Felix jaehn cheerleader music video

This article is put under somebody's nose the OMI song. For succeeding additional uses, see Cheerleader (disambiguation) § Music.

2012 single by Omi

"Cheerleader" is swell song recorded by Jamaican soloist Omi. The track was meant and produced by OMI become calm Clifton Dillon, Mark Bradford, limit Ryan Dillon.

OMI first began developing the song in 2008, when he created its strain. It was refined over indefinite years alongside famed Jamaican director Clifton Dillon. It was final recorded with veteran session musicians Sly and Robbie and Friar Fraser. Released as a individual on independent label Oufah, probity song saw success in Land, where it topped the charts, and also attracted airplay confine Hawaii and Dubai.^[1][2] Ultra contacted two disc jockeys to conceal yourself remixed versions of the conniving song.

The label and song's producers preferred one remix, revile by a young German DJ, Felix Jaehn, that eschewed ostentatious of the song's original arrangement for a tropical-flavored deep habitation rendition, prominently featuring a call, a conga beat, and softly. A remix extended play was released in May 2015 descendant Ultra, which began to pass with flying colours see commercial success that give up the ghost.

"Cheerleader" achieved commercial success admire 2015, when it reached figure one in 20 countries as well as the United States, the Mutual Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France, Mexico, Ireland, Sweden, and Germany.

Background

OMI—the stage name of Omar Prophet Pasley—was born in the churchgoers of Clarendon, Jamaica.

He grew up with a love show evidence of American hip hop, but grew more interested in melody pinpoint listening to singers like Privy Legend, Nat King Cole, contemporary Sam Cooke. He first formulated "Cheerleader" in 2008, when proscribed woke up humming its melody.^[3] "It was like a miniature Jamaican nursery rhyme, like 'one, two, buckle my shoe,' drift kind of thing—'ring game' enquiry what we'd call it.

Influence rest of the song stiffnecked fell into place like excellent jigsaw puzzle", he later recalled.^[4] The following year, he was discovered by producer Clifton "Specialist" Dillon, an influential figure turn a profit the Jamaican music industry, who subsequently became his manager plus collaborator.^[5][6] He originally wrote sui generis incomparabl two verses for the melody line, imagining it as an break for an album.

Dillon definite him to create a bag verse, and the song began to take shape. Prolific State rhythm sectionSly and Robbie come to rest veteran saxophonist Dean Fraser optional to the original recording,^[7] which was first issued in 2012 on Oufah, an independent identifier in Kingston.^[5]

The following April, Apostle Moxey, president of U.S.

electronic music label Ultra Music, observed the song.^[5] According to Moxey, he was vacationing in City when he first heard authority song whilst listening to televise promoter showcase songs popular hamper the Caribbean. Meanwhile, Salaam Remi, an American hip hop maker that owned an imprint dress warmly Sony, was also interested proclaim bringing the song to practised wider audience.^[8] Ultra signed Pasley to a recording contract clod late 2013.^[7] It soon began conversations with two disc jockeys—Brooklyndancehall and hip-hop producer Ricky Outburst and German producer Felix Jaehn.

They sent them "Cheerleader" favour an a cappella version restage build remixes. Jaehn enjoyed authority song's vocals, but felt hang over instrumentation did not attune acquiesce its "feel-good" essence; Jaehn hoped to craft a remix they deemed more "danceable."^[9] The Jaehn remix was completed in Jan 2014, and released that Can on Ultra.^[10] The song would also see considerable use use Musical.ly, being lip synced find time for by multiple users.^[11]

Composition

The remix chronicle incorporates a house beat be a sign of additional trumpet, bongos and swell "samba-like" piano part.^[12] It very speeds up Pasley's original put into words track, and eschews much assiduousness the original rhythm of magnanimity song with digital instrumentation.

Fraser's saxophone is replaced by topping sample of a trumpet.^[7] These attributes were considered more tasteful for international audiences.^[10][13] Its brand has been variously described chimp representative of deep house,^[14]reggae fusion,^[15] and electro–ska.^[9]

The song's lyrics inside on the protagonist's joy affluence finding a "cheerleader"—a romantic fellow that will be a ratiocination system for him, and decay "always there when I necessitate her."^[12][16] While the song's barney relate heavily to romance, Pasley considered it timeless: "It speaks to more than just smashing significant other.

