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"'''Down'''" is a song by British R&B-Pop artist [[Jay Sean]]. The song was released in [[North America]] as his debut-single from his debut-album there, ''[[All or Nothing (Jay Sean album)|All or Nothing]]''. In other markets, including his native [[United Kingdom|UK]], the song serves as Jay Sean's lead single from what will be his third studio album there. The single features American rapper and label mate [[Lil Wayne]] and is produced by J-Remy and Bobby Bass. "Down" has sold three million copies in the United States,<ref name=z100/><ref name=Akbar/> and has been certified [[List of music recording sales certifications|Platinum]] by the [[RIAA certification|RIAA]]. In addition, the song rose in [[airplay]] to over 115 million listener impressions on US radio.<ref>{{citation|author=Silvio Pietroluongo|title=Jay Sean Sends Peas Packing From Hot 100 Penthouse|publisher=''[[Billboard]]''|date=October 07, 2009|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/news/jay-sean-sends-peas-packing-from-hot-100-1004020213.story|accessdate=2009-11-01}}</ref> |
"'''Down'''" is a song by British R&B-Pop artist [[Jay Sean]]. The song was released in [[North America]] as his debut-single from his debut-album there, ''[[All or Nothing (Jay Sean album)|All or Nothing]]''. In other markets, including his native [[United Kingdom|UK]], the song serves as Jay Sean's lead single from what will be his third studio album there. The single features American rapper and label mate [[Lil Wayne]] and is produced by J-Remy and Bobby Bass. "Down" has sold three million copies in the United States,<ref name=rpulse/><ref name=z100/><ref name=Akbar/> and has been certified [[List of music recording sales certifications|Platinum]] by the [[RIAA certification|RIAA]]. In addition, the song rose in [[airplay]] to over 115 million listener impressions on US radio.<ref>{{citation|author=Silvio Pietroluongo|title=Jay Sean Sends Peas Packing From Hot 100 Penthouse|publisher=''[[Billboard]]''|date=October 07, 2009|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/news/jay-sean-sends-peas-packing-from-hot-100-1004020213.story|accessdate=2009-11-01}}</ref> |
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The track was released to U.S. radio on May 31, 2009 and on iTunes on June 30, 2009. "Down" hit #1 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] chart in the issue dated October 17, 2009, knocking [[The Black Eyed Peas]] off the top of the chart after their 26 week reign at #1. This made Jay Sean the first British act to score a [[List of songs by British artists which reached number-one on the Hot 100 (USA)|Billboard Hot 100 number-one single]] since [[Coldplay]]'s "[[Viva la Vida]]" in 2008, and the fourth British act overall this decade.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bhansali |first=Akshay |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1609331/20090415/lil_wayne.jhtml |title=Lil Wayne Gives A Boost To British R&B Star Jay Sean |publisher=Mtv.com |date=2009-04-15 |accessdate=2009-10-08}}</ref> The song has also made him "the first UK Urban act ever to top Billboard's Hot 100",<ref>{{citation|title=Jay Sean's the Urban US legend|publisher=''[[Daily Mirror]]''|date=2009-10-10|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/10/10/jay-sean-s-the-urban-us-legend-115875-21736136/|accessdate=2009-09-30}}</ref> the ninth (second British) male solo performer to top the US charts with his debut single in the US, and the first British act to have reached #1 in the US and not in the UK with a song since [[Seal (musician)|Seal]]'s "[[Kiss From A Rose]]" in 1995. It is also the best-selling single by a British/European male artist in North America since [[Elton John]]'s "[[Candle in the Wind 1997|Candle in the Wind]]" in 1997,<ref>{{cite web|title=Jay Sean: Ahead of the race|author=Nick Duerden|work=[[The Independent]]|date=6 December 2009|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/jay-sean-ahead-of-the-race-1832823.html|accessdate=2009-12-06}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=[[Live from Studio Five]], Episode #1.38|publisher=[[Five (TV channel)|Channel 5]]|date=04/11/2009}} ([[cf.]] {{YouTube|id=tvb4D3Aha0M|title=Jay Sean's Interview live from Studio 5 on Channel 5 -- 04 / 11 / 2009}})</ref><ref name=streettalkin/> the first single by a solo artist of [[Asian people|Asian]] origin to top the US charts, and the first by an [[British Asian]] artist in general since [[Freddie Mercury]] in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|title= Freddie's the champion of Indian communities|work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|author=Robin Millard|date=December 1, 2009|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/music/freddies-the-champion-of-indian-communities/2009/12/01/1259429371254.html|accessdate=2009-12-06}}</ref> |
