Bottoms Up (Trey Songz song)
"Bottoms Up" | ||||
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Single by Trey Songz featuring Nicki Minaj | ||||
from the album Passion, Pain & Pleasure | ||||
Released | July 27, 2010 | |||
Recorded | June 2010 | |||
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Length | 4:02 | |||
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Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Kane Beatz | |||
Trey Songz singles chronology | ||||
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Nicki Minaj singles chronology | ||||
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"Bottoms Up" is a song by American singer Trey Songz. It was produced by Kane Beatz and features rapper Nicki Minaj. The song serves as the lead single from his fourth studio album, Passion, Pain & Pleasure. It is his most successful single to date, peaking at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Background
The song was intentionally leaked on July 13, 2010, and to celebrate the release of the song, Songz discussed the song with Minaj on
In the webcast, Songz explained how the collaboration came together, stating:
"I'm in L.A. for BET Awards weekend, I'm working on a couple records, and I do this song called 'Red Lipstick,' and then I do 'Bottoms Up' the next day. I hit Nicki and I'm like, 'Man, I've got these two incredible records, I think one of them is gonna be my first single, and I need you to do it. Can you come this weekend? Can you come down?' I stayed a couple extra days and she came through. Two, three days later I got a verse back that was just stupid."[2]
Songz then addressed Minaj directly, stating, "I fell in love with you. When I heard the verse, I was like, 'Oh my shit, I love her. She killed it.'" Minaj also stated that she had been asked several times when she would do a song with Trey Songz, and said when Songz contacted her she said she thought "This is our time". When directing to Songz and also speaking to fans on her verse, the tribute to the late Anna Nicole Smith, and appearing as her alter-egos Roman Zolanski, and Harajuku Barbie, she said:
"I kept on hitting you like, 'I'mma have it done today.' I think I did live with it for, like, three days because I was changing it up, I couldn't get it. But then, all of a sudden, something just hit me. I was gonna take that part out [the Anna Nicole Smith part] because I was like, 'Trey is gonna think I'm crazy.' Roman is very spastic. Roman is crazy and Roman is weird and Roman doesn't care.... The person on DJ Khaled's 'All I Do Is Win' remix, that's Nicki, and the person on 'Bottoms Up,' that's Roman."[2]
Composition and critical reception
"Bottoms Up" features a "bass-thumping" beat.
"Bottoms Up" is set in common time with a moderate tempo of 82 and is in the key of C minor. [citation needed]
Music video
The music video was directed by Anthony Mandler[2] and filmed on July 31, 2010.[12] A sneak peek to the music video was released August 16, 2010.[13] The video provides dark, carnival-esque visuals to this club record.
Trey commented on the music video in an interview with MTV stating, “‘Bottoms Up,’ I feel, is a very creative video. [It's] different from the norm, different than what I feel is expected of me and anything I’ve shot for that matter. It’s as if I’m walking through some kind of funhouse, filled with women and different seductive things. The music video premiered on August 17, 2010 on 106 & Park while Songz hosted the show with Rocsi.”[14]
The video premiered on
Live performances
Minaj has performed her verse on her Pink Friday Tour and her Pink Friday: Reloaded Tour.
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2010–2011) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[17] | 74 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[18] | 13 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[19] | 34 |
German Black Chart[20]
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5 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[21] | 34 |
Canada | 25 |
UK Singles ( OCC)[23]
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71 |
US Billboard Hot 100[24] | 6 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[25] | 2 |
US | 11 |
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[27] | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2010) | Position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[28] | 52 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[29] | 31 |
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[30] | 21 |
Chart (2011) | Position |
US Billboard Hot 100[31] | 64 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[32] | 73 |
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[33] | 38 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[34] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[36] | 4× Platinum | 3,400,000[35] |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format |
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United States | July 27, 2010 | Urban airplay
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August 10, 2010 | Digital download | |
United Kingdom | April 3, 2011[37] |
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References
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- ^ Viacom). July 14, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
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- ^ "New Music: Trey Songz f/ Nicki Minaj – 'Bottoms Up'". Rap-Up. July 13, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
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- ^ a b Shepherd, Julianne Escobedo (July 13, 2010). "Trey Songz f. Nicki Minaj, "Bottoms Up" MP3". The Fader. The Fader, Inc. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
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- ^ "HOT or NOT: Trey Songz' "Bottom's Up" Feat. Nicki Minaj". WERQ-FM. Radio One, Inc. July 13, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
- BET Sound Off. BET Networks; BET Interactive, LLC. July 13, 2010. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
- Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-09-15.
- ^ Fennessey, Sean (September 14, 2010). Review: Passion, Pain & Pleasure. The Washington Post. Retrieved on 2010-09-15.
- ^ TreySongz. "Trey Songz (TreySongz) on Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- ^ "Sneak Peek: Trey Songz – 'Bottoms Up'". Rap-Up.com. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- ^ Ziegbe, Mawuse (August 5, 2010). "Trey Songz Says 'Bottoms Up' Is 'Heightened' By 'Funhouse' Video – News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News". Mtv.com. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
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- ^ "The ARIA Report: Issue 1079" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. August 23, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 20, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
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- ^ ":: MTV | Deutsche Black Charts KW 7 | charts". Mtv.de. April 30, 2008. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ^ "Canada Singles Top 100 - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
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- The Official Charts Company. Archived from the originalon August 28, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ^ "Trey Songz Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
- ^ "Trey Songz Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
- ^ "Trey Songz Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
- ^ "Trey Songz Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
- ^ "Best of 2010: Hot 100 Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Best of 2011: Hot 100 Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "British single certifications – Trey Songz ft Nicki Minaj – Bottoms Up". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- ^ Trust, Gary (December 23, 2014). "Ask Billboard: Why Is There No R&B/Hip-Hop in the Hot 100's Top 10?". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ^ "American single certifications – Trey Songz – Bottoms Up". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ^ "Music Singles Review". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on February 3, 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-17.