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" Energy " is a song performed by American songwriter turned singer Keri Hilson and was written by new production team The Runaways Louis Biancaniello, Sam Watters, Rico Love, and Wayne Wilkins). It was released as the first North American single from the singer's debut studio album In a Perfect World… on May 27, 2008.

Although being released worldwide it initially only charted in New Zealand at number 2 and only managed to reach top 30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Dance Club Play charts. Generally well-received by music critics, it was named the 61st on The Top 144 Songs of 2008 by Blender magazine. It was released in the UK in September 2009.

UK release (2009)

Hilson stated that she wanted to prove that she can be successful even without collaborations and guest vocalists and so it was announced "Energy" would be released as the the next worldwide single following the success of "Knock You Down". The song was released on September 14 2009 in the UK.. On September 25, 2009 she appeared live on breakfast TV show GMTV in the UK where she performed the single.. That same day, she appeared on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge where she performed a stripped version of "Energy" as well as a gospel cover version of "Supernova" originally sung by Mr Hudson and Kanye West.

Music video

The music video for "Energy" was directed by Melina Matsoukas and produced by Wohn Winter. Set primarily in a boxing ring, Hilson plays a boxer whose love interest (played by Christian Keyes) is her apparent trainer. Hilson explains that her character continually tries to sort their broken relationship, but by the end of the video, she realizes that these attempts are fruitless. Throughout the video, there are cutaways in which Hilson argues with her boyfriend in their apartment, Hilson working out, having recently worked out and now in locker room, singing against a wall, and singing in a hallway.

Track listings

Chart Performance

"Energy" peaked at number seventy-eight on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and also reached number twenty-one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In Australia, the song peaked at number 55 on the Singles chart and number 19 on the Urban Singles chart. In New Zealand, the song peaked at number two, and was certified Gold on November 30, 2008, selling over 7,500 copies.

Release history

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Chart Performance". aCharts . http://acharts.us/song/37127 . Retrieved 2009-03-20 .  
2. ^ "The Top 144 Songs of 2008". Blender . http://www.blender.com/articles/default.aspx?key=45697&pg=5 . Retrieved 2008-03-30 .  
3. ^ "TGJ: Interviews Hilson". Thatgrapejuice.net . http://www.thatgrapejuice.net/2009/07/that-grape-juice-interviews-keri-hilson.html . Retrieved 2009-08-26 .  
4. ^ "Perfect Timing - Pete Lewis Interviews Keri Hilson". Blues & Soul . http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/419/keri_hilson_is_perrrrfectly_yours . Retrieved 2009-09-10 .  
5. ^ http://thatgrapejuice.net/2009/09/keri-hilson-performs-energy-on-gmtv.html
6. ^ http://www.rap-up.com/2009/09/25/video-keri-hilson-covers-mr-hudson/
7. ^ "Keri Hilson - Energy ". Discogs . http://www.discogs.com/release/1370210 . Retrieved 2008-07-17 .  
8. ^ "Energy: Keri Hilson: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk . http://www.amazon.co.uk/Energy/dp/B002MB5KVY/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1251322962&sr=8-4 . Retrieved 2009-08-26 .  
9. ^ Gold Certification in New Zealand, November 30, 2008 Retrived: May 23, 2009
10. ^ New Zealand Chart Facts Retrived: May 23, 2009
11. ^ "Energy" (Top 100 Singles chart), August 18, 2008.
12. ^ "Energy" (Top 40 Urban Singles chart), October 6, 2008.
13. ^ Italian Singles Chart, October 24, 2008.
14. ^ "Energy" (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart), Billboard , November 1, 2008.
15. ^ "Energy" (Hot Dance Club Play chart), Billboard , November 1, 2008.
16. ^ "Energy" (Pop 100 chart), Billboard , November 1, 2008.
17. ^ Keri Hilson > Chart Stats

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