How Low
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"How Low" is the first official single[1] off of Ludacris' latest album, Battle of the Sexes. It was first heard at the BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta on October 27th, 2009[2] when it was performed by Ludacris as the 2nd half of a medley that began with Lil Scrappy's "Addicted to Money", a song on which he is featured. The track is produced by Canadian producer T-Minus. The song was released on iTunes on December 8, 2009. The song debuted at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]. The video was shot December 23rd, 2009 in Los Angeles and is directed by Dave Meyers. The video was leaked on to the internet January 20th .[4] It samples Public Enemy's "Bring the Noise", for the vocal "How Low Can You Go?" (additional vocals by Carla Henderson).
Remixes & Freestyles
There are 3 versions of the official remix. The 1st remix features Rick Ross and Twista, It was leaked on January 27, 2010. The 2nd remix features Ciara and Pitbull, Ciara sings part of the hook on her remix and adds her own verse (The song is scheduled to be released to iTunes on Feb. 9 and will be on the deluxe edition of the album), It was leaked on February 2, 2010. The 3rd remix features Fabolous.
- Remixes
- Ludacris Feat. Rick Ross & Twista - How Low (Official Remix)
- Ludacris Feat. Ciara & Pitbull - How Low (Official Remix)
- Ludacris Feat. Fabolous - How Low (Official Remix)
- Ludacris Feat. Rock City & YelaWolf - How Low (Unofficial Remix)
- The-Dream & Ciara - How Low (Unofficial Remix)
- Ludacris Feat. Ciara & Chris Brown - How Low (Official Remix)
- Rock City - How Low (Freestyle)
- Chris Brown - How Low Can You Go (Freestyle)
- Drake, Lil Wayne, & Pitbull - How Low (Freestyle)
- Twista - How Low (Freestyle)
Charts
The song debuted at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100, selling 93,000 units[5]. This makes it Ludacris's highest debut on the chart. After its debut, it fell to #23, but within three weeks it rebounded to #10. It has peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 so far making it Ludacris's first top ten hit since 2007. Since January 25th, 2010, "How Low" has now sold 1,230,681 digital downloads.
| Chart (2009-2010) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Rap Songs | 2 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 54 |
| Dutch Tipparade (Bubbling Under)[6] | 30 |
Sales
United States: 1,230,681[7]
References
- ^ http://twitter.com/ludajuice/status/5238018370
- ^ http://www.firstup.se/2009/10/bet-cypher-freestyle-nicki-minaj-joe.html
- ^ http://www.doipod.com/itunes-chart/top-100-itunes-songs-usa.html
- ^ http://twitter.com/ludajuice/status/6981043873
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/news#/news/jay-z-keys-empire-tops-hot-100-for-fifth-1004054241.story
- ^ Megacharts. "NL Tipparade". Megacharts.
- ^ http://www.futureproducers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=325993