Low (Flo Rida song)
Low is the debut single of American rapper Flo Rida, which is included on his debut album Mail on Sunday and on the soundtrack to the movie Step Up to the Streets by 2008. T -Pain is a guest artist on this song. In addition, the piece in the movie Tropic Thunder was installed, Tom Cruise in the role of production manager of the film (Les Grossman ) dances to it.
The song was a worldwide hit and was in 2008 the longest No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart. With over five million units sold digitally, it was five times platinum by the RIAA and is in digital form, the best-selling song of the 2000s decade. Low went to number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts decade.
The song was presented in 2008 with the band Simple Plan live at the MuchMusic Video Awards. There is a remix version of the song by Radio Disney. This remix version is in DANCE! Included Online, a multiplayer music game.
In 2009 the song was used in the movie parody Dance Flick.
Low is also heard in the movie Karate Kid.
Commercial success
Low debuted on 6 November 2007 at number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number 1 in the week of 5 January 2008. The song set a record as the most in a week online selling song with 467,000 units sold digitally. The second best song at this time, Fergalicious by Fergie with Will.i.am had the beginning of 2007 only sold 295,000 digital units. Low was ten weeks by continuously hold at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. No song 2008 remained longer at the top of the U.S. charts as Low. For 23 weeks it was in the top ten and stayed a total of 37 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100
At 13 weeks at the top of the U.S. digital charts it was the hitherto successful download hit. Low, the previously best-selling digital single, with units in the U.S. alone over five million digital sales.
In addition, low yet reached the top of the charts in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Ireland. In the UK, Low was a number - two hit. It is to this day T- Pains and Flo Rida's most successful song.
Awards
Flo Rida got in many countries worldwide, many gold and platinum awards for his hit low.