I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)

"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)"
Single by Pitbull
from the album Rebelution
Released	February 24, 2009[1]
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2008
Genre	Eurodance
Length	3:57
Label	The Orchard Ultra J Polo Grounds Mr. 305
Writer(s)	Armando Peréz Edward Bello Daniel Seraphine David Wolinski Nicola Fasano Paul Gonella Stefano Bosco
Producer(s)	Lil Jon
Certification	Gold (RIANZ) 3x Platinum (CRIA) 2x Platinum (RIAA)
Pitbull singles chronology
"Shooting Star" (2009) "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" (2009) "Blanco" (2009) Music video "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" on YouTube Note: Video is not available worldwide due to licensing restrictions (geo-blocked) from viewing in certain countries

"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" is a song by American rapper Pitbull released as the second single from the album, Rebelution. The song samples "The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind)" by Bucketheads and "75, Brazil Street" by Nicola Fasano versus Pat Rich, which itself samples "Street Player" by Chicago. The core is from a song by Dominican rappers El Cata and Omega.^[2] The title is a reference to Calle Ocho, a street in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood. The song premiered on the Miami radio station WPOW. It has also been featured in Dance Central, the Xbox 360 Kinect-based dancing game, Dance Dance Revolution X2 for PlayStation 2, the PlayStation 3 PlayStation Move-based dancing game SingStar Dance, and in the pilot of Suburgatory.^[3] It received a nomination a Latin Rhythm Airplay Song of the Year at the 2010 Latin Billboard Music Awards.^[4]

Music video

The music video was first released on March 9, 2009 by Ultra Music on YouTube and was directed by David Rousseau and Produced by Alexandra Sdoucos. It features Pitbull, Nayer and models Sagia Castañeda, Maria Milian, and Angelica Casañas. It has received over 240 million views^[5] even though this particular upload is not available for worldwide viewership due to licensing restrictions in certain countries.

"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" was the number one most viewed music video on YouTube in 2009. The video received 82 million views, easily beating out the second and third most viewed videos both by Disney star Miley Cyrus, "The Climb" (64 million views) and "Party In The USA" (54 million views).^[6]

The official music video version (without the credits of "Ultra Music" at the start) was released onto Pitbull's official Vevo channel on May 25, 2011. It has received over 1.5 million views^[7] even though this particular upload is not available for worldwide viewership due to licensing restrictions in certain countries.

Composition

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"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" is an uptempo syncopated hip hop groove with clear vocals on the chorus and a pop hook while combining Eurodance synths with a tribal house-oriented beat. The song is set in common time with a moderate tempo of 128 beats per minute and is written in the key of D minor. Pitbull's vocal range spans from C₄ to Bb₄. The song is a vocal mix of "75, Brazil Street" by Nicola Fasano Vs Pat-Rich, which itself samples "Street Player" by Chicago. For the release by Pitbull, the sample of "Street Player" was replayed by Mark Summers at Scorccio Sample Replays.

Critical reception

The song received mixed reviews with Billboard.com editor Michael Menachem giving the single a favorable review:

"Pitbull delivers some Little Havana to the club scene with "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)." The clever meshing of reggaetón with Euro dance music signals what looks like a multiformat smash. At the core is an acoustic guitar and a sizzling rhythm, with hot horns in the form of a sample that just keeps on giving: Chicago's "Street Player," which appeared in the '90s techno hit "The Bomb" by the Bucketheads. Mainstream radio missed out on Pitbull's previous single "Krazy," featuring Lil Jon, but "Calle Ocho" is already on the top half of the Billboard Hot 100, and the temperature on the street and in the clubs is rising".^[8]

Fraser McAlpine of the BBC also favored it. He said it was meant to be sexy given how Pitbull performed the verses, but is fun and 'more gigglesome than wrigglesome', and wondered if its effect would vary between listeners of different genders:

"I don't know if it has a different effect on The Ladies, but I'm basically fine with a pumped up dance version of a very familiar piece of music, with a funny man on the top shouting about how aroused he is and occasionally counting on his fingers."^[9]

Chart performance

"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" is Pitbull's first single to become an international hit. The single peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S for one week with the issue dated June 20, 2009 behind The Black Eyed Peas "Boom Boom Pow". The song became Pitbull's most highest-peaking single to date until "Give Me Everything" hit number one, also becoming third top 10 hit. It also reached number one on the French charts and number 4 on the Mainstream Top 40 radio. In the UK the single debuted at number 53 then raising to number 28 the following week, in the third week it reached number 13 and in the fourth week it reached number 9, giving Pitbull his first top 10 single in the UK. The following week it moved up again to number 7, peaking at number 4 a week later.

