The Time (Dirty Bit)
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"The Time" is a song by American hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas
from their sixth studio album, The Beginning
. The song was released as the album's lead single
on November 5, 2010. The chorus of the song samples "(I've Had) The Time of My Life
" from the 1987 film Dirty Dancing
. The song has peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100
in the US, becoming the group's ninth top ten hit. It peaked at number one in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, while also charting inside the top 10 on most European charts. As of November 2011, the music video of the song scored 160,000,000 views on YouTube
and became the group's most viewed video.
tweeted: "Who wants me to drop the new Black Eyed Peas single off The Beginning
earlier than we should???" he posted the song on dipdive.com
. Group member Fergie noted the song's coincidental relation to Dirty Dancing actress Jennifer Grey
's appearance on Dancing with the Stars: "... that song reminds me of [Grey] and Dirty Dancing and that whole time".
Despite the obvious double entendre, the stochastic interjections of the phrase dirty bit
seem to refer to the computer engineering use of this term (cache data that needs to be written back to primary store)
especially in light of the tech-themed music video.
and interpolates "(I've Had) The Time of My Life
", originally performed by Bill Medley
and Jennifer Warnes
in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing
. In the chorus, the line "Yes I swear it's the truth" was changed to "And I swear this is true". The song features group members will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Fergie singing and rapping over a dance
and techno
beat. The song's beat is very similar to that used in Canadian house music
producer
deadmau5
's work.
praised the song's catchiness, but felt it failed to meet the standards of previous singles "Boom Boom Pow
" and "I Gotta Feeling
". Franke Previte
, who won an Academy Award for co-writing "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", complimented The Black Eyed Peas' sample usage, saying, "It just reconfirms to me that the song is cross-generational. The song has now crossed over to the next generation in a huge way." Willa Paskin of New York
, however, criticized the choice of sample and was disappointed with the chorus, feeling it was "shoehorned into the rest of the song". Todd Martens of the Los Angeles Times
called "The Time (Dirty Bit)" "the most assertive party song of the year". Digital Spy
's Nick Levine gave a review of three stars out of five, disliking the many elements that constituted the song. The Independent
s Simon Price also criticized the sampling on the track, calling it a low quality attempt to satisfy listeners.
. The record producer spoke of the similarities through his official Facebook
account. He likened the Black Eyed Peas song to the remix of "You and I
" by Medina
, a song he produced. "I so know that hi-hat
... and the pattern
it was in... so I went to my masters folder, cracked open my instrumental mix of 'You and I' remix thing I did for Medina... and there it was again, staring me in the face". The producer stated he welcomed the usage of sampling in electronic music
, "This isn't calling the Black Eyed Peas out at all. This is just another interesting factoid I keep finding about sampling and electronic music".
at number eighty-seven the week of November 5, 2010. The song also debuted at number forty on the Billboard Pop Songs chart the next week and has currently peaked at number nineteen. Two weeks later, the song climbed to number one in Canada, the third time the group has achieved this, selling 31,000 downloads that week. The song debuted at the top position on the UK Dance Chart
as well as number two in New Zealand. While the song debuted at number ten in Australia, it reached number one in its second week. On the singles chart for Ireland and the Netherlands the song has peaked within the top ten. In the United Kingdom, "The Time (Dirty Bit)" climbed 5 places on the UK Singles Chart
on December 12, 2010, from its previous highest peak (number 6) to number 1, beating "Whip My Hair
" by Willow Smith
. In Germany, the song debuted at No. 7 and reached No. 2 in its 3rd week on the German Singles Chart
, where it stayed for 3 consecutive weeks. In its 6th week on that chart, it finally reached No. 1, breaking the 12-week run of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's
"Over The Rainbow".
In February 2011, the single was certificated Platinum in Germany for 300,000 copies sold, making it their third single to do so (following "Shut Up" and "I Gotta Feeling
"). After 4 weeks at the top, the song went down to No. 4, making it the biggest fall from the pole position since Mehrzad Marashi
did so with his single "Don't Believe" in May 2010.
