Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)

"Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" is a song by American rapper Pitbull featuring American singer T-Pain.^[1] It was released on September 14, 2010, as the lead single from Pitbull's sixth studio album Planet Pit.^[2] The song was written by the two said artists, and Sandy Vee; the latter is also the producer.^[3] The song interpolates the line "Ooh, baby, baby" from the 1987 song "Push It" by American hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa.^{[citation needed]}

"Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)"
Single by Pitbull featuring T-Pain
from the album Planet Pit
Released	September 14, 2010 (2010-09-14)
Recorded	2009
Genre	Hip house electro house
Length	3:54
Label	Polo Grounds J Mr. 305
Songwriter(s)	Armando C. Pérez Faheem Najm Sandy Wilhelm Hurby Azor (uncredited) Ray Davies (uncredited)
Producer(s)	Sandy Vee
Pitbull singles chronology
"Bon, Bon" (2010) "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" (2010) "On the Floor" (2011)
T-Pain singles chronology
"Trillionaire" (2010) "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" (2010) "Rap Song" (2010)
Music video
"Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" on YouTube

Composition

The song has a tempo of 128 beats per minute.

Critical reception

Amar Toor from Aol Radio Blog said that the song is "a pulsating rhythm and electrified beats, the track seems like it's tailor-made for South Beach's hottest dance floors. [...] Pitbull's reggaeton roots are evident throughout "Hey Baby", as a persistent, pulsating beat keeps the song grooving along, from start to finish. And as always, T-Pain puts his own indelible, Auto-Tuned stamp on the song, as he croons, "Hey Baby – you can be my girl I can be your man / And we can pump this jam however you want."^[1]

Chart performance

"Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" debuted at number 51 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the week of October 16, 2010.^[4] Four months later, the song reached it peak number seven on the chart, giving Pitbull his third top ten hit.^[5] This is T-Pain's eighth top ten as a featured artist, and thirteenth overall. As of May 2011, the single sold over two million digital copies in the US.^[6] On October 16, 2020, the single was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of over three million units in the United States.^[7]

Music video

According to an interview with Pitbull on MTV News, the music video was filmed in Miami and it was released on Pitbull's official VEVO channel on November 6, 2010. It features Pitbull and T-Pain at a club, along with scenes of girls in leather catsuits.^[3] Two of the girls are Nayer and Sagia Castañeda.

The video has received over 270 million views.^[8]

The song is also featured in one of the trailers to the 2012 movie The Dictator.

Other versions

In February 2011, Noy Alooshe used the music from "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" as the basis for Zenga Zenga, an auto-tuned song and viral YouTube video that parodies Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi.^[9]

Track listing

• German CD single^[10]

1. "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" (Album Version) – 3:54
2. "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" (Radio Edit) – 3:24

• Remixes

1. "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" (AJ Fire Remix) (remixed by Afrojack) - 4:23
2. "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" (Sidney Samson Remix) - 5:48
3. "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" (Alvaro Remix) - 5:33
4. "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" (Big Syphe Remix) - 5:31
5. "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" (Kassiano's Brazilian Tribal Mix) - 5:29
6. "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" (MK Dub) - 5:44

Personnel

• Songwriting – Armando C. Pérez, Faheem R. Najm, Sandy Vee
• Production, instruments and mixing – Sandy Vee
• Pitbull vocal recording – Al Burna
• T-Pain vocal recording – Javier Valverde

Source:^[11]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2010–2011) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[12] 10 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 22 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 24 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[15] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[16] 21 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[17] 5 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[18] 10 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[19] 9 CIS Airplay (TopHit)[20] 3 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[21] 8 Denmark (Tracklisten)[22] 19 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[23] 4 France (SNEP)[24] 24 Germany (GfK)[25] 24 Global Dance Tracks (Billboard)[26] 21 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[27] 14 Ireland (IRMA)[28] 32 Mexico Anglo (Monitor Latino)[29] 7 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[30] 23 Poland (Dance Top 50)[31] 10 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[32] 1 Scotland (OCC)[33] 31 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[34] 17 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[35] 21 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[36] 4 UK Singles (OCC)[37] 38 US Billboard Hot 100[38] 7 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[39] 36 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[40] 26 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[41] 10 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[42] 5 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[43] 8 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[44] 13 2025 weekly chart performance for "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" Chart (2025) Peak position Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[45] 74

Year-end charts Chart (2010) Position Australia (ARIA)[46] 61 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[47] 126 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[48] 89 Chart (2011) Position Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[49] 86 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[50] 41 France (SNEP)[51] 74 Germany (Official German Charts)[52] 95 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[53] 61 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[54] 11 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[55] 59 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[56] 66 US Billboard Hot 100[57] 39 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[58] 32 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[59] 33

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[60]	3× Platinum	210,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[61]	Gold	15,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[62]	3× Platinum	240,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[63]	Gold	45,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[64]	Gold	150,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[65]	Platinum	60,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[66]	Gold	7,500*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[67]	4× Platinum	40,000*
Sweden (GLF)[68]	3× Platinum	120,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[69]	Gold	15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[70]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[7]	4× Platinum	4,000,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.