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| Single byRicky Martin featuringPitbull | ||||
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| Released | March 11, 2015 (2015-03-11) | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop | |||
| Length | 3:16 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Latin | |||
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"Mr. Put It Down" is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singerRicky Martin. It was written by Martin, Aaron Pearce, Jeremy Hunter, Keith Ross, Gavriel Avinov andPitbull, who is also featured with a rap verse. "Mr Put It Down" is adance-pop song with aclub anddisco influence and elements from the1970s and1980s musical styles. Critics compared the song to the works by several music artists such asMichael Jackson,Earth, Wind & Fire andJustin Timberlake. To deliver the lyrics, Martin uses processed vocals and hisfalsetto. Following its release it charted on the WalloniaUltratip chart at number 19 andUltratop Wallonia Dance chart at number 31. InBillboard's July 4, 2015, issue, it reached number one on theDance Club Songs chart.[1] "Mr. Put It Down" served as the opener on Martin's 2015One World Tour.
"Mr. Put It Down" was written by Ricky Martin, Aaron Pearce, Jeremy Hunter, Keith Ross, Gavriel Avinov andArmando Pérez. It wasdigitally released on March 11, 2015, via theiTunes Store.[2] In the United Kingdom, it was released on May 24, 2015.[3]
"Mr. Put It Down" is a "funky"pop song with a length of three minutes and sixteen seconds.[4] According to Mike Wass ofIdolator, the song is a "raunchyclub-banger" and "disco-flavored jam" that lasts for three minutes and sixteen seconds.[5] Andrew Le ofRenowned for Sound described the single as "unashamedly party song" that channels the music "glory days" of the late1970s and early1980s. Le wrote that "Mr. Put It Down" features slick, thick and funky arrangements which according to him are inspired by the works of the bandEarth Wind & Fire and singersPrince andMichael Jackson. He also noted that the song contains groovysynthesizers and guitar licks with which help reminiscents of "Working Day and Night" (performed by Jackson, 1979) and "Let's Groove" (performed by Earth Wind & Fire, 1981).[6]
Wass described "Mr. Put It Down" as a musical combination of the 2013 single "Take Back the Night" by American singerJustin Timberlake and the 2014 song byAustin Mahone, "Mmm Yeah" on whichPitbull is featured as well. It begins with a rap verse by Pitbull who brags about his relationship with women. Thechorus of the song, features Martin singing the lyrics, "“Who has a lifetime, baby? We've got the night right now. When you see what I’m planning, you're gonna call me Mr. Put It Down.".[5] Martin's vocals in the song are processed and he uses his falsetto to deliver the lyrics.[6] Between Martin's parts, Pitbull talks the lines "Pitbull such a dawg" and "give me that uh!".[6] Le also found "remarkable" that the rapper managed to rhyme, "lust can get tricky" with "Ricky".[6]
Andrew Le of Renowned for Sound gave the song two out of five stars and wrote that Martin and Pitbull are a "mismatch" on "Mr. Put It Down". According to him Martin has a much better party songs such as the 1998 single "The Cup of Life". He wrote that the single "is a warning for listeners not to put down their drinks and get on the dance floor, but for Pitbull and Martin to put down any plans of sequels."[6]
With "Mr. Put It Down", Martin earned his first number one hit on the USDance Club Songs chart, in June 2015.[7] It became his seventh top 10 and ninth song to chart overall onBillboard's Dance Club Songs.[7]
Following its release, "Mr. Put It Down" also reached number 91 on theAustralian Singles Charts and charted in Belgium Wallonia, peaking at number 19 onUltratip and number 28 on theUltratop Dance chart.[8]
Martin performed the song on theAmerican Idol final on May 12, 2015. He then performed it onBritain's Got Talent on May 25, 2015. Martin used "Mr. Put It Down" as an opener on his 2015One World Tour set list.[9]
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| Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Australia | March 11, 2015 | Digital download | Sony Music Latin | [16] |
| Canada | [17] | |||
| France | [18] | |||
| Germany | [19] | |||
| Italy | [20] | |||
| New Zealand | [21] | |||
| Spain | [22] | |||
| United States | [2] | |||
| Australia | April 28, 2015 | RemixesEP | [23] | |
| Canada | [24] | |||
| France | [25] | |||
| Germany | [26] | |||
| Italy | [27] | |||
| New Zealand | [28] | |||
| Spain | [29] | |||
| United States | [30] | |||
| United Kingdom | May 24, 2015 | Digital download | [3] |