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===Remix Controversy===
===Remix Controversy===
Controversy spread about the "Turnin' Me On (Official Remix)" featuring T-Pain and Lil Wayne that claimed that there were disses that were made across the track. In the song, it is rumored that she takes shots at fellow singers [[Ciara]] and [[Beyoncé]], however Hilson denies both. "I just want to tell Ciara it’s not about you," says Keri about the rumors involving Ciara. She also includes that she is a fan of Beyoncé.
Controversy spread about the "Turnin' Me On (Official Remix)" featuring T-Pain and Lil Wayne that claimed that there were disses that were made across the track. In the song, it is rumored that she takes shots at fellow singers [[Ciara]] and [[Beyoncé]], however Hilson denies both. "I just want to tell Ciara it’s not about you," says Keri about the rumors involving Ciara. She also includes that she is a fan of Beyoncé. It was confirmed in an interview that she was not talking about anyone, she was just stating what the haters have been saying about her.<ref>http://www.thatgrapejuice.net/2009/03/keri-hilson-talks-being-hated-on-at-own.html</ref>


==Formats and track listings==
==Formats and track listings==

Revision as of 10:53, 27 March 2009

"Turnin Me On"
Song

"Turnin' Me On" is a song by American singer-songwriter Keri Hilson, taken from her debut album, In a Perfect World... (2009). It was produced by Polow da Don and was released as the album's official third single on December 9, 2008 [2] (see 2008 in music) in the United States as a follow up to the lackluster performance of Return The Favor. The song features Lil Wayne. There are two different versions of the song, one of which is a demo version, known as "Turn Off." In the finalized version, Lil Wayne uses the Auto-Tune in his verse. This is Keri Hilson's first single to receive a Parental Advisory label.

Music video

The music video for "Turnin' Me On" was directed by Erik White. Set primarily in a white background, Hilson in the video is a woman that is surrounded by attractive men that turning her on and off. Hilson explains the situation can be a matter of two seconds. Throughout the video, there are cutaways in which Hilson appears sitting on big speakers, dancing with two backup dancers doing the Whoop Rico made famous by Showtime ENT, and the Bird Walk, drinking and having fun with her friends in a bar while men are trying to impress her, singing with Lil Wayne in a black background and later on a red sofa, and finally Hilson after getting rid of an annoying man is having a drink and smiling. Rich Boy, Polow da Don, Leah LaBelle, Pleasure P. and Hilson's sister make cameo appearances in the video which premiered on November 20, 2008. The video peaked #1 on BET's 106 & Park.

Reception

The song was on Vibe Magazine's "The 80 Best Songs of '08", at #67. On a review, the magazine praised Hilson's voice and called Keri "ridiculous hot". [3]The song was also a choice on the Allmusic track pics.[4] 

 The song has been well recieved and has been Hilson's most successful song to date. "Knock You Down" is predicted to take that title.

Remix

Remix Controversy

Controversy spread about the "Turnin' Me On (Official Remix)" featuring T-Pain and Lil Wayne that claimed that there were disses that were made across the track. In the song, it is rumored that she takes shots at fellow singers Ciara and Beyoncé, however Hilson denies both. "I just want to tell Ciara it’s not about you," says Keri about the rumors involving Ciara. She also includes that she is a fan of Beyoncé. It was confirmed in an interview that she was not talking about anyone, she was just stating what the haters have been saying about her.[5]

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Turnin' Me On":

U.S. promo CD single
  1. "Turnin' Me On" (Clean) – 4:14
  2. "Turnin' Me On" (Instrumental) – 4:10
  3. "Turnin' Me On" (Dirty) – 4:15

Chart performance

The song officially entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on the issue date of January 3, 2009, at #90. In its sixth week, it jumped to #35, making it her second top 40 hit, and the first as being the lead artist. It has since reached #15, making it also her first top 15 hit. The song has also started gaining airplay in Canada and the video has had several spins on the hit video station Much Music as well as American TV-show 106 & Park. The single has yet to chart anywhere outside the U.S., but, unlike her previous two singles, this song has made major impact on its home charts. But now after months after its release in Canada it has debuted on the chart at #80.

Chart positions

Chart (2009) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[7] 2
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[8] 1
Canadian Hot 100[9] 1
New Zealand Singles Chart[10] 1

References

  1. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/more.jsp?tp=singles&pid=570704&aid=1210269
  2. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/more.jsp?tp=singles&pid=570704&aid=1210269
  3. ^ http://www.vibe.com/news/online_exclusives/2008/12/the_80_best_songs_of_08_the_first_hot_16/
  4. ^ http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0zfqxzwkldae
  5. ^ http://www.thatgrapejuice.net/2009/03/keri-hilson-talks-being-hated-on-at-own.html
  6. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3105672&cdi=10116716&cid=01%2F24%2F2009
  7. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=364&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Airplay&ci=3106439&cdi=10141539&cid=02%2F28%2F2009
  8. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=396&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Pop+100&ci=3105694&cdi=10117424&cid=01%2F24%2F2009
  9. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?f=Canadian+Hot+100&pageNumber=51-100&g=Singles
  10. ^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp


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