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Name | Check On It |
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Cover | Checkonit.jpg |
Released | December 13, 2005 |
Artist | Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug |
Album | #1's |
Format | Digital download, CD single, 12" single |
Recorded | 2004Sony Music Studios (New York City, New York) Henson Recording Studios (Hollywood, Los Angeles, California) |
Genre | R&B;, hip hop |
Length | 3:30 |
Label | Columbia |
Writer | Beyoncé Knowles, Kasseem Dean, Sean Garrett, Angela Beyince, Stayve Thomas |
Producer | Swizz Beatz |
Certification | Gold (RIAA) |
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"Check on It" is a song performed by American R&B; singer Beyoncé Knowles, featuring American rapper Slim Thug. It was composed by Knowles, Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean, Sean Garrett, Angela Beyincé and Stayve Thomas. The song was supposed to be featured on the soundtrack album for 2006 film The Pink Panther, in which Knowles co-stars. As it was ultimately not included on its soundtrack album, the song with additional vocals from Slim Thug was featured as a new track on the 2005 Destiny's Child's greatest hits album #1's. It was also later made available as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of Knowles' second studio album, B'Day (2006) in selected European territories in 2007. Columbia Records released the song in the United States on December 13, 2005. The song's development was motivated by the phrase 'Check on It' which Knowles and her management jokingly used before they decided to turn the idea into a song. "Check on It" derives genres from R&B; as well as hip hop and lyrically, the song takes place in a club, where Knowles is letting the male patrons know that they are welcome to come and look at her sexually attractive body when she is dancing. The track consists of two verse-raps by Slim Thug. The song was generally well received by music critics who universally complimented the pleasant vocals of Knowles and assertiveness with which she delivers her lyrics. "Check on It" was not originally lined up for an official release as a single from the album #1's. However, it received heavy rotation from US radio stations, following the release of the first single, "Stand Up for Love" (2005), which performed poorly on the charts in the US. Eventually, "Check on It" debuted on the on the US Billboard Hot 100 in November 2005, that is, before its official release. In February 2006, the single reached the summit of the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Knowles' third number-one single in the US as a solo artist. It remained at number-one for on the Hot 100 chart for five consecutive weeks, becoming one of the two longest-running number-one single in 2006, the other being Daniel Powter's "Bad Day" (2005). Additionally, the song peaked at number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart and also performed well in mainland Europe, reaching the top ten in the Netherlands and Norway, amongst others. The music video for the song was directed by Hype Williams, and was premiered on December 16, 2005. It was shot in pink to brand the relationship with The Pink Panther. "Check on It" won the Best R&B; Video at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, and was also nominated in the award category for Video of the Year at the 2006 BET Awards. Although Knowles did not perform the song in any televised appearances, the song was a part of her set list on The Beyoncé Experience at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and I Am... Tour.
Background and release"Check on It" was composed by Knowles, Slim Thug (who is also a featured artist on the song), Angela Beyince, Sean Garrett, and utilized production from Swiss Beatz, who assisted in writing the song. Knowles said that the song's title, "Check on It", was a phrase jokingly used with her and her management before they decided to turn the idea into a song. The song was originally intended to be featured on the soundtrack for the remake of The Pink Panther, starring Steve Martin, Kevin Kline and Beyonce. and the song, with added vocals from Slim Thug, was instead released on Knowles' former group Destiny's Child's greatest hits, #1's."Check on It" was not originally intended for release as a single from the album #1's. However, it received heavy rotation from US radio stations after the release of the first single, "Stand Up for Love", a song recorded by all members of Destiny's Child that was a commercial failure. The task of remixing the song was undertaken by Maurice Joshua with assistance from Junior Vasquez who helped in its production. Remixes featuring Slim Thug were later made available available on January 31, 2006 in both the United Kingdom Though the song had worldwide success, Knowles has stated she disliked the song. Lyrically, the song takes place in a club, where Knowles is letting the male patrons know that they are welcome to come and look at her sexually attractive body when she is dancing. "Check on It" starts with a verse-rap from Slim Thug: "Good girls gotta get down with them gangstas/ Go head girl put some back and some neck up on it...". According to Bill Lamb of About.com, the song features smooth and alluring vocals on Knowles' part. James Blake of BBC said that the lyrics are pleasantly aggressive and critical of women. About.com's Bill Lamb wrote that although "Check on It" was not as good as Knowles' previous singles such as "Crazy in Love", her vocal effort was "pleasing","engaging" and "a delight to hear". Lamb ranked it at the seventy-first position on its list of the Top 100 Pop Songs 2005. Nick Duerden of Spin Magazine ranked the song at the seventh place on his list of "The ten Beyoncé tracks you need to download", writing that "Check on It" is Knowles sexiest song till date. The song nominated in the award category for Best Duet/Collaboration at the 2006 BET Awards.
