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"Check on It"
Song

"Check on It" is an R&B song written by Beyoncé Knowles, Kasseem Dean, Sean Garrett, Angela Beyincé, and Stayve Thomas for the soundtrack to the 2006 film The Pink Panther, in which Beyoncé co-stars. Although not included on its soundtrack album (because it only contains the films scores), the song is included on Destiny's Child's greatest hits album #1's and on selected non-U.S. versions of Knowles' second studio album, B’Day. It was produced by Knowles and Swizz Beatz.

Description

Knowles has stated on many occasions that she was surprised at how successful the single became because she felt that it was very simple and probably wouldn't catch on like some of her previous singles. Knowles said that the song started out as a joke, and that the title "Check on It" was jokingly used with her and her management before they decided to turn it into a song. Though the song had worldwide success, Knowles has stated she disliked the song. It is on her set list for her tour The Beyoncé Experience, but she only performs the last lines of the first verse a cappella and a set of the chorus. In the beginning of the song, Swizz Beatz says "Swizz... Beatz... DC Destiny's Child". It has been rumored that it is fellow Destiny's Child band mate Kelly Rowland that sings the second verse, and not Knowles. If you listen to the second verse closely you can actually tell that Rowland is singing the second verse and not Knowles.

Commercial release

The song which features rapper Slim Thug was not originally intended for release as a single from #1's, but it was played by U.S. radio stations instead of the first single, "Stand Up for Love" (recorded by all three members of Destiny's Child), which became a commercial failure. Because of its heavy airplay, "Check on It" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 2005. The single reached number one on the Hot 100 in its twelfth week on the chart (replacing Nelly's "Grillz"), becoming Knowles's third number-one as a solo artist and Slim Thug's first. The single remained at number-one for five consecutive weeks, and it was certified four times platinum by the RIAA for net shipment of 800,000 paid downloads. "Check on It" achieved crossover success, peaking at number one on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Dance Club Play charts, and at number three on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "Check on It" reached number one on the Pop 100, becoming Knowles's first entry on the chart. It was the eighth most played song of 2006 on the radio, being played 290,231 times.

It became Knowles' fifth top-twenty hit in Canada in late 2005, and in February 2006 the song climbed to number twenty on the Canadian BDS airplay chart for a second time. It debuted inside the UK top five and peaked at number three, selling 122,500 copies. Check on It" reached the top five in Norway and the Netherlands, the top ten in Europe, Switzerland, Austria and Brazil, and the top twenty in Germany and Sweden. The single peaked at number two on the United World Chart selling 3.764.000 copies.

Music video

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The video features a pink theme.

When demand was growing for the song, Knowles shot a music video serving as promotion for both #1's and The Pink Panther. The video was directed by Hype Williams, and was premiered on December 16 2005. The remix of the song in the music video features a remix of "The Pink Panther Theme" and a rap from Bun B. The video has a pink theme, with Knowles shown in mostly all pink (to fit in with The Pink Panther), and the dancers wear pink PVC jackets and dance around rippling pink satin sheets. The video cuts to Knowles wearing a pink polka dot corset against a hot magenta polka dot wall. Where black bars normally appear on a 4:3 (full screen) television showing a widescreen production, footage is displayed of pink curtains moving in the background. Note that during the second verse, Beyonce does not actually speak the lyrics to the soundtrack, which is appropriate as this second verse is actually song by Kelly Rowland.

"Check on It" won the 2006 MTV Video Music Award for "Best R&B Video" on August 31, 2006.

Formats and track listing

CD single[1]
  1. Album version – 3:34
  2. Instrumental – 3:31
  3. Bama Boyz After Dark remix – 4:15
  4. Bama Boyz remix – 3:54
  5. Grizz remix – 3:19
  6. Gantman Juke mix – 4:21

Charts

Chart (2005/2006) Peak
position
Canadian BDS Airplay Chart 20
Chart (2006)[2][3] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 3
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1
Austrian Singles Chart 10
Belgium UltraTop 50 9
Brazilian Hot 100 1
Czech Top 100 7
European Singles Chart 6
Finnish Singles Chart 6
French Singles Chart 32
German Singles Chart 11
Irish Singles Chart 2
Japanese Singles Chart 76
Dutch Top 40 5
New Zealand Singles Chart (RIANZ) 1
Norwegian Singles Chart 3
Latvian Airplay Top 11
Peru Top 100[4] 16
Swedish Singles Chart 11
Swiss Singles Chart 7
UK Singles Chart 3
Preceded by
"Grillz" by Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali and Gipp
 Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
February 4 2006 – March 4 2006 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ http://billboard.com/bbcom/discography/more.jsp?JSESSIONID=djlMGWpYJGLYkgbg9MLGS82kJFh0LGh3ZYv1QX0QX2hVRdp4tqv0!1728274263&tp=singles&pid=317670&aid=753341 Billboard.com
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