What Do You Take Me For?

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"What Do You Take Me For?"
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Single by Pixie Lott featuring Pusha T
from the album Young Foolish Happy
Released4 November 2011 (2011-11-04)
Recorded2011
Genre Hip pop [1]
Length2:55
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Rusko
Pixie Lott singles chronology
"All About Tonight"
(2011)
"What Do You Take Me For?"
(2011)
"Kiss the Stars"
(2012)
Pusha T singles chronology
"Trouble on My Mind"
(2011)
"What Do You Take Me For?"
(2011)
"Mercy"
(2012)

"What Do You Take Me For?" is a song by English singer Pixie Lott from her second studio album, Young Foolish Happy (2011). The song features American rapper Pusha T and was released on 4 November 2011 as the album's second single. The track received its first play on Capital FM on 26 September 2011. [2]

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Critical reception

Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song four out of five stars, stating: "Fortunately, the rest of the track is less spooktacular and more in-yer-face girl power. 'Don't know what you think I'm after/ What do you take me for?' she calls over a squelchy and thoroughly grindable bassline with just enough disgust in her tone to warn off any fellas who think she's a cheap date. We hate to break it to you Pix, but wearing a snakeskin leotard and popping your crotch on the dancefloor in your accompanying music video will do little to help your cause...you big tease!" [3]

Commercial performance

"What Do You Take Me For?" debuted at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart with first-week sales of 34,335 copies, [4] becoming Lott's first non-number-one single to chart inside the top 10. [5] The following week, it fell to number 20 with 16,553 copies sold. [6]

Music video

The music video, directed by Declan Whitebloom, [7] premiered on 6 October 2011 and develops on a dark background while Lott is seen dancing and singing. It begins with a black and orange Citroen DS3 pulling into a building before Lott and various scantily-clad back-up dancers perform their routine while Pusha T is seemingly pleading to Lott.

Track listing

  1. "What Do You Take Me For?" – 2:55
  2. "What Do You Take Me For?" (Bimbo Jones Remix) – 5:55
  3. "What Do You Take Me For?" (E-Squire Remix) – 5:31
  4. "What Do You Take Me For?" (Benji Boko Remix) – 3:06

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Young Foolish Happy . [9]

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Euro Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [10] 20
Ireland (IRMA) [11] 30
Scotland (OCC) [12] 9
UK Singles (OCC) [13] 10

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Ireland4 November 2011 Digital download Mercury [14]
United Kingdom6 November 2011 [15]

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