Birthday Sex

{{Infobox song

| name = Birthday Sex

| cover = JeremihBirthdaySex.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Jeremih

| album = Jeremih

| released = {{Start date|2009|2|25}}

| recorded = September 2008

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = R&B

| length = 3:52

| label = Def Jam

| writer = {{hlist|Jeremy Felton|Keith James|Mick Schultz}}

| producer = Schultz

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = My Time

| next_year = 2009

}}

"Birthday Sex" is the debut single by American singer Jeremih. It served as the lead single for his self-titled debut studio album (2009). The song was written by Jeremih, Keith James, and Mick Schultz,{{cite web |url=http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/rsawards/2010/RnB_HipHop.aspx |title=Award Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs |publisher=Ascap.com |date=June 25, 2010 |accessdate=January 16, 2012 |archive-date=June 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630074514/http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/rsawards/2010/rnb_hiphop.aspx |url-status=live }} the latter of whom also helmed its production. "Birthday Sex" peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, peaked the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and has received 5× platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Background

Jeremih wrote and recorded "Birthday Sex" in September 2008, initially calling it "Birthday Text" but later revising the name.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1613247/20090603/story.jhtml|title=Irv Gotti Says Jay-Z Is A Better MC Than Eminem|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|date=June 4, 2009|work=MTV News|access-date=June 4, 2009|archive-date=June 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607211835/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1613247/20090603/story.jhtml|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://rnbdirt.com/jeremih-birthday-sex-was-originally-gonna-be-birthday-text/14687/|title=Jeremih: 'Birthday Sex' was originally gonna be 'Birthday Text'|date=July 5, 2009|work=rnb dirt|accessdate=July 24, 2009|archive-date=August 20, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090820183022/http://rnbdirt.com/jeremih-birthday-sex-was-originally-gonna-be-birthday-text/14687/|url-status=live}} Initially, a song entitled "My Ride" was scheduled to be released as the first single. Jeremih credited deejay Bam of Chicago's Power 92 for selecting "Birthday Sex" for radio play.{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagodefender.com/article-4613-triple-threat-chicago-native-jeremih-the-singer-rapper-musician.html|title=Triple threat: Chicago native Jeremih, the singer, rapper, musician|last=Vaughn|first=Shamontiel L.|date=May 22, 2009|work=Chicago Defender|publisher=Real Times|accessdate=June 1, 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522212619/http://www.chicagodefender.com/article-4613-triple-threat-chicago-native-jeremih-the-singer-rapper-musician.html|archivedate=May 22, 2010}} The song is based on his own birthday experience. He thought that "someone would've written a song like that already—one that caters to females on their day".{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268926/jeremih|title=Jeremih|last=Concepcion|first=Mariel|date=April 15, 2009|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|accessdate=July 31, 2009|archive-date=May 25, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525031436/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268926/jeremih|url-status=live}} Meanwhile, during his first international press interview, Jeremih told noted UK R&B writer Pete Lewis of 'Blues & Soul': "I do think the lyrical concept really did help the song out! To where I feel it's gonna be a timeless record that'll still be played YEARS from now – simply because it's become a new birthday anthem!"{{cite web|url=http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/444/jeremih_perfect_presence|title=Perfect Presence - Pete Lewis Interviews Jeremih|last=Lewis|first=Pete|date=August 25, 2009|work=Blues & Soul|accessdate=September 19, 2009|archive-date=July 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708074340/http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/444///jeremih_perfect_presence|url-status=live}}

iSouth Remix

The official remix, "Birthday Sex (iSouth Remix)", features Pitbull, Trey Songz, Teairra Mari, Stat Quo, and Ludacris. The track was arranged by the record production duo iSouth Entertainment consisting of JB and Drunk D.

Music video

File:Jeremih Birthday Sex screenshot music videob.jpg

The music video for "Birthday Sex" was filmed in Los Angeles, California, and was directed by Paul Hunter.{{cite web|url=http://www.s2smagazine.com/node/1081|title=Jeremih jet sets to the top of the charts|last=Eskridge|first=Sonya|date=June 11, 2009|work=Sister 2 Sister|accessdate=June 16, 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724161230/http://www.s2smagazine.com/node/1081|archivedate=July 24, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/jeremih/396567/birthday-sex.jhtml|title=Jeremih - Birthday Sex|work=MTV|access-date=June 13, 2009|archive-date=June 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615073950/http://www.mtv.com/videos/jeremih/396567/birthday-sex.jhtml|url-status=dead}} In the video, Jeremih is shown with his love interest, Brazilian model Alessandra Cardoso{{cite web |url=http://www.blogcatalog.com/blog/i-saw-it-in-a-rap-videocom |title=I Saw it in a Rap Video.com |accessdate=September 4, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203164608/http://www.blogcatalog.com/blog/i-saw-it-in-a-rap-videocom |archivedate=December 3, 2009 }} with a Handycam to capture their intimate moments. He proceeds to feed her fruit and desserts while she is blindfolded.

