Don't Tell 'Em
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{{Infobox song
| name = Don't Tell 'Em
| cover = JeremihDTE.png
| alt = A black-and-white image of a woman holding her index finger to her lips. "Don't tell'em" is written on her cheeks.
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| type = single
| artist = Jeremih featuring YG
| album = Late Nights
| released = {{Start date|2014|06|6}}
| recorded = January 2014{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6327425/jeremih-holding-back-his-career|title='I Only Blame Myself': Is Reclusive R&B Singer Jeremih Holding Back His Own Career?|magazine=Billboard |access-date=October 12, 2016}}
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| genre = {{hlist|Electro-R&B}}
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=29}}
| label = Def Jam
| writer = {{hlist|Jeremih Felton|Mick Schultz|Dijon McFarlane|Keenon Jackson|Michael Münzing|Luca Anzilotti|Thea Austin}}
| producer = {{hlist|Schultz|DJ Mustard}}
| chronology = Jeremih
| prev_title = Party Girls
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = Hold You Down
| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = YG
| type = single
| prev_title = nEXt
| prev_year = 2014
| title = Don't Tell 'Em
| year = 2014
| next_title = Do It to Ya
| next_year = 2014
}}
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"Don't Tell 'Em" is a song by American singer Jeremih from his third studio album, Late Nights. It features American rapper YG, and was released as the first single from the album. The song peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States, "Don't Tell 'Em" peaked within the top ten of the charts in the United Kingdom, as well as the top twenty of the charts in Australia and Belgium.
Background and composition
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Jeremih wrote "Don't Tell 'Em" in January 2014, right after knowing that one song he co-wrote, Kid Ink's "Show Me" (2013), went number 1 on the Billboard Rap Airplay chart.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6327425/jeremih-holding-back-his-career|title='I Only Blame Myself': Is Reclusive R&B Singer Jeremih Holding Back His Own Career?|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 11, 2016}}
The song's performers co-wrote the song with its producers, DJ Mustard and Mick Schultz.{{Cite AV media notes |title=Don't Tell 'Em |year=2014 |author=Jeremih featuring YG |type=Digital download notes |publisher=Def Jam Recordings}} "Don't Tell 'Em" is an electro-R&B song{{cite web|url=http://www.essence.com/2016/04/11/kendrick-mariah-our-weekly-essence-fest-playlist-brings-beats|title=From Kendrick to Mariah, Our Weekly ESSENCE Fest Playlist Brings the Beats|first=Chuck |last=Arnold|work=Essence|date=April 11, 2016 |access-date=May 7, 2016}} with a hip hop production.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/09/arts/music/jeremihs-late-nights-receives-less-fanfare-than-hed-expected-from-def-jam.html?_r=0|title=Jeremih's 'Late Nights' Receives Less Fanfare Than He'd Expected From Def Jam|first=Joe |last=Coscarelli|work=The New York Times|date=December 8, 2015 |access-date=May 7, 2016}} It contains an interpolation of Snap!'s 1992 single "Rhythm Is a Dancer".{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2014/05/15/new-music-jeremih-f-yg-dont-tell-em/ |title=New Music: Jeremih f/ YG – 'Don't Tell 'Em' |work=Rap-Up |date=May 15, 2014 |access-date=November 13, 2014}}
Remix
The official remix of the song features American singer Ty Dolla Sign and rapper French Montana. A music video for the official remix directed by Eif Rivera was released on January 13, 2015.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2015/01/13/video-jeremih-french-montana-ty-dolla-sign-dont-tell-em-remix/ |title=VIDEO: JEREMIH FEAT. FRENCH MONTANA & TY DOLLA $IGN – 'DON'T TELL 'EM (REMIX)' |magazine=Rap-Up |date=January 13, 2015 |access-date=January 13, 2014}} Other remix versions include Pitbull, Rick Ross, Migos, G-Unit, Ace Hood and T.I.
Commercial performance
"Don't Tell 'Em" peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 in late October, becoming Jeremih's third top ten hit and YG's first. The song was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=single |artist=Jeremih}} As of April 2014, the song has sold over 1,170,000 copies in the United States.{{cite web |url=http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news10220m01 |title=The Big 9 in 2014: Def Jam |work=HITS Daily Double |publisher=HITS Digital Ventures |date=December 9, 2014 |access-date=December 10, 2014 |archive-date=December 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141211053410/http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news10220m01 |url-status=dead }}
In the United Kingdom, "Don't Tell 'Em" entered and peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart on October 12, 2014 – for the week ending date October 18, 2014 – becoming both Jeremih and YG's first top ten song in Britain, and Jeremih's first top 20 song on the UK Singles Chart since "Birthday Sex" peaked at number 15 on the chart in August 2009.
