Check on It
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| Single by Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug | ||
| from the album #1's and B’Day | ||
| Released | December 2005 (North America) 2006 (elsewhere) |
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| Format | Digital download, CD single, 12" single | |
| Genre | R&B | |
| Length | 3:31 | |
| Label | Columbia | |
| Writer(s) | Beyoncé Knowles, Angela Beyince, Stayve Thomas, Sean Garrett | |
| Producer(s) | Beyoncé Knowles, Swizz Beatz | |
| Certification | 4x Platinum (RIAA) | |
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| Beyoncé singles chronology | ||
| "Dangerously In Love 2" (2004) |
"Check on It" (2005) |
"Deja Vu" (2006) |
| Slim Thug singles chronology | ||
| "Luxurious" (2005) |
"Check on It" (2005) |
"Wamp Wamp (What It Do)" (2006) |
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“Check on It” is a song written, produced and recorded by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles for Destiny's Child's greatest hits album, #1's; it also appears on select international versions of Knowles' second studio album B’Day. It was co-written by Slim Thug (who is a featured artist on the song), Sean Garrett, and co-produced by Swizz Beatz. This song is orginally a Destiny's Child single featuring member Kelly Rowland on the second verse. However for some undisclosed reasons the song was released as a Beyonce single, with vocals by Kelly Rowland used in the second verse. The song is also included on the soundtrack to the 2006 film The Pink Panther, in which Beyoncé co-stars. Audio sample
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[edit] Song Information
Beyoncé has stated on many occasions that she was surprised at how successful the single has become, because she felt that it was very simple and probably wouldn't catch on like some of her other hits. Beyoncé also stated that the song started out as a joke, and that the title 'Check On It' was jokingly used with her and her management before they decided to turn it into a full out song. Though the song experienced worldwide success Beyoncé has stated as disliking the song and has only performed it once since its release.
[edit] Commercial release
The song was not originally intended for release as a single from #1's, but it was played by radio stations instead of the first single, "Stand Up for Love" (recorded by all three members of Destiny's Child), which became a commercial failure.
Because of its heavy airplay, "Check on It" managed to debut on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 2005. The single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in its twelfth week (replacing Nelly's "Grillz"), becoming Beyoncé's third number-one as a solo artist and Slim Thug's first. The single remained at number-one for five consecutive weeks, and it has been certified four times platinum by the RIAA for net shipment of 800,000 paid downloads. It became Beyoncé's fifth top-twenty hit in Canada in late 2005, and in early 2006 it debuted inside the UK top five. Sales in the UK stand at 122,500 copies. On January 31, 2006 "Check on It" passed the 200 million audience impressions mark in the United States, according to Mediabase. In February 2006, the song climbed to number twenty on the Canadian BDS airplay chart for a second time.
[edit] Music video
As demand grew for the song, Beyoncé shot a music video serving as promotion for both #1's and The Pink Panther. The video was directed by Hype Williams, and premiered on December 16, 2005. The video remix features a rap from Bun B and scenes from The Pink Panther. The music video features a "pink" theme, with Beyoncé shown in mostly all pink (to fit in with The Pink Panther). As mentioned above lyrics provided by Kelly Rowland are used in the second verse of "Check on it". In the video you will see Beyonce not lip-syncing to the lyrics at all like she does in the first verse. There is video moving in the background while the music video is still maintained in widescreen ratio. Beyoncé's provocative dancing matches the chorus to the song "Oooh boy you looking like you like what you see", which suggests the title of the song. "Check on It" won the 2006 MTV Video Music Award for "Best R&B Video" on August 31, 2006.
[edit] Charts
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1: The United World Tracks Chart is compiled by the data of global airplay, single-sales data, paid downloads and vote from over forty official music industry chart countries (e.g. Billboard from the U.S., The Official UK Chart Company from the UK, ARIA from Australia and so forth). United World Tracks is compiled by Media Traffic.
| Preceded by "Grillz" by Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali and Gipp |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single February 4, 2006 - March 11, 2006 |
Succeeded by "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt |
| Preceded by "Run It!" by Chris Brown |
RIANZ (New Zealand) number-one single March 13, 2006 - March 27, 2006 |
Succeeded by "Beep" by Pussycat Dolls featuring will.i.am |
[edit] Official Versions
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[edit] External links
| Beyoncé |
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| Discography |
| Studio albums: Dangerously in Love (2003) • B’Day (2006) |
| DVDs: Live at Wembley (2004) • B’Day Anthology Video Album (2007) |
| Singles: "Work It Out" • "Crazy in Love" • "Baby Boy" • "Fighting Temptation" • "Me, Myself and I" • "Naughty Girl" • "Dangerously in Love" • "Check on It" • "Deja Vu" • "Ring the Alarm" • "Irreplaceable" • "Listen" • "Beautiful Liar" |
| Other songs: "I Got That" • "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" • "Hollywood" • "Upgrade U" |
| Related articles |
| Filmography • Awards and nominations • Destiny's Child • Solange Knowles • Jay-Z • Columbia • House of Deréon |
