I'm Into You
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"I'm Into You" is a song by American recording artist and actress Jennifer Lopez
, taken from her seventh studio album, Love?
(2011). The mid-tempo pop
song was written by Taio Cruz
, Lil Wayne
and Norwegian duo StarGate
, who also produced the song. Lil Wayne also has featured vocals on the song, after Lopez identified him as her favorite male rapper. In the song, that features double entendre
lyrics, Lopez sings about being lost in love and her lover's attraction, while Wayne teases with clever wordplay. The song was originally due for release as a promotional single
in the US and Canada on April 5, 2011, but the song was unlocked and released in those markets on April 1, 2011, through a campaign on Lopez's Facebook
page. The song was later serviced to rhythmic and urban radio on April 26, 2011, as the second single from Love?.
The song received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics, who complimented the song's catchy hook
, Island
-flavored production and fun lyrics. The song has charted on the Billboard Hot 100
chart at number forty-one and has reached the top ten on the UK Singles Chart
. A music video
for "I'm Into You" began production in Chichen Itza
, Mexico on April 2, 2011. It was released on May 2, 2011 at Today and the video depicts the singer on a beach with her love interest and also shows scenes where she dances with two back-up singers as well as featuring the singer on a Mayan pyramid. The video received critical acclaim, praising her dance ability and beauty.
's morning radio show, On Air with Ryan Seacrest
. There, she spoke about the upcoming release of her seventh studio album, Love?
, and her American Idol
experiences. She also introduced a thirty-second preview of her new single, "I'm Into You". Later that same day, a version of the song leaked online to Rap-Up
magazine's website and the blogosphere
. The song was used in a promotional campaign in the US and Canada on Lopez's official Facebook
page. If enough fans "liked" the song, it would be unlocked for early purchase on the iTunes Store
. On April 1, the song was released to iTunes, four days earlier than planned in those markets.
-flavored pop
song featuring American rapper Lil Wayne
, written by Lil Wayne and Taio Cruz
and co-written by Norwegian duo StarGate
. Lopez told fans that she chose Wayne for the song because he is her current favorite male MC. "To me just the things he says and the way he says it is very unique, and I feel like he has a fresh new voice... He might be one of the best out there right now. He might be the best." It is built around a "trippy" and "synth-heavy beat" and "beachy feel" with a "club-ready refrain
," according to Mary Kinney from AOL Music. Kinney commented about Lil Wayne
's verses, describing lines like "I'm falling for you, baby / I need a parachute" as clever wordplay. According to Rap-Up, on the song, Lopez "finds herself lost in love" and her lover's attraction.
Music praised the song's "unstoppable production" courtesy of Norwegian
producers, StarGate
, saying that "The hook of Lopez repeating "I'm into you" will be ringing in listeners' ears long after the song is over, and Lil Wayne provides clever wordplay... The club-ready refrain challenges the listener to not sing along. This song is bound for greatness." Bradley Wete from Entertainment Weekly
agreed, further commenting that "J-Lo [is] at her perfect pitch. Her notoriously thin voice never strains–which is great for critical ears. She sounds good, not great. But help from the song’s writer Taio Cruz
and production from hit-making team StarGate certainly doesn’t hurt either." Robbie Daw, of Idolator, said "although the beat is sparse and the lyrics are borderline simplistic, the melodies (particularly the irresistible chorus) and Jennifer’s warm vocals give this uplifting piece of pop an extra boost." Bill Lamb from About.com
rated it four-stars out of five and went to say that: "From the sound of this single it looks like Jennifer Lopez is planning to extend her pop comeback a bit longer. It boasts an instantly catchy hook courtesy Taio Cruz
and Stargate
. Lil Wayne
stops in for a clean, pop friendly rap, and, with a charming slinkiness to the production, the overall impact is good, clean, dancefloor fun. This will please Jennifer Lopez fans.", Lamb conclued.
Robert Copsey from Digital Spy
says, "...Jen is wasting no time on a follow-up [to 'On the Floor']. This second release from her forthcoming album Love? might not have the same impact as her current effort, but we reckon this tropical/latino mashup could be her 'What's My Name?
