"Bartender" | ||||
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Single by T-Pain featuring Akon | ||||
from the album Epiphany | ||||
Released | June 5, 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 3:58 | |||
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Producer(s) | T-Pain | |||
T-Pain singles chronology | ||||
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Akon singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Bartender" on YouTube |
"Bartender" is a song by American singer T-Pain featuring Senegalese-American singer Akon,released as the second single from the former's second album, Epiphany . The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on the issue date of June 16,2007,at number 97 and peaked at number 5 on September 22,2007,making it T-Pain's fourth consecutive top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as Akon's ninth top 10 hit on the same chart. In 2008,the song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group.
The video,directed by Erik White,premiered on Yahoo! Music on June 13,2007,as the Bonus Video. It features T-Pain dancing in front of a bar and flirting with the "bartender". BET's Access Granted also premiered the video on June 13,2007. The video was filmed at the Fever Nightclub in Atlanta,Georgia. [1]
Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [2] | 46 |
Canada CHR/Top 40 ( Billboard ) [3] | 13 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [4] | 1 |
UK Singles (OCC) [5] | 104 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] | 5 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [7] | 9 |
US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [8] | 9 |
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [9] | 1 |
Chart (2007) | Position |
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New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [10] | 5 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [11] | 33 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [12] | 51 |
US Rhythmic (Billboard) [13] | 2 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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New Zealand (RMNZ) [14] | Platinum | 15,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI) [15] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [16] | 4×Platinum | 4,000,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [17] Mastertone | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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