"Bring Em Out" is a song by American hip hop recording artist T.I., released as the

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from his third studio album ''

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''. The song, produced by

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, contains a vocal sample from Jay-Z's "

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". This became T.I.'s first US top-ten single, peaking at number nine on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. According to Swizz Beatz in a Drink Champs interview, the instrumental was originally made for then-

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artist, Beanie Sigel, when he was released from prison, but turned it down. Recently in 2020, rapper/podcaster Joe Budden spoke on The Joe Budden Podcast (ep 360) about the beat being for him originally but his management refused to pay for the Jay-Z sample.

Music video

The

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for "Bring Em Out" was directed by Fats Cats and was shot in

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and

made cameo appearances in the video. It features T.I. on a tour bus as well as him performing on a stage for a crowd of fans. At the end of the video, a brief snippet of "U Don't Know Me" plays.

Use in Media

The song was featured extensively during the

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as the theme song for the

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during player introductions. T.I. performed the song on an episode of ''

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'', titled "Return of The Nana". The instrumental version of this song appears on promotions for G4's week-long TV special "Top 100 Video Games of All Time" set to premiere on July 11, 2012. The song was also used as the entrance theme for the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII. The song appears in 2020 video game '' Fuser''.

Track listing

A-side

1. "Bring 'Em Out mended
2. "Bring 'Em Out xplicit
3. "Bring 'Em Out nstrumental

B-side

1. "U Don't Know Me mended
2. "U Don't Know Me xplicit
3. "U Don't Know Me nstrumental

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

2004 singles Grand Hustle Records singles Song recordings produced by Swizz Beatz T.I. songs Songs written by Jay-Z Songs written by Swizz Beatz Songs written by T.I. Songs written by Kenny Gamble 2004 songs {{2000s-hiphop-single-stub