'." While reviewing the album Love?, Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine
praised the song, calling it "a summer-hit-in-the-making with a sexy island vibe and the kind of "na-na-na" hook Rihanna has built an entire career around."
in the week of May 14, 2011 at number forty, solely due to a high number of digital downloads, after the album was released. The week of June 11, the single peaked at number ten, becoming her fifteenth top-ten single. The week of May 21, the song debuted in the US on the Billboard Hot 100
at number seventy-two, also due to digital downloads, after the album and the music video release. It dropped out of the Hot 100 after only two weeks, but has since re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 as airplay and sales have increased, reaching a current peak of number 41. Moreover, the song has reached the top-forty in several countries along Europe as Spain, France, Belgium, Norway or Italy. As of August 3, 2011 the song has sold 271,000 copies in the US. On May 2, 2011, the song became available in Germany as a digital download but it wasn't until the week of August 15, that the song also finally charted in the Media Control Chart at 18 and peaked at 16 the second week. In Romania the song entered the Romanian Top 100
as it peaked at number-six and became a summer hit there. It was also a huge hit in Greece
or Bulgaria
, where it peaked at number-one.
in Mexico
to film the music video
with music video director Melina Matsoukas
, who previously directed the video for "Hold It Don't Drop It
". In one scene, Lopez is sat on the steps of Kukulkán's pyramid, dressed in a snakeskin outfit with a headwrap, matching bangles, and platform wedge heels. Lopez shared multiple photos, from the video shoot, with her fans through social networking website, Twitter
. According to US Weekly
, Lopez filmed scenes at "different locations around a Mayan
archaeological site." Someone present on the shoot told the magazine that Lopez's video was based on an old Mayan tale. "There is an old Mayan tale about a snake slithering around the pyramids, so Jennifer donned a snake skin flowing dress and slithered around the ruins." One of the scenes was shot at night, where the ancient columns were lit for Lopez to dance around. In the middle of the music video, it switches to a dance-breakdown accompanied by the song Papi
from Lopez' current album. Telenovela star and model William Levy
was cast as Jennifer Lopez
's love interest. Lopez explained to Extra
how she found the hot Cuban actor. "I called my cousins and I said 'Who's the hottest guy right now?' and they're like William Levy! And I was like, 'Okay, let's get William Levy!"
Additional scenes were shot on April 21, 2011 with Lil Wayne. The video aired on NBC
's Today on May 2, 2011. Although Lil Wayne
was pictured filming scenes with Lopez, on green-screen, in Los Angeles
, he does not appear in the version of the video premiered on Today. A version featuring the rapper was uploaded to Lopez's official Vevo
on May 9, 2011. It is nearly identical to the first version, but features additional scenes where Lil Wayne appears alone against a dimly lit yellow backdrop.
-directed clip begins with the entertainer looking radiant as she frolics on the beach with her telenovela male co-star William Levy
. Wearing a bejeweled dress, J. Lo sings alongside her co-star in a flash of color and black-and-white shots. The clip features the seductive singer atop the historical steps of the Chichen Itza
. Along with the song's midtempo beat, "I'm Into You" also features an unexpected dance breakdown, where Lopez bursts into some swift choreography to a clip of her Love?
cut "Papi." Another version of the video was later released, intercut with scenes featuring Lil' Wayne. J. Lo is seen flaunting her body around ancient Mesopotamian Ziggurats.
Robert Copsey from Digital Spy
gave a positive review for the video, enjoying the beach part, which according to him, is "reminiscent of her 'Love Don't Cost a Thing
' video" and praising the dance breakdown, which included, according to him, "a wonderfully choreographed breakdown moment", featuring new album track 'Papi'. Dennis Pastorizo of the website Terra USA
was impressed with the video, saying that "Jennifer Lopez looks smokin' hot-heck-I dare to say, better than ever in the video." Ann Lee from the UK website Metro said that: "watching Jennifer Lopez's video for I'm Into You is like going on a summer holiday." She also thought that "Lopez tries her best to be as sexy as possible." Becky Bain of Idolator
was also positive, saying that: "it’s the perfect vid to welcome the Summer season." Eliot Glazer from MTV Buzzworthy
positively said that: "Ms. Lopez still looks just as good! It's like she's aging in reverse." Erika Ramirez wrote for Billboard
that "Lopez roll around white sand with her on-screen Latin beau and rock a short dance number. J.Lo's still got it! (Never doubted it.)"
