"Fireball" is a song by American rapper
Pitbull, featuring vocals from American singer
John Ryan.[1] It was released on July 23, 2014[2][3] as the second release from Pitbull's eighth studio album, Globalization (2014).
Music video
According to Variety, the music video for the song includes a "digital mashup" with internet stars
Jenna Marbles (who has a large following on her
YouTube comedy channel and hosts the YouTube 15 weekly program on
Sirius XM, who had previously made a parody impression video of Pitbull),
Bart Baker (creator behind popular music parodies, including one of Pitbull), and
Brittany Furlan (the most followed female video star on
Vine before Vine shut down). All three appear in the "Fireball" official video. Pitbull's collaboration with Marbles, Baker, and Furlan was brokered by Endemol Beyond USA.[4]
Story
The video begins with Pitbull leaving a car and entering a club. The video shows people dancing in black and white, and people
firebreathing, along with Marbles and Baker dancing by Pitbull. Pitbull sees a woman (
Alejandra Espinoza) coming down stairs and, when she enters the main room, the video turns to color. The woman looks very much like
Jessica Rabbit. Many men (usually with women) stare at her. She walks over to Pitbull; they go to a dressing room and come closer to one another. The video then ends with Pitbull and the girl leaving the club in his car.
Chart performance
The song peaked at number 23 at the US
Billboard Hot 100.[5] As of January 2015, the single has sold one million copies in the US.[6] On October 16, 2020, the single was certified
triple platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of over three million units in the United States.[7] It was also certified
Gold in Canada and Australia.
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.
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