Smack That
| Smack That | |
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Akon feat.
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| publication | September 28, 2006 |
| length | 3:32 |
| Genre (s) | Hip-hop , R&B |
| text |
A. Thiam , M. Mathers , L. Resto , M. Strange |
| music | Eminem |
| album | Convicted |
Smack That (English for: " Schlag das ") is a song by the American singer Akon , which he recorded in collaboration with the rapper Eminem . The song is the first single from Akon's second studio album Konvicted and was released on September 28, 2006. A remix of the track with rappers Stat Quo and Bobby Creekwater can be found on the sampler Eminem Presents: The Re-Up .
content
| Song part | Artist |
| Intro | Akon |
| refrain | Akon |
| 1st verse | Akon |
| 2nd stanza | Eminem |
| Outro | Akon |
The track starts with the chorus sung by Akon. In it, he asks a woman to get into his Lamborghini Gallardo and drive home with it. The repetitive Smack That stands for slaps on the woman's bottom. Akon then sings how he parks in a Cadillac in front of a club and then enters it. He has no problem picking up women because he is handsome and rich. After two refrains, Eminem's verse begins. This encourages people to drink alcohol and dance to the music on the dance floor. He heats up the mood and flirts with a woman who looks like one of the pussycat dolls . He also brings in his friend Akon, who is also on the lookout for women. After another chorus, Akon sings how both of them leave the club with several women and says he would spend the night with at least three of them.
production
The beat of the song was produced by Eminem. He did not use samples from other songs.
Music video
The video for Smack That was filmed by Benny Boom . It's a short remake of the movie Just 48 Hours .
At the beginning Akon is in jail and is approached by a police officer (played by Eric Roberts ) who is looking for a witness. Akon is then released from prison for a short time and, together with the police officer, looks for the witness in a nightclub using a photo and clues. In the nightclub Akon meets Eminem and the woman he is looking for. He throws in a disc and escapes with the witness without notifying the police officer. The video features guest appearances from Layzie Bone , Nas , Lil Fizz from B2K, and Kendra Wilkinson . It's the first music video with Eminem after his longtime friend Proof was shot. In memory of him, he holds his left arm into the camera with a large PROOF tattoo lettering.
single
Cover design
The single cover shows Akon's face, looking to the left from the viewer. On the upper edge is the writing Akon in white and in the right part of the picture are the writing Smack That and Featuring Eminem written from top to bottom in orange.
Chart successes
Smack That entered the German charts at number 5 in the 47th calendar week of 2006 and was at number 6 for the following two weeks before dropping to position 8. In total, the single stayed in the top 100 for 21 weeks, including nine weeks in the top 10. In the UK, the song topped the charts for a week.
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Awards
Smack That sold over three million copies in the United States alone, for which it was awarded triple platinum . In 2018, it received a gold record for more than 150,000 sales in Germany .
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Australia (ARIA)
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 platinum
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70,000 |
 Belgium (BEA)
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 gold
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15,000 |
 Brazil (PMB)
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platinum
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50,000 |
 Denmark (IFPI)
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platinum
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30,000 |
 Germany (BVMI)
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gold
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150,000 |
 Canada (MC)
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8 × platinum
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640,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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platinum
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15,000 |
 Sweden (IFPI)
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platinum
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20,000 |
 United States (RIAA)
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3 × platinum
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3,000,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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platinum
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600,000 |
| All in all |
2 × gold 17 × platinum |
4,590,000 |
Main article: Eminem / Music Sales Awards
At the 2007 Grammy Awards , Smack That was nominated for Best Rap / Sung Collaboration , but was defeated by Justin Timberlake and TI's song My Love
Web links
- Lyrics with interpretations (English)
- Lyrics (German)
- Music video on YouTube.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lyrics in the booklet
- ↑ Single cover on amazon.de
- ↑ Chart tracking Smack That at musicline.de ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ a b c d annual charts: DE CH UK US
- ↑ a b c annual charts: DE UK US
- ↑ RIAA : Search Results Gold and Platinum Awards from Eminem
- ↑ DE: Gold
| Studio albums |
Infinite • The Slim Shady LP • The Marshall Mathers LP • The Eminem Show • Encore • Relapse • Recovery • The Marshall Mathers LP 2 • Revival • Kamikaze • Music to Be Murdered By |
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| Extended plays |
Slim Shady EP • Hell: The Sequel |
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| Compilation albums |
The Singles • Curtain Call: The Hits |
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| Video albums |
The Up in Smoke Tour • E • All Access Europe • Eminem Presents: The Anger Management Tour • Live from New York City |
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| Featurings |
Dead Wrong • Forgot About Dre • The Watcher • Rock City • Hellbound • One Day at a Time (Em's Version) • Welcome 2 Detroit • Smack That • Drop the World • Roman's Revenge • That's All She Wrote • I Need a Doctor • Writer's Block • Throw That • My Life • C'mon Let Me Ride • Calm Down • Twerk Dat Pop That! • Best Friend • Speedom (WWC2) • The Hills Remix • Caterpillar • Homicide • Bang |
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| Splits |
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