As of January 2011, the single sold 3 million copies in the US, making it the group's fourth to do so.
, who had previously directed the video for "Rock That Body
" and "Imma Be
". It opens with a zoom-in to a city street where, as will.i.am
sings the beginning, his head voxel
izes and transforms into a television screen where Fergie is projected during her solo. The video then cuts to sweaty dancers at an underground nightclub, who, along with the Peas, also variously become voxelized throughout the song. The avatars seen on the cover of the new album The Beginning
appear as posters, and the BlackBerry PlayBook
also appears as pre-release product placement
, seen animating them in an augumented reality application and making special effects. The animated versions of the band members are in this order: will.i.am, Fergie, apl.de.ap
and Taboo
. As of November 2011 the music video of the song scored almost 160,000,000 views on YouTube
and became the group's most viewed video.
on November 21. Each member wore a futuristic outfit and started off enclosed in a glow-in-the-dark yellow box chamber similar to an elevator
, accompanied by dancers with boxes as heads. Martens gave it grade of C+, calling it the "oddest set of the night". During the performance, Fergie experienced some trouble when the door to her box remained stuck for a moment. On December 5, the group performed the single live during the semi-final results of season 7 of the British TV singing competition The X Factor
. They also performed "The Time (Dirty Bit)" at Super Bowl XLV
, and then again at the "i.am.FIRST" performance at the FIRST Robotics Competition
World Championship on April 29, 2011.
The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
from their sixth studio album, The Beginning
The Beginning (The Black Eyed Peas album)
The Beginning received generally mixedreviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 47, based on 19 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews."Monica Herrera wrote for...
. The song was released as the album's lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
on November 5, 2010. The chorus of the song samples "(I've Had) The Time of My Life
(I've Had) The Time of My Life
" The Time of My Life" is a song composed by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz. It was recorded by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, after having been selected to be the finale song for the 1987 film Dirty Dancing, by choreographer Kenny Ortega and his assistant Miranda Garrison...
" from the 1987 film Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic film. Written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino, the film features Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles, as well as Cynthia Rhodes and Jerry Orbach...
. The song has peaked at number four 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...
in the US, becoming the group's ninth top ten hit. It peaked at number one in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, while also charting inside the top 10 on most European charts. As of November 2011, the music video of the song scored 160,000,000 views on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
and became the group's most viewed video.
Background
After will.i.amWill.i.am
William James Adams, Jr. , better known by his stage name will.i.am and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer...
tweeted: "Who wants me to drop the new Black Eyed Peas single off The Beginning
The Beginning (The Black Eyed Peas album)
The Beginning received generally mixedreviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 47, based on 19 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews."Monica Herrera wrote for...
earlier than we should???" he posted the song on dipdive.com
Dipdive
Dipdive is a social networking website tagged as "a Lifestyle Engine for Music, Arts, Action & More." It is best known for the original source site of the "Yes We Can" music video. The site allows users to upload images, videos, MP3s, Blogs and create playlists. Videos and MP3s are allowed in the...
. Group member Fergie noted the song's coincidental relation to Dirty Dancing actress Jennifer Grey
Jennifer Grey
Jennifer Elise Grey is an American actress. Her first major roles came in the 1984 war film Red Dawn and the 1986 comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off. In 1987 she starred as Frances "Baby" Houseman in the hit film Dirty Dancing for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe. In the early 1990s, Grey...
's appearance on Dancing with the Stars: "... that song reminds me of [Grey] and Dirty Dancing and that whole time".
Despite the obvious double entendre, the stochastic interjections of the phrase dirty bit
Dirty bit
The computer hardware concept of a Dirty Bit can be used when discussing the Cache or Page replacement algorithms of an operating system.- Page Replacement :...
seem to refer to the computer engineering use of this term (cache data that needs to be written back to primary store)
especially in light of the tech-themed music video.