The music video managed to appear at number 3 on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown.

Critical reception

"Birthday Sex" has received generally favorable reviews from critics. Jon Caramanica of The New York Times called it a "fantastic single", while comparing it to songs by R. Kelly, as it "clips his lines short like a rapper and writes bedroom songs that verge on parody".{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/arts/music/24play.html|title=Bedroom Songs and Gossip Girls|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|date=May 22, 2009|work=The New York Times|accessdate=June 3, 2009|archive-date=January 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116184445/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/arts/music/24play.html|url-status=live}} Amos Barshad of New York magazine dubbed the song a "summer jam".{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/05/song_of_the_summer_jeremih_ris.html|title=Song of the Summer: Jeremih Rising|last=Barshad|first=Amos|date=May 22, 2009|work=New York|publisher=New York Media|accessdate=June 3, 2009|archive-date=May 25, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525155624/http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/05/song_of_the_summer_jeremih_ris.html|url-status=live}} According to Sean Ross of Edison Media Research, the title of the song generated its success.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-06-11-birthday-sex_N.htm|title=Jeremih's saucy 'Birthday Sex' is having itself a party|last=Jones|first=Steve|date=June 11, 2009|work=USA Today|publisher=Gannett Company|accessdate=June 13, 2009|archive-date=June 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615044036/http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-06-11-birthday-sex_N.htm|url-status=live}}

Chart performance

"Birthday Sex" debuted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 93 for the week of March 21, 2009.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} In May 2009, the song topped the Billboard Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop chart after ascending from number five to number one, the greatest rise for a new artist since Tweet's "Oops (Oh My)" in 2002. "Birthday Sex" displaced Jamie Foxx's "Blame It" from its 12-week streak atop the chart.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/268581/chart-beat-the-black-eyed-peas-jeremih-beyonce|title=Chart Beat: The Black Eyed Peas, Jeremih, Beyoncé|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=May 20, 2009|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|accessdate=July 31, 2009|archive-date=August 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829045846/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/268581/chart-beat-the-black-eyed-peas-jeremih-beyonce|url-status=live}} "Birthday Sex" also displaced "Blame It" from its 14-week reign atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/268564/chart-beat-kris-allen-swv-green-day-al-b-sure|title=Chart Beat: Kris Allen, SWV, Green Day, Al B. Sure!|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=May 21, 2009|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|accessdate=July 31, 2009|archive-date=February 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130219175153/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/268564/chart-beat-kris-allen-swv-green-day-al-b-sure|url-status=live}} For the week of May 14, 2009, "Birthday Sex" became the first song in several years outside of the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 to simultaneously have the greatest airplay gain and digital download gain.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268633/daughtry-debuts-high-on-hot-100|title=Daughtry Debuts High On Hot 100|last=Ben-Yehuda|first=Ayala|author2=Caulfield, Keith|date=May 14, 2009|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|accessdate=July 31, 2009|archive-date=May 16, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090516153029/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268633/daughtry-debuts-high-on-hot-100|url-status=live}} The song peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268458/lady-gaga-takes-two-top-10-spots-on-billboards-hot-100|title=Lady GaGa Takes Two Top 10 Spots On Billboard's Hot 100|last=Ben-Yehuda|first=Ayala|date=June 4, 2009|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|accessdate=July 31, 2009|archive-date=November 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107112142/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268458/lady-gaga-takes-two-top-10-spots-on-billboards-hot-100|url-status=live}}

