"Lose It" is a single by the five-piece American pop-rock band

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, recorded for the MTV show ''

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''. This was the first song recorded by Cartel while they spent 20 days recording a new album in a glass bubble. It was released as the group's first single from their self-titled second album ''

'', on June 12, 2007. The song featured female vocalist

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of the band

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and the ringtone reflected her portion of the song although her vocals were removed from the video. "Lose It" was originally written as the first track for the new album and was performed live from the band's studio on June 1, 2007 for

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's Spankin' New Music Week. The ''Cartel'' album was released on August 21, 2007. The "Lose It" single became available on iTunes and Napster on June 12, 2007,http://home.napster.com/ns/music/track.html?track_id=21181920 Napster page for Lose It the same day Cartel was released from the bubble.

Track listing

#"Lose It" – 2:30

References

2007 singles Cartel (band) songs 2007 songs Epic Records singles {{2000s-pop-song-stub