Blame It

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"Blame It"
David Ballard
  • Christopher Stewart
  • Faheem Najm
  • Nathan L. Walker
    • Producer(s)Christopher "Deep" Henderson[1]
    Jamie Foxx singles chronology
    "She Got Her Own"
    (2008)     		"Blame It"
    (2009)     		"I Don't Need It"
    (2009)
    T-Pain singles chronology
    "Holla Holla"
    (2007)     		"Blame It"
    (2009)     		"I'm on a Boat"
    (2009)
    Audio sample
    • YouTube

    "Blame It" (also known as "Blame It (On the Alcohol)") is a song by American singer and actor Jamie Foxx, released as the second official single from his third studio album, Intuition (2008). It features American singer T-Pain and was written by Christopher "Deep" Henderson, Nate Walker, James T. Brown, John Conte Jr., David Ballard 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.

    The song received many accolades and nominations, including a win for

    52nd Grammy Awards
    .

    "Blame It" is the most successful single from the album, peaking at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for 14 consecutive weeks making it the second longest-running number one song on that chart. "Blame It" has sold over one million downloads.[2]

    Promotion

    He performed this song with

    52nd Grammy Awards with T-Pain and won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
    .

    Chart performance

    "Blame It" moved rapidly to number one on US

    We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey, "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" by Deborah Cox and "Pretty Wings" by Maxwell as the second longest-running song ever on the chart. Only "Be Without You" by Mary J. Blige
    spent more time at number one, with 15 weeks.

    On the US

    platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million digital copies in the United States.[5]

    In Canada, it peaked at number seven on the Canadian Hot 100.[6] After consistently remaining in the Hot 100's Top 20 for more than twenty weeks, "Blame It" took a sudden fall from number 22 to 34 in mid-July.

    Music video

    The music video premiered at

    Young Money.[7]

    Cover versions

    Punk Goes Pop 3
    , which was released on November 2, 2010.

    It was also covered by the cast of

    second season episode "Blame It on the Alcohol", with featured parts given to Kevin McHale, Mark Salling, Amber Riley and Naya Rivera
    .

    It is also reinterpreted as part of the polka medley "

    Polka Face" on "Weird Al" Yankovic's 2011 album Alpocalypse
    .

    Wayne Brady covered the song on Season 2 of The Masked Singer.

    Charts

    Certifications

    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    United States (RIAA)[17] Platinum 1,000,000^

    ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

    See also

    • List of R&B number-one singles of 2009 (U.S.)

    References

    1. ^ "samgoody.com welcome coupon – Intuition Jamie Foxx / CD / 2008". FYE. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
    2. ^ "Week Ending April 26, 2009: 3 Million Downloads In Record Time – Chart Watch". New.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
    3. ^ a b "Jamie Foxx Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
    4. ^ a b c "Jamie Foxx Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
    5. ^ "RIAA Certifications – Jamie Foxx". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
    6. ^ a b "Jamie Foxx Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
    7. ^ Black Entertainment Television's. "Notarized: Top 100 Videos 2009". BET. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
    8. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 3 August 2009 (Issue 1014)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. August 3, 2009. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
    9. ^ New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart Archived March 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
    10. ^ "Jamie Foxx Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
    11. ^ "Jamie Foxx Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
    12. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
    13. ^ "Year End Charts – Year-end songs – The Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
    14. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
    15. ^ "Pop Songs – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
    16. ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
    17. ^ "American single certifications – Jamie Foxx – Blame It". Recording Industry Association of America.

    External links

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