Airplanes (song)#The Ready Set version

"Airplanes" was composed by B.o.B, Jeremy "Kinetics" Dussolliet, Tim "One Love" Sommers, DJ Frank E, Alex "da Kid" Grant, and Christine Dominguez. B.o.B wrote his rap verses, while Kinetics & One Love and Christine Dominguez wrote the chorus sung by Paramore lead singer Hayley Williams, and DJ Frank E & Alex da Kid co-produced the music. The original version had verses written by Lupe Fiasco. Later, the song was given to B.o.B by his label.{{cite web |author=dmcj |url=http://www.goodmusicallday.com/2011/04/lupe-fiasco-airplanes-feat-hayley-williams/ |title=Lupe Fiasco – Airplanes (feat. Hayley Williams) [Original Version] |publisher=GoodMusicAllDay.com |date=April 6, 2011 |access-date=November 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410145508/http://www.goodmusicallday.com/2011/04/lupe-fiasco-airplanes-feat-hayley-williams/ |archive-date=April 10, 2011 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2010/05/students-hip-hop-hit-hot-shoots-itunes-no-2 |title=Students' hip-hop hit hot: Recording by B.o.B. and Eminem jumps to iTunes No. 2 | Cornell Chronicle |publisher=News.cornell.edu |date=May 3, 2010 |access-date=March 5, 2014}}

Williams' part in the song was explained by herself and B.o.B in different interviews to MTV. Williams said Paramore was on tour when she was given the song and she "liked the part too much" and accepted to appear on it.{{cite web|last=Montgomery |first=James |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1635427/20100405/paramore.jhtml |title=Hayley Williams Calls Cameo With Eminem On B.o.B's Album 'Incredible' |work=MTV |date=April 5, 2010 |access-date=July 4, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100803204946/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1635427/20100405/paramore.jhtml| archive-date= August 3, 2010 | url-status= dead}} B.o.B said he has "always been a Hayley fan" and he did not expect a collaboration between them too soon. The duo did not get in the studio together to record the song, they were not together to shoot the music video, and had never even met each other in person, according to Williams.{{cite web|last=Roberts |first=Steven|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1637454/20100420/bob_7_.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100423061908/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1637454/20100420/bob_7_.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 23, 2010 |title=B.o.B Has 'Always' Been A Fan Of Paramore's Hayley Williams |work=MTV |date=April 20, 2010 |access-date=July 4, 2010}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2010/05/24/bob-bursts-out-of-hip-hop-bubble/|title=B.o.B bursts out of hip-hop bubble|last=Arroyave|first=Luis|work=Chicago Tribune|date=May 24, 2010|access-date=December 10, 2010}} The only time that B.o.B and Williams were able to meet was when they performed "Airplanes" live for the first time together during the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards.{{cite web|last=Rodriguez |first=Jayson|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1647217/20100903/bob_7_.jhtml |title=Will B.o.B's 'Airplanes' Soar Past Rival Video Of The Year Nominees? |work=MTV |date=September 7, 2010 |access-date=September 7, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100909031742/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1647217/20100903/bob_7_.jhtml| archive-date= September 9, 2010 | url-status= dead}} The second time the song was performed together live was during Vanderbilt University's Fall 2010 "Commodore Quake" concert in Nashville. During B.o.B.'s performance, Williams came out as a special guest to perform the song.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teQiBap9pFY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/teQiBap9pFY |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=B.o.B. "Airplanes" (Vanderbilt) |date=October 26, 2010 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=November 4, 2011}}{{cbignore}}

A music video was filmed with Williams.{{cite web|last=Montgomery |first=James |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1638335/20100503/paramore.jhtml |title=Hayley Williams 'Stoked' To Shoot B.o.B's 'Airplanes' Video |publisher=MTV|date=May 3, 2010 |access-date=May 29, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100507131813/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1638335/20100503/paramore.jhtml| archive-date= May 7, 2010 | url-status= dead}} B.o.B shot his scenes for the video in April, but Williams was only able to shoot her parts after the end of Paramore's Spring tour, so they were never in the same room during filming.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1641574/20100615/bob_7_.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616213237/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1641574/20100615/bob_7_.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 16, 2010|title=B.o.B And Hayley Williams' 'Airplanes' Video Shows Dark Side Of Fame|last=Montgomery|first=James|publisher=MTV|date=June 15, 2010|access-date=May 29, 2010}} The music video, directed by Hiro Murai, premiered on iTunes on June 15, 2010. The video features several frames of B.o.B rapping his verses in a party setting, on stage, and a room filled with lights and occasional song lyrics while a barefoot Williams sings the hook in a light filled room and walking through photographs.

As of March 2022, the song has 615 million views on YouTube.