The track was released to U.S. radio on May 31, 2009 and on iTunes on June 30, 2009. "Down" hit #1 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] chart in the issue dated October 17, 2009, knocking [[The Black Eyed Peas]] off the top of the chart after their 26 week reign at #1. This made Jay Sean the first British act to score a [[List of songs by British artists which reached number-one on the Hot 100 (USA)|Billboard Hot 100 number-one single]] since [[Coldplay]]'s "[[Viva la Vida]]" in 2008, and the fourth British act overall this decade.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bhansali |first=Akshay |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1609331/20090415/lil_wayne.jhtml |title=Lil Wayne Gives A Boost To British R&B Star Jay Sean |publisher=Mtv.com |date=2009-04-15 |accessdate=2009-10-08}}</ref> The song has also made him "the first UK Urban act ever to top Billboard's Hot 100",<ref>{{citation|title=Jay Sean's the Urban US legend|publisher=''[[Daily Mirror]]''|date=2009-10-10|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/10/10/jay-sean-s-the-urban-us-legend-115875-21736136/|accessdate=2009-09-30}}</ref> the ninth (second British) male solo performer to top the US charts with his debut single in the US, and the first British act to have reached #1 in the US and not in the UK with a song since [[Seal (musician)|Seal]]'s "[[Kiss From A Rose]]" in 1995. It is also the best-selling single by a British/European male artist in North America since [[Elton John]]'s "[[Candle in the Wind 1997|Candle in the Wind]]" in 1997,<ref>{{cite web|title=Jay Sean: Ahead of the race|author=Nick Duerden|work=[[The Independent]]|date=6 December 2009|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/jay-sean-ahead-of-the-race-1832823.html|accessdate=2009-12-06}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=[[Live from Studio Five]], Episode #1.38|publisher=[[Five (TV channel)|Channel 5]]|date=04/11/2009}} ([[cf.]] {{YouTube|id=tvb4D3Aha0M|title=Jay Sean's Interview live from Studio 5 on Channel 5 -- 04 / 11 / 2009}})</ref><ref name=streettalkin/> the first single by a solo artist of [[Asian people|Asian]] origin to top the US charts, and the first by an [[British Asian]] artist in general since [[Freddie Mercury]] in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|title= Freddie's the champion of Indian communities|work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|author=Robin Millard|date=December 1, 2009|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/music/freddies-the-champion-of-indian-communities/2009/12/01/1259429371254.html|accessdate=2009-12-06}}</ref> |
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⚫ | The music video for "Down" was produced alongside the video for "[[Written On Her]]". The "Down" video was first shot in London on April 24, 2009, with Cash Money crew without Lil Wayne, the video was shot over two days. The Buckinghamshire mansion featured is [[Hedsor House]], an enormous private mansion and park where [[Mark Ronson]] hosted his 33rd birthday and the place where ''[[The Golden Compass]]'' was filmed.<ref>{{cite web|author=18 mei 2009 |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNNA1dPz-64 |title=Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne - Down "Behind The Scenes" |publisher=Youtube.com |date= |accessdate=2009-10-08}}</ref> The video was finally completed in Miami, with Jay heading to the U.S. to finish the video with Lil Wayne on April 20, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/05/21/lil-wayne-jay-sean-rock-the-down-video-shoot-in-miami/ |title=Lil Wayne, Jay Sean Rock The ‘Down’ Video Shoot In Miami |publisher=Newsroom.mtv.com |date=2009-05-21 |accessdate=2009-10-08}}</ref><ref>[http://www.newlilwayne.com/2009/06/video-jay-sean-lil-wayne-are-down-down-down-down-down/ Jay Sean & Lil Wayne Are “Down, Down, Down, Down, Down”]</ref> On July 23, 2009, the video premiered on Jay's Official Youtube page; it was the #1 most viewed music video on YouTube for the first two weeks and has around 5 million views as of November 16, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|author=23 July 2009 |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_8V_RyijlI |title=Jay Sean - "Down" feat. Lil Wayne - OFFICIAL VIDEO HD |publisher=[[Youtube]] |date= |accessdate=2009-11-16}}</ref> The video was added to MTV's rotation on August 5, 2009 include MTV Hits and MTV America. The video was also added to the Universal Music Group's channel where the video had more than 20 million views as of November 23, 2009.<ref>{{YouTube|id=m34xyw8E-Qs|title=Jay Sean - Down: Closed-Captioned - Clean Version}}</ref> The video was added to the Island Records channel where his UK fans can see the video, which has around 5 million views as of December 20, 2009.<ref>{{YouTube|id=pgA09CaCmB8|title=Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne - Down}}</ref> The video was also added to the Jay Sean [[Vevo]] channel, where it has more than 25 million views as of December 20, 2009.<ref>{{YouTube|oUbpGmR1-QM|Jay Sean - Down ft. Lil Wayne}}</ref> |
