Sure Thing (Miguel song)

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"Sure Thing"
Miguel - Sure Thing.png
Sped Up single cover
Single by Miguel
from the album All I Want Is You
ReleasedNovember 26, 2010 (2010-11-26)
Recorded2007
Genre R&B
Neo soul
Length3:13 (album version)
2:30 (Sped Up version)
Label Jive
Songwriter(s) Miguel Pimentel
Nathan Perez
Producer(s) Happy Perez
Miguel singles chronology
"All I Want Is You"
(2010)		"Sure Thing"
(2010)		"Quickie"
(2011)
Music video
"Sure Thing" on YouTube

"Sure Thing" is a song by American singer-songwriter Miguel. Produced by Happy Perez, the song is included on his debut album, All I Want Is You (2010). It was first posted onto YouTube in 2007, via Myspace. [1] It was sent to radio as the album's second single in January 2011. The R&B song features neo soul influences, and had been noted for its similarities to the work of singer Jon B.

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It initially achieved moderate success on the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 36, and number one on the US R&B chart. "Sure Thing" marked Miguel's first number-one hit on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and was his most successful single to date, until the release of "Adorn" (2012), spending over fifty weeks on the chart. As of July 2013, the song had sold 1,106,000 copies in the United States. [2]

Following resurgence in streaming due to its growing use on TikTok over ten years after its initial release, the song charted worldwide as a global sleeper hit, reaching new peaks or debuting in several countries, including the United Kingdom, [3] where it reached number four, becoming Miguel's first top-ten single in the region. Furthermore, the song was issued to US pop radio in February 2023 and also re-entered the Billboard Hot 100, eventually reaching a new peak of 11 and becoming his first number one on the US Pop Airplay chart. [4]

Music and lyrics

Lyrically, Miguel uses analogies to express his love interest, such as "You are the chalk / And I could be your blackboard" and "If I'm the lyric baby / You could be the note". Sheet music for the song shows the key of F♯ minor (F♯m). [5]

Music video

The music video premiered on January 5, 2011, was directed by Hype Williams and was shot in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Remix

The official remix features rapper Pusha T.

Lil Wayne released a remix of the single on his Sorry 4 the Wait mixtape on July 13, 2011. [6]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Sure Thing"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [59] 8× Platinum560,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [60] Platinum90,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [61] Gold150,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [62] Gold50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [63] 8× Platinum240,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [64] 2× Platinum40,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [65] Gold30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [66] 2× Platinum1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [67] 3× Platinum3,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece) [68] Gold1,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "Sure Thing"
CountryDateFormatLabel
United StatesJanuary 17, 2011 Urban contemporary radio Jive
February 28, 2023 Contemporary hit radio [69] RCA

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