"Strip" is a song by American recording artist

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, featuring American recording artist and producer

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, released as a single from his mixtape ''Boy In Detention'' and as a

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from Brown's fifth studio album '' Fortune'' on November 18, 2011. It was written by Amber Streeter, Brown, Christopher Whitacre, J. Lonny Bereal, Justin Henderson and McCall, while production was handled by Tha Bizness. "Strip" peaked at number 37 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and number three on the US

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chart.

Background and composition

"Strip" was written by Amber Streeter,

, Christopher Whitacre, J. Lonny Bereal, Justin Henderson and

, while production was handled by Tha Bizness. The song first appeared on Brown's mixtape ''Boy in Detention'' in 2011. On October 27, 2011, Brown announced via his official

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account that "Strip" and "Biggest Fan" would serve as the two

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s from his fifth studio album '' Fortune'' (2012). However, following the online premiere of " Turn Up the Music" on January 26, 2012, several websites, including

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and ''

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'' magazine, reported that this would be the lead single from the album, while "Strip" served as a

. A remix of the song made by Brown and McCall was posted online on April 5, 2012. Musically, "Strip" is a "bouncy synth-heavy" R&B/ hip hop song, with lyrics of Brown singing to a stripper. As stated by Lewis Corner of

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, it features "booty-bouncing mix of pulsing beats and '90s-styled melodies."

Music video

The accompanying

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for "Strip" was directed by

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and filmed in November 2011. An image from the shoot was posted online on November 27, 2011, which showed Brown surrounded by

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. The video premiered online on December 15, 2011. The video opens with Brown standing on a mountain wearing a winter jacket, cap and shorts. It then switches to a house party where Brown is seen with his shirt off, singing in a room full of people dancing. During the second chorus, Brown and McCall are seen sitting on the edge of a hot tub, while girls in bikinis are in the tub. As McCall performs his verse, he plays an accelerated game of "Seven Minutes in Heaven" with two girls in a closet. Once his time is up, he switches with another man. Throughout the video, scenes of Brown singing the song in a room full of Christmas lights are intercut. Georgette Cline of ''The Boombox'' wrote that the video is "steaming hot". A writer for ''

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'' wrote that, "The video is perfectly apt for the lyrics of the song." Chris Eggertsen of

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gave the video a mixed response, calling it an "embarrassingly-generic music video". Cameo appearances by

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, DJ Cereal Milk, and

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Chart performance

In the United States, "Strip" debuted at number 90 on the

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chart on the issue dated November 12, 2011, despite not being released for digital download until November 18, 2011. It peaked at number three on the issue dated March 10, 2012. The song debuted at number 85 on US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart on the week of December 10, 2011. It eventually peaked at number 37 on the week of March 31, 2012. On October 3, 2016, the single was certified

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by the

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(RIAA) for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of over a million units in the United States.

Track listing

*;Digital download # "Strip" (featuring Kevin "K-MAC" McCall) – 2:49

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes for ''Fortune'' *J. Lonny Bereal –

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*Chris Brown – lead vocals, songwriter *Doug Geikie – assistant recorder *Trehy Harris – assistant recorder *Justin Henderson – songwriter *

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– mixer *Kevin McCall – guest vocals, songwriter *Brian Springer – recorder *Amber Streeter – songwriter *Tha Bizness – producer *Christopher Whitacre – songwriter

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{Chris Brown singles 2011 singles Chris Brown songs Kevin McCall songs Music videos directed by Colin Tilley Songs written by Lonny Bereal Songs written by Chris Brown Songs written by Sevyn Streeter 2011 songs Songs written by Kevin McCall RCA Records singles Song recordings produced by Tha Bizness