Return the favor

Return the favor
Keri Hilson feat. Timbaland
publication	October 7, 2008
length	5:28 min.
Genre (s)	Electropop
text	Keri Hilson , Timothy Mosley, Candace Nelson, Ezekiel Lewis, Balewa Muhammad, Patrick Smith, Walter Milsap III
Producer (s)	Timbaland
album	In a perfect world ...

Return the Favor is the US singer Keri Hilson's first pop song , written by her and produced by Timbaland .

background

Timbaland (mentor of Keri Hilson ) was enthusiastic about the success of the common single The Way I Are and decided to work again with Hilson and produce their first international solo single. Hilson wrote the song while Timbaland played her the finished version of the melody.

criticism

The single and the accompanying music video as well as the album In a Perfect World received quite positive reviews. However, many Internet users criticized the music video for being too similar to those of other musicians.

Others

• Songwriters - Timothy Mosley, Keri Hilson, Ezekiel Lewis, Bulewa Muhammed, Patrick Smith, Candice Nelson, Walter Millsap III
• Production - Timbaland
• Editors - Walter Millsap III, Dave (d-lo), Marcella Araica
• Recording - Scott Naughton
• Mixing - Demacio Castellon
• Vocal arrangement - The Clutch
• Additional production, vocal production - Walter Millsap III

Charts

Return the Favor was most successful in the UK and Ireland. In both countries it was placed at number 19 for weeks. In Sweden the song reached number 30 in the charts, in Australia number 25. In Germany, Return the Favor just missed the top 20, in Austria it reached number 25.

Chart placements

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	21st (9 weeks)	9
Austria (Ö3)	25th (6 weeks)	6th
United Kingdom (OCC)	19th (10 weeks)	10

Track list

• Europe Promo CD

1. "Return the Favor" (radio version) - 3:40
2. "Return the Favor" (Standard Version) - 5:30
3. "Return the Favor" (instrumental) - 5:29

• UK digital download - single

1. "Return the Favor" - 5:29

German Maxi CD

1. "Return the Favor" (Radio Edit) - 3:38
2. "Return the Favor" (Sketch Iz Dead Remix) - 4:40
3. "Return the Favor" (instrumental) - 5:48
4. "Return the Favor" (video) - 3:53

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://thatgrapejuice.net/2009/07/that-grape-juice-interviews-keri-hilson/
2. ↑ http://www.rap-up.com/2008/08/30/new-music-keri-hilson-f-timbaland-return-the-favor/
3. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-a-perfect-world-mw0000799270
4. ↑ Keri Hilson : In a Perfect World ... (album) . Editor: Zone 4 , Mosley Music Group , Interscope Records . 2009.
5. ↑ http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Keri+Hilson+feat.+Timbaland&titel=Return+the+Favor&cat=s
6. ↑ http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20090420-0000/issue998.pdf
7. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: DE AT UK
8. ↑ Return The Favor: Keri Hilson: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads . In: Amazon.co.uk . Retrieved July 18, 2010.
9. ↑ Return the Favor: Keri Hilson: Amazon.de . In: Amazon.de . Retrieved July 18, 2010.