“Check on It”
U. S. and Japanese cover
Single by Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug from the album #1's
Released	December 13, 2005 (North America) 2006 (elsewhere)
Format	Digital download, CD single, 12" single
Recorded	Sony Music Studios (New York City, New York) Henson Recording Studios (Hollywood, Los Angeles, California)
Genre	R&B
Length	3:31
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Beyoncé Knowles, Kasseem Dean, Sean Garrett, Angela Beyincé, Stayve Thomas
Producer	Beyoncé Knowles, Swizz Beatz
Certification	4× platinum (RIAA)
Beyoncé singles chronology
"Naughty Girl" (2004)	"Check on It" (2005)	"Déjà Vu" (2006)
Slim Thug singles chronology
"Luxurious" (2005)	"Check on It" (2005)	"Wamp Wamp (What It Do)" (2006)
Alternate cover
International Single 2 Track cover
Audio sample
Info "Check on It" (help·info)

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Contents 1 Commercial release 2 Behind the scenes 3 Music video 4 Trivia 5 Formats and track listing 6 Charts 7 References 8 External links

Commercial release

The song, which features rapper Slim Thug and Bun B, was not originally intended for release as a single from the album #1's. Slim Thug (born Stayve Jerome Thomas on September 8, 1980 in Houston, Texas) is an American rapper Bernard Freeman, better known by his Stage name Bun B, is a rapper and one half (with the late Pimp C) of Southern hip hop act UGK However, it was given more airplay by US radio stations than the first single, "Stand Up for Love". Airplay (noun The broadcasting of an audio (eg a piece of music or audiovisual recording on the air over radio or television This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. " Stand Up for Love " was the first and only single from Destiny's Child 's Greatest hits album #1's. Because of this, "Check on It" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 2005. The single reached number one on the Hot 100 in its twelfth week on the chart (replacing Nelly's "Grillz"), becoming Knowles's third number-one as a solo artist and Slim Thug's first. Cornell Haynes Jr (born November 2 1974 Highly successful Nelly has sold over 20 million records in the United States " Grillz " is a 2005 rap single from the album Sweatsuit by Nelly featuring Paul Wall and Ali & Gipp (a duo The single remained at number-one for five consecutive weeks, and was certified four times platinum by the RIAA for net shipment of 800,000 paid downloads. "Check on It" achieved crossover success, peaking at number one on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Dance Club Play charts, and at number three on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Crossover is a term applied to Musical works or performers appearing on two or more of the Record charts which track differing musical tastes or genres Rhythmic contemporary, also known as rhythmic top 40, rhythmic contemporary hit radio or rhythmic crossover, is a music Radio format that Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It also reached number one on the Pop 100, becoming Knowles's first entry on the chart. The Pop 100 is a songs chart created in February 2005 and released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It was the eighth most played song of 2006 on the radio, being played 290,231 times.

It became Knowles' fifth top-twenty hit in Canada in late 2005, and in February 2006 the song climbed to number twenty on the Canadian BDS airplay chart for a second time. Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, better known as BDS, is a service that tracks monitored radio television and internet airplay of songs based on the number of spins and detections The song reached the top five in Norway and the Netherlands, the top ten in Europe, Switzerland, Austria and Brazil, and the top twenty in Germany and Sweden. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. In the UK the song debuted at #4 before rising to #3 the week later, selling 122,500 copies. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The single peaked at number two on the United World Chart selling 3. 764. 000 copies.

Behind the scenes

Knowles has stated on many occasions that she was surprised at how successful the single became because she felt that it was very simple and probably wouldn't catch on like some of her previous singles. Knowles said 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 song. It is on her set list for her tour The Beyoncé Experience, where she performs the first verse A Capella and the chorus with full instrumental. The Beyoncé Experience was a worldwide 2007 Concert tour by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé in support to her second solo album B'Day A cappella (Italian or Latin "From the chapel/choir" Music is Vocal music or Singing without instrumental Accompaniment

Music video

When demand was growing for the song, Knowles shot a music video serving as promotion for both #1's and The Pink Panther. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics The video was directed by Hype Williams, and was premiered on December 16, 2005. Harold "Hype" Williams (born 1970 in Queens New York) is an American music video and Film director of African-American Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The remix of the song in the music video features a remix of "The Pink Panther Theme" and a rap from Bun B. " The Pink Panther Theme " is an instrumental composition by Henry Mancini written as the theme for the 1963 film The Pink Panther and subsequently Bernard Freeman, better known by his Stage name Bun B, is a rapper and one half (with the late Pimp C) of Southern hip hop act UGK The video has a pink theme, with Knowles shown in mostly all pink (to fit in with The Pink Panther), and the dancers wear pink PVC jackets and dance around rippling pink satin sheets. Pink is a pale Red Color that was first recorded in the 17th century to describe the pale red Flowers of pinks, Flowering plants The video cuts to Knowles wearing a pink polka dot corset against a hot magenta polka dot wall. Where black bars normally appear on a 4:3 (full screen) television showing a widescreen production, footage is displayed of pink curtains moving in the background. The aspect ratio of an Image is its width divided by its height A widescreen image is a film computer or television image with a wider and shorter aspect ratio than the standard Academy frame developed during the Classical

"Check on It" won the 2006 MTV Video Music Award for "Best R&B Video" on August 31, 2006. The 2006 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on August 31 2006, honoring the best Music videos from July 1, 2005 to The following is a list of the MTV Video Music Awards winners for Best R&B Video. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Trivia

• In the beginning of the first several of Beyonce's verses, she sings to the rhythm of the French children's song Alouette. " Alouette " is a popular Canadian children's song about plucking the feathers off a Skylark, a small bird

Formats and track listing

CD single^[1]

1. Album version – 3:34
2. No Rap Version Edit 3:13
3. Instrumental – 3:31
4. Bama Boyz After Dark remix – 4:15
5. Bama Boyz remix – 3:54
6. Grizz remix – 3:19
7. Gantman Juke mix – 4:21
8. White Lion Reggaeton Mix 4:00 (feat. Voltio & Slim Thug) *Latin American Summer Hit

Charts

Chart (2005/2006) Peak position Canadian BDS Airplay Chart 20 Chart (2006)[2][3] Peak position U. Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, better known as BDS, is a service that tracks monitored radio television and internet airplay of songs based on the number of spins and detections S. Billboard Hot 100 1 U. S. Billboard Pop 100 1 U. The Pop 100 is a songs chart created in February 2005 and released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 3 U. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 1 U. Rhythmic contemporary, also known as rhythmic top 40, rhythmic contemporary hit radio or rhythmic crossover, is a music Radio format that S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1 Austrian Singles Chart 10 Belgium UltraTop 50 9 Brazilian Hot 100 1 Chile Top 100 7 European Singles Chart 6 Finnish Singles Chart 6 French Singles Chart 32 German Singles Chart 11 Irish Singles Chart 2 Japanese Singles Chart 76 Dutch Top 40 5 New Zealand Singles Chart (RIANZ) 1 Norwegian Singles Chart 3 Latvian Airplay Top 11 Peru Top 100[4] 16 Swedish Singles Chart 11 Swiss Singles Chart 7 UK Singles Chart 3

Preceded by "Grillz" by Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali and Gipp

Billboard Hot 100 number-one single February 4, 2006 – March 4, 2006

Succeeded by "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt

References

External links

• About.com's page on the song

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