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"Ok, You're Right" is the first promotional single by rapper 50 Cent from his fourth album, '' Before I Self Destruct''. It also appears as the first promo single for his mixtape ''
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'', the song is also featured on
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's mixtape ''The Swine Flu''.


Background

The song was produced and mixed by Dr. Dre when 50 Cent was in Detroit with Eminem and Dr. Dre. The clean version of the single was leaked by
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on May 18, 2009. In a couple of hours, the official version of the song was released on 50 Cent's official internet community ''Thisis50.com''.


Music video

The music video was released on July 1, 2009, through 50 Cent's Thisis50.com. There was a countdown clock made by Thisis50.com two days before the released date of the music video. A contest was made by Hot 97 and Thisis50.com, the winners of the contest would have a cameo in the music video. Hot 97 and Thisis50.com team up again for a behind-the-scenes video hosted by Hot97 radio personalities
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from "The Cipha/Rosenberg Experience". The music video was inspired by Philips Cinema 21:9's film Carousel, which was awarded the Cannes- Lion 2009 GRAND PRIX. It was directed by Dan The Man and Chris "Broadway" Romero, and portrays 50 Cent as a clown robber as it depicts an adaptation of the frozen frame shot of a robbery and shootout. This is similar to the opening scene of the 2008 summer blockbuster film ''
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''. The video also contain promotional advertisement from '' Carousel'', a 139-second advertisement directed by Berg for
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, won the Film Grand Prix at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, the most prestigious award in the advertising industry. There were several cameo in the video
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and
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, professional basketball player Tim Thomas and former ''
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'' artist Serius Jones.


Remix

There have been four remixes to the song, one by Maino, one by Cassidy, third by Brooklyn rapper
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, and the fourth one by
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called "Okay You're Dead".


Track listing

;Digital single


Charts position


References

{{Authority control 50 Cent songs 2009 singles Song recordings produced by Dr. Dre Songs written by Mark Batson Songs written by Dr. Dre Songs written by 50 Cent 2009 songs Song recordings produced by Mark Batson Songs written by Dawaun Parker