"I'm Into You" was recorded at Roc the Mic Studios, New York
and Westlake Recording in Los Angeles
, California
.
Personnel
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
, taken from her seventh studio album, Love?
Love?
"Love?" was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Donna and Joe.The song is an up-tempo duet with the brother-and-sister duo singing about the problems that love can cause...
(2011). The mid-tempo pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
song was written by Taio Cruz
Taio Cruz
Taio Cruz is a British singer-songwriter, record producer, occasional rapper, and entrepreneur. In 2008, he released his debut album Departure, which Cruz wrote, arranged and produced himself. It achieved initial success in the UK and earned him a MOBO Award nomination...
, Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...
and Norwegian duo StarGate
Stargate (production team)
This is a list of songs written and produced by the Norwegian production team Stargate.-Produced singles:-1999:5ive - Invincible*05. "Two Sides to Every Story"*06. "You Make Me a Better Man"Noora Noor - Curious*01. "Curious"...
, who also produced the song. Lil Wayne also has featured vocals on the song, after Lopez identified him as her favorite male rapper. In the song, that features double entendre
Double entendre
A double entendre or adianoeta is a figure of speech in which a spoken phrase is devised to be understood in either of two ways. Often the first meaning is straightforward, while the second meaning is less so: often risqué or ironic....
lyrics, Lopez sings about being lost in love and her lover's attraction, while Wayne teases with clever wordplay. The song was originally due for release as a promotional single
Promotional recording
A promotional recording, or promo, is an audio or video recording distributed for free, usually in order to promote a recording that is or soon will be commercially available...
in the US and Canada on April 5, 2011, but the song was unlocked and released in those markets on April 1, 2011, through a campaign on Lopez's Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
page. The song was later serviced to rhythmic and urban radio on April 26, 2011, as the second single from Love?.
The song received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics, who complimented the song's catchy hook
Hook (music)
A hook is a musical idea, often a short riff, passage, or phrase, that is used in popular music to make a song appealing and to "catch the ear of the listener". The term generally applies to popular music, especially rock music, hip hop, dance music, and pop. In these genres, the hook is often...
, Island
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
-flavored production and fun lyrics. The song has charted on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart at number forty-one and has reached the top ten on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. A music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for "I'm Into You" began production in Chichen Itza
Chichen Itza
Chichen Itza is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site built by the Maya civilization located in the northern center of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the Municipality of Tinúm, Yucatán state, present-day Mexico....
, Mexico on April 2, 2011. It was released on May 2, 2011 at Today and the video depicts the singer on a beach with her love interest and also shows scenes where she dances with two back-up singers as well as featuring the singer on a Mayan pyramid. The video received critical acclaim, praising her dance ability and beauty.
Background
On March 30, 2011, Lopez appeared on Ryan SeacrestRyan Seacrest
Ryan John Seacrest is an American radio personality, television host, network producer and voice actor. He is the host of On Air with Ryan Seacrest, a nationally syndicated Top 40 radio show that airs on KIIS-FM in Los Angeles and throughout the United States and Canada on Premiere Radio Networks,...
's morning radio show, On Air with Ryan Seacrest
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
On Air with Ryan Seacrest is an American syndicated television talk show, which ran from January 12, 2004, through September 17, 2004. It was distributed in the United States and Canada by Twentieth Television.-Series background:...
. There, she spoke about the upcoming release of her seventh studio album, Love?
Love?
"Love?" was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Donna and Joe.The song is an up-tempo duet with the brother-and-sister duo singing about the problems that love can cause...
