- Whatever U Like
Infobox Single
Name = Whatever U Like
Artist =Nicole Scherzinger featuringT.I.
Album =Her Name Is Nicole
B-side =
Released =July 24 ,2007 (U.S. )September 24 ,2007 (Netherlands )
September 28 ,2007 (Germany )
Format =digital download
Recorded = 2006–2007
Genre = R&B, hip hop
Length = 3:55
Label = A&M
Writer = Nicole Scherzinger, Clifford Harris, Jr., Jamal Jones,Sean Garrett
Producer =Polow da Don , (co-produced bySean Garrett )
Chronology =Nicole Scherzinger singles
Last single = "Come to Me "
(2006)
This single = "Whatever U Like"
(2007)
Next single = "Baby Love"
(2007)Extra chronology 2
Artist =T.I. singles
Type = singles
Last single = "You Know What It Is "
(2007)
This single = "Whatever U Like"
(2007)
Next single = "Touchdown"
(2007)"Whatever U Like" is a R&B-hip-hop and Promo Single/song written by American singer
Nicole Scherzinger , Clifford Harris, Jr., Jamal Jones, andSean Garrett for Scherzinger's debut solo album, "Her Name Is Nicole " (2009). It features rapperT.I. and moreover contains uncredited vocals by Garrett. The song was released in July 2007 to U.S. radios and uses the same composition and the same instrumental as Chilli's unreleased song "Straight Jack" featuringMissy Elliott .History
Many fans speculated that an early leaked
Bryan-Michael Cox -produced song entitled "Steam" would be the first single, but in an April 2007 interview Scherzinger stated that "Steam" wouldn't even be on the album. Later, "Whatever U Like" was confirmed as the first single.Music video
The video was directed by Paul Hunter and was released on August 20th. The video begins with spotlights hitting a wall, with Scherzinger running from an unidentified person, revealed to be four masked kidnappers.
Sean Garrett performs his opening sequence as Scherzinger is captured and concealed within a box, where she performs the first verse and chorus, before escaping the box. Scenes of Scherzinger floating through water (similar toTamia 's video for "Stranger In My House ") are interspersed with her dancing before a spotlighted stage, and performing in front of a black background. Throughout the next chorus, Scherzinger is shown walking along a bench covered in steaming stones. DuringT.I. 's rap, the two are concealed in the box, with Scherzinger seductively crawling all over him. Next Scherzinger is shown covered in mud before standing beneath a shower washing it off. Different shots of the singer from the previous scenes are spliced together throughout the next chorus. Scherzinger is now shown in a black leather outfit duringSean Garrett 's verse dancing before a backdrop, with spotlights shining on her, spliced with scenes of the producer rapping, her former assailants now dance in front of her. The video ends with Scherzinger leaving the backdrop. the song is prduced by polow da donA 36 second introductory clip, followed by the full video leaked before its World Premiere on
Total Request Live and106 & Park as ofAugust 20 2007 . Leading for the management to post the video on Nicole's official site before its anticipated premiere at TRL. As of May 1, 2008 the video has been viewed over 12 million times on the popular video-sharing website YouTube.Chart position
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