The video was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards and the BET Awards of 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/2011/nominees/video-of-the-year.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521185545/http://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/2011/nominees/video-of-the-year.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 21, 2011|title=Video of the Year|publisher=BET|access-date=November 21, 2011}}

"Airplanes" sold 138,000 digital downloads in its first week and debuted at number five on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart. The sales made the song debut at number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100, making it B.o.B's highest debut on the chart and Williams' first entry as a solo act.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i4062457efae56fa360d427740d24fb2e |title=Atlanta Rapper B.o.B To Top Hot 100 |author=Pietroluongo, Silvio|magazine=Billboard |date=April 21, 2010|access-date=July 4, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100628122444/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i4062457efae56fa360d427740d24fb2e| archive-date= June 28, 2010 | url-status= live}} The song continued to rise in the chart and peaked at number two on its sixth week, losing the top position to Usher's "OMG".{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i4062457efae56fa360d427740d24fb2e |title=Usher's 'OMG' Stands Pat Atop Hot 100, Miley Tames Top 10 |author=Pietroluongo, Silvio|publisher=www.billboard.com |date=May 27, 2010|access-date=July 4, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100628122444/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i4062457efae56fa360d427740d24fb2e| archive-date= June 28, 2010 | url-status= live}} "Airplanes" entered in numerous Billboard charts, including the Pop Songs and Rap Songs charts, where the song peaked at number two.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=b.o.b|chart=Pop Songs B}} |magazine=Billboard |date=July 4, 2010 |title=Billboard Pop Songs archive for B.o.B's entries |access-date=July 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704072734/http://www.billboard.com/%23/news |archive-date=July 4, 2010 |url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=b.o.b|chart=Rap Airplay}} |magazine=Billboard |date=July 4, 2010 |title=Billboard Rap Songs archive for B.o.B's entries |access-date=July 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704072734/http://www.billboard.com/%23/news |archive-date=July 4, 2010 |url-status=live}} "Airplanes" had sold over 4 million digital downloads by December 2010, according to Nielsen Soundscan, becoming a bigger success in the United States than his debut single, "Nothin' on You".{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473767/eminems-recovery-is-2010s-best-selling-album-katy-perrys-california-gurls-top |title=Eminem's 'Recovery' Is 2010's Best-Selling Album; Katy Perry's 'California Gurls' Top Digital Song |publisher=Billboard.com |date=January 5, 2011 |access-date=July 31, 2019}}

Elsewhere, "Airplanes" was well received. The song debuted at number 62 on the Canadian Hot 100 and reached its current peak position of number two on its ninth week on the chart. In the Australian chart the song debuted at number eighteen and peaked at number two within three weeks on the chart and has been in that position for six non-consecutive weeks. It was in New Zealand where the song got its first number one position. After three weeks of its debut (at number three), the song reached number one and stayed in that position for five consecutive weeks. "Airplanes" later received a Platinum certification in New Zealand, due to its successful chart performance.

In Europe, the song has been released in a number countries, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. "Airplanes" first appearance in a European chart was in Norway and Ireland and the song peaked within the top ten of the charts in both countries. In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart and within five weeks, the song climbed to number three. In the same week, "Airplanes" was number one on the UK R&B Chart. The following week, "Airplanes" climbed to the summit of the chart from downloads alone of 75,892, becoming B.o.B's second chart-topping song in Britain following his debut single "Nothin' on You", which had reached the top of the chart almost two months earlier. The song is the twenty-first most downloaded single in British chart history. "Airplanes" has also peaked at number two in the European Hot 100 chart. "Airplanes" has sold over 1.6 million units in the UK, as of February 2023.{{Cite web |last=Griffiths |first=George |date=February 16, 2023 |title=Paramore and Hayley Williams' Top 20 biggest songs in the UK |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/paramore-and-hayley-williams-official-top-20-biggest-songs-in-the-uk-revealed__38552/ |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=www.officialcharts.com |language=en}}

The song was No. 6 on Billboard's Year End Chart.

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A sequel to the song, titled "Airplanes, Part II", has two new verses by B.o.B and a guest verse from Eminem and features vocals by Hayley Williams. The song also features a faster beat and chorus by Hayley Williams compared to the original song.{{cite web |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/audio/id.10700 |title=B.o.B. f. Eminem & Hayley Williams [Paramore] – Airplanes Pt. 2 | New Hip Hop Music & All The New Rap Songs 2010 |publisher=HipHopDX |date=April 19, 2010 |access-date=May 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611080725/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/audio/id.10700 |archive-date=June 11, 2010 |url-status=dead}} The song was produced by Alex da Kid with additional production added by Eminem. Alex da Kid said that the beat for "Airplanes, Part II" was the original beat for the song.{{cite book|last=Kondo|first=Toshitaka|title=XXL Magazine July/August: Production Credit (Alex da Kid)|date=July 2010|location=XXL Mag July/August|page=103}} In the song, Eminem and B.o.B wonder what would happen if they had not pursued musical careers. B.o.B posted the song on his official Twitter account, claiming he wanted the song to leak from him since the other songs of his album were leaking.{{cite web|last=Roberts |first=Steven|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1637371/20100419/eminem.jhtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120527040154/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1637371/20100419/eminem.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 27, 2012 |title=B.o.B's 'Airplanes (Part II),' Featuring Eminem And Hayley Williams, Hits The Net|work=MTVu |date=April 19, 2010 |access-date=July 4, 2010}} When asked how he got to collaborate with Eminem, B.o.B stated:

"Paul Rosenberg played him the Cloud 9 mixtape and it kind of gave him an idea of what my music [sounds like]. Eventually he started playing Eminem more of my stuff and was keeping him updated on my progress and eventually he wanted to get in the studio with me, so that was a gift."{{cite web|last=Roberts |first=Steven|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1636033/20100413/bob_7_.jhtml |title=Eminem Collaboration 'Was A Gift,' B.o.B Says|work=MTV |date=April 13, 2010 |access-date=July 4, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100722003514/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1636033/20100413/bob_7_.jhtml| archive-date= July 22, 2010 | url-status= dead}}

B.o.B, Eminem, and Keyshia Cole (filling in for Hayley Williams) performed the song at the 2010 BET Awards on June 27, 2010, in a medley with Eminem's "Not Afraid".{{cite web|last=Crossley |first=Hilary |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1642471/20100627/eminem.jhtml |title=Eminem Joins B.o.B At BET Awards For 'Airplanes'/ 'Not Afraid' Medley |work=MTV |date=June 27, 2010 |access-date=July 4, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100701020729/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1642471/20100627/eminem.jhtml| archive-date= July 1, 2010 | url-status= dead}} B.o.B performed the song with Eminem on his Home & Home Tour. "Airplanes, Part II" received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals, although it was not made into a single.

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Eleven years after its release, the song regained attention in July 2021 when it was referenced in a viral TikTok featuring fanart made by user bluedog444 on DeviantArt in 2012. The art depicts the characters Twilight Sparkle, the main protagonist of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, and Mordecai, one of two main protagonists of Regular Show, stargazing while sitting next to each other and crying, with the lyrics to the song's chorus above them in black text. The pairing of the characters was dubbed "MordeTwi", a portmanteau of their names. The TikTok featuring the song and art has received 300 million views since its post, spawning an influx of memes. The appeal of the meme comes from the absurdity of the pairing, as well as nostalgia due to DeviantArt's primarily adolescent user base.{{cite news |last=Haasch |first=Palmer |date=August 5, 2021 |title=The story behind the 'My Little Pony' and 'Regular Show' fan-made cartoon romance that's going viral on TikTok |work=Insider Inc. |url=https://www.insider.com/mordetwi-meme-ship-airplanes-regular-show-my-little-pony-tiktok-2021-8 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210808203735/https://www.insider.com/mordetwi-meme-ship-airplanes-regular-show-my-little-pony-tiktok-2021-8 |archive-date=August 8, 2021 |url-status=live}} Hayley Williams also responded to the meme the following month in two Tweets after a self-imposed social media break noting her bewilderment.{{Cite web |last=Hamilton |first=Phillip |date=August 5, 2021 |title=Paramore's Hayley Williams Discovers The 'MordeTwi' Meme, Says She 'Doesn't Get It' In Viral Tweet |work=Know Your Meme News |url=https://news.knowyourmeme.com/news/paramores-hayley-williams-discovers-the-mordetwi-meme-says-she-doesnt-get-it-in-viral-tweet |access-date=September 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210927222254/https://news.knowyourmeme.com/news/paramores-hayley-williams-discovers-the-mordetwi-meme-says-she-doesnt-get-it-in-viral-tweet |archive-date=September 27, 2021 |url-status=live}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Airplanes

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| type = Song

| artist = the Ready Set

| album = Punk Goes Pop Volume 03.

| released = November 2, 2010

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| length = 2:37

| label = Fearless

| writer = {{flatlist|

• Jeremy "Kinetics" Dussolliet
• Tim "One Love" Sommers
• Justin Franks
• Alexander Grant
• Bobby Simmons
• Christine Dominguez

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| producer = * Jordan Witzigreuter

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"Airplanes" is a song recorded by American electropop artist the Ready Set. The song was released as a cover in the compilation album, Punk Goes Pop Volume 03..{{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/the_ready_set_mayday_parade_12_more_revealed_on_punk_goes_pop_vol._3/|title=The Ready Set, Mayday Parade, 12 more revealed on Punk Goes Pop Vol. 3|author=Tim Karan|magazine=Alternative Press|date=August 25, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829234706/https://www.altpress.com/news/entry/the_ready_set_mayday_parade_12_more_revealed_on_punk_goes_pop_vol._3/|archivedate=August 29, 2010|access-date=April 24, 2024}} The song peaked at number 22 on Billboard Rock Digital Song Sales and stayed one week on chart.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-ready-set/chart-history/rkt/|title=The Ready Set Chart History: Rock Digital Song Sales|magazine=Billboard|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519172259/https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-ready-set/chart-history/rkt/|archivedate=May 19, 2022|access-date=October 1, 2021}} Alternative Press named his version of the song as the 34th best "Top 50 Punk Goes Pop covers of all time".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/best-punk-goes-pop-covers-ranked/|title=Here are the top 50 Punk Goes Pop covers of all time|magazine=Alternative Press|author=Ariana Leo|date=January 7, 2021|access-date=November 25, 2022}}

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