October 20, 201312 yr 28 (from 27) Robin Thicke Feat. Kendrick Lamar & 2 Chainz - Give It 2 U [D] http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51fjuJECL0L._AA160_.jpg Chart Run: 61-34-27-27-28 [5 wks] Format: download only track Label: Star Trak, LLC Video here: TH8m6J3gPH0 Biography One of the more charismatic, flashy, and commercially successful R&B acts of the 2000s and 2010s, Robin Thicke didn't have the toughest row to hoe to achieve stardom, but he was one of the least likely artists to acquire street credibility. He worked for over a decade as a modestly successful songwriter and fledgling solo artist prior to breaking through — assisted by the Neptunes — with 2006's The Evolution of Robin Thicke. On that album, his inspirations, ranging from '70s Marvin Gaye to Philly soul to classic Brazilian music, vividly coalesced with his somewhat brash personality and remarkable vocal skill. It was the first of several Top Ten R&B albums in a career that involved symbiotic collaborations with long-term associate Pro-Jay, Pharrell and Chad Hugo, Mark Ronson, and Polow da Don, as well as credibility-enhancing appearances from (or with) Lil Wayne, Faith Evans, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, and T.I. Show biz is in Thicke's Canadian-American genes. The son of vocalist and actor Gloria Loring and theme song composer and actor Alan Thicke, he grew up in suburban Los Angeles, surrounded by the entertainment industry. A demo he recorded at the age of 14 was heard by Brian McKnight, who helped the youngster — subsequently nicknamed Brian McWhite — get a recording deal with the Interscope label. However, Thicke experienced his earliest success as a songwriter. Before the end of 2000, he either wrote or co-wrote songs for Brandy ("Love Is on My Side"), McKnight ("Anyway"), Color Me Badd ("Sexual Capacity"), Brownstone ("Around You"), Christina Aguilera ("When You Put Your Hands on Me"), and Marc Anthony ("When I Dream at Night"). He was also involved with several songs on Mya's Fear of Flying, as well as the majority of Jordan Knight's self-titled 1999 album, including the Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 hit "Give It to You." Despite all the work as a composer, he was still finding his footing as a solo artist. Advances of his debut album, Cherry Blue Skies, surfaced in 2002, but the album was shelved, adjusted, and given a different title. The revamped version, titled A Beautiful World and featuring Thicke's future wife Paula Patton on the cover, was released in April 2003. It did not leave much of an impression and peaked at only number 152 on the Billboard 200, but the brash lead single "When I Get You Alone" — which sampled Walter Murphy's 1976 disco hit "A Fifth of Beethoven" — reached the Top Ten in Belgium, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. Thicke's follow-up, The Evolution of Robin Thicke, didn't arrive until October 2006, but it benefited from a new alliance with the Neptunes. Signed to the duo's Star Trak label, though still technically an Interscope artist, Thicke scored a number one R&B single with the ballad "Lost Without U," and the album eventually went platinum. Thicke then settled into a lengthy career as a widely respected artist — with occasional diversions into humorous, self-aware showboating — who remained true to his root influences while occasionally departing from '70s-indebted stylistic comfort zone. The focused and refined Something Else, a September 2008 release, peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, highlighted by the disco-soul throwback single "Magic." December 2009's Sex Therapy, led by its Polow da Don-produced title track, narrowly missed the top of the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Thicke's fifth studio album, Love After War, was his most swashbuckling release to date, issued in December 2011. He made a surprising crossover move in March 2013 with the lighthearted, off-the-cuff "Blurred Lines," a Pharrell production with instrumental cues taken from Marvin Gaye's "Got to Give It Up." Assisted by its explicit video, it topped the Hot 100, a rare feat in 2013 for an R&B single. The album of the same title followed that July. - iTunes Chart history (Year peak title): Robin Thicke 2007 11 Lost Without U -1- 2013 01 Blurred Lines (Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. & Pharrell Williams) -1- MILLION SELLER 2013 27 Give It 2 U (Robin Thicke Feat. Kendrick Lamar & 2 Chainz) -2- Kendrick Lamar 2012 57 Swimming Pools (Drank) -1- 2013 50 F**kin' Problems (A$ap Rocky Feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar) 2013 27 Give It 2 U (Robin Thicke Feat. Kendrick Lamar & 2 Chainz) 2 Chainz 2013 50 F**kin' Problems (A$ap Rocky Feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar) 2013 55 Mercy (Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz) 2013 06 We Own It (Fast & Furious) (2 Chainz Feat. Wiz Khalifa) -OST- 2013 03 Trampoline (Tinie Tempah Feat. 2 Chainz) 2013 27 Give It 2 U (Robin Thicke Feat. Kendrick Lamar & 2 Chainz) 2013 01 Talk Dirty (Jason Derulo Feat. 2 Chainz) Discussion Thread Here
October 20, 201312 yr Really hope he performs 'Give It 2 U' on X Factor tonight, needs to go top 20! ~<3
October 20, 201312 yr 'Give It 2 U' is more bearable than 'Blurred Lines' so I'm hoping that's what he's performing on XF tonight.