The song has also peaked at number 7 in Australia making it his first song to hit the top 10 there, while in Spain the song reached number one and has been certified 3x Platinum with sales over 120,000 units.

In New Zealand, the song peaked at number 3 and was certified Platinum, selling over 15,000 copies.^[10]

As of June 2011, "I Know You Want Me" has sold 3.2 million digital copies in the United States.^[11]

Track listing

Album

1. "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" [Official Album Version]^[12] – 3:57

iTunes EP

1. "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" [More English Radio Edit] – 3:40
2. "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" [Radio Edit] – 4:04
3. "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" [More English Mix] – 3:03
4. "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" [More English Extended Mix] – 4:26

Promo CD

1. "I Know You Want Me [Calle Ocho]" (Radio Edit Cold) – 3:40
2. "I Know You Want Me [Calle Ocho]" (Radio Edit Fade) – 4:04
3. "I Know You Want Me [Calle Ocho]" (Spanish Bridge Version) – 3:03
4. "I Know You Want Me [Calle Ocho]" (More English Extended Mix) – 3:49
5. "I Know You Want Me [Calle Ocho]" (Why Is Being Calle Ocho To Me? Remix) – 6:56
6. "I Know You Want Me [Calle Ocho]" (Extended Mix) – 4:26
7. "75, Brazil Street" (Bonus Track) – 6:04
8. "I Know You Want Me [Calle Ocho]" (featuring Yomo) – 4:14

Charts

Charts Chart (2009) Peak position scope="row" Australia (ARIA)[13] 6 scope="row" Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] 3 scope="row" Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] 1 scope="row" Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[16] 1 scope="row" Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[17] 2 scope="row" Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[18] 2 scope="row" Denmark (Tracklisten)[19] 6 scope="row" Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[20] 1 scope="row" Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[21] 2 scope="row" France (SNEP)[22] 1 scope="row" Germany (Official German Charts)[23] 8 scope="row" Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[24] 4 scope="row" Ireland (IRMA)[25] 5 scope="row" Israel (Media Forest)[26] 1 scope="row" Italy (FIMI)[27] 6 scope="row" Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[28] 2 scope="row" Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[29] 1 scope="row" Netherlands (Single Top 100)[30] 2 scope="row" New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[31] 3 scope="row" Norway (VG-lista)[32] 5 scope="row" Poland (Dance Top 50)[33] 16 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[34] 1 scope="row" Scotland (Official Charts Company)[35] 3 scope="row" Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[36] 23 scope="row" Spain (PROMUSICAE)[37] 1 scope="row" Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[38] 3 scope="row" Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[39] 2 scope="row" UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[40] 4 scope="row" US Billboard Hot 100[41] 2 scope="row" US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[42] 6 scope="row" US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[43] 4 scope="row" US Digital Songs (Billboard)[44] 2 scope="row" US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[45] 27 scope="row" US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[46] 4 scope="row" US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[47] 4 scope="row" US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[48] 10 scope="row" US Rhythmic (Billboard)[49] 5

Year-end charts Chart (2009) Position Australia (ARIA)[50] 21 Canadian Hot 100[51] 7 France (SNEP)[52] 7 German Singles Chart[53] 37 Hungarian Airplay Chart[54] 28 Italy (FIMI)[55] 26 New Zealand Singles Chart[56] 20 Spanish Singles Chart[57] 3 Swiss Singles Chart[58] 11 UK Singles Chart[59] 59 US Billboard Hot 100[60] 17 Chart (2010) Position Hungarian Airplay Chart[61] 55 All-time charts Chart Position Australia (ARIA)[62] 268 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[63] 783 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[64] 239

Chart succession

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[65]	Platinum	70,000^^
Belgium (BEA)[66]	Gold	15,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[67]	3× Platinum	240,000^^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[68]	Gold	15,000^^
Germany (BVMI)[69]	Gold	150,000^^
Italy (FIMI)[70]	Gold	15,000^*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[71]	Platinum	15,000^*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[72]	3× Platinum	120,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[73]	Gold	15,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[74]	Silver	200,000^^
United States (RIAA)[75]	2× Platinum	3,211,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

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External links

• "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" on YouTube
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics