Smack That

"Smack That"
Song

"Smack That" is the first single from Akon's second album Konvicted and features Eminem. The single debuted at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 28, 2006. The song set a record in its second week, jumping 88 positions to number 7. The single eventually peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. As of October 20 2006 the song reached number one on iTunes' Top Downloaded songs. The song entered the UK Official Singles Chart at #12 based on downloads alone and reached #1 the following week with physical CD sales, becoming his second #1 after "Lonely" and Eminem's 7th UK #1. The single debuted at #5 on the Australian charts and peaked at #2 on December 31. It later reached #1 on the Australian physical sales chart. [2].

"Smack That" was nominated for "Best Rap/Sung Collaboration" at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, but lost to Justin Timberlake and T.I.'s My Love. It was also nominated for the "Most Earthshattering Collaboration" at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards, but lost to Beautiful Liar by Beyoncé featuring Shakira.

Song information

The song's music video is a short-clipop remake of the movie 48 Hrs.. It presents Akon as a convict in prison who is let out of jail by a police officer (played by Eric Roberts) who is looking for a witness. Akon is let out for 24 hours to do anything he pleases as long as he can find the female witness. He is given a photo of her and follows a lead he was given that the witness is in a nightclub. While in the club, he meets up with fellow rapper and friend Eminem. This is the first video that features Eminem with new tattoo ('PROOF' on his left arm, dedicated to his fallen friend, DeShaun Dupree Holton). The video also features a cameo from Layzie Bone of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony & Kendra Wilkinson (Of E! The Girls Next Door).

Remix

• A remix of "Smack That" featuring Stat Quo and Bobby Creekwater is currently available on Eminem Presents The Re-Up. The remix features Akon's unused lyrics and unused beat.

• An alternative version of "Smack That" is the NBA version, also sung by Akon. It changes the lyrics to relate basketball.

• A mixed version is found on several places that include verses by Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, and Chingy from the song Shorty (Put It On The Floor) into the song.

• In the UK A 2:44 version of Smack That was featured on Now That's What I Call Music 66. This version focuses mainly on the entire song without an intro.

• There's an unofficial remix of "Smack That" which features Akon and Stat Quo's verses from Eminem Presents The Re-Up Version. A young U.K. emcee named Noodlez performed the third verse; he also produced and mixed the track himself. It can currently be heard on Noodlez's MySpace Page. (Noodlez's MySpace Page)

• The song was confirmed to be featured in NBA Live 08.

• The Lamborghini Gallardo was featured and mentioned in this song.

Track listing

CD:

1. "Smack That" (Featuring Eminem)
2. "Miss Melody" (With Miri Ben-Ari)
3. "Senegal"
4. "Smack That" (Featuring Eminem) (Video)

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak Position
United World Chart	2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	2
U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	34
U.S. Pop 100	1
France Top 100	4
Polish hit fm[3]/[4]	1
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles	1
UK Official Singles Chart	1
Romanian Top 100 Singles Chart	1
Latin America Top 40 Airplay	13
Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles	2
Australian ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles Chart [5]	1
Canadian BDS Airplay Chart [6]	30
Dutch Top 40	6
Czech IFPI Chart	3

Certifications

Country	Certification
Australia	Platinum
U.S.	10x Platinum
Sweden	Platinum

External links

• Smack That music video (Quicktime)
• Official Akon website
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