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Revision as of 23:12, 15 July 2011

"Where Them Girls At"
Song

"Where Them Girls At" is a song by French disc jockey (DJ)-record producer David Guetta, featuring vocals from American rapper Flo Rida and Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released for digital download from May 2, 2011 by Positiva Records (EMI France), serving as the lead single from Guetta's upcoming fifth studio album Nothing But the Beat. It was written by Michael Caren, Jared Cotter, Flo Rida, David Guetta, Nicki Minaj, Juan and Oscar Silinas, Giorgio Tuinfort and Sandy Vee.

Initially, "Where Them Girls At" was recorded in 2010 and featured just Flo Rida, however after getting into touch with Minaj about a collaboration, Guetta played Minaj the record and she decided to record vocals for it. Computer hackers obtained an a capella version of the song and added their own production before leaking the song online. Guetta and his label subsequently mastered a proper version of the song, released it earlier than planned and called an employee of The Pentagon to investigate the matter.

"Where Them Girls At" combines contemporary R&B with Eurodance. Upon release, initial reviews were positive, praising the production and Minaj's tongue-in-cheek lyrics. An accompanying music video for the song was filmed in Los Angeles in May 2011 and released June 28, 2011. Commercially, the song has since become a worldwide hit just as When Love Takes Over did before it as it topped the charts in Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland and Spain as well as topping the UK Dance Charts.

Background

Guetta first worked with American rapper Flo Rida in 2010, when the duo collaborated for Rida's album Only One Flo (Part 1) and the Step Up 3D soundtrack. The duo released "Club Can't Handle Me" in 2010 under the condition that Rida would collaborate on a song for Guetta's fifth album Nothing But the Beat.[2][3] Guetta would later approach Nicki Minaj for a collaboration, and although Minaj wanted to appear solo on one of Guetta's records, agreed to appear on "Where Them Girls At" after hearing it for the first time.[2] "Where Them Girls At" was written by Michael Caren, Jared Cotter, Flo Rida, David Guetta, Nicki Minaj, Juan and Oscar Silinas, Giorgio Tuinfort and Sandy Vee.[4]

An early version of the song featuring a capella vocals was obtained by computer hackers, through accessing Guetta's recording studio's Wi-Fi connection. The hackers subsequently added their own production to the track and falsely posted it online as a Guetta song.[5][6] As a result of their action, Guetta and his label released the single earlier than planned, with no promotion. Additionally, they hired an investigator from The Pentagon to find the perpetrators.[5]

In an interview with MTV News in March 2011, Guetta revealed he was debating between two tracks to release as the first single from his upcoming fifth studio album: a song with British singer-songwriter Taio Cruz and American rapper Ludacris entitled "Little Bad Girl" and or the track with Rida and Minaj, then known as "Where Dem Girls At?".[2] A music video for the song, set to feature "a positive message", was filmed in Los Angeles, California in May 2011.[5] "Where Them Girls At" impacted US mainstream and rhythmic radio on May 17, 2011.[7][8]

Reception

Critical response

Lewis Corner from Digital Spy said "[the song] is a rambunctious mix of hard-hitting thuds and candy-coated synths over lyrics spouting the standard sexy laydee and partying clichés. Its centre, however, is a sweet 'n' gooey tongue-lashing from Minaj, who commands: 'Through the club all the girls in the back of me/ This ain't football why the f**k they tryna tackle me?', in her usual quick-witted, lickety-split manner."[1] He awarded the song three out of five stars.[1]

Commercial performance

"Where Them Girls At" saw a top ten debut in New Zealand and a top twenty debut in Ireland and the Netherlands.[9][10] In addition, the song debuted at number-one on both Belgian Ultratip charts.[11][12] On the UK Singles Chart, the song debuted at number three, giving Guetta his twelfth top twenty hit.[13] In the United States, the song debuted at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, selling over 160,000 digital downloads in less than one week and giving Guetta his third top 20 hit in the US.[14][15] The song debuted at number three in Canada, becoming the highest debuting song that week on the Canadian Hot 100.[16]

Music video

On June 27, 2011, the official music video for "Where Them Girls At"[17] was released via Facebook and on June 28 premiered on on David Guetta's YouTube and Vevo channel.[18] All three artists, David Guetta, Flo Rida, and Nicki Minaj, appear in the video. However, the vocalists only appear in each of their respective verses.[19]

Synopsis

The video shows bubbles which contain the song's beats, drifting across the cities. When people burst the bubbles, they start dancing uncontrollably. Flo Rida is seen rapping his verse in a poolside and Nicki Minaj is seen in a art gallery with male models (Chadd Smith and Casper Smart of The LXD). Guetta is at a rooftop, table turning, and creating bubbles. The bubbles which Guetta produces, attract many people (especially women) to his party.

Track listing

Digital download[20]
No.TitleLength
1."Where Them Girls At" (featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj)3:14
Digital download – instrumental[21]
No.TitleVersionLength
1."Where Them Girls At"Instrumental3:16
Digital download – remixes[22]
No.TitleVersionLength
1."Where Them Girls At" (featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj)Sidney Samson Remix5:12
2."Where Them Girls At" (featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj)Afrojack Remix6:26
3."Where Them Girls At" (featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj)Nicky Romero Remix5:28
4."Where Them Girls At" (featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj)Gregori Klosman Remix6:17
5."Where Them Girls At" (featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj)Daddy's Groove Remix6:19
6."Where Them Girls At" (featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj)Tim Mason Remix4:36
CD single[23][24]
No.TitleVersionLength
1."Where Them Girls At" (featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj)  
2."Where Them Girls At" (featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj)Remix Edit 
12" vinyl[25]
No.TitleVersionLength
1."Where Them Girls At" (featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj)Afrojack Remix 
2."Where Them Girls At" (featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj)Sydney Sampson Remix 
3."Where Them Girls At" (featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj)Gregori Klosman Remix 
4."Where Them Girls At" (featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj)Nicky Romero Remix 
5."Where Them Girls At" (featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj)Daddy's Groove Remix 
6."Where Them Girls At" (featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj)Original 

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[26] 6
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[27] 3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[12] 2
Brazil (Crowley Broadcast Analysis) [28] 14
Brazil (Top 40 Dance Club Play) [29] 2
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[16] 3
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[30] 24
Denmark (Tracklisten)[31] 9
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[32] 5
France (SNEP)[33] 6
songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS 5
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[34] 28
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 6
Norway (VG-lista)[35] 4
Scotland (OCC)[36] 1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[37] 8
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[38] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[39] 8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[40] 3
UK Dance (OCC)[41] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[42] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 14
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[43] 10
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[44] 19
US Rap Songs (Billboard)[45] 24

Radio and release history

Country Date Format
Worldwide 2 May 2011 Digital download
United States[21] 6 May 2011 Digital download – instrumental
United States[7][8] 17 May 2011 Mainstream, rhythmic airplay
Germany[46] 27 May 2011 CD single

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