- Tambourine (song)
Infobox Single
Released =May 2007
Name = Tambourine
Artist = Eve featuringSwizz Beatz
from Album = Here I Am
B-side = "Dance Floor" (feat.Mashonda )
Released = flagicon|USApril 17 ,2007
flagicon|UKAugust 20 ,2007
flagicon|GermanySeptember 7 ,2007
Format =
Recorded =
Genre = Hip hop
Length = 3:14
Label =Full Surface Records /Aftermath Entertainment /Geffen Records
Writer = E. Jeffers, K. Dean, S. Garrett [cite web|url=http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jvfuxzu5ldfe|date=May 2007 |title=All Music Guide]
Producer = Swizz Beatz
Certification =
Chronology = Eve
Last single = "Like This"
(2007)
This single = "Tambourine"
(2007)
Next single = "Give It to You "
(2007)
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist =Swizz Beatz singles
Type = singles
Last single = "Return of the Hustle"
(2007)
This single = "Tambourine"
(2007)
Next single = "Money in the Bank"
(2007)Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = single
Lower caption = The cover for the UK CD and vinyl editions of "Tambourine""Tambourine" is a hip hop song written by Eve,
Swizz Beatz , andSean Garrett for Eve's fourth studio album "Here I Am" (2008). The song heavily samples "Blow Your Whistle" fromThe Soul Searchers . It was released as the album'slead single in 2007 (see2007 in music ), becoming Eve's first charting single as a lead performer in over four years. In the week ofApril 19 ,2007 , the song debuted at number 73 on theBillboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, where it continues to gain momentum.cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/chart_beat/bonus_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003574046|date=April 19 2007 |title=Billboard Chart Beat] The song has also been made available for purchase as a single on iTunes. In the UK, "Tambourine" debuted at number 38, two weeks before the song's physical release. The song has so far peaked at number 18 there and is her fifth consecutive top twenty solo hit there. Theb-side to "Tambourine" is the previously unreleased "Dancefloor" featuringMashonda . The song features uncredited vocals by the song's producerSwizz Beatz (he is not credited as a featured performer).The track is also featured in the
movie s "" and "Meet the Spartans ". This song was #68 on "Rolling Stone "'s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. [No byline ( December 11 ,2007 ). [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601363/the_100_best_songs_of_2007/17 "The 100 Best Songs of 2007"] "Rolling Stone". Retrieved2007-12-21 ] The song was also #70 on "MTV Asia"'s list of Top 100 Hits of 2007. [MTV Asia. [ [http://www.mtvasia.com/Funstuff/Contests/MTVTop100Hits2007/top100.html "Top 100 Hits List"] . Retrieved 2007-12-27 ]Track listing
US Vinyl:
# "Tambourine" (Clean)
# "Tambourine" (Dirty)
# "Tambourine" (Instrumental)
# "Tambourine" (Acapella)US Vinyl:
# "Tambourine" (Remix) (Radio) (featuringFabolous &Missy Elliott )
# "Tambourine" (Remix) (Instrumental)
# "Tambourine" (Remix) (LP) (featuringFabolous &Missy Elliott )UK CD:
# "Tambourine" (Radio Edit)
# "Dance Floor" (featuringMashonda )UK Vinyl:
# "Tambourine" (Radio Edit)
# "Tambourine" (Album Version)
# "Tambourine" (Instrumental)
# "Dance Floor" (featuringMashonda )EU CD:
# "Tambourine" (Radio Edit)
# "Tambourine" (Instrumental)
# "Tambourine" (Album Version)
# "Tambourine" (Video)Music video
The
music video premiered on the night ofMay 24 , 2007, after Eve's episode of BET's "Access Granted " which featured the making of the video. Eve stated that she wanted the scenes in the video to be colorful.Swizz Beatz andYa Boy make cameos in the video. The video starts off with four maids dancing and knocking on Eve's door. Upon entering, they begin to shower Eve with things, which she rejects, then they start dancing while imitating a tambourine. Then the video cuts to Eve tanning and getting ready for a party. Throughout the video, Swizz Beatz are seen as cameos. Then Eve gets into a car driven by Swizz Beats and they both drive to a party where there is dancing and a female spitting out beer. The music video for "Tambourine" appeared at number 97 on BET's "Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2007" countdown, onDecember 31 , 2007.Remixes
* Official remix feat Swizz Beatz, Missy Elliott & Fabolous [http://www.think2wice.org/2007/08/tambourine-the-official-remix]
References
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