"Beggin' on Your Knees" | ||||
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Single by Victorious cast featuring Victoria Justice | ||||
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Released | April 1, 2011 | |||
Studio | CMK Island (Los Angeles, California) Maratome (Stockholm, Sweden) MixStar (Virginia Beach, Virginia) Westlake (Los Angeles, California) | |||
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"Beggin' on Your Knees" on YouTube |
"Beggin' on Your Knees" is a song performed by the Victorious cast featuring American singer Victoria Justice from the show's debut soundtrack album, Victorious:Music from the Hit TV Show (2011). It was written by Savan Kotecha and Shellback,with production being handled by the latter and Kristian Lundin. The song was released as the second single from the album on April 1,2011,through Columbia Records in association with Nickelodeon. It later appeared in a Victorious episode of the same name,where Tori Vega (Justice) performs the song after learning her crush has been using her.
Musically,"Beggin' on Your Knees" is a pop and synth-pop track with lyrics of a girl seeking vengeance against her cheating boyfriend. The song received generally positive from critics,who mostly praised its message. It peaked at number 58 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the US Kid Digital Song Sales chart. The song was certified silver in the United Kingdom by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). An accompanying music video premiered on March 12,2011,on Nickelodeon and portrays Justice and the Victorious cast at a carnival.
"Beggin' on Your Knees" was released as the second single to digital platforms from the soundtrack album Victorious:Music from the Hit TV Show on April 1,2011. [1] [2] The song was later featured on the American television sitcom Victorious in an episode of the same name the following day. In the episode,Tori Vega (Victoria Justice) develops a crush on her classmate Ryder Daniels (Ryan Rottman) during rehearsals for their duet. However,she soon learns that Ryder is only using her. Wanting to expose him,Tori writes a song about his deception and performs "Beggin' on Your Knees" in front of their school. [3] [4] [5]
The song was written by Savan Kotecha and Shellback. Shellback also produced the track and provided all the instruments and programming for it. He provided the recording for the song,which took place at Maratome Studios in Stockholm,Sweden. Kristian Lundin also recorded the song at CMK Island Studios and Westlake Studios,both in Los Angeles,California. Serban Ghenea provided the mixing for the song,which took place at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach,Virginia with the engineering provided by John Hanes and assistance provided by Tim Roberts. [6]
Israel Olorunnisola,writing for MovieWeb ,described "Beggin' on Your Knees" as a pop and synth-pop track with a "playful mix of seduction and empowerment". [3] The song's lyrics are about a girl who has been cheated and betrayed by her boyfriend and expresses a desire for revenge:"You mess with me/I'll mess with her/ …So watch your back/'Cause you don't know when or where I could get you/ …I'll have you crawlin' like a centipede." [7] [8] [9] On the chorus,Justice sings:"One day,you'll be begging on your knees for me." [3]
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"Beggin' on Your Knees" was met with positive reviews from music critics. Jason Lipshutz,writing for Billboard magazine,mentioned that the song "zip[s] along with compact hooks and unabashed attitude". [10] Writing for AbsolutePunk ,Joe DeAndrea said the track is "unapologetically catchy as hell" and stated that it would "get stuck in your head". [11] Sam Margolis and Rachel McQuiston of Her Campus placed the song at number four on their "5 Most Iconic Victorious Songs" list,dubbing it as a "feminist anthem". [4]
Jessica Dawson for Common Sense Media described the song's catchiness as "great for dancing and sleepovers" and would "probably have fans beggin' for more". [7] Dawson opined that while "Beggin on Your Knees" has a "playful tone",she thought the songs lyrics "might be a little harsh for younger kids". [7] Hannah Kerns for Elite Daily compared the single to American singer Olivia Rodrigo's 2023 hit single "Get Him Back!",comparing its lyrics about the boyfriend "begging on your knees for me",to the lyrics of "Get Him Back!":"I wanna get him back/I wanna make him really jealous,wanna make him feel bad... I'm gonna get him so good,he won't even know what hit him." [12]
"Beggin' on Your Knees" debuted at number 83 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart dated April 16,2011. [13] [14] The song later peaked at number 58 on the chart,lasting four weeks and becoming Justice's second highest charting single on the chart. [15] The song also peaked at number one on the US Kid Digital Song Sales chart and number 19 on the US Pop Digital Song Sales chart. [16] [17] In January 2025,"Beggin on Your Knees" was certified silver in the United Kingdom by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for selling 200,000 certified units. [18]
A music video for "Beggin' on Your Knees" premiered on Nickelodeon on March 12,2011, [19] and was subsequently uploaded to the official Victorious YouTube channel on March 22. [20] The video features Justice and the rest of the Victorious cast at a carnival hanging out,dancing,and Justice getting revenge on her ex-boyfriend. [7] Dawson thought that while the music video has Justice "merely telling the 'other' girlfriend the truth",she opined that "younger kids might picture something more menacing". [7]
To promote the song,Justice performed "Beggin' on Your Knees" live in the "Countdown to Kids' Choice" in March 2011,which premiered one hour before the 2011 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. [21] Justice also performed the song live in 2012. [22] In 2022,fellow Victorious actor Matt Bennett performed the song live during some of his DJ concert sets. [23]
Credits are taken from Victorious liner notes. [6]
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United Kingdom (BPI) [18] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
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