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''The music video was produced alongside the video for "[[Written On Her]]".'' |
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⚫ | The video features a lead girl (played by [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic American]] model Korrina Rico), [[mansion]], dancers, bright blue lights and bottles. The video was produced by Shurwin Beckford and directed by Richard Pengelley for Jayded Entertainment/Guerilla Hype/Hey Buddy and edited by Jamie Mac and Adam Wood. During the rap break, Lil Wayne is seen wearing a red t-shirt with the word 'COMMUNIST' in white capitalized letters. The prelude of his previous single "[[Ride It (Jay Sean song)|Ride It]]" can be heard in the music video as the introduction to this song. During the week of August 10, 2009, the music video was featured as [[iTunes]]' Free Music Video of the Week. |
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⚫ | The video was first shot in London on April 24, 2009, with Cash Money crew without Lil Wayne, the video was shot over two days. The Buckinghamshire mansion featured is [[Hedsor House]], an enormous private mansion and park where [[Mark Ronson]] hosted his 33rd birthday and the place where ''[[The Golden Compass]]'' was filmed.<ref>{{cite web|author=18 mei 2009 |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNNA1dPz-64 |title=Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne - Down "Behind The Scenes" |publisher=Youtube.com |date= |accessdate=2009-10-08}}</ref> The video was finally completed in Miami, with Jay heading to the U.S. to finish the video with Lil Wayne on April 20, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/05/21/lil-wayne-jay-sean-rock-the-down-video-shoot-in-miami/ |title=Lil Wayne, Jay Sean Rock The ‘Down’ Video Shoot In Miami |publisher=Newsroom.mtv.com |date=2009-05-21 |accessdate=2009-10-08}}</ref><ref>[http://www.newlilwayne.com/2009/06/video-jay-sean-lil-wayne-are-down-down-down-down-down/ Jay Sean & Lil Wayne Are “Down, Down, Down, Down, Down”]</ref> On July 23, 2009 |
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The prelude of his previous single "[[Ride It (Jay Sean song)|Ride It]]" can be heard in the music video as the introduction to this song. |
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|3× Platinum<ref name=z100>{{YouTube|YJ3cukGhD80|Jay Sean performing at z100's ALL ACCESS LOUNGE}}</ref><ref name=Platinum>{{YouTube|id=3fz9cJxDZIo|title=Is Jay Sean Set to be the UKs Biggest Male R&B Artist Ever?}}</ref> |
|3× Platinum<ref name=rpulse>{{cite web|title=Jared Cotter - From American Idol to Idol Hit Maker|publisher=rPulse|date=November 18, 2009|url=|accessdate=2009-12-19}}</ref><ref name=z100>{{YouTube|YJ3cukGhD80|Jay Sean performing at z100's ALL ACCESS LOUNGE}}</ref><ref name=Platinum>{{YouTube|id=3fz9cJxDZIo|title=Is Jay Sean Set to be the UKs Biggest Male R&B Artist Ever?}}</ref> |
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|3,000,000<ref name=z100/><ref name=Akbar>{{cite web|title=After 2,000 gigs, Hounslow singer tops the US charts|author=Arifa Akbar|publisher=''[[The Independent]]''|date=30 October 2009|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/after-2000-gigs-hounslow-singer-tops-the-us-charts-1811724.html|accessdate=2009-10-30}}</ref><ref>[http://new.music.yahoo.com/programs/pepsi-music/blog/4642/jay-sean-gets-down-in-the-elevated-great-outdoors/ Jay Sean Gets "Down" in the Elevated Great Outdoors]</ref> |
|3,000,000<ref name=rpulse/><ref name=z100/><ref name=Akbar>{{cite web|title=After 2,000 gigs, Hounslow singer tops the US charts|author=Arifa Akbar|publisher=''[[The Independent]]''|date=30 October 2009|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/after-2000-gigs-hounslow-singer-tops-the-us-charts-1811724.html|accessdate=2009-10-30}}</ref><ref>[http://new.music.yahoo.com/programs/pepsi-music/blog/4642/jay-sean-gets-down-in-the-elevated-great-outdoors/ Jay Sean Gets "Down" in the Elevated Great Outdoors]</ref> |