, and her American Idol
American Idol (season 10)
The tenth season of American Idol premiered on January 19, 2011 and concluded on May 25, 2011, on Fox. The show underwent a number of changes from season nine, including the reduction of the judging panel to its original number of just three judges , a returning executive producer, a new music...
experiences. She also introduced a thirty-second preview of her new single, "I'm Into You". Later that same day, a version of the song leaked online to Rap-Up
Rap-Up
Rap-Up is a magazine launched in 2001 by founder Devin Lazerine. The publication was originally a website devoted to hip hop, until Lazerine decided to pitch the possibility of a magazine to several publishers. The magazine is focused on the hip hop and R&B aspect of the music industry, and...
magazine's website and the blogosphere
Blogosphere
The blogosphere is made up of all blogs and their interconnections. The term implies that blogs exist together as a connected community or as a social network in which everyday authors can publish their opinions...
. The song was used in a promotional campaign in the US and Canada on Lopez's official Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
page. If enough fans "liked" the song, it would be unlocked for early purchase on the iTunes Store
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
. On April 1, the song was released to iTunes, four days earlier than planned in those markets.
Composition
"I'm Into You" is a mid-tempo IslandCaribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
-flavored pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
song featuring American rapper Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...
, written by Lil Wayne and Taio Cruz
Taio Cruz
Taio Cruz is a British singer-songwriter, record producer, occasional rapper, and entrepreneur. In 2008, he released his debut album Departure, which Cruz wrote, arranged and produced himself. It achieved initial success in the UK and earned him a MOBO Award nomination...
and co-written by Norwegian duo StarGate
Stargate (production team)
This is a list of songs written and produced by the Norwegian production team Stargate.-Produced singles:-1999:5ive - Invincible*05. "Two Sides to Every Story"*06. "You Make Me a Better Man"Noora Noor - Curious*01. "Curious"...
. Lopez told fans that she chose Wayne for the song because he is her current favorite male MC. "To me just the things he says and the way he says it is very unique, and I feel like he has a fresh new voice... He might be one of the best out there right now. He might be the best." It is built around a "trippy" and "synth-heavy beat" and "beachy feel" with a "club-ready refrain
Refrain
A refrain is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse; the "chorus" of a song...
," according to Mary Kinney from AOL Music. Kinney commented about Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...
's verses, describing lines like "I'm falling for you, baby / I need a parachute" as clever wordplay. According to Rap-Up, on the song, Lopez "finds herself lost in love" and her lover's attraction.
Critical reception
Mary Kinney from AOLAOL
AOL Inc. is an American global Internet services and media company. AOL is headquartered at 770 Broadway in New York. Founded in 1983 as Control Video Corporation, it has franchised its services to companies in several nations around the world or set up international versions of its services...
Music praised the song's "unstoppable production" courtesy of Norwegian
Norwegians
Norwegians constitute both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway. They share a common culture and speak the Norwegian language. Norwegian people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in United States, Canada and Brazil.-History:Towards the end of the 3rd...
producers, StarGate
Stargate (production team)
This is a list of songs written and produced by the Norwegian production team Stargate.-Produced singles:-1999:5ive - Invincible*05. "Two Sides to Every Story"*06. "You Make Me a Better Man"Noora Noor - Curious*01. "Curious"...
, saying that "The hook of Lopez repeating "I'm into you" will be ringing in listeners' ears long after the song is over, and Lil Wayne provides clever wordplay... The club-ready refrain challenges the listener to not sing along. This song is bound for greatness." Bradley Wete from Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
agreed, further commenting that "J-Lo [is] at her perfect pitch. Her notoriously thin voice never strains–which is great for critical ears. She sounds good, not great. But help from the song’s writer Taio Cruz
Taio Cruz
Taio Cruz is a British singer-songwriter, record producer, occasional rapper, and entrepreneur. In 2008, he released his debut album Departure, which Cruz wrote, arranged and produced himself. It achieved initial success in the UK and earned him a MOBO Award nomination...
and production from hit-making team StarGate certainly doesn’t hurt either." Robbie Daw, of Idolator, said "although the beat is sparse and the lyrics are borderline simplistic, the melodies (particularly the irresistible chorus) and Jennifer’s warm vocals give this uplifting piece of pop an extra boost." Bill Lamb from About.com
About.com
About.com is an online source for original information and advice. It is written in English, and is aimed primarily at North Americans. It is owned by The New York Times Company....
