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| Single byJamie Foxx featuringT-Pain | ||||
| from the albumIntuition | ||||
| Released | January 26, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
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| Length | 4:50 | |||
| Label | J | |||
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| Producer | Christopher "Deep" Henderson[1] | |||
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| "Blame It" onYouTube | ||||
"Blame It" (also known as "Blame It (On the Alcohol)") is a song by American singer and actorJamie Foxx, released as the second official single from his third studio album,Intuition (2008). It features American singerT-Pain and was written byChristopher "Deep" Henderson,Nate Walker, James T. Brown, John Conte Jr., David Ballard and Brandon Melanchon and produced by Christopher "Deep" Henderson. Both Foxx and T-Pain use theAuto-Tune effect. T-Pain also uses some elements from "I Luv Your Girl" byThe-Dream.
The song received many accolades and nominations, including a win forBest R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the52nd Grammy Awards.
"Blame It" is the most successful single from the album, peaking at number two on the USBillboard Hot 100, and number one on theHot 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]
He performed this song withT-Pain at theBET Awards and won the award for Best Collaboration. He also performed this at the52nd Grammy Awards with T-Pain and won theGrammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
"Blame It" moved rapidly to number one on USBillboard'sHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,[3] becoming Foxx's first number one on the chart as a lead artist, and his third including featured credits. "Blame It" broke the record for the longest-running number one song ever on the chart by a male artist. It spent fourteen consecutive weeks at number one before finally being knocked off byJeremih's "Birthday Sex". It is tied with "We Belong Together" byMariah Carey, "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" byDeborah Cox and "Pretty Wings" byMaxwell as the second longest-running song ever on the chart. Only "Be Without You" byMary J. Blige spent more time at number one, with 15 weeks.
On the USBillboard Hot 100, the song peaked at number two, behind theBlack Eyed Peas's "Boom Boom Pow" which topped the Hot 100 for 12 weeks,[4] making it his second top ten, but his first top-five hit single on the chart as a lead artist[4] and his highest peak on the chart (following two number ones as a featured artist). The song sold one million downloads in 14 weeks in the United States. On May 26, 2009, the single was certifiedplatinum by theRecording 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 theCanadian 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.
The music video premiered on106 & Park on Wednesday, February 25, 2009. Cameo appearances in the video are made by many famous performers, including but not exclusive to (in order of appearance)Jake Gyllenhaal,Forest Whitaker,Ron Howard,Quincy Jones,Morris Chestnut,Samuel L. Jackson,Cedric the Entertainer,Tatyana Ali, andAlicia Keys.BET named it their No. 1 music video for 2009 on their year-endNotarized countdown, beating out videos from artists such asJay-Z,Maxwell,Alicia Keys andYoung Money.[7]
Metalcore bandOf Mice & Men covered the track for the compilation albumPunk Goes Pop 3, which was released on November 2, 2010.
It was also covered by the cast ofGlee for thesecond season episode "Blame It on the Alcohol", with featured parts given toKevin McHale,Mark Salling,Amber Riley andNaya Rivera.
It is also reinterpreted as part of the polka medley "Polka Face" on"Weird Al" Yankovic's 2011 albumAlpocalypse.
Wayne Brady covered the song on Season 2 ofThe Masked Singer.
Weekly charts[edit]
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| New Zealand (RMNZ)[17] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[18] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
