Timber (song)
| Timber | |
|---|---|
| Pitbull feat. Ke $ ha | |
| publication | October 7, 2013 |
| length | 3:24 |
| Genre (s) | Dance pop |
| Author (s) | Kesha Sebert , Armando C. Pérez , Lukasz Gottwald , Aaron Davis Arnold, Priscilla Hamilton, Jamie Sanderson, Breyan Stanley Isaac, Henry Walter , Pebe Sebert, Lee Oskar, Keri Oskar, Greg Errico, Steve Arrington, Charles Carter, Waung Hankerson & Roger Parker |
| Label | RCA Records |
| album | Meltdown / Global Warming |
Timber is a song by the US rapper Pitbull in collaboration with the US singer Ke $ ha . The song was released as the lead single on Pitbull's Extended Play Meltdown on October 7, 2013 . The song was produced by Dr. Luke , Cirkut and Sermstyle.
Timber achieved high chart positions internationally, including number one in Germany, Austria, Great Britain and the United States.
Background and musical
Both performers had previously supported each other on various projects, including a remix version of Kesha's song Tik Tok . Pitbull said in an interview that Rihanna was originally supposed to be recording Timber with him . However, she canceled due to time constraints, as she was also asked to record her song Can't Remember to Forget You in collaboration with Shakira .
Timber was led by Dr. Luke, Cirkut and Sermstyle produces and contains samples from San Francisco Bay by Danish harmonica player Lee Oskar . The song contains country and folk influences, is written in G sharp minor and has a chord progression from G ♯ m – B – F ♯ –E, Kesha's vocal range extends from G ♯ 3 to B4. The song, composed in four-four time , has a tempo of 130 beats per minute .
Music video
Kesha filmed her scenes in the music video on November 5th, 2013. Pitbull's scenes were filmed on November 12, 2013. As of June 2020, the video on YouTube had 1.2 billion views.
Commercial win
Timber was an international success and reached the top chart positions in many countries. The song reached on January 18, 2014 number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, making it, according to Tik Tok and We R Who We R second, Ke $ ha and Pitbull third number-one song in the United States . In Germany , Timber was also able to fight its way to number one in the single charts and was able to stay there for a total of four weeks with interruptions throughout the year. In the German airplay charts , the single also reached the top position for a week . The song reached the top position in the UK singles charts in early January 2014, where it was Ke $ has and Pitbull's third number one hit. Further placements in first place came among others in Austria, Finland, Canada, Croatia and the Netherlands.
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
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1 (47 weeks) | 47 |
 Austria (Ö3)
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1 (29 weeks) | 29 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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3 (37 weeks) | 37 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
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1 (43 weeks) | 43 |
 United States (Billboard)
|
1 (39 weeks) | 39 |
Awards for music sales
Timber has been awarded 5 gold and 54 platinum awards worldwide. According to awards, the single was sold more than 8.5 million times. According to the IFPI market report, Timber has been sold over 9.6 million times worldwide.
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single
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Streaming
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7 × platinum
gold
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ EXCLUSIVE Pitpull backstage iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2013 interview on YouTube
- ^ Pitbull "Timber" Sheet Music. Musicnotes.com Hal Leonard Corporation, accessed September 16, 2014 .
- ↑ http://www.vevo.com/artist/pitbull
- ↑ Airplay Charts Germany: Week 51/2013. germancharts.de, accessed on June 14, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ IFPI Music Report 2015. (PDF) International Federation of the Phonographic Industry , p. 12 , accessed on December 14, 2015 (English).
- ↑ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2014 Singles. ARIA, accessed January 29, 2015 .
- ↑ Goud en Platina Singles - 2014. In: ultratop.be. Retrieved January 29, 2015 (Dutch).
- ↑ Ifpi.dk Pitbull feat. Kesha "Timber". IFPi.dk, accessed January 29, 2015 .
- ^ Les Certifications. snepmusique.com, accessed June 20, 2019 (French).
- ↑ Gold / platinum database. Federal Association of the Music Industry , accessed on January 29, 2015 .
- ^ Archivio Certificazioni. FIMI, accessed January 29, 2015 (Italian).
- ↑ RIAJ 有 料 音 楽 配 信 認定. Recording Industry Association of Japan , accessed March 30, 2006 (Japanese, selection 2014/7, names in Japanese, テ ィ ン バ ー = Timber; ピ ッ ト ブ ル = Pitbull).
- ^ Music Canada Gold / Platinum. Music Canada, accessed January 29, 2015 .
- ↑ Certicicaciones Amprofon. (No longer available online.) AMPROFON, archived from the original on January 19, 2016 ; Retrieved January 29, 2015 (Spanish). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ NZ Top 40 Singles Chart April 21, 2014. Recorded Music NZ, April 21, 2014, accessed January 29, 2015 .
- ^ IFPI Norge. IFPI Norge, accessed January 29, 2015 (Norwegian).
- ↑ IFPI Austria Gold & Platinum. IFPI Austria, accessed on January 29, 2015 .
- ↑ Sverige Topplistan. hitlistan.se, accessed January 29, 2015 (Swedish).
- ↑ EDELMETALL 2014. HUNG Medien, accessed on January 29, 2015 .
- ↑ Pitbull feat. Ke $ ha - Timber - El Portal de Musica. PROMUSICAE, accessed January 29, 2015 (Spanish).
- ^ Platinum for Timber in Venezuela. Reportland via Facebook, accessed on March 30, 2016 .
- ^ RIAA Gold & Platinum Database. Recording Industry Association of America , accessed March 30, 2016 .
- ^ Gary Trust: Ask Billboard: Rihanna's Record Streak of Seven Studio Albums With Hot 100 No. 1s. Billboard , March 6, 2016, accessed March 30, 2016 .
- ↑ Rob Copsey: Kesha's Official Top 10 biggest singles revealed. officialcharts.com, October 25, 2019, accessed October 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Ifpi.dk Pitbull feat. Kesha "Timber". IFPi.dk, accessed January 29, 2015 .
