"Bartender" is a song by American singer T-Pain featuring Senegalese-American singer Akon, released as the second single from the former's second album, Epiphany. The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on the issue date of June 16, 2007, at number 97 and peaked at number 5 on September 22, 2007, making it T-Pain's fourth consecutive top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as Akon's ninth top 10 hit on the same chart. In 2008, the song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group.
Music video The video, directed by Erik White, premiered on Yahoo! Music on June 13, 2007, as the Bonus Video. It features T-Pain dancing in front of a bar and flirting with the "bartender". BET's Access Granted also premiered the video on June 13, 2007. The video was filmed at the Fever Nightclub in Atlanta, Georgia.
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2007)Peakposition UK Singles (OCC) 104
Year-end charts Chart (2007)Position New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 5US Billboard Hot 10033US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)51US Rhythmic (Billboard)2
Certifications
Release history +Release dates and formats for "Bartender" Region Date Format Label(s) United States July 17, 2007 Mainstream airplay Jive
Remixes There are remixes featuring The-Dream, Chingy and Trae.
See also "I Love U" - a song by The Chainsmokers from the album So Far So Good which contains interpolations of this song.
References
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