rated it four-stars out of five and went to say that: "From the sound of this single it looks like Jennifer Lopez is planning to extend her pop comeback a bit longer. It boasts an instantly catchy hook courtesy Taio Cruz
Taio Cruz
Taio Cruz is a British singer-songwriter, record producer, occasional rapper, and entrepreneur. In 2008, he released his debut album Departure, which Cruz wrote, arranged and produced himself. It achieved initial success in the UK and earned him a MOBO Award nomination...
and Stargate
Stargate (production team)
This is a list of songs written and produced by the Norwegian production team Stargate.-Produced singles:-1999:5ive - Invincible*05. "Two Sides to Every Story"*06. "You Make Me a Better Man"Noora Noor - Curious*01. "Curious"...
. Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...
stops in for a clean, pop friendly rap, and, with a charming slinkiness to the production, the overall impact is good, clean, dancefloor fun. This will please Jennifer Lopez fans.", Lamb conclued.
Robert Copsey from Digital Spy
Digital Spy
Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....
says, "...Jen is wasting no time on a follow-up [to 'On the Floor']. This second release from her forthcoming album Love? might not have the same impact as her current effort, but we reckon this tropical/latino mashup could be her 'What's My Name?
What's My Name? (Rihanna song)
"What's My Name?" is mid-tempo electro-R&B song, produced by Norwegian producers, StarGate, who return Rihanna to the "Island-pop" of her early career with a backing track consisting of "heavy reggae" and ska beats with synthesised organs. Bill Lamb from About.com noted that before Rihanna's vocals...
'." While reviewing the album Love?, Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine is an online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians. The site covers various film festivals like the New York Film Festival.- History :...
praised the song, calling it "a summer-hit-in-the-making with a sexy island vibe and the kind of "na-na-na" hook Rihanna has built an entire career around."
Chart performance
The song debuted on the UK Singles ChartUK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
in the week of May 14, 2011 at number forty, solely due to a high number of digital downloads, after the album was released. The week of June 11, the single peaked at number ten, becoming her fifteenth top-ten single. The week of May 21, the song debuted in the US on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
at number seventy-two, also due to digital downloads, after the album and the music video release. It dropped out of the Hot 100 after only two weeks, but has since re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 as airplay and sales have increased, reaching a current peak of number 41. Moreover, the song has reached the top-forty in several countries along Europe as Spain, France, Belgium, Norway or Italy. As of August 3, 2011 the song has sold 271,000 copies in the US. On May 2, 2011, the song became available in Germany as a digital download but it wasn't until the week of August 15, that the song also finally charted in the Media Control Chart at 18 and peaked at 16 the second week. In Romania the song entered the Romanian Top 100
Romanian Top 100
The Romanian Top 100 is the national airplay-based singles chart of Romania. It is weekly and it started running in 1996. It is recognized as an official chart by the European division of Billboard, Music & Media....
as it peaked at number-six and became a summer hit there. It was also a huge hit in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
or Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, where it peaked at number-one.
Background and development
On April 2, 2011, Lopez flew to Chichen ItzaChichen Itza
Chichen Itza is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site built by the Maya civilization located in the northern center of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the Municipality of Tinúm, Yucatán state, present-day Mexico....
in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
to film the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
with music video director Melina Matsoukas
Melina Matsoukas
Melina Matsoukas is an American music video director.-Life and career:Matsoukas is of Greek, Jewish, Jamaican and Cuban descent. Both her name and surname are Greek: Μελίνα Ματσούκα. She is a graduate of the American Film Institute and New York University...
, who previously directed the video for "Hold It Don't Drop It
Hold It Don't Drop It
"Hold It Don't Drop It" is a song by American recording artist and actress Jennifer Lopez from her sixth studio album, Brave. Written by Lopez, Kevin Risto, Waynne Nugent, Allen Phillip Lees, Tawanna Dabney, Janet Sewell, and Cynthia Lissette and produced by Midi Mafia, the song is built around a...
