Shut It Down (song)

"Shut It Down"
Single by Pitbull featuring Akon
from the album Rebelution
Released	November 2, 2009
Format	CD, Digital download
Recorded	2009
Genre	Hip house[1]
Length	3:46
Label	Mr. 305, Polo Grounds, J, RMG
Writer(s)	Armando Pérez, Clinton Sparks, Aliaune Thiam, William Grigahcine
Producer(s)	DJ Snake, Clinton Sparks
Pitbull singles chronology
"Outta Control" (2009) "Shut It Down" (2009) "Future Love" (2009)
Akon singles chronology "On Top" (2009) "Shut It Down" (2009) "Oh Africa" (2010) Music video "Shut It Down" on YouTube

"Shut It Down" is a song by hip-hop artist/rapper Pitbull featuring Senegalese American R&B and hip hop recording artist and vocalist Akon. It was released as the fourth single from Pitbull's album, Rebelution. A remix of the song features vocals by Clinton Sparks.

Music Video

The music video was first released onto Pitbull's official VEVO channel on November 24, 2009 and was directed by David Rosseau. It has received over 35 million views.^[2]The video is about secrecy, intelligence agents and criminal activities, in which there was signed an agreement between the two groups and they agree to keep it a secret but this data is taken by agents of Pitbull in the end. Akon on the tip of information follows them but fails to capture them. The video ends with Pitbull and another woman in the plane and Akon looking at them from the ground.

Chart performance

On the chart dated December 19, 2009, "Shut It Down" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 85.^[3] It moved up in its second week to number 83 and peaked at number 42.^[3][4]

On the chart dated February 6, 2010, "Shut It Down" peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number 33.^[5] The week before, it had reached its peak of 13 on the UK R&B Chart.^[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009-10)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[7]	18
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8]	35
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9]	19
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[10]	23
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11]	23
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[12]	10
France (SNEP) Download Chart[13]	50
Germany (Official German Charts)[14]	30
Ireland (IRMA)[15]	30
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16]	25
Poland (Dance Top 50)[17]	25
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[18]	33
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19]	34
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20]	41
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5]	33
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[6]	13
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	42
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[21]	29
US Digital Songs (Billboard)[22]	49
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[23]	44
US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[24]	23
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[25]	17
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[26]	18

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
Australian Singles Chart[27]	99

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[28]	Gold	35,000^^
Canada (Music Canada)[29]	Platinum	80,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Shut it down DVD". TBO Hip Hop.
2. "Pitbull - Shut It Down ft. Akon". YouTube.
3. "Pitbull and Akon - Shut It Down - Music Charts". αCharts.us. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
4. "Pitbull – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Pitbull. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
5. "Archive Chart: 2010-02-06" UK Singles Chart.
6. "Archive Chart: 2010-01-30" UK R&B Chart.
7. "Australian-charts.com – Pitbull feat. Akon – Shut It Down". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
8. "Austriancharts.at – Pitbull feat. Akon – Shut It Down" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
9. "Ultratop.be – Pitbull feat. Akon – Shut It Down" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
10. "Ultratop.be – Pitbull feat. Akon – Shut It Down" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
11. "Pitbull – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Pitbull. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
12. "Pitbull feat. Akon: Shut It Down" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
13. "lescharts.com – Les charts français" (in French). Les classement de telechargement single. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
14. "Musicline.de – Pitbull Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
15. "Chart Track: Week 05, 2010". Irish Singles Chart.
16. "Charts.org.nz – Pitbull feat. Akon – Shut It Down". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
17. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
18. "Archive Chart: 2010-02-06". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
19. "Swedishcharts.com – Pitbull feat. Akon – Shut It Down". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
20. "Swisscharts.com – Pitbull feat. Akon – Shut It Down". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
21. "Pitbull – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Pitbull. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
22. "Pitbull – Chart history" Billboard Digital Songs for Pitbull. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
23. "Pitbull – Chart history" Billboard Hot Latin Songs for Pitbull. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
24. "Pitbull – Chart history" Billboard Latin Pop Songs for Pitbull. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
25. "Pitbull – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rap Songs for Pitbull. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
26. "Pitbull – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Pitbull. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
27. "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2010". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
28. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
29. "Canadian single certifications – Pitbull – Shut It Down". Music Canada.