Scream (Timbaland song)

Infobox Single
Name = Scream


Artist = Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson & Nicole Scherzinger
Album = Shock Value
Format = Digital download, CD, 12" promo
Released = Start date|2007|12|11 [http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/PublishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=12/10/2007&Format=1 Timbaland - Scream radio release] RadioAndRecords.com]
(see release history)
Recorded = 2006/2007
Genre = R&B, Hip hop, Pop
Length = 5:41 (album version) 3:44 (radio edit) 3:51 (video edit)
Label = Background/Interscope
Writer = Timothy Mosley, Floyd Nathanial Hills, Keri Hilson, Nicole Scherzinger
Producer = Timbaland, Danja
Certification =
Chronology = Timbaland singles
Last single = "Apologize"
(2007)
This single = "Scream"
(2007)
Next single = "Chop Me Up"
(2008)
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist = Keri Hilson singles
Type = singles
Last single = "Good Things"
(2007)
This single = "Scream"
(2007)
Next single = "Hero"
(2008)Extra chronology 2
Artist = Nicole Scherzinger singles
Type = singles
Last single = "Supervillain"
(2007)
This single = "Scream"
(2007)
Next single = "Rio"
(2007)

"Scream" is the fifth single in the U.S. from Timbaland's second album, "Shock Value" [ [http://www.hhnlive.com/news/more/2077 Timbaland - Scream as the fourth single in the U.S.] hhnlive.com] . The song features R&B singer Keri Hilson and pop/R&B/hip hop singer Nicole Scherzinger of The Pussycat Dolls. It was released to the iTunes Music Store on February 24, 2008. [ [http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=274190964&s=143460 Scream iTunes Store Release] ]

Music video

The music video for the song premiered on Yahoo! Music on January 31, 2008 [ [http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/premieres/ Music videos premieres] Yahoo! Music] and was directed by Justin Freancis. The video begins with Timbaland singing while being massaged and seduced by two women. It then shows cuts of Timbaland, Scherzinger and Hilson singing with and without Balaclavas under a car park. At the conclusion of the second chorus, Scherzinger is shown singing in an elevator while performing in front of a car with and without a robbery mask. The next scene displays Timbaland and his two friends planning a robbery with intercuts of Scherzinger, Hilson and Timbaland singing in front of a car. The video concludes with Timbaland and his two friends walking into the targeted house.

The video uses the Video Edit version of the song.

Track listing

;CD Single [ [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0013F2M4I Amazon.co.uk] Retrieved: February 11, 2008] ]
# "Scream" (Album version) - 5:41
# "Scream" (Video) - 3:52

;Maxi CD Single [ [http://www.amazon.de/dp/B0013N8VX6 Amazon.de: Scream: Musik: Nicole Scherzinger Timbaland Feat.Keri Hilson ] ]
# "Scream" (Radio Edit) - 3:44
# "Scream" (A cappella) - 5:41
# "Scream" (Instrumental) - 5:42
# "Scream" (Video) - 3:52

;Australian CD / UK Single [ [http://www.heraldsunhit.com.au/product/scream_1679572_5156.html Australian CD Single] ]
# "Scream" (Radio Edit) - 3:44
# "Scream" (Instrumental) - 5:42

Release history

Chart performance

"Scream" made its first appearance on the Sweden Singles Top 60 chart, reaching a peak of number eight. In Canada, the song began its run at number ninety-two and has since peaked at number forty-four.

In Australia, "Scream" entered the chart in February, at number forty-two, before moving up to number thirty-two. It has so far peaked at number twenty. In Bulgaria it entered at number forty and has stayed at number twenty-two for two weeks.

"Scream" debuted at number thirty-two in New Zealand and has since climbed to number fifteen. The song only managed to achieve a low peak of number one-hundred and twenty-two in the U.S., which is very disappointing in comparison with Timbaland's previous three singles, all of which were top three hits.

The song also peaked at numbers twelve and fifteen in the UK and Ireland respectively, breaking Timbaland's chain of top ten hits from "Shock Value" in both countries.

Charts

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