"Bartender" | ||||
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Single by T-Pain featuring Akon | ||||
from the album Epiphany | ||||
Released | June 5, 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 3:58 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | T-Pain | |||
T-Pain singles chronology | ||||
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Akon singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Bartender" on YouTube |
"Bartender" is a song by T-Pain, released as the second single from his second album, Epiphany. The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on the issue date of June 16, 2007 at No. 97 and peaked at No. 5 on September 22, 2007, making it T-Pain's fourth consecutive top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as Akon's ninth top 10 hit on the same chart. In 2008, the song was nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group.
The video, directed by Erik White, premiered on Yahoo! Music on June 13, 2007, as the Bonus Video. It features T-Pain dancing in front of a bar and flirting with the "Bartender". BET's Access Granted also premiered the video on June 13, 2007.
The video was filmed in the Fever Nightclub - Atlanta, Georgia. [1]
Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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Canada ( Canadian Hot 100) [2] | 46 |
Canada CHR/Top 40 ( Billboard) [3] | 13 |
New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ) [4] | 1 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [5] | 104 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] | 5 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard) [7] | 9 |
US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard) [8] | 9 |
US Rhythmic ( Billboard) [9] | 1 |
Chart (2007) | Position |
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New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [10] | 5 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [11] | 33 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [12] | 51 |
US Rhythmic (Billboard) [13] | 2 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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New Zealand ( RMNZ) [14] | Platinum | 15,000* |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [15] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States ( RIAA) [16] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000‡ |
United States (
RIAA)
[17] Mastertone |
Platinum | 1,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
There are remixes featuring The-Dream, Chingy and Trae.
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