". In one scene, Lopez is sat on the steps of Kukulkán's pyramid, dressed in a snakeskin outfit with a headwrap, matching bangles, and platform wedge heels. Lopez shared multiple photos, from the video shoot, with her fans through social networking website, Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
. According to US Weekly
Us Weekly
Us Weekly is a celebrity gossip magazine, founded in 1977 by The New York Times Company, who sold it in 1980. It was acquired by Wenner Media in 1986. The publication covers topics ranging from celebrity relationships to the latest trends in fashion, beauty, and entertainment...
, Lopez filmed scenes at "different locations around a Mayan
Maya civilization
The Maya is a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, as well as for its art, architecture, and mathematical and astronomical systems. Initially established during the Pre-Classic period The Maya is a Mesoamerican...
archaeological site." Someone present on the shoot told the magazine that Lopez's video was based on an old Mayan tale. "There is an old Mayan tale about a snake slithering around the pyramids, so Jennifer donned a snake skin flowing dress and slithered around the ruins." One of the scenes was shot at night, where the ancient columns were lit for Lopez to dance around. In the middle of the music video, it switches to a dance-breakdown accompanied by the song Papi
Papi
Papı is a village in the Jabrayil Rayon of Azerbaijan....
from Lopez' current album. Telenovela star and model William Levy
William Levy (actor)
William Levy is a Cuban-American actor and former model.-Early life and education:Levy was born in Cojimar, Cuba. He is of Jewish ancestry on his paternal grandfather's side. Levy migrated to Miami, Florida, when he was 14. He attended high school, after which he studied business administration...
was cast as Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
's love interest. Lopez explained to Extra
Extra
Extra, extras or xtra may refer to:* Extra , a performer who appears in a nonspeaking capacity* Extra , a term in the sport of cricket* Extra , a brand of chewing gum...
how she found the hot Cuban actor. "I called my cousins and I said 'Who's the hottest guy right now?' and they're like William Levy! And I was like, 'Okay, let's get William Levy!"
Additional scenes were shot on April 21, 2011 with Lil Wayne. The video aired on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's Today on May 2, 2011. Although Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...
was pictured filming scenes with Lopez, on green-screen, in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, he does not appear in the version of the video premiered on Today. A version featuring the rapper was uploaded to Lopez's official Vevo
Vevo
Vevo is a music video website. It is a joint venture among Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Abu Dhabi Media with EMI licensing its content to the group without taking an ownership stake. The service was launched officially on December 8, 2009...
on May 9, 2011. It is nearly identical to the first version, but features additional scenes where Lil Wayne appears alone against a dimly lit yellow backdrop.
Synopsis and reception
The Melina MatsoukasMelina Matsoukas
Melina Matsoukas is an American music video director.-Life and career:Matsoukas is of Greek, Jewish, Jamaican and Cuban descent. Both her name and surname are Greek: Μελίνα Ματσούκα. She is a graduate of the American Film Institute and New York University...
-directed clip begins with the entertainer looking radiant as she frolics on the beach with her telenovela male co-star William Levy
William Levy (actor)
William Levy is a Cuban-American actor and former model.-Early life and education:Levy was born in Cojimar, Cuba. He is of Jewish ancestry on his paternal grandfather's side. Levy migrated to Miami, Florida, when he was 14. He attended high school, after which he studied business administration...
. Wearing a bejeweled dress, J. Lo sings alongside her co-star in a flash of color and black-and-white shots. The clip features the seductive singer atop the historical steps of the Chichen Itza
Chichen Itza
Chichen Itza is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site built by the Maya civilization located in the northern center of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the Municipality of Tinúm, Yucatán state, present-day Mexico....
. Along with the song's midtempo beat, "I'm Into You" also features an unexpected dance breakdown, where Lopez bursts into some swift choreography to a clip of her Love?
Love?
"Love?" was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Donna and Joe.The song is an up-tempo duet with the brother-and-sister duo singing about the problems that love can cause...
cut "Papi." Another version of the video was later released, intercut with scenes featuring Lil' Wayne. J. Lo is seen flaunting her body around ancient Mesopotamian Ziggurats.
