"Download" is a promotional single by American rapper
Lil' Kim. It features R&B singers
T-Pain and
Charlie Wilson and was written by
Lil' Kim and
T-Pain and produced by
Trackmasters
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. The song samples "
Computer Love" by
Zapp. It peaked at number 21 on the ''
Billboard''
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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chart.
Music video
The video (Directed by
Dale Resteghini
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) was shot on March 27, 2009, but T-Pain was unable to attend due to being in a golf cart accident that same day.
The video was released on May 3, 2009 via Kim's
MySpace and features
Charlie Wilson as well as T-Pain, but in an animated form. Also,
LisaRaye McCoy
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,
Derek Hough
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,
Khamani Griffin, & Lil B (
For The Love Of Ray J) make cameos. The video ranked at #84 on
BET
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's ''Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2009'' countdown.
Remix
The official remix to the song features
T-Pain,
Charlie Wilson,
The-Dream
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, &
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
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, it was leaked on the internet July 30, 2009. There is a leaked version of the remix that featured Soulja Boy with the 3 artists from the original version, that version was leaked on July 17, 2009. The remix's digital download was released on August 25, 2009.
Formats and track listings
*US Promo CD
(Released: (April 2009)
# "Download"
(Radio edit) – 4:29
# "Download"
(Main) – 4:30
# "Download"
(Instrumental) – 4:32
# "Download"
(Acapella) – 3:50
# "Download"
(Original) – 4:30
*Digital download
(Released: April 2009)
# "Download" – 4:30
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
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2009 singles
Charlie Wilson (singer) songs
T-Pain songs
Lil' Kim songs
Song recordings produced by T-Pain
Songs written by T-Pain
2009 songs
Song recordings produced by Trackmasters
Songs written by Lil' Kim
Music videos directed by Dale Resteghini