

Release history[edit]

Country Date Format Label
United States[16] September 27, 2011 Digital download Interscope Records
Germany[15] October 21, 2011 CD single Universal Music

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External links[edit]

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Party Rock (2009)
Sorry for Party Rocking (2011)
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