Strip (Chris Brown song)
November 18, 2011
Strip is a song by the American musician Chris Brown. It was released on 18 November 2011 as the first and only single from Brown's fourth mixtape Boy in Detention, whereupon the Billboard Hot it peaked at number 37 100. In Germany it reached no chart position. Kevin McCall is involved in the title as a guest musician. In addition, the publication served as a buzz single for Brown's fifth studio album Fortune on which it is included.
Background and publication
The song was written by Brown, McCall, Amber Streeter, Lonny Bereal, Whitacre and Henderson, while Tha Bizness acted as producer in appearance. Originally, the title should act together with a song called " Biggest Fan " as the lead single from Brown's fifth studio album Fortune. Once in January, however, the single " Turn Up the Music" premiered, a buzz single from the album was announced that this will be the first single of the album, while " Strip" is illustrative only and is a publication of mixtapes. On April 5, 2012 Brown published on the Internet a remix of the song that is also McCall is heard.
Music Video
The music video was shot in November 2011, this led Colin Tilley, who also already responsible for the visualization of the songs " Deuces ," " Yeah 3x " and " Look at Me Now" revealed Director. Before the release of the clip, an image was shown that Brown, surrounded by Christmas lights showed. On 15 December 2011, the video finally premiered.
The clip consists mainly of scenes in which both McCall and Brown are guests at a party, and individual sequences in which Brown sings in a room which is illuminated by Christmas carols. In addition, you can see him in shorts and jacket on a mountain stand.
Commercial success
In the Billboard Hot 100, the song debuted at number 85 on the charts and later reached rank 37 its maximum position. The title gained position in the list of Hot R & B / Hip- Hop Songs of the United States 3 In the United Kingdom, the single debuted at number 78 only, which they missed the introduction to the first official 75 seats.