Bartender (T-Pain song)

"Bartender"
Single by T-Pain featuring Akon
from the album Epiphany
Released	June 5, 2007
Recorded	2007
Genre	R&B
Length	3:58
Label	Nappy Boy Konvict Jive
Songwriter(s)	F. Najm A. Thiam A. Noordin
Producer(s)	T-Pain
T-Pain singles chronology
"Know What I'm Doin'" (2007) "Bartender" (2007) "Shawty" (2007)
Akon singles chronology
"Mama Africa" (2007) "Bartender" (2007) "The Way She Moves" (2007)
Music video
"Bartender" on YouTube

"Bartender" is an R&B/hip-hop song by T-Pain, Co-written by Ali Noordin and the official second single from his second album, Epiphany. The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on the issue date of June 16, 2007 at #97 and peaked at #5, making the single T-Pain's 4th consecutive top 10 hit single on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as Akon's 9th top 10 hit single on the same chart. In 2008 the song was nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group.

Music video

The video 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 directed by Erik White.

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Canadian Hot 100	46
New Zealand Singles Chart	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	5
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	9
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	9

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)	Platinum	15,000*
United States (RIAA)	Platinum	1,000,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Remixes

There are remixes featuring The-Dream, Chingy and Trae.