October 20, 201312 yr Dreadful. Happy that he may have one of the biggest flops after a #1! Sadly Daft Punk have had a bigger flop with Lose Yourself To Dance which is far better than both BL and GI2U put together!
October 20, 201312 yr Sadly Daft Punk have had a bigger flop with Lose Yourself To Dance which is far better than both BL and GI2U put together! Lose yourself to Dance is getting some jutice in my personal chart!! It's amazing!!!!
October 20, 201312 yr 27 (from 19) Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais - Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix) [D] http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r2000/015/Features/v4/ae/60/1a/ae601ad1-962e-afd9-3393-ebf77e3336d8/dj.ropryayj.170x170-75.jpg Chart Run: 32-4-4-4-5-4-5-7-12-12-15-19-27 [13 wks] Release date: 24-07-2013 Format: download only single Label: Polydor Sales: 400k+ Video here: akhmS1D2Ce4 Biography Vocalist Lana Del Rey makes atmospheric, orchestral, retro-'60s-sounding pop that showcases her torchy image and sensuous singing style. A native of Lake Placid, New York, Del Rey released the single "Kill Kill" under her given name, Lizzy Grant, in 2009 before remaking herself into the pop femme fatale character Lana Del Rey. A video for the single "Video Games" appeared online in August of 2011 and drew considerable buzz, as did a secret show she performed at Brooklyn's Grasslands Gallery that September. Del Rey's EP, featuring the songs "Video Games" and "Blue Jeans," was released in fall 2011. Amidst a heavy dose of hype, her debut album Born to Die was announced by Interscope for release early the following year. Del Rey cemented the anticipation around the album with an appearance on Saturday Night Live, becoming the first artist since Natalie Imbruglia in 1998 to perform on the show before the release of her debut album. Born to Die hit number one in several European countries, reached number two on the U.S. charts, and eventually sold several million copies worldwide. By the end of 2012, Del Rey had released her next work, a mini-album titled Paradise, with a trailer single called "Ride." - iTunes Chart history (Year peak title): Lana Del Rey 2011 09 Video Games -1- 2012 09 Born To Die -2- 2012 32 Blue Jeans -3- 2012 60 Blue Velvet -PS- 2012 32 Ride -4- 2013 23 Young And Beautiful -OST- 2013 04 Summertime Sadness (Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais) -5- Cedric Gervais 2012 26 Molly -NAS- 2013 04 Summertime Sadness (Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais)
October 20, 201312 yr Oh right. You at least have ONE ounce of taste then :heehee: One more than you. You like Emeli Sandé :heehee:
October 20, 201312 yr I still love this. I would have never put the two artists together before I heard this :lol: . I still like to pretend that 'National Anthem' is massive. I play it so much most of my friends like it now :lol:
October 20, 201312 yr Sales: 400k+ More than 400k are very good sales for a song that peaked at #4. I love Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix) :wub:
October 20, 201312 yr Lose yourself to Dance is getting some jutice in my personal chart!! It's amazing!!!! Indeed. It should of gone Top 40 at the very least. :cry:
October 20, 201312 yr Love Me Again :wub: :wub: 2 of my favourite summer songs of the year in a row! :wub:
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