"Shut It Down"
Single by Pitbull featuring Akon
from the album Pitbull Starring in Rebelution
ReleasedNovember 2, 2009
Recorded2009
GenreHip house[1]
Length3:46
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Pitbull singles chronology
"Outta Control"
(2009) 		"Shut It Down"
(2009) 		"Future Love"
(2009)
Akon singles chronology
"On Top"
(2009) 		"Shut It Down"
(2009) 		"Oh Africa"
(2010)
Music video
"Shut It Down" on YouTube

"Shut It Down" is a song by hip-hop artist/rapper Pitbull featuring Senegalese American R&B and hip hop recording artist and vocalist Akon. It was released as the fourth single from Pitbull's album, Pitbull Starring in Rebelution on November 2, 2009. A remix of the song features vocals by Clinton Sparks.

Music video

The music video was first released onto Pitbull's official Vevo channel on November 24, 2009 and was directed by David Rosseau. It has received over 35 million views.[2] The video is about secrecy, intelligence agents and criminal activities, in which there was signed an agreement between the two groups and they agree to keep it a secret but this data is taken by agents of Pitbull in the end. Akon on the tip of information follows them but fails to capture them. The video ends with Pitbull and another woman in the plane and Akon looking at them from the ground.

Chart performance

"Shut It Down" debuted at number 85 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the chart dated December 19, 2009.[3] In its second week, the song moved to number 83 on the chart.[3] On the week of February 13, 2010, the single reached its peak at number 42.[4]

In the United Kingdom, "Shut It Down" peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number 33 on the chart dated February 6, 2010. The week before, it had reached its peak at number 13 on the UK R&B Chart.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009–10) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 18
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 35
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 19
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 23
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 23
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[10] 18
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 10
France Download (SNEP)[12] 50
Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 30
Global Dance Tracks (Billboard)[14] 32
Ireland (IRMA)[15] 30
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 25
Poland (Dance Top 50)[17] 25
Scotland (OCC)[18] 33
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 34
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 41
UK Singles (OCC)[21] 33
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[22] 13
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 42
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[23] 29
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[24] 49
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[25] 44
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[26] 17
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[27] 18

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
Australian Singles Chart[28] 99
Canadian Hot 100[29] 100

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[30] Platinum 70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[31] Platinum 40,000*
United States (RIAA)[32] Gold 500,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Shut it down DVD". TBO Hip Hop. Archived from the original on 2010-01-23.
  2. ^ "Pitbull - Shut It Down ft. Akon". YouTube.
  3. ^ a b "Pitbull and Akon - Shut It Down - Music Charts". αCharts.us. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  4. ^ a b "Pitbull Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  5. ^ "Pitbull feat. Akon – Shut It Down". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  6. ^ "Pitbull feat. Akon – Shut It Down" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  7. ^ "Pitbull feat. Akon – Shut It Down" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  8. ^ "Pitbull feat. Akon – Shut It Down" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  9. ^ "Pitbull Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  10. ^ "Pitbull Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  11. ^ "Pitbull feat. Akon: Shut It Down" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  12. ^ "lescharts.com – Français" (in French). Les classement de telechargement single. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  13. ^ "Pitbull feat. Akon – Shut It Down" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  14. ^ "Pitbull Chart History – Global Dance Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  15. ^ "Chart Track: Week 05, 2010". Irish Singles Chart.
  16. ^ "Pitbull feat. Akon – Shut It Down". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  17. ^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
  18. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
  19. ^ "Pitbull feat. Akon – Shut It Down". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  20. ^ "Pitbull feat. Akon – Shut It Down". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  21. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  22. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  23. ^ "Pitbull Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  24. ^ "Pitbull Chart History (Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  25. ^ "Pitbull Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  26. ^ "Pitbull Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  27. ^ "Pitbull Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  28. ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2010". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
  29. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2010". Billboard.
  30. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2017 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  31. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Pitbull – Shut It Down". Music Canada.
  32. ^ "American single certifications – Pitbull – Shut It Down". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
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