Beat It (Sean Kingston song)

This article is about the Sean Kingston song. For the Michael Jackson song, see Beat It.

"Beat It"
Single by Sean Kingston featuring Chris Brown and Wiz Khalifa
from the album Back 2 Life
Released	April 15, 2013
Recorded	2012
Genre	R&B hip hop dirty rap
Length	4:14
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Kisean Anderson, Cameron Thomaz, Omari Akinlolu, Nicholas Balding, Josh Thomas, Mark Kragen
Producer(s)	Nic Nac
Sean Kingston singles chronology
"Rum and Raybans" (2012) "Beat It" (2013) "Wait Up" (2015)
Chris Brown singles chronology
"For the Road" (2013) "Beat It" (2013) "It Won't Stop" (2013)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Beat It" (featuring Chris Brown and Wiz Khalifa)	4:14
2.	"Beat It" (Clean Version) (featuring Chris Brown and Wiz Khalifa)	4:14

Credits and personnel

• Vocals - Kisean Anderson, Cameron Thomaz and Christopher Brown
• Production - Nick "Nic Nac" Balding, Josh Thomas and Kisean Anderson
• Songwriting - Kisean Anderson, Cameron Thomaz, Omari Akinlolu, Nicholas Balding, Josh Thomas and Mark Kragen
• Additional Engineering - Jared Scott ^{[4] [5]}

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2013) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [6] 40 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [7] 39 France (SNEP) [8] 116 Ireland (IRMA) [9] 63 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [10] 25 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [11] 24 US Billboard Hot 100 [12] 52 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [13] 33 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [14] 17 US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay ( Billboard ) [15] 41 US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [16] 8

Year-end charts Chart (2013) position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [17] 50 US Rhythmic (Billboard) [18] 32

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [19]	Gold	35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [20]	Platinum	30,000‡
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Release date	Format	Label
United States	April 15, 2013	Digital download	Epic Records

References

1. "Archived copy". iTunes . Archived from the original on 2013-09-14. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
2. Sean Kingston - Beat It ft. Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa on YouTube
3. "Beat It". IMVDb. 29 April 2013.
4. Anderson, Kisean (2012). Beat It (CD liner notes). Sean Kingston. Epic Records.
5. "Beat It - Sean Kingston | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
6. "Sean Kingston feat. Chris Brown & Wiz Khalifa – Beat It". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
7. "Sean Kingston feat. Chris Brown & Wiz Khalifa – Beat It" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
8. "Sean Kingston feat. Chris Brown & Wiz Khalifa – Beat It" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
9. "Chart Track: Week 17, 2013". Irish Singles Chart.
10. "Sean Kingston feat. Chris Brown & Wiz Khalifa – Beat It". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
11. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
12. "Sean Kingston Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
13. "Sean Kingston Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
14. "Sean Kingston Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
15. "Sean Kingston Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
16. "Sean Kingston Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
17. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
18. "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2013". Billboard. 9 December 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
19. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
20. "New Zealand single certifications – Sean Kingston – Beat It". Radioscope. Retrieved December 25, 2024.Type Beat It in the "Search:" field.