Blame It
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"Blame It" is the second single off Jamie Foxx's third studio album Intuition. It features rapper T-Pain and was written by Christopher "Deep" Henderson, Nate Walker, James T. Brown, and Brandon Melanchon and produced by Christopher "Deep" Henderson. Both Jamie Foxx and T-Pain use the Auto-Tune effect. T-Pain also uses some elements from "I Luv Your Girl" by The-Dream. "Blame It" is the most successful single from the album, peaking at #5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, the album's only top ten single so far, and topping the R&B Charts for several consecutive weeks.
Music video
The music video was directed by Hype Williams and premiered at 106 & Park on February 25, 2009. Cameo appearances in the video are made by Ron Howard, Forest Whitaker, Jake Gyllenhaal, Samuel L. Jackson, Quincy Jones, Cedric the Entertainer, Morris Chestnut, Clifton Powell, Alex Thomas, Joe, Tatyana Ali, Jalen Rose, Bill Bellamy, Ashley Scott, Electrik Red, Dawn Richard, and LeToya.
Remixes
- "Blame It (Official Remix)" (feat. Kardinall Offishall,Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne and T-Pain)
- "Blame It (Jeezy Remix)" (feat. Young Jeezy and T-Pain)
- "Blame It (Teairra Mari Remix)" (feat. Jamie Foxx and T-Pain)
- "Blame It (Joc Remix)" (feat. Yung Joc and T-Pain)
- "Blame It (Maino Remix)" (feat. Maino and T-Pain)
- "Blame It (Juelz Remix)" (feat. Juelz Santana and T-Pain)
- "Blame It (N.O.R.E. Remix)" (feat. N.O.R.E. and T-Pain)
- "Blame It (Trina Mix)" (feat. Trina (sampling "Red Rum" by Lil Wayne))
- "Blame It (Freemix)" (feat. Freeway and T-Pain)
- "Blame It (G-Unit Diss)" (feat. Rick Ross and T-Pain)
- "Blame It (Freestyle)" (Trey Songz)
- "Blame It (Freestyle)" (Jermaine Dupri)
- "Blame It (Konvict Remix)" (feat. Kardinal Offishall)
- "Blame It (Spanish Remix)" (feat. Fuego)
- "Blame It (DJ Ill Will Remix)" (feat. Ya Boy & T-Pain)
Chart performance
"Blame It" rose rapidly to the top spot on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming Foxx's first number one on the chart as a lead artist, and his third including featured credits. "Blame It" has topped the chart for seven straight weeks so far. On the Billboard Hot 100 it has thus far reached #5, making it his second top ten, but first top five hit on the chart as a lead artist and his highest peak on the chart, also making his most successful single to date (following two No.1s as a featured artist). In Canada it has debuted at #72 on the Canadian Hot 100 Chart.
Chart positions
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 10 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 72 |