Robert Copsey from Digital Spy
Digital Spy
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gave a positive review for the video, enjoying the beach part, which according to him, is "reminiscent of her 'Love Don't Cost a Thing
Love Don't Cost a Thing
Love Don't Cost a Thing may refer to:*"Love Don't Cost a Thing" , a 2001 song by Jennifer Lopez*Love Don't Cost a Thing , a 2003 film starring Nick Cannon and Christina Milian...
' video" and praising the dance breakdown, which included, according to him, "a wonderfully choreographed breakdown moment", featuring new album track 'Papi'. Dennis Pastorizo of the website Terra USA
Terra
- Astronomy :* Earth* Terra , a multi-national NASA scientific research satellite* Terrae as extensive land masses found on various solar system bodies** List of terrae on Mars** List of terrae on Venus** Terrae, a highland on the Moon- Latin :...
was impressed with the video, saying that "Jennifer Lopez looks smokin' hot-heck-I dare to say, better than ever in the video." Ann Lee from the UK website Metro said that: "watching Jennifer Lopez's video for I'm Into You is like going on a summer holiday." She also thought that "Lopez tries her best to be as sexy as possible." Becky Bain of Idolator
Idolator
Idolator is the third album by the Japanese, melodic death metal band, Blood Stain Child. Idolator combines melodic death metal similar to the more recent In Flames albums with electronic and trance influences, particularly on "Nuclear Trance". "Embrace Me", has a piano section both at the...
was also positive, saying that: "it’s the perfect vid to welcome the Summer season." Eliot Glazer from MTV Buzzworthy
MTV News
MTV News is the news division of MTV, one of the first and most popular music television network in the U.S., as well as some of MTV's related channels around the world. MTV News began in the late 1980s with the program The Week In Rock, hosted by Kurt Loder, the first official MTV News correspondent...
positively said that: "Ms. Lopez still looks just as good! It's like she's aging in reverse." Erika Ramirez wrote for Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
that "Lopez roll around white sand with her on-screen Latin beau and rock a short dance number. J.Lo's still got it! (Never doubted it.)"
Track listing
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- Digital download (US & Canada)
- "I'm Into You" (featuring Lil Wayne) – 3:20
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- Digital download (International markets)
- "I'm Into You" (featuring Lil Wayne) – 3:54
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- Digital Remix EP
- "I'm Into You" (Dave AudéDave AudéDave Audé is a Grammy nominated producer, house DJ, and remixer. He has done production for musicians such as KoЯn, t.A.T.u., DJ Keoki, Barenaked Ladies, Faith No More, Cause and Effect, Hilary Duff, Wanessa, Ashley Tisdale, The Pussycat Dolls, Lady Gaga, Lunascape, Madonna, Britney Spears, CeCe...
Radio) – 3:54 - "I'm Into You" (Low Sunday I'm Into You Radio) – 4:07
- "I'm Into You" (Gregor Salto Hype Radio) – 3:20
- "I'm Into You" (Dave Audé Club) – 7:01
- "I'm Into You" (Low Sunday I'm Into You Club) – 6:25
- "I'm Into You" (Gregor Salto Hype Club) – 5:10
- "I'm Into You" (Dave Audé Dub) – 7:08
- "I'm Into You" (Low Sunday I'm Into You Dub) – 6:25
- "I'm Into You" (Gregor Salto Hype Dub) – 5:12
Credits
Recording"I'm Into You" was recorded at Roc the Mic Studios, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and Westlake Recording in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Personnel
- Jim Annunziato – vocal recording
- Tim Blacksmith – StarGate management
- Mike "Banger" Cadahia – vocal recording (Lil WayneLil WayneDwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...
's vocals) - Dwayne Carter (Lil Wayne) – featured rap vocals, songwriterSongwriterA songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
- Taio CruzTaio CruzTaio Cruz is a British singer-songwriter, record producer, occasional rapper, and entrepreneur. In 2008, he released his debut album Departure, which Cruz wrote, arranged and produced himself. It achieved initial success in the UK and earned him a MOBO Award nomination...