Composition
The chorus of "The Time (Dirty Bit)" samplesSampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
and interpolates "(I've Had) The Time of My Life
(I've Had) The Time of My Life
" The Time of My Life" is a song composed by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz. It was recorded by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, after having been selected to be the finale song for the 1987 film Dirty Dancing, by choreographer Kenny Ortega and his assistant Miranda Garrison...
", originally performed by Bill Medley
Bill Medley
William Thomas Medley is an American singer and songwriter, best known as one half of The Righteous Brothers....
and Jennifer Warnes
Jennifer Warnes
Jennifer Jean Warnes is an American singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer. She is known for her interpretations of compositions written by herself and many others, as well as an extensive playlist as a vocalist on movie soundtracks.Between 1979 and 1987 Warnes surpassed Frank Sinatra as...
in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic film. Written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino, the film features Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles, as well as Cynthia Rhodes and Jerry Orbach...
. In the chorus, the line "Yes I swear it's the truth" was changed to "And I swear this is true". The song features group members will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Fergie singing and rapping over a dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
and techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
beat. The song's beat is very similar to that used in Canadian house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
deadmau5
Deadmau5
Joel Thomas Zimmerman , better known by his stage name deadmau5 , is a Canadian progressive, electro, and house producer based in Toronto...
's work.
Critical response
Simon Vozick-Levinson of Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment 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...
praised the song's catchiness, but felt it failed to meet the standards of previous singles "Boom Boom Pow
Boom Boom Pow
"Boom Boom Pow" is a song by The Black Eyed Peas released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, The E.N.D. The song uses the auto-tune vocal effect, and blends the genres of Electro-rap, dance-pop, electro hop and hip hop....
" and "I Gotta Feeling
I Gotta Feeling
"I Gotta Feeling" is the second single from The Black Eyed Peas' fifth studio album The E.N.D., produced by the French DJ David Guetta. The song was released on May 21, 2009 and debuted at number two on the Canadian and Billboard Hot 100 on the week of June 27, 2009, behind the group's "Boom Boom...
". Franke Previte
Franke Previte
Franke Jon Previte is a composer who grew up in New Brunswick, New Jersey.-Biography:He was with the New Jersey rock quintet Franke and the Knockouts as the singer and songwriter. Previously he had sung with the Oxford Watch Band and the heavy metal band Bull Angus. Franke and the Knockouts were...
, who won an Academy Award for co-writing "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", complimented The Black Eyed Peas' sample usage, saying, "It just reconfirms to me that the song is cross-generational. The song has now crossed over to the next generation in a huge way." Willa Paskin of New York
New York (magazine)
New York is a weekly magazine principally concerned with the life, culture, politics, and style of New York City. Founded by Milton Glaser and Clay Felker in 1968 as a competitor to The New Yorker, it was brasher and less polite than that magazine, and established itself as a cradle of New...
, however, criticized the choice of sample and was disappointed with the chorus, feeling it was "shoehorned into the rest of the song". Todd Martens of the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
called "The Time (Dirty Bit)" "the most assertive party song of the year". 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....
's Nick Levine gave a review of three stars out of five, disliking the many elements that constituted the song. The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
s Simon Price also criticized the sampling on the track, calling it a low quality attempt to satisfy listeners.
Comparisons to Deadmau5
Critics also noted similarities between "The Time (Dirty Bit)" and works by record producer Deadmau5Deadmau5
Joel Thomas Zimmerman , better known by his stage name deadmau5 , is a Canadian progressive, electro, and house producer based in Toronto...
. The record producer spoke of the similarities through his 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...
account. He likened the Black Eyed Peas song to the remix of "You and I
You and I (Medina song)
"You and I" is a song by Danish electropop singer Medina. It was released in the United Kingdom on September 21, 2009 and in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on May 3, 2010. The song is an English version of the Danish song, "Kun for mig", released in late 2008 in Denmark, where it spent 52 weeks...