Charts

= Weekly charts =

Chart (2009) !Peak position
class="wikitable sortable"
{{single chart\|Australia\|37\|artist=Jeremih\|song=Birthday Sex}}
{{single chart\|Flanders Tip\|11\|artist=Jeremih\|song=Birthday Sex}}
{{single chart\|Wallonia Tip\|8\|artist=Jeremih\|song=Birthday Sex}}
{{single chart\|Canada\|35\|artist=Jeremih\|artistid=1089198}}
{{single chart\|Denmark\|21\|artist=Jeremih\|song=Birthday Sex}}
{{single chart\|Billboardeuropeanhot100\|51\|artist=Jeremih\|artistid=1089198}}
{{single chart\|Billboardeurodigital\|20\|artist=Jeremih\|access-date=June 8, 2024}}
{{single chart\|France\|34\|artist=Jeremih\|song=Birthday Sex}}
{{single chart\|New Zealand\|33\|artist=Jeremih\|song=Birthday Sex}}
{{single chart\|UK\|15\|date=20090823\|accessdate=March 14, 2023}}
{{single chart\|UKrandb\|8\|date=20090823\|accessdate=March 14, 2023}}
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|4\|artist=Jeremih\|artistid=1089198}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrandbhiphop\|1\|artist=Jeremih\|artistid=1089198}}
{{single chart\|Billboardpopsongs\|14\|artist=Jeremih\|artistid=1089198}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrhythmic\|1\|artist=Jeremih\|artistid=1089198}}

= Year-end charts =

class="wikitable"
Charts (2009) ! Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company){{cite web \|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2009.pdf \|title=Charts Plus Year end 2009 \|publisher=Charts Plus \|accessdate=July 19, 2010 \|archive-date=February 22, 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222101434/http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2009.pdf \|url-status=live }} \| style="text-align:center;"\|187
US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web \|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-100-songs \|title=Year End Charts - Year-end songs - The Billboard Hot 100 \|publisher=Billboard \|accessdate=November 7, 2010 \|archive-date=April 14, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414053719/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-100-songs \|url-status=live }} \| style="text-align:center;"\|37
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine \|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-r-b-hip-hop-songs \|title=The Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Year End Charts 2009 \|magazine=Billboard \|publisher=Prometheus Global Media \|accessdate= \|archive-date=August 8, 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808001520/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-r-b-hip-hop-songs \|url-status=live }} \| style="text-align:center;"\|20
US Rhythmic (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/rhythmic-songs\|title=Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2009\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=November 16, 2019\|archive-date=January 31, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131051814/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/rhythmic-songs\|url-status=live}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|9

class="wikitable"

Charts (2009)

! Position

UK Singles (Official Charts Company){{cite web |url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2009.pdf |title=Charts Plus Year end 2009 |publisher=Charts Plus |accessdate=July 19, 2010 |archive-date=February 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222101434/http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2009.pdf |url-status=live }}

| style="text-align:center;"|187

US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-100-songs |title=Year End Charts - Year-end songs - The Billboard Hot 100 |publisher=Billboard |accessdate=November 7, 2010 |archive-date=April 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414053719/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-100-songs |url-status=live }}

| style="text-align:center;"|37

US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-r-b-hip-hop-songs |title=The Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Year End Charts 2009 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |accessdate= |archive-date=August 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808001520/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-r-b-hip-hop-songs |url-status=live }}

| style="text-align:center;"|20

US Rhythmic (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/rhythmic-songs|title=Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2009|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 16, 2019|archive-date=January 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131051814/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/rhythmic-songs|url-status=live}}

| style="text-align:center;"|9

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|title=Birthday Sex|artist=Jeremih|award=Platinum|type=single|certyear=2024|relyear=2009|access-date=June 25, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|title=Birthday Sex|artist=Jeremih|type=single|award=Platinum|access-date=February 27, 2024|relyear=2014|certyear=2024|id=13568}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Jeremih|title=Birthday Sex|relyear=2009|certyear=2023|access-date=June 1, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|artist=Jeremih|title=Birthday Sex|relyear=2009|certyear=2024|access-date=December 30, 2024|source=radioscope}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Birthday Sex|artist=Jeremih|type=single|award=Platinum|access-date=May 2, 2023|relyear=2011|certyear=2023|id=13660-4157-1}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|number=5|artist=Jeremih|title=Birthday Sex|relyear=2009|certyear=2023|access-date=August 31, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=ringtone|note=Mastertone|award=Platinum|artist=Jeremih|title=Birthday Sex}}

References

External links

{{YouTube|vYMxOzxKYYo|"Birthday Sex"}}

Category:2008 songs

Category:2009 debut singles

Category:Jeremih songs

Category:Songs about birthdays

Category:Def Jam Recordings singles

Category:Songs written by Jeremih

Category:Songs written by Mick Schultz

Category:Music videos directed by Paul Hunter (director)