Įlsewhere, "Airplanes" was well received. "Airplanes" had sold over 4 million digital downloads by December 2010, according to Nielsen Soundscan, becoming a bigger success in the United States than his debut single, " Nothin' on You". "Airplanes" entered in numerous Billboard charts, including the Pop Songs and Rap Songs charts, where the song peaked at number two. The song continued to rise in the chart and peaked at number two on its sixth week, losing the top position to Usher's " OMG". The sales made the song debut at number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100, making it B.o.B's highest debut on the chart and Williams' first entry as a solo act. "Airplanes" sold 138,000 digital downloads in its first week and debuted at number five on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart. The video was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards and the BET Awards of 2011. The video features several frames of B.o.B rapping his verses in a party setting, on stage, and a room filled with lights and occasional song lyrics while a barefoot Williams sings the hook in a light filled room and walking through photographs.Īs of March 2022, the song has 615 million views on YouTube. The music video, directed by Hiro Murai, premiered on iTunes on June 15, 2010. B.o.B shot his scenes for the video in April, but Williams was only able to shoot her parts after the end of Paramore's Spring tour, so they were never in the same room during filming. Music video Ī music video was filmed with Williams. During B.o.B.'s performance, Williams came out as a special guest to perform the song. The second time the song was performed together live was during Vanderbilt University's Fall 2010 "Commodore Quake" concert in Nashville. The only time that B.o.B and Williams were able to meet was when they performed "Airplanes" live for the first time together during the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards.
The duo did not get in the studio together to record the song, they were not together to shoot the music video, and had never even met each other in person, according to Williams. B.o.B said he has "always been a Hayley fan" and he did not expect a collaboration between them too soon. Williams said Paramore was on tour when she was given the song and she "liked the part too much" and accepted to appear on it. Williams' part in the song was explained by herself and B.o.B in different interviews to MTV. Later, the song was given to B.o.B by his label. The original version had verses written by Lupe Fiasco. B.o.B wrote his rap verses, while Kinetics & One Love and Christine Dominguez wrote the chorus sung by Paramore lead singer Hayley Williams, and DJ Frank E & Alex da Kid co-produced the music. "Airplanes" was composed by B.o.B, Jeremy "Kinetics" Dussolliet, Tim "One Love" Sommers, DJ Frank E, Alex "da Kid" Grant, and Christine Dominguez. In 2021, it resurfaced as part of a video showing fanart of Mordecai from Regular Show and Twilight Sparkle from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. This collaboration led to a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. "Airplanes, Part II", the sequel to the song, features new verses from B.o.B, and a verse from fellow American rapper Eminem, while Williams's vocals remained identical to the original. Outside of the United States, the song topped the charts in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Canada and the Republic of Ireland. "Airplanes" peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song was released to iTunes on April 13, 2010, and then to urban radio on April 27, 2010.
DJ Frank E also co-produced the song with Alex da Kid. B.o.B co-wrote the song alongside Kinetics & One Love, Alex da Kid, DJ Frank E, and Christine Dominguez. The song was released in April 2010, as the third single from his debut studio album, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray. " Airplanes" is a song by American rapper B.o.B, featuring vocals from Hayley Williams, lead singer of the American rock band Paramore and American producer DJ Frank E.
0 kommentar(er)