" by Medina
Medina (singer)
Medina Danielle Oona Valbak , known by the mononym Medina is a Danish pop, dance and R&B singer and songwriter....
, a song he produced. "I so know that hi-hat
Hi-hat
A hi-hat, or hihat, is a type of cymbal and stand used as a typical part of a drum kit by percussionists in R&B, hip-hop, disco, jazz, rock and roll, house, reggae and other forms of contemporary popular music.- Operation :...
... and the pattern
Drum beat
A drum beat or drum pattern is a rhythmic pattern, or repeated rhythm establishing the meter and groove through the pulse and subdivision, played on drum kits and other percussion instruments...
it was in... so I went to my masters folder, cracked open my instrumental mix of 'You and I' remix thing I did for Medina... and there it was again, staring me in the face". The producer stated he welcomed the usage of sampling in electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
, "This isn't calling the Black Eyed Peas out at all. This is just another interesting factoid I keep finding about sampling and electronic music".
Commercial performance
"The Time (The Dirty Bit)" debuted on the Canadian Hot 100Canadian 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...
at number eighty-seven the week of November 5, 2010. The song also debuted at number forty on the Billboard Pop Songs chart the next week and has currently peaked at number nineteen. Two weeks later, the song climbed to number one in Canada, the third time the group has achieved this, selling 31,000 downloads that week. The song debuted at the top position on the UK Dance Chart
UK Dance Chart
The UK Dance Chart is a chart compiled by The Official Charts Company from sales in record stores and digital downloads. Although the chart does not currently receive any airplay on the radio or television, the chart can be viewed on the BBC Radio 1 and The Official Charts Company website.Digital...
as well as number two in New Zealand. While the song debuted at number ten in Australia, it reached number one in its second week. On the singles chart for Ireland and the Netherlands the song has peaked within the top ten. In the United Kingdom, "The Time (Dirty Bit)" climbed 5 places 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 ...
on December 12, 2010, from its previous highest peak (number 6) to number 1, beating "Whip My Hair
Whip My Hair
"Whip My Hair" is a song sung by American recording artist Willow Smith. The song is the debut single from her eponymous debut album, Willow. The song was written by Janae Rockwell and Ronald "Jukebox" Jackson, with the latter producing the track...
" by Willow Smith
Willow Smith
Willow Camille Reign Smith , often known simply as Willow, is an American child actress and singer. She is the daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, and the younger sister of Jaden Smith. Smith made her acting debut in 2007 in the film I Am Legend and later appeared in Kit Kittredge: An...
. In Germany, the song debuted at No. 7 and reached No. 2 in its 3rd week on the German Singles Chart
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...
, where it stayed for 3 consecutive weeks. In its 6th week on that chart, it finally reached No. 1, breaking the 12-week run of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Israel "IZ" Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole was a Hawaiian musician.He became famous outside Hawaii when his album Facing Future was released in 1993...
"Over The Rainbow".
In February 2011, the single was certificated Platinum in Germany for 300,000 copies sold, making it their third single to do so (following "Shut Up" and "I Gotta Feeling
I Gotta Feeling
"I Gotta Feeling" is the second single from The Black Eyed Peas' fifth studio album The E.N.D., produced by the French DJ David Guetta. The song was released on May 21, 2009 and debuted at number two on the Canadian and Billboard Hot 100 on the week of June 27, 2009, behind the group's "Boom Boom...
"). After 4 weeks at the top, the song went down to No. 4, making it the biggest fall from the pole position since Mehrzad Marashi
Mehrzad Marashi
Mehrzad Marashi; is an Iranian-German singer and winner of Deutschland sucht den Superstar season 7.-DSDS Performances:- Albums :-Singles:-External links:...
did so with his single "Don't Believe" in May 2010.
As of January 2011, the single sold 3 million copies in the US, making it the group's fourth to do so.
Music video
The music video for "The Time (Dirty Bit)" was released on November 23, 2010 and was directed by Rich LeeRich lee
Rich Lee is an American music video and commercial director signed to DNA in Hollywood, California and Flynn Productions in the United Kingdom. He has directed music videos for Eminem, The Black Eyed Peas, Norah Jones, Michael Bublé and The All-American Rejects. Rich Lee started his professional...
, who had previously directed the video for "Rock That Body
Rock That Body
-Personnel:*Songwriting — William Adams, Allan Pineda, Jaime Gómez, Stacy Ferguson, David Guetta, Mark Knight, Adam Walder, Jean Baptiste, Jamie Munson, Robert Ginyard*Production — David Guetta, will.i.am, Mark Knight, Funkagenda*Keyboards — Mark Night, Adam Walder...
" and "Imma Be
Imma Be
"Imma Be" is a song performed by the American hip-hop group The Black Eyed Peas taken from their fifth studio album The E.N.D. The song's title is a slang expression, meaning "I am going to be" or "I will be" [something or some activity]. Initially released as a promotional single, the song went on...
". It opens with a zoom-in to a city street where, as will.i.am
Will.i.am
William James Adams, Jr. , better known by his stage name will.i.am and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer...
sings the beginning, his head voxel
Voxel
A voxel is a volume element, representing a value on a regular grid in three dimensional space. This is analogous to a pixel, which represents 2D image data in a bitmap...
izes and transforms into a television screen where Fergie is projected during her solo. The video then cuts to sweaty dancers at an underground nightclub, who, along with the Peas, also variously become voxelized throughout the song. The avatars seen on the cover of the new album The Beginning
The Beginning (The Black Eyed Peas album)
The Beginning received generally mixedreviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 47, based on 19 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews."Monica Herrera wrote for...
appear as posters, and the BlackBerry PlayBook
BlackBerry PlayBook
The BlackBerry PlayBook is a tablet computer by Research In Motion , best known for the BlackBerry smartphone. It competes against Apple's iPad and a slew of Android-powered tablets....
also appears as pre-release product placement
Product placement
Product placement, or embedded marketing, is a form of advertisement, where branded goods or services are placed in a context usually devoid of ads, such as movies, music videos, the story line of television shows, or news programs. The product placement is often not disclosed at the time that the...
, seen animating them in an augumented reality application and making special effects. The animated versions of the band members are in this order: will.i.am, Fergie, apl.de.ap
Apl.de.ap
Allan Pineda Lindo, Jr. better known as apl.de.ap , is a Filipino-American rapper, record producer, and occasional drummer who is best known as a member of The Black Eyed Peas.-Early life:Pineda was born in Belfast...
and Taboo
Taboo (rapper)
Jaime Luis Gómez , better known by his stage name Taboo, is an American singer, actor, and rapper best known as a member of the group The Black Eyed Peas.-Personal life:...
. As of November 2011 the music video of the song scored almost 160,000,000 views on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
and became the group's most viewed video.
Live performances
The Black Eyed Peas performed "The Time (Dirty Bit)" at the American Music Awards of 2010American Music Awards of 2010
The 38th American Music Awards were held November 21, 2010 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from 2010. Nominees were announced on October 12, 2010. Justin Bieber was nominated for, and won, four awards, including Artist of...
on November 21. Each member wore a futuristic outfit and started off enclosed in a glow-in-the-dark yellow box chamber similar to an elevator
Elevator
An elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel or other structures...
, accompanied by dancers with boxes as heads. Martens gave it grade of C+, calling it the "oddest set of the night". During the performance, Fergie experienced some trouble when the door to her box remained stuck for a moment. On December 5, the group performed the single live during the semi-final results of season 7 of the British TV singing competition The X Factor
The X Factor (TV series)
The X Factor is a television talent show franchise originating in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for Pop Idol. It is a singing competition, now held in various countries, which pits contestants against each other. These contestants are aspiring pop singers drawn from...