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"Down" is a song by British R&B-Pop artist Jay Sean. The song was released in North America as his debut-single from his debut-album there, All or Nothing. In other markets, including his native UK, the song serves as Jay Sean's lead single from what will be his third studio album there. The single features American rapper and label mate Lil Wayne and is produced by J-Remy and Bobby Bass. "Down" has sold three million copies in the United States,[1][2][3] and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. In addition, the song rose in airplay to over 115 million listener impressions on US radio.[4]
The track was released to U.S. radio on May 31, 2009 and on iTunes on June 30, 2009. "Down" hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the issue dated October 17, 2009, knocking The Black Eyed Peas off the top of the chart after their 26 week reign at #1. This made Jay Sean the first British act to score a Billboard Hot 100 number-one single since Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" in 2008, and the fourth British act overall this decade.[5] The song has also made him "the first UK Urban act ever to top Billboard's Hot 100",[6] the ninth (second British) male solo performer to top the US charts with his debut single in the US, and the first British act to have reached #1 in the US and not in the UK with a song since Seal's "Kiss From A Rose" in 1995. It is also the best-selling single by a British/European male artist in North America since Elton John's "Candle in the Wind" in 1997,[7][8][9] the first single by a solo artist of Asian origin to top the US charts, and the first by an British Asian artist in general since Freddie Mercury in 1980.[10]
History
On October 15, 2008, at the MOFO Awards, Jay Sean announced that he had signed with the American Hip-Hop record label Cash Money Records. Jay explained “It’s always been a dream for me to sign to an American label. And it’s great to be accepted by the best in the game.”[11]
It was rumoured that his first single in the U.S. would be a remix of the single, "Tonight" featuring Lil Wayne. In fact, a remix hadn't been produced but the song "Down" which was originally recorded in December 2008. The song was written by Jay Sean with Jared Cotter, J Perkins and producers J-Remy and Bobby Bass. The track was originally for My Own Way: Deluxe Edition without Lil Wayne, alongside "War". The CEO of Cash Money Slim liked the track, played it to Wayne and wanted Wayne to be on the track, Wayne loved it and added a new verse on the track.
Sean told MTV News that he recorded this song in 90 minutes, after which he received a call from Ronald "Slim" Williams, the CEO of Cash Money Records. He recalled: "Slim called me up and was like, Yo, man, there's something wrong on the second verse that just doesn't sound right. I was like, Really? What? He played the song. All of a sudden I heard Wayne's Auto-Tune stuff, and I'm like, OK. What's going on? Right! That's Lil Wayne on my song right now!' That day was brilliant."[12]
"The news was on, everything was depressing and we were like 'look at this man -- everything's so down in the dumps. Why don't we write a song to take everyone's mind away from being down?" explains Sean about how the track came about during a late night recording session in Miami's Hit Factory studio. According to Sean, "Wayne heard it, fell in love and dropped a verse on it," which resulted in the up-tempo summer record peppered with Wayne's gritty pipes.[13]
After the release
The BBC reports that the British artist Jay Sean is "The Most Successful Male U.K. Urban artist in U.S chart history". "I want to do my best to represent the UK in America and let people really understand that it doesn't matter if we're from a little place called Hounslow. As long as you work hard and strive to do you best and make good music, and of course with a bit of luck, it is possible," Jay told the BBC.[14] The success of "Down" has also led to Sean being considered the most successful European urban artist in North America.[9]
When the track topped the Hot 100 Jay Sean was on stage with label mate Lil Wayne, on the first night of the US rappers London concert tour. Before he left back to the US was it a question everyone wanted to know, "How does it feel to have the top song of the week", Jay said: "This is insane. Its just incredible to have reached No.1 with my first release in America. Its difficult for me to put into words. My head is spinning. I've beengrinding hard for the last 7 years releasing records independently and now to have the biggest record in the USA this week, its just a dream come true."[15]
The second time the song hit #1 again was he performing at "The Justin Timberlake and Friends Concert Benefiting Shriners Hospitals For Children" on October 17, 2009 with Justin Timberlake.
