| "ADD SUV" | ||||
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| Single byUffie featuringPharrell | ||||
| from the albumSex Dreams and Denim Jeans | ||||
| Released | May 17, 2010 (France)[1] May 31, 2010 (Europe/Asia)[1] June 7, 2010 (UK/Ireland)[2] June 8, 2010 (US)[2] | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Length | 3:29 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Mirwais | |||
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"ADD SUV" is the second single fromUffie's debut albumSex Dreams and Denim Jeans. The single was produced byMirwais and featuresPharrell Williams performing guest vocals.[3] "ADD SUV" peaked at number 28 on theUK Independent Singles Chart.[4]
On April 15, 2010, Uffie's single "ADD SUV" featuring Pharrell Williams premiered onBBC Radio 1. Uffie describes "ADD SUV" as "poking fun at the rap fraternity's obsession with possessions, particularly their cars...",[5] but was more seriously influenced by the 1966 novelValley of the Dolls, which Uffie was reading at the time she wrote the song.[6]
A music video began to shoot for "ADD SUV" inLos Angeles starring both Uffie andPharrell Williams and directed by Nathalie Canguilhem on April 9, 2010, and was released on June 14, 2010. It was also announced that "ADD SUV" will be released accompanied with remixes byArmand Van Helden andHudson Mohawke on May 17, 2010, in France, May 31, 2010, in most European and Asian countries, June 7, 2010, in the United Kingdom and Ireland and June 8, 2010, in the United States.[5]
"ADD SUV" charted very successfully in the UK, peaking at number six on theUK Independent Singles Breakers Chart and charted in France as well.
TheArmand Van Helden Vocal Mix is featured onHed Kandi's 2010 remix album.
The single received positive reviews fromNew York Post,[7] Prefix Magazine,[8]Spin Magazine,[9] among others.BBC praised the track as a "sarky bling-killing single".[10] With so much anticipation around "ADD SUV" the song debuted at number one onThe Hype Machine.[11]
| Chart (2010) | Peak Position | Weeks on Chart |
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| UK Dance Singles Chart[14] | 31 | 4 |
| UK Independent Singles Breakers Chart[15] | 6 | 4 |
| UK Independent Singles Chart[4] | 28 | 5 |
| US Billboard Dance Songs/Global[16] | 29 | 5 |