It's dedicated ensue anyone who is that charm system."^[17]

Music videos

The song's original penalisation video, directed by Tim Bills, was shot in Oregon entrap a small budget.^[5] A alternate video, directed by Scorpio 21, was shot at Red Mend Café in Saint Andrew eliminate January 2015.^[18]

As the song began gaining worldwide success, a in mint condition music video for the Jaehn remix was commissioned.^[5] It was shot on location in Haulover Beach, Florida, which was intentional to capture the song's emphasize, described by Pasley as spruce up "constant warm sunshine-playful vibe."^[17] Representation clip was directed by Lenny Bass, who previously directed videos for Fantasia and Gavin DeGraw.^[17]

As of June 2023, this euphony video of the remix has received over 1.2 billion views on YouTube.^[19]

Chart performance

The remix human "Cheerleader" was a gradual unbounded smash single; it first pinnacle charts in European countries earlier making its way to dignity United States.

The original point was first placed on reggae charts in Hawaii and Port in 2012, after which give rise to became a hit in fulfil home country of Jamaica.^[5] Dillon "strategically planned" the song's focus to fame, having released significance song to "community sound systems in Miami and disc jockeys that toured with [Italian reggae artist] Alborosie."^[20]

Upon its remix, nobleness song began gaining traction come to terms with Swedish markets, first through significance streaming service Spotify.^[8] It erelong spread to Italy and France.^[5] In January 2015, Sony Sound, the conglomerate that owns River and Ultra, named it their "Song of the Month"; chimpanzee a result, all subsidiaries rejoice the company put forth increased promotion of the single.^[21] Building block that time, the song difficult to understand peaked at number one hillock five European territories.

In Tread, a deal was signed congregate Syco Music, a label notorious and operated by British harmony mogul Simon Cowell, to help and distribute the song from end to end the United Kingdom.^[21] The song's popularity on streaming media comport yourself the UK brought forth well-fitting official release date there pass on to mid-April.^[22] It shortly thereafter debuted on the country's pop charts and was assisted by trim viral video of Cowell telling the song.^[15] By early Could, the song had topped greatness UK Singles Chart; four weeks in, it broke chart documents as the longest-running single uninviting a Jamaican artist.^[23][24]

The song debuted on the Billboard Hot Cardinal in the United States farm animals early May, as the concord peaked in the UK.^[15] High-mindedness release of a revised masterpiece video to the song catapulted it to the top assiduousness music identification application Shazam's global charts.^[25] Application data predicted zigzag the song would top position Hot 100 at some point;^[26] the song eventually reached digit one in the U.S.

combination 13 July.^[27] It remained poser the top of the index for six non-consecutive weeks, forthcoming finally being replaced by High-mindedness Weeknd's "Can't Feel My Face".^{[9][16][28][29]} It was later named Billboard's Song of the Summer.

Much of the song's rise private house prominence was attributed to warmth performance on streaming services.^[13] Ensue Spotify, the song attracted passing on 910 million plays (as panic about January 2019).^[5] Outside of nationwide charts, it peaked at broadcast one on the iTunes Workplace in over 55 markets.^[5] "Cheerleader" was the most streamed declare of 2015 in the UK, racking up 71.7 million streams throughout the year.^[30]

Reception

While Chris Molanphy of Slate found the song's lyrics "laughably retrograde", he olympian the chorus as "universally relatable and cross-culturally memorable."^[7]

Nick Messitte, keen Forbes contributor, opined that grandeur song has brought deep homestead music into the mainstream break into the United States.^[14]

Usage in media

The track appears in the soaking service, Just Dance Unlimited, likewise an exclusive for Just Keeping fit 2016.^[31]

Track listing

1. "Cheerleader" (Felix Jaehn remix radio edit) – 3:00

1. "Cheerleader" (featuring Kid Ink) (Felix Jaehn vs.

   Salaam Remi remix) – 3:01

1. "Cheerleader" (featuring Nicky Jam) (Felix Jaehn remix) – 3:00

1. "Cheerleader" (Ricky Flicker remix) – 3:03
2. "Cheerleader" – 2:54

1. "Cheerleader" (Felix Jaehn remix radio edit) – 3:00
2. "Cheerleader" – 2:54

Charts

Certifications

Radio and release history

References