Bartender (T-Pain song)
| "Bartender" | ||||
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| Single by T-Pain featuring Akon | ||||
| from the album Epiphany | ||||
| Released | June 5, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 3:58 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | T-Pain | |||
| T-Pain singles chronology | ||||
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| Akon singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Bartender" on YouTube | ||||
"Bartender" is a song by American singer T-Pain featuring Senegalese-American singer Akon, released as the second single from the former's second album, Epiphany. The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on the issue date of June 16, 2007, at number 97 and peaked at number 5 on September 22, 2007, making it T-Pain's fourth consecutive top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as Akon's ninth top 10 hit on the same chart. In 2008, the song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group.
Music video
[edit]The video, directed by Erik White, premiered on Yahoo! Music on June 13, 2007, as the Bonus Video. It features T-Pain dancing in front of a bar and flirting with the "bartender". BET's Access Granted also premiered the video on June 13, 2007. The video was filmed at the Fever Nightclub in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[2] | 46 |
| Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[3] | 13 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] | 1 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 104 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 5 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] | 9 |
| US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[8] | 9 |
| US Rhythmic (Billboard)[9] | 1 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (2007) | Position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] | 5 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[11] | 33 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] | 51 |
| US Rhythmic (Billboard)[13] | 2 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[14] | Platinum | 15,000* |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[15] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[16] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[17] Mastertone |
Platinum | 1,000,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Remixes
[edit]There are remixes featuring The-Dream, Chingy and Trae.
See also
[edit]"I Love U" - a song by The Chainsmokers from the album So Far So Good which contains interpolations of this song.
References
[edit]- ^ "Fever Nighclub".
- ^ "T-Pain Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "T-Pain Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "T-Pain feat. Akon – Bartender". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "Chart Log UK: DJ T – Tzant". zobbel.de. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ "T-Pain Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "T-Pain Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "T-Pain Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "T-Pain Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "Top Selling Singles of 2007". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". Radioscope. 21 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-08-31. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ "British single certifications – T-Pain ft Akon – Bartender". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ "American single certifications – T-Pain – Bartender". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ "American single certifications – T-Pain – Bartender". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
