"Down on Me" is a song by American singer

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, produced by Mick Schultz and Keith James, and mixed by mix engineer Ken Lewis. The song features rapper

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, and is the second single off his second album '' All About You''. The song was released to US radio stations on October 12, 2010, by

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Background

When asked about the collaboration, 50 Cent, in an interview with

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, said: "I was just looking at him as an artist and I said he sounds good, and I thought he was a dope artist, so I said I'mma do it and we did the song, and then it took off. It made sense to me from an artist's perspective," he continued. "What I have now, the luxury of being in a secure space financially, is me having the ability to make decisions based on just the art." Several media outlets falsely claim the song was produced by Tennessee producer

Drumma Boy Christopher James Gholson (born August 11, 1983), better known by his stage name Drumma Boy (or Drummer Boy), is an American record producer and rapper. Early life Born in Memphis, Tennessee, and raised in Cordova, Tennessee, he was exposed to ...

Music video

The official music video was shot in

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by director

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on November 23, 2010, and was released on December 15, 2010. A 3D music video was released on 50 Cent's blog. The video begins in a club where a woman is dancing with an umbrella while dancing in front of the speakers. Meanwhile, Jeremih is seen on a chair while a woman is dancing beside him and also another woman is seen dancing while jamming her guitar. During the rap verse, 50 Cent is seen rapping his verse through a hole in the wall which is revealed to be a bar. Then, Jeremih and 50 Cent are seen separated in a rectangular wall while Jeremih sings the song. At the end of the video, Jeremih and 50 Cent stare at the camera while the video fades. The music video on

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has received over 405 million views as of December 2024.

Chart performance

In the United Kingdom, the song debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number eighty-seven. After dropping out of the top 100 the following week, it re-entered the chart and has climbed up in chart for 16 weeks to reach a current peak of 30, marking his second top 40 hit in the UK. As of May 2024, the song has sold 600,000 copies in the UK. The song debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number sixty-seven and peaked at number four in its twenty-third week. On the week of February 28, 2011, the song reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Rhythmic chart and stayed there for 6 weeks. As of April 2011, the song 2,042,000 digital downloads in the US. In Romania, ''Down on Me'' became a number one success, as it entered the top ten of the

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at number five on July 17, 2011, and climbed up to the top of the chart on the following week.

Charts

Weekly charts

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Certifications

Release history

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Down On Me (Song) 2010 singles Number-one singles in Romania Jeremih songs 50 Cent songs Song recordings produced by Drumma Boy Songs written by Drumma Boy Songs written by 50 Cent Music videos directed by Colin Tilley Songs written by Mick Schultz 2010 songs Def Jam Recordings singles Dirty rap songs Songs written by Jeremih