"Number One" is a song by American musician

Pharrell Williams Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (; born April 5, 1973), also known mononymously as Pharrell, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and fashion designer. He first became known as one half of the music production duo ...

featuring American rapper

Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer and record producer. One of the most prominent figures in hip-hop, he is known for his varying musical style and polarizing cultural and political commentary. After ...

, released by

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and

Virgin Records Virgin Records is a British record label owned by Universal Music Group. They were originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman (musician), ...

on August 21, 2006 as the third single from Williams' debut studio album, '' In My Mind'' (2006). A

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-heavy love song, it was written by both performers and produced by the former. "Number One" became the second song from ''In My Mind'' to enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, where it peaked at number 57. The song was praised by critics, in contrast from its parent album.

Music video

The music video was directed by

Hype Williams Harold "Hype" Williams (born August 1, 1970) is an American music video and film director, film producer, and screenwriter. Early life Williams was born in Queens. He is of mixed African-American and Honduran descent. He attended Adelphi Univ ...

, and features models

Selita Ebanks Selita Ebanks (born 17 February 1983) is a Caymanian model. She was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 2005 to 2010. She has also worked for high fashion brands Neiman Marcus and Ralph Lauren, and appeared in magazines such as the ''Sports Illustrate ...

Miranda Kerr Miranda May Kerr (; born 20 April 1983) is an Australian model. She rose to prominence in 2007 as one of the Victoria's Secret Angels. Kerr was the first Australian Victoria's Secret model and also represented the Australian department store c ...

, and

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Rosie Alice Huntington-Whiteley (born 18 April 1987) is an English model and actress. She is best known for her work for lingerie retailer Victoria's Secret, formerly being one of their brand "Angels", for being the face of Burberry's 2011 bra ...

. There are two versions: one is a color version which features many bright colors and the other is in black and white.

Track listing

;UK CD # "Number One" (Featuring

) ''(Explicit Album Version)'' # "Swagger International" # "Raspy" # "Number One" (Featuring

) ''(Video)'' ;UK Vinyl # "Number One" (Featuring

) ''(Explicit Album Version)'' # "Raspy" ;UK Promo CD # "Number One" (Featuring

) ''(Clean Version)''

Charts

References

2006 singles Pharrell Williams songs Kanye West songs Music videos directed by Hype Williams Song recordings produced by Pharrell Williams Songs written by Kanye West Songs written by Pharrell Williams {{2000s-US-single-stub