"Fuck U Betta" (stylized as "F**k U Betta"), also known as "Love U Betta" or "F U Betta" in clean versions, is the debut single by British singer
Neon Hitch
Neon Hitch (born 25 May 1986) is an English singer and songwriter. She was signed to Mike Skinner and Ted Mayhem's label, The Beats, before it closed down. She was later discovered on MySpace by Benny Blanco, who flew her to New York City to ...
. The song was released as the first single from her now unreleased debut album ''Beg, Borrow & Steal''. The song reached number one on the
''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart and number 29 on the ''
Billboard
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''
Pop Songs
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chart.
Background and release
Discussing the inspiration of the song, Hitch said:
"Fuck U Betta" was digitally released on 31 January 2012.
Composition
Lewis Corner of
Digital Spy
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described the composition as "a quirky mix of squiffy vocal effects, pulsing club beats and plenty of bad language".
Chart performance
On its sixth week in the chart, "Fuck U Betta" reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart for the issue dated 17 March 2012.
According to
Nielsen SoundScan
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, the song had sold 28,000 downloads by March 2012.
Music video
The official music video for "Fuck U Betta" was directed by
Chris Applebaum
Chris Applebaum is a music video director from Los Angeles, California. His videos including Miley Cyrus' '' Party in the U.S.A.'', Usher's ''Dive'', and Demi Lovato's ''Heart Attack''. 30 of his videos have reached #1 on the MTV charts. Apple ...
. It shows Hitch in black and white backgrounds sitting on a chair. A scene includes Hitch on the floor with black paint spilling on her. It was uploaded onto Hitch's official YouTube channel on 8 March 2012 in both explicit and clean versions. The video has been taken down as of December 17, 2018 by her previous label for unknown reasons.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Release history
See also
*
List of number-one dance singles of 2012 (U.S.)
These are the United States ''Billboard'' Hot Dance'' ''Club Play and Singles Sales number-one hits of 2012.
See also
* List of number-one Dance/Mix Show Airplay hits of 2012 (U.S.)
*2012 in music
*List of artists who reached number one on t ...
References
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2012 debut singles
Music videos directed by Chris Applebaum
Songs written by Lauren Christy
Reprise Records singles
2011 songs
Song recordings produced by Benny Blanco
Songs written by Neon Hitch