Check on It

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"Check on It"
Single by Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug and Bun B
from the album #1's
ReleasedDecember 13, 2005 (2005-12-13)
Recorded2005
Studio
  • Sony (New York City)
  • The Jim Henson Company (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length3:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Swizz Beatz
Beyoncé singles chronology
"Wishing on a Star"
(2005)
"Check on It"
(2005)
"Déjà Vu"
(2006)
Slim Thug singles chronology
"Luxurious"
(2005)
"Check on It"
(2005)
"Wamp Wamp (What It Do)"
(2006)
Bun B singles chronology
"Get Throwed"
(2005)
"Check on It"
(2005)
"Git It"
(2006)
Music video
"Check on It" at YouTube

"Check on It" is an R&B song written by Beyoncé Knowles, Kasseem Dean, Sean Garrett, Angela Beyincé, and Stayve Thomas for the soundtrack to the 2006 movie The Pink Panther, in which Beyoncé co-stars. Although not included on its soundtrack album (because it only contains the movies scores), the song is included on Destiny's Child's greatest hits album #1's and on selected non-U.S. versions of Knowles' second studio album, B'Day. It was produced by Knowles and Swizz Beatz.

Formats and track listing[change | change source]

CD single
  1. Album version – 3:34
  2. Instrumental – 3:31
  3. Bama Boyz After Dark remix – 4:15
  4. Bama Boyz remix – 3:54
  5. Grizz remix – 3:19
  6. Gantman Juke mix – 4:21

Music video[change | change source]

When demand was growing for the song, Knowles shot a music video serving as promotion for both #1's and The Pink Panther. The video was directed by Hype Williams, and was premiered on December 16 2005. The remix of the song in the music video features a remix of "The Pink Panther Theme" and a rap from Bun B. The video has a pink theme, with Knowles shown in mostly all pink (to fit in with The Pink Panther), and the dancers wear pink PVC jackets and dance around rippling pink satin sheets. The video cuts to Knowles wearing a pink polka dot corset against a hot magenta polka dot wall. Where black bars normally appear on a 4:3 (full screen) television showing a widescreen production, footage is displayed of pink curtains moving in the background.

"Check on It" won the 2006 MTV Video Music Award for "Best R&B Video" on August 31, 2006.

Charts[change | change source]

Chart (2005/2006) Peak
position
Canadian BDS Airplay Chart 20
Chart (2006)[1][2] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 3
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1
Austrian Singles Chart 10
Belgium UltraTop 50 9
Brazilian Hot 100 1
Czech Top 100 7
European Singles Chart 6
Finnish Singles Chart 6
French Singles Chart 32
German Singles Chart 11
Irish Singles Chart 2
Japanese Singles Chart 76
Dutch Top 40 5
New Zealand Singles Chart (RIANZ) 1
Norwegian Singles Chart 3
Latvian Airplay Top 11
Peru Top 100[3] 16
Polish hit fm[4] 1
Swedish Singles Chart 11
Swiss Singles Chart 7
UK Singles Chart 3

References[change | change source]

  1. mariah-charts.com
  2. Top 40 charts
  3. "American Top 100". Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
  4. Polish charts Archived 2007-10-24 at the Wayback Machine hitfm.nasze.pl