Control Myself

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"Control Myself"
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Single by LL Cool J featuring Jennifer Lopez
from the album Todd Smith
ReleasedFebruary 7, 2006 (2006-02-07)
Length3:53
Label Def Jam
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jermaine Dupri
LL Cool J singles chronology
"It's LL and Santana"
(2005)
"Control Myself"
(2006)
"Freeze"
(2006)
Jennifer Lopez singles chronology
"Hold You Down"
(2005)
"Control Myself"
(2006)
"Qué Hiciste"
(2007)

"Control Myself" is a song by American rapper LL Cool J from his 12th album, Todd Smith (2006). The song was written by Jermaine Dupri, James Phillips, Ryan Toby, John Miller, Afrika Bambaataa, Arthur Baker and John Robie. The song was produced by Dupri, with co-production by LRoc, and features guest vocals from American entertainer Jennifer Lopez. "Control Myself" contains a sample of Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force's 1983 song "Looking for the Perfect Beat", while the vocals interpolate Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel's 1983 song "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" and Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force's 1982 song "Planet Rock".

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Release

"Control Myself" was released as the album's lead single in February 2006 and remained on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for eleven weeks, peaking at number four. After being released as a digital download in April 2006, the song debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart and made a strong Hot 100 re-entry at number four. This broke a record previously held by Jay-Z's 1998 song "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)", which had re-entered the chart in March 1999 at number 20. The song also peaked at number two in the United Kingdom, where Smith and Lopez's previous collaboration, "All I Have", had achieved the same feat in March 2003.

Music video

The music video was directed by Hype Williams and was filmed at Sony Studios in New York City on January 2, 2006. It debuted in the U.S. on February 13, 2006 and in Europe on February 19, 2006. Like some of Williams' other videos, video footage is displayed where black bars would appear on a 4:3 TV for a widescreen production. The video peaked at number two on MTV's Total Request Live , number three on BET's 106 & Park , and number eighteen on VH1's VSpot Top 20 Countdown .

Track listings and formats

European CD single

  1. "Control Myself" – 3:56
  2. "Control Myself" (Jason Nevins Funktek Edit) – 4:02

European CD maxi single

  1. "Control Myself" – 3:56
  2. "Control Myself" (Jason Nevins Funktek Edit) – 4:02
  3. "Control Myself" (Instrumental) – 3:54
  4. "Control Myself" (Video)

US 12-inch single

A1. "Control Myself" (Radio) – 3:54
A2. "Control Myself" (Instrumental) – 3:54
B1. "Control Myself" (Radio) – 3:54
B2. "Control Myself" (Instrumental) – 3:54

UK 12-inch single

A1. "Control Myself" (Album Version) – 3:54
A2. "Control Myself" (Instrumental) – 3:54
B1. "Control Myself" (Jason Nevins Electrotex Club Mix) – 8:53

German 12-inch single

A. "Control Myself" (Explicit Version) – 3:58
B. "Control Myself" (Instrumental) – 3:54

Charts

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [29] Silver188,000 [30]
United States (RIAA) [31] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Control Myself"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesFebruary 7, 2006 Rhythmic/crossover radio Island Def Jam [32]
February 14, 2006 12-inch single [33]
RussiaFebruary 28, 2006 Contemporary hit radio [7]
United StatesApril 11, 2006 Digital download (extended dance remixes) [34]
GermanyApril 28, 2006 CD single [35]
United KingdomMay 8, 2006 [36]

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