Empire State of Mind
"Empire State of Mind" is a song by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. It was released as the third single from Jay-Z's 11th music album The Blueprint 3 (2009). The song is about New York City, and has a music sample of "Love on a Two-Way Street" (1970) by The Moments. The title of the song takes its name from Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind" (1976).
| "Empire State of Mind" | ||||
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| Song by Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys | ||||
| from the album The Blueprint 3 | ||||
| Released | October 20, 2009 (single) | |||
| Recorded | 2009; Roc The Mic Studios, Oven Studios (New York City, New York) | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, R&B | |||
| Length | 4:37 | |||
| Label | Roc Nation, Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | A. Hunte, A. Keys, A. Shuckburgh, B. Keyes, J. Sewell, S. Carter, S. Robinson | |||
| Producer(s) | Al Shux | |||
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Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 4 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 13 |
| Belgium Singles Chart (Flanders) | 4 |
| Belgium Singles Chart (Wallonia) | 4 |
| Brazil Hot 100 Airplay[1] | 17 |
| Canadian Hot 100[2] | 3 |
| Danish Singles Chart | 2 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 2 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 9 |
| French Digital Singles Chart[3] | 3 |
| French Singles Chart | 8 |
| German Singles Chart [4] | 13 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 3 |
| Irish Singles Chart[5] | 2 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 6 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 5 |
| Portuguese Singles Chart | 1 |
| Spanish Singles Chart | 27 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 6 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 4 |
| UK Singles Chart[6] | 2 |
| UK R&B Singles Chart[7] | 2 |
| Scottish Singles Charts[8] | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] | 1 |
| U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[9] | 1 |
| U.S. Rap Songs[9] | 1 |
References
- "Brazil Hot 100 Airplay". Billboard Brazil (in Portuguese). Vol. 79, no. 2. Brazil: Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2010-04-01.
- "Week of December 12, 2009". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on August 22, 2008. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- ""Tops : Christophe Maé est de retour côté singles et les Black Eyed Peas en tête des albums"". Chartsinfrance. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de". Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- "Irish Singles Top 50 Issue Date: Thursday September 24, 2009". Irish Recorded Music Association. acharts.us. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
- "Empire State Of Mind". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
- "Radio 1 - Chart Show — RnB Singles". BBC. BBC Online.
- Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company
- Pietroluongo, Silvio (2009-11-18). "Jay-Z Jumps To No. 1 On The Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
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