"Hotel Room Service" is a song by American rapper

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released as the third single from his fourth album, ''

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''. It was released to both iTunes and mainstream radio on June 16, 2009. The song peaked at number eight on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making it his second top 10 hit following "

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". The song samples " Push the Feeling On" by Nightcrawlers and interpolates lyrics from

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's " I Just Wanna Love U" ("Gimme that sweet, that nasty, that gushy stuff"),

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's " Nasty Girl" ("Put them fingers in your mouth / Open up your blouse / Pull that g-string down south"), and

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's "

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" ("We at the hotel, motel, Holiday Inn"). It also references "

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" by T.I. when it says "And like T.I.'s 'Whatever You Like'". On September 16, the official remix to "Hotel Room Service" was released, which features

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lead singer

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Music video

The song's official music video was released on August 10, 2009 to Pitbull's

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channel.

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, Sophia Del Carmen and Feisty from

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make cameo appearances in the video as does

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and Sagia Castañeda, who appeared in the "

" video as well. The video features Pitbull with models Elizabeth Mendez, Cassie Codi, Lisa Morales, Anya Gonzalez, and Kimbella Vanderhee. A version of the song titled "Super Clean Edit" (3:58) was released to radio stations and features alternate lyrics in place of the 'egg whites' line. undone: ''Yo' man just left, I'm the doctor tonight. Check up right! Oh, you the healthy type, well I'mma give you just what you like...'' This version also replaces the outro in which Pitbull exclaims 'Mujeres!' to an English translation 'All my women!' The video was also released onto Pitbull's official

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channel on November 14, that year. It has received almost 300 million views.

Critical reception

The song received generally favorable reviews, with David Jeffries from

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saying, "nothing ... could fill a dancefloor as quickly as the ... stunner ... 'Hotel Room Service', which triple mashes an old-school hit ('Rapper's Delight'), a

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classic ('One and One'), plus a house music giant (the Nightcrawlers' 'Push the Feeling On')."

Track listing

#"Hotel Room Service" – 3:58 #"Hotel Room Service (Remix)" (featuring Nicole Scherzinger) – 3:47

Charts

Weekly charts

Remix version

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{authority control 2009 songs 2009 singles Songs about hotels and motels Pitbull (rapper) songs Song recordings produced by Jim Jonsin Songs written by Nile Rodgers Songs written by Pitbull (rapper) Songs written by Bernard Edwards Hip house songs