. They also performed "The Time (Dirty Bit)" at Super Bowl XLV
Super Bowl XLV
Super Bowl XLV was an American football game between the American Football Conference champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League champion for the 2010 season. The game was held at Cowboys Stadium in...
, and then again at the "i.am.FIRST" performance at the FIRST Robotics Competition
FIRST Robotics Competition
The FIRST Robotics Competition is an international high school robotics competition organized by FIRST. Each year, teams of high school students compete to build robots weighing up to , not including battery and bumpers, that can complete a task, which changes every year...
World Championship on April 29, 2011.
Track listing
- Digital Download
- "The Time (Dirty Bit)" – 5:08
- CD Single
- "The Time (Dirty Bit)" (Radio Edit) – 4:15
- "The Time (Dirty Bit)" (Main Version) - 5:08
- The Time (Dirty Bit): Re-Pixelated — Digital Remix E.P.
- "The Time (Dirty Bit)" [Afrojack Remix] - 7:53
- "The Time (Dirty Bit)" [Zedd Remix] - 6:00
- "The Time (Dirty Bit)" [Dave Audé Club Mix] - 7:16
- "The Time (Dirty Bit)" [Felguk Remix] - 5:18
- "The Time (Dirty Bit)" [Wideboys Full Club Remix] - 5:23
- Digital Single
- "The Time (Dirty Bit)" [Video Edit] - 4:52
- "The Time (Dirty Bit)" [Edson Pride Vocal Mix] - 8:15
Charts
| Chart (2010–11) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| BR 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 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.... |
1 |
| BR Billboard Pop Songs 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... |
1 |
| Greece (IFPI IFPI Greece International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Greece or IFPI Greece is the Greek branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and is the official charts provider and recording sales certification body for Greece. Currently two charts are compiled, one for sales of... ) |
7 |
| Mexican Airplay Chart | 1 |
| Poland (Dance Top 50 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... ) |
3 |
| Romania (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.... ) |
91 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... |
|---|---|
| Australia Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... |
3× Platinum |
| Belgium Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
Platinum |
| Denmark | Gold |
| Germany Bundesverband Musikindustrie The Bundesverband Musikindustrie or simply BVMI represents the music industry in Germany. The association represents the interests of nearly 350 labels and music industry related enterprises.... |
2x Platinum |
| Italy | Platinum |
| New Zealand Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
Platinum |
| Spain PROMUSICAE Spanish Music Producers is a trade group representing the Spanish recording industry... |
Platinum |
| Sweden | 3× Platinum |
| Switzerland | 2× Platinum |
| United Kingdom British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies... |
Silver |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2010) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) | 28 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75) | 43 |
| Germany (Media Control AG Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... ) |
21 |
| Italy (FIMI) | 56 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) | 64 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ) | 30 |
| Spanish Singles Charts | 47 |
| Switzerland (Media Control AG) | 49 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 26 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | November 5, 2010 | 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... |
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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| United Kingdom | Interscope Records Interscope Records Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:... |
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| Brazil | November 9, 2010 | Universal Music | |
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| United States | Interscope Records | ||
| Germany | November 19, 2010 | CD single | Universal Music |
| Austria | January 8, 2011 | Digital download (remix) | |
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| United States | Interscope Records | ||
| France | January 17, 2011 | CD single | Universal Music |
Radio add dates
| Country | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| United States | November 16, 2010 | Mainstream radio |
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See also
- List of number-one singles in Australia in 2010
- List of number-one hits of 2010 (Austria)
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2010 (Canada)
- List of number-one hits of 2010 (France)
- List of number-one hits of 2011 (Germany)
- List of number-one hits of 2010 (Italy)
- List of number-one singles from the 2010s (UK)
- List of number-one dance hits of 2010 (UK)
- List of number-one dance hits of 2011 (UK)
- Ultratop 50 number-one hits of 2010Ultratop 50 number-one hits of 2010These singles topped the Ultratop 50 in 2010....