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This article is about the Travie McCoy song. For the Peaches song, see I Feel Cream.
"Billionaire"
Song

"Billionaire" is the debut single by American recording artist Travie McCoy, and is the lead single from his debut studio album, Lazarus. The song was produced by The Smeezingtons which consists of Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine. Lyrically, McCoy imagines what would happen if he became a billionaire, referencing all the good he would do to others with the money along with his desire to be on the cover of Forbes Magazine, 'smiling next to Oprah and The Queen'.[4]

Remix

The song's remix leaked onto the Internet on June 14, 2010.[5] It features Bruno Mars, T-Pain, and Gucci Mane.

Music video

The music video was filmed in Los Angeles, California and debuted May 6th on MtvU. It shows Travie driving a Mini Cooper, and helping four people, as well as one large group. The first is giving a guy a new skateboard, the second was buying an unknown, aspiring artist's CD, the third was a teenager trying to hitchhike to New York and when he got out of the car he gave his keys giving away the Mini Cooper, and the fourth giving a graffiti artist some spray paint. The second location was Venice Beach where the group in question ran dry on beer, and in come Travie McCoy and Bruno Mars, handing out beers to restore life to the party. Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz can also be seen in the music video riding on the back of a scooter with Travis McCoy.

Chart positions

Chart (2010)[6] Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 11
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 18
Brazil (Billboard) Hot 100[10] 93
Canadian Hot 100 12
Denmark (Tracklisten)[11] 8
European Hot 100 [12] 9
songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS 16
German Downloads Chart[13] 8
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[14] 8
Ireland (IRMA)[15] 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[18] 11
Poland (ZPAV)[19] 3
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[20] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 17
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 14
UK Singles (OCC)[23] 3
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[24] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 4
U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[25] 82
U.S. Billboard Pop Songs 3
U.S. Billboard Rap Songs[26] 9

Year-End-Charts

Year-end Chart (2010) Position
European Hot 100 Singles [27] 69

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by UK R&B Chart number-one single
August 1, 2010 – August 14, 2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Dutch Top 40 number-one single
August 28, 2010 - September 4, 2010 		Succeeded by

Claudia Leitte version

"Billionaire"
Song

"Famosa", styled "Famo$a", (English: Famous) is the second single from the album As Máscaras of Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte featuring American rapper Travie McCoy. The song is a version of Travie's "Billionaire". Leitte's version consist of the same lines by Travie while she sings in Portuguese new verses instead of Bruno Mars'.

In the version written by Leitte, the lyrics makes references to Jô Soares' talk show, the reality show 'Big Brother Brazil' and the TV host Hebe Camargo.[29]

Music video

The single's music video was filmed in São Paulo and was released in July. The video shows the singer Claudia Leitte scenes in Oscar Freire, the city street known to contain numerous sophisticated stores and be the point of buying artists and millionaires.

Chart positions

Chart (2010) Peak
position
BR Billboard Hot 100 Airplay[30] 3

References

  1. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/billionaire-feat-bruno-mars/id358042891?i=358042953&ign-mpt=uo%3D2
  2. ^ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
  3. ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". RadioScope. August 29, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
  4. ^ Billionaire Songfacts
  5. ^ Nah Right! News
  6. ^ Travie McCoy - Billionaire Billboard.com
  7. ^ "Travie Mccoy feat. Bruno Mars – Billionaire". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  8. ^ "Travie Mccoy feat. Bruno Mars – Billionaire" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  9. ^ "Travie Mccoy feat. Bruno Mars – Billionaire" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  10. ^ "Brazil Hot 100 Airplay" (in Portuguese). Billboard Brasil (Brazil: bpp) (2): 100. October 18, 2010. ISSN 977-217605400-2
  11. ^ "Travie Mccoy feat. Bruno Mars – Billionaire". Tracklisten.
  12. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/hot-100?order=position
  13. ^ http://www.media-control.de/brandon-flowers-ab-in-die-download-charts.html
  14. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  15. ^ "Chart Track: Week 1, 2010". Irish Singles Chart.
  16. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 35, 2010" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  17. ^ "Travie Mccoy feat. Bruno Mars – Billionaire". Top 40 Singles.
  18. ^ "Travie Mccoy feat. Bruno Mars – Billionaire". VG-lista.
  19. ^ ZPAV Top5 Airplay 25.09. - 01.10.2010 Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  20. ^ - Editia 03.10.2010
  21. ^ "Travie Mccoy feat. Bruno Mars – Billionaire". Singles Top 100.
  22. ^ "Travie Mccoy feat. Bruno Mars – Billionaire". Swiss Singles Chart.
  23. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  24. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  25. ^ [1]
  26. ^ 4 Peak. "Billionaire". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2010-06-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  27. ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts-year-end/european-hot-100-singles?year=2010#/charts-year-end/european-hot-100-singles?year=2010
  28. ^ http://www.carnatal.com.br/novidades/claudia_leitte_lanca_nova_musica_famo_a/3179/
  29. ^ http://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/noticia/2010/05/nova-musica-de-claudia-leitte-faz-referencias-jo-soares-e-bbb.html
  30. ^ "Brasil Hot 100 Airplay" (in Portuguese). Billboard Brasil (Brazil: bpp) (2): 84. Agosto de 2010. ISSN 977-217605400-2
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