"Tambourine" | ||||
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Single by Eve featuring Swizz Beatz | ||||
B-side | "Dance Floor" (featuring Mashonda) | |||
Released | April 17, 2007 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 3:12 | |||
Label | Ruff Ryders, Full Surface, Aftermath, Geffen, Interscope | |||
Songwriter(s) | E. Jeffers, K. Dean, S. Garrett [1] | |||
Producer(s) | Swizz Beatz | |||
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"Tambourine" is a hip hop song written by Eve, Swizz Beatz, and Sean Garrett. The song samples "Blow Your Whistle" from The Soul Searchers. It was released in 2007 (see 2007 in music), becoming Eve's first charting single as a lead performer in over four years. [2] In the week of April 19, 2007, the song debuted at number 73 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, where it continued to gain momentum. [2] The song has also been made available for purchase as a single on iTunes. In the United Kingdom, "Tambourine" debuted at number 38, two weeks before the song's physical release. The song peaked at number 18 there and was her fifth consecutive top twenty solo hit in the UK. The B-side to "Tambourine" is "Dancefloor" featuring Mashonda. The song features uncredited vocals by the song's producer Swizz Beatz (he is not credited as a featured performer). The song was #68 on Rolling Stone 's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007, [3] and was also #70 on MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007. [4]
The music video directed by Melina Matsoukas premiered on the night of May 24, 2007, after Eve's episode of BET's Access Granted which featured the making of the video. Eve stated that she wanted the scenes in the video to be colorful. Swizz Beatz and Ya Boy make cameos in the video. The video starts off with four maids dancing and knocking on Eve's door. Upon entering, they begin to shower Eve with things, which she rejects, then they start dancing while imitating a tambourine. Then the video cuts to Eve tanning and getting ready for a party. Throughout the video, Swizz Beatz is seen as cameos. Then Eve gets into a car driven by Swizz Beatz and they arrive at a party where there is dancing and a woman spitting out beer.
The track is featured in the movies Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer , Meet the Spartans , The Boss , Trainwreck , Wild Child , Bride Wars , Big Mommas, in the television series Skins (season 3, episode 2), Gossip Girl (season 1, episode 4), Girls (season 2, episode 3) and the season four finale of Station 19, and in NBA Live 08 .
The official remix features new verses by rappers Swizz Beatz, Missy Elliott, Fabolous, and Eve. [5]
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Kasseem Daoud Dean, known professionally as Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, and businessman. Born and raised in New York City, Dean embarked on his musical career as a DJ. At the age of 18, he started to gain recognition in the hip hop industry through his family's record label, Ruff Ryders, as well as his friendship and work with East Coast rapper DMX. Working with DMX as his producer, DJ and hype man helped Dean gain prominence as a high-profile personality in hip hop.
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