Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)

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"Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)"
Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor) single cover.jpg
Single by Pitbull featuring T-Pain
from the album Planet Pit
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2010 (2010-09-14)
Recorded2010
Genre
Length3:54
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Sandy Vee
Pitbull singles chronology
"Bon, Bon"
(2010)		"Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)"
(2010)		"On the Floor"
(2011)
T-Pain singles chronology
"Trillionaire"
(2010)		"Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)"
(2010)		"Rap Song"
(2010)

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [58] 3× Platinum210,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria) [59] Gold15,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [60] 3× Platinum240,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [61] Gold45,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [62] Gold150,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON) [63] Platinum60,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ) [64] Gold7,500*
Norway (IFPI Norway) [65] 4× Platinum40,000*
Sweden (GLF) [66] 3× Platinum120,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [67] Gold15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [68] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [7] 4× Platinum4,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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