Music video
The music video for "Down" was produced alongside the video for "Written On Her". The "Down" video was first shot in London on April 24, 2009, with Cash Money crew without Lil Wayne, the video was shot over two days. The Buckinghamshire mansion featured is Hedsor House, an enormous private mansion and park where Mark Ronson hosted his 33rd birthday and the place where The Golden Compass was filmed.[16] The video was finally completed in Miami, with Jay heading to the U.S. to finish the video with Lil Wayne on April 20, 2009.[17][18] On July 23, 2009, the video premiered on Jay's Official Youtube page; it was the #1 most viewed music video on YouTube for the first two weeks and has around 5 million views as of November 16, 2009.[19] The video was added to MTV's rotation on August 5, 2009 include MTV Hits and MTV America. The video was also added to the Universal Music Group's channel where the video had more than 20 million views as of November 23, 2009.[20] The video was added to the Island Records channel where his UK fans can see the video, which has around 5 million views as of December 20, 2009.[21] The video was also added to the Jay Sean Vevo channel, where it has more than 25 million views as of December 20, 2009.[22]
The video features a lead girl (played by Hispanic American model Korrina Rico), mansion, dancers, bright blue lights and bottles. The video was produced by Shurwin Beckford and directed by Richard Pengelley for Jayded Entertainment/Guerilla Hype/Hey Buddy and edited by Jamie Mac and Adam Wood. During the rap break, Lil Wayne is seen wearing a red t-shirt with the word 'COMMUNIST' in white capitalized letters. The prelude of his previous single "Ride It" can be heard in the music video as the introduction to this song. During the week of August 10, 2009, the music video was featured as iTunes' Free Music Video of the Week.
Reception
Ginger Clements from Billboard gave the song a positive review, stating that Jay Sean's "melodic vocals [...] resonate with impressive tonal clarity".[23] Billboard gave the song a score of 86/100.[24] Alex MacGregor of UK Mix gave the song 4 out of 5 stars, stating that it "is actually a creditable offering of world beating R&B pop that reminds the listener of some of the better moments in Usher's back catalogue."[25]
"Down" has been included in Now That's What I Call Music! 32 (US), which debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200.[26] It has also been included in Now That's What I Call Music! 74 (UK), Clubland 16, and the Australian compilation So Fresh: The Hits of Summer 2010 & The Best Of 2009. The song has also been featured in the "Canon" episode of Melrose Place.[27]
According to data released by Google, "Down" is one of the top five most searched-for songs of 2009 on the internet.[28] "Down" has been used and covered in numerous user videos on YouTube, including a breast cancer awareness video by the Providence St. Vincent Medical Center.[29][30] A cover version of the song was also performed on The Sing-Off by the a capella group Nota.
