"About Us" is a dance-pop song by Brooke Hogan featuring rapper Paul Wall. It was released as the first single from Brooke's debut album Undiscovered in June 2006 in the US and remained the only successful single in her career. The music video premiered on June 25, 2006, after the season two finale of Hogan Knows Best, in which Hogan prepares and then films the video for the song. The song is the first single released by Scott Storch's record label, Storch Music Company. Hogan was the first person signed to this record label.[1]
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| Single by Brooke Hogan featuring Paul Wall | ||||
| from the album Undiscovered | ||||
| Released | June 13, 2006 | |||
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| Length | 3:27 (Album Version) 3:18 (Remix Version) | |||
| Label | Storch Music Company, SoBe Entertainment | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Wall, Scott Storch, Jason Boyd | |||
| Producer(s) | Scott Storch (2006 Version), Rodney Jerkins (2007 Version) | |||
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| Paul Wall singles chronology | ||||
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DJ E-Rock collaborated a Bay Area hyphy remix of the single, featuring lyrics from E-40 and beats from Traxamillion.
Track listing
editUS Promo CD
- About Us [Pop Mix] 3:29
- About Us [Tony Moran & Warren Rigg Up In My Bizness Radio Mix] 3:58
- About Us [Crossover Mix] 3:24
- About Us [Call Out Hook] 0:07
Remixes
- About Us [Up In My Bizness Club Mix] 9:11
- About Us [TM / WR / JdB Infusion Dub] 9:33
Moran & Rigg Remixes Promo CD
- About Us [Up In My Bizness Edit] 3:41
- About Us [Up In My Bizness Club Mix] 9:12
- About Us [Up In My Bizness Mixshow Edit] 6:57
- About Us [TM / WR / JdB Infusion Dub] 9:35
- About Us [Accapella) 9:19
Music video
editThe budget for the video was $300,000 and was shot in California. In the video, Brooke does a work-out/dance routine in a gym with a jump rope. Later, she goes to a club and dances along with her backup dancers. The video ends in the club with a dance competition between Brooke's "crew" and a rival crew. In some scenes she is seen wearing rhinestone-encrusted sunglasses, a pair of grills given to her by Paul Wall for her 18th birthday.[2] She also is depicted in a nightclub and has a dance-off with other girls.
The video premiered on Hogan Knows Best on June 25, 2006. The music video also premiered on Total Request Live on July 24, 2006, as a PRE-RL. Later on, WWE Raw premiered the video.
A snippet of this video was seen on The Soup weeks later, infamously mocking the lyrics "I'm just trying to live, but you're all up in my grill...".
Chart performance
edit"About Us" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending August 19, 2006. The song was the Hot Shot Debut of the week, landing at number 53. In its second week, the song went from number 53 to number 33, where it peaked. It is the highest-peaking song of Brooke Hogan, and the second highest-peaking song of Paul Wall.[3] On the Rhythmic Top 40 chart, it peaked at number 21.[4]
Weekly charts
edit| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[5] | 34 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 33 |
| US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[7] | 29 |
| US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[8] | 9 |
| US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 23 |
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ She loves her grill Celeb.cosmogirl.com
- ^ Chart trajectory for the song Archived March 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Brooke Hogan Allmusic.com. Accessed 2008-01-27.
- ^ "Brooke Hogan Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "Brooke Hogan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "Brooke Hogan Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "Brooke Hogan Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ "Brooke Hogan Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 31, 2023.