Chart performance"Check on It" debuted at number seventy-two on the US Billboard Hot 100 issue dated November 19, 2005. After twelve weeks on the chart, the single received the airplay gainer title and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 issue dated February 4, 2006, becoming Knowles' third Hot 100 number-one as a solo artist and Slim Thug's first Hot 100 single. That week, "Check on It" was also at the summits of the Hot Digital Songs and the Pop 100 charts. making Knowles match Jennifer Lopez' achievement of having her first three number-one Hot 100 singles stay on top for five weeks or more. "Check on It" also tied with Canadian singer Daniel Powter's 2005 single "Bad Day" for the longest-running number-one single in 2006. The single also topped the Pop Songs, the Hot Dance Club Play, the Rhythmic Top 40 charts, and the Hot 100 Airplay charts while reaching number three on the Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs chart. At the end of 2006, the single emerged as the tenth most successful on the Hot 100 chart, The following week, it reached its peak at number three and enjoyed twelve weeks of charting in the top seventy-five positions of the UK Singles Chart. In New Zealand, the single first appeared at number thirty-five on January 30, 2006, and reached the summit of the New Zealand Singles Chart on March 13, 2006. It stayed at its peak position for two consecutive weeks. In mainland Europe, "Check on It" reached the top five in Norway and the Netherlands, the top ten in Switzerland, Denmark, and Austria, and the top twenty in Germany and Sweden.
Music videoWhen demand was growing for the song, Knowles shot a music video serving as promotion for both #1's and The Pink Panther. The music video also incorporates 1950s influences. Concerning the music video, Knowles said: "The song is so fun, it makes you feel like a child again and we wanted to put some of that in the choreography and the feel of the video. It's all about checking on yourself and making sure you're moving tight and your man admiring how you move. It's simple." "Check on It" won the Best R&B; Video at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards for on August 31, 2006. It was also nominated in the award category for Video of the Year at the 2006 BET Awards.
Live performancesAlthough Knowles did not perform the song in any televised appearances, the song was a part of her set list on The Beyoncé Experience at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and I Am... Tour during various stops including the Odyssey Arena in Northern Ireland, the O2 Arena in London, Athens in Greece, Moscow in Russia, São Paulo in Brazil and Toronto, the largest city in Canada. In Los Angeles, Knowles performed segments of the song, dressed in a golden, translucent slip and golden, sparkling panties. It was executed without backup dancers or live instrumentation, only backup singers toward the performance's conclusion. When Knowles performed the song in Sunrise, Florida on June 29, 2009, she was wearing a glittery gold leotard. As she sung, animated graphics of turntables, faders, and other club gear throbbed behind her and her troupe of singers, dancers and musicians. Consequently, "Check on It" was included as the sixteenth track and the twentieth track on her live albums The Beyoncé Experience Live (2007), and I Am... World Tour (2010) respectively.
Formats and track listingInternational Remixes EP (feat. Bun B & Slim Thug) # "Check On It" (Bama Boyz Reggaeton Remix) – 3:28 # "Check On It" (Bama Boyz Reggaeton Remix Instrumental) – 3:28
PersonnelCredits for the song, adapted from AllmusicAdditionally, the remixes also credit the following people:
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts{| class="wikitable sortable" !align="left"|Chart (2006) !align="center"|Peakposition |- |- |- |- |Canadian Hot 100 | style="text-align:center;"|5 |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |US Pop 100 | style="text-align:center;"|1 |- |}
Year-end charts{|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (2006) !Position |- |Austria Top 75 Singles | style="text-align:center;"|52 |- |Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders) | style="text-align:center;"|46 |- |Hungarian Airplay Chart | style="text-align:center;"|18 |- |Swiss Singles Chart | style="text-align:center;"|45 |- |UK Singles Chart |align="center"|53 |- |US Billboard Hot 100 | style="text-align:center;"|10 |- |US Hot Dance Club Play Songs | style="text-align:center;"|3 |- |US Hot R&B;/Hip Hop Songs | style="text-align:center;"|19 |- |US Hot 100 Airplay | style="text-align:center;"|4 |- |US Pop 100 | style="text-align:center;"|9 |- |US Rhythmic Songs | style="text-align:center;"|14 |- |}
Decade-end charts{| class="wikitable sortable" |- !End of decade chart (2000–09) !Position |- |US Billboard Hot 100 | style="text-align:center;"|88 |- |US Pop Songs | style="text-align:center;"|41 |}
Certifications
Release historyPurchasable release{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Release dates, record label and format details |- !scope="col"| Country !scope="col"| Date !scope="col"| Format !scope="col"| Label |- !scope="row" rowspan="4"|United States | December 13, 2005 |Digital download |rowspan="13"|Columbia Records |- | January 31, 2006 |Dance Remixes |- | February 21, 2006 |Digital EP |- | February 28, 2006 |CD Single |- !scope="row" rowspan="3"|Canada | January 31, 2006 | Dance Remixes |- | February 6, 2006 | CD Single |- | February 7, 2006 | Digital EP |- !scope="row" rowspan="4"|United Kingdom | January 31, 2006 | Dance Remixes |- | February 7, 2006 | Digital download |- | February 21, 2006 | Digital EP |- | February 28, 2006 | CD Single |- !scope="row" rowspan="2"|Europe | February 6, 2006 | CD Single |- | February 7, 2006 | Digital download |- |}
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Category:2005 singles Category:2006 singles Category:Beyoncé Knowles songs Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Category:Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs number-one singles Category:Billboard Pop 100 number-one singles Category:Billboard Rhythmic Airplay number-one singles Category:Billboard Pop Songs number-one singles Category:Music videos directed by Hype Williams Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand Category:Slim Thug songs Category:Songs from films Category:Songs produced by Swizz Beatz Category:Songs written by Sean Garrett Category:Songs written by Beyoncé Knowles Category:Songs written by Swizz Beatz This text is licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA License. This text was originally published on Wikipedia and was developed by the Wikipedia community.
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