Chart performance
The single has achieved Platinum status by selling over one million copies in the United States after only two months release, and has so far been his most successful single in the U.S. and in his career.[31] "Down" debuted at #72 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the chart week of August 6, 2009, and stayed at #2 for three weeks. After fourteen weeks on the chart, the song reached number one for the chart week ending October 17, 2009, making Jay Sean the first Indian-origin (and Asian-origin in general) solo artist to achieve a number-one single in the US. "Down" ended the Black Eyed Peas' 26-week reign at the number-one spot on the Hot 100.[32] Furthermore, "Down" had managed to top one of the most competitive weeks in the US charts this decade, with the top five titles (Sean's "Down", Miley Cyrus' "Party in the U.S.A.", Jay-Z's "Run This Town", Jason DeRulo's "Whatcha Say", and Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling") being "separated by the tightest point margin in more than six years."[33] After spending a week at the top spot, "Down" was succeeded by Britney Spears' "3", but the following week, it reached number one again.[34] On the American Top 40, "Down" debuted at #27 on August 22, 2009, and reached #1 on October 24, 2009, his first AT40 entry to peak at the top. On the Canadian Hot 100, it debuted at #40 for the week of August 17, 2009, and peaked at #3 in the week of October 15, 2009. The song also peaked #1 on Pop Songs, #1 on Radio Songs, #1 on Rhythmic Top 40, #2 on Digital Songs, #3 on Ringtones, and one week before it was charted on Hot 100 debuted-peaked the song at #4 on Heatseekers Songs.
On the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand singles chart, "Down" debuted at #18, and after six weeks the song peaked at #2 (where it spent four weeks) for the week of November 5, 2009. On Sverigetopplistan, "Down" debuted at #52 and, in its second week, peaked at #29 beginning Novemner 5, 2009, where it spent ten weeks at that position. In Switzerland, for the week of October 8, 2009, the song debuted on the Swiss Music Charts at #65 and peaked at #57 five weeks later. The single debuted at #9 on October 22, 2009 on the Norwegian Singles Chart, and after two weeks the song peaked at #5. In Jay Sean's native United Kingdom, although "Down" charted highly, it didn't managed to reach the same level of success as it did in the US market. "Down" entered and peaked at #3 on the UK Singles Chart and spent one week at #1 on the UK R&B Chart. It is his highest charting single in the UK since "Stolen" charted at #4 in 2004.
On Austrian Singles Chart debuted the song at #70, for the week beginning of November 5, 2009, and peaked at #52. On the Australian ARIA Charts, the song debuted at #9 that same week and peaked at #2 three weeks later. On the Belgian Singles Chart, the song peaked at #2. The song debuted at #9 on the European Hot 100 and at #94 on the Japan Hot 100 during the week dated November 9, 2009.[35] In Japan, it peaked at #34 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart[36] and at #2 on the ZIP-FM Hot 100 chart.[37]
Track listing
- Promo US CD
- "Down" (Clean featuring Lil Wayne) - 3:32
- "Down" (Clean without Rap) - 3:15
- "Down" (Instrumental) - 3:32
- "Down" (Bobbybass Dance Remix) - 4:00
- UK Single CD
- "Down" (featuring Lil Wayne) - 3:32
- "Down" (Jason Nevins Edit) - 3:39
- "Down" (Roll Deep Mix) - 4:05
- "Down" (K-Warren Remix) - 5:45
- "Down" (Chasing Pluto Remix) - 3:47
Charts, sales and certifications
Jay Sean knocked the Black Eyed Peas out of the top spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending October 7, 2009. That makes him the first Indian-origin solo artist to top the U.S. charts with a debut single.[38] His first single (American-debut single) with Cash Money Records and Universal Music Group became his first #1 on U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and first single to sell more than 2 million copies in America, and the second for featured artist Lil Wayne who first led for five weeks last year with "Lollipop" at #1 on Billboard Hot 100.[39]
"Down" entered the UK Singles Chart on 1 November 2009 at #3, and went straight to #1 on the UK R&B Chart, replacing Oopsy Daisy by Chipmunk which had been at #1 for 3 consecutive weeks.
Charts
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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United States | May 31, 2009 | Airplay | Cash Money / Universal Republic |
United Sates | June 30, 2009 | Digital download | |
Canada | |||
Norway[63] | August 18, 2009 | Airplay | Universal Music |
Belgium | August 24, 2009 | Digital | |
France | |||
Sweden | |||
New Zealand | |||
United Kingdom[64] | September 10, 2009 | Airplay | Jayded Records / Island Records |
Switzerland | September 23, 2009 | Digital | Universal Music |
Norway | October 13, 2009 | ||
United Kingdom[65] | October 25, 2009 | Digital, CD | Jayded Records / Island Records |
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