– songwriter - Danny D. – StarGate management
- Mikkel S. Eriksen – songwriter, producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
(alongside Hermansen, credited as StarGateStargate (production team)This is a list of songs written and produced by the Norwegian production team Stargate.-Produced singles:-1999:5ive - Invincible*05. "Two Sides to Every Story"*06. "You Make Me a Better Man"Noora Noor - Curious*01. "Curious"...
), recording engineer, instruments - Elizabeth Gallardo – assistant vocal recording (Lil Wayne's vocals)
- Josh Gudwin – vocal recording
- Kuk HarrellKuk HarrellThaddis "Kuk" Harrell is an American songwriter, vocal producer, arranger and engineer. He is managed by RedZone Entertainment, and is a member of a songwriting–production team composed of himself, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and Terius "The Dream" Nash...
– vocal producer, vocal recording, vocal editing - Tor E. Hermansen – songwriter, producer (alongside Eriksen, credited as StarGate), instruments
- Damien Lewis – additional audio mixerAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
, assistant engineer - Chris "TEK" O’Ryan – vocal recording
- Jeanette Olsson – background vocals
- Phil Tan – audio mixer
- Miles Walker – recording engineer
Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Brazil (Billboard Billboard Brasil Billboard Brasil is a monthly Brazilian magazine launched on October 10, 2009, with a print-run of over 40,000 copies. It is distributed nationwide by Brazil's biggest distributor Dinap... Hot 100 Airplay Brasil Hot 100 Airplay Brasil Hot 100 Airplay is the official music singles charts in Brazil. It has been compiled by Crowley Broadcast Analysis and published monthly by Billboard Brasil since the release of the magazine, in October 2009.... ) |
7 |
| Brazil (Billboard Hot Pop & Popular Billboard Brasil Billboard Brasil is a monthly Brazilian magazine launched on October 10, 2009, with a print-run of over 40,000 copies. It is distributed nationwide by Brazil's biggest distributor Dinap... ) |
8 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100 Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... ) |
55 |
| Italy (FIMI) | 14 |
| Poland (ZPAV Polish Music Charts The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies... ) |
4 |
| Poland (Dance Top 50) | 16 |
| Romania (UPFR Romanian Top 100 The Romanian Top 100 is the national airplay-based singles chart of Romania. It is weekly and it started running in 1996. It is recognized as an official chart by the European division of Billboard, Music & Media.... ) |
6 |
| Russia (EMI Russian Music Charts The Russian Music Charts are Russian music industry standard popularity rankings compiled weekly by 2M and Tophit . Albums and tracks rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through retail data captured electronically each week from Russian music retailers... ) |
78 |
| South Korea (International Chart Gaon Chart The Gaon Chart is a national record chart of South Korea. It is complied by the Korea Music Content Industry Association and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism; with an aim to create a national chart for Korea similar to the Billboard charts and Oricon charts... ) |
1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
41 |
| US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... ) |
1 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... ) |
79 |
| US Latin Songs Hot Latin Songs Hot Latin Songs is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. It is often recognized as the most important music chart for Spanish language Latin music in the American music market. It was established by the magazine on September 6, 1986 with La Guirnalda by Rocío Dúrcal being the first song... (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... ) |
37 |
| US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... ) |
19 |
| US Pop Songs (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... ) |
19 |
Certifications
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
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| Australia | April 1, 2011 | Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... – promotional single Promotional recording A promotional recording, or promo, is an audio or video recording distributed for free, usually in order to promote a recording that is or soon will be commercially available... |
Universal Music Universal Music Group Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations... |
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| Canada | April 5, 2011 | Island Records Island Records Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group... |
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| United Kingdom | April 21, 2011 | Mercury Records Mercury Records Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal... |
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| United States | April 26, 2011 | Rhythmic Rhythmic Contemporary Rhythmic contemporary, also known as rhythmic top 40, rhythmic contemporary hit radio or rhythmic crossover, is a music radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip-hop and R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary rarely uses rock music or country music in its airplay, but it may... and urban airplay |
Island Records |
| May 5, 2011 | Digital remixes EP Extended play An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact... (masterbeat.com) |
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| May 23, 2011 | Digital remixes EP (Amazon.com Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and... ) |
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| June 14, 2011 | Mainstream Contemporary hit radio Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts... airplay |