Empire State of Mind
"Empire State of Mind" is a song by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. It was released as the third single from Jay-Z's 11th music album The Blueprint 3 (2009). The song is about New York City, and has a music sample of "Love on a Two-Way Street" (1970) by The Moments. The title of the song takes its name from Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind" (1976).
| "Empire State of Mind" | |||||
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| Song by Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys | |||||
| from The Blueprint 3" | |||||
| Released | October 20, 2009 (single) | ||||
| Recorded | 2009; Roc The Mic Studios, Oven Studios (New York City, New York) | ||||
| Genre | Hip hop, R&B | ||||
| Length | 4:37 | ||||
| Label | Roc Nation, Atlantic | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | A. Hunte, A. Keys, A. Shuckburgh, B. Keyes, J. Sewell, S. Carter, S. Robinson | ||||
| Producer(s) | Al Shux | ||||
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Charts
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Music critics commended Alicia Keys for her chorus line.
"Empire State of Mind" gave Jay-Z his first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist.
Aerial views of skyscrapers in New York at night are shown throughout the video.
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References
- ↑ "Brazil Hot 100 Airplay" (in Portuguese). Billboard Brazil (Brazil: Nielsen Business Media, Inc) 79 (2). 2010-04-01.
- ↑ "Week of December 12, 2009". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc). Archived from the original on August 22, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080822150806/http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/canadian-hot-100?chartDate=2009-12-12. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ↑ "Tops : Christophe Maé est de retour côté singles et les Black Eyed Peas en tête des albums"Chartsinfrance. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ↑ Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ↑ Irish Singles Top 50 Issue Date: Thursday September 24, 2009. Irish Recorded Music Associationacharts.us. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
- ↑ Empire State Of MindThe Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ↑ "Radio 1 - Chart Show — RnB Singles". BBC (BBC Online).
- ↑ Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Pietroluongo, Silvio (2009-11-18). "Jay-Z Jumps To No. 1 On The Hot 100". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media, Inc). http://www.billboard.com/#/news/jay-z-jumps-to-no-1-on-the-hot-100-1004043615.story. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