In spite of the song's commercial success, the song does not have a music video, making it the only song of 2014 to reach the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 without a video. In an interview with the respective publication, Jeremih said that a video was scheduled, but he "did not show up for it".{{Cite magazine |last=Gale |first=Alex |date=November 21, 2014 |title='I Only Blame Myself': Is Reclusive R&B Singer Jeremih Holding Back His Own Career? |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jeremih-holding-back-his-career-6327425/ |access-date=May 3, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}
=Cover versions=
New Zealand singer Lorde performed a slowed-down cover of the song for Live Lounge on BBC Radio 1, in the United Kingdom.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6319535/lorde-jeremih-dont-tell-em-yg-cover-bbc-radio-1-video |title=Watch Lorde Groove Through Jeremih & YG's 'Don't Tell 'Em' |magazine=Billboard |first=Chris |last=Payne |date=November 13, 2014}}{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1997242/lorde-cover-jeremih-dont-tell-em-video/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116091919/http://www.mtv.com/news/1997242/lorde-cover-jeremih-dont-tell-em-video/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 16, 2014 |title=Lorde Covers Jeremih's 'Don't Tell 'Em': Watch Now |first=John |last=Walker |work=MTV News |date=November 13, 2014 |access-date=November 13, 2014}}
Track listing
;Remixes digital download{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MV08VL2/ |title=Don't Tell 'Em [Explicit] |publisher=Amazon.com |access-date=November 14, 2014}}
- "Don't Tell 'Em" (DaaHype Remix) [featuring YG] [Explicit] – 4:05
- "Don't Tell 'Em" (DaaHype Remix) [featuring YG] [Clean] – 4:02
- "Don't Tell 'Em" (DaaHype Instrumental) [featuring YG] – 4:07
- "Don't Tell 'Em" (Zoo Station Club) [featuring YG] [Explicit] – 6:10
- "Don't Tell 'Em" (Zoo Station Radio) [featuring YG] [Explicit] – 4:07
- "Don't Tell 'Em" (Zoo Station Club) [featuring YG] [Clean] – 6:09
- "Don't Tell 'Em" (Zoo Station Radio) [featuring YG] [Clean] – 4:06
- "Don't Tell 'Em" (Zoo Station Instrumental) [featuring YG] – 6:10
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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! scope="col"| Chart (2014–2015) ! scope="col"| {{unbulleted list|Peak|position}} |
| {{singlechart|Australia|14|artist=Jeremih feat. YG|song=Don't Tell 'Em|access-date=December 20, 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Austria|65|artist=Jeremih feat. YG|song=Don't Tell 'Em|access-date=November 3, 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Flanders Tip|13|artist=Jeremih feat. YG|song=Don't Tell 'Em|access-date=June 30, 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Flanders Urban|11|artist=Jeremih feat. YG|song=Don't Tell 'Em|access-date=June 30, 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Wallonia Tip|46|artist=Jeremih feat. YG|song=Don't Tell 'Em|access-date=June 30, 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadianhot100|30|artist=Jeremih|song=Don't Tell 'Em|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Denmark|21|artist=Jeremih feat. YG|song=Don't Tell 'Em|access-date=August 2, 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|France|43|artist=Jeremih feat. YG|song=Don't Tell 'Em|access-date=August 2, 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"| Germany (Deutsche Black Charts){{cite web |title=Deutsche Black Charts |publisher=Trendcharts. Media Control |url=http://www.trendcharts.de/de/trendcharts.html |access-date=July 10, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606041657/http://www.trendcharts.de/de/trendcharts.html |archive-date=June 6, 2014 }}
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| {{singlechart|Germany|57|artist=Jeremih feat. YG|song=Don't Tell 'Em|songid=1304504|access-date=March 2, 2020|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Dutch100|81|artist=Jeremih feat. YG|song=Don't Tell 'Em|access-date=November 3, 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Scotland|8|date=2014-10-18|artist=Jeremih|song=Don't Tell 'Em|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Switzerland|70|artist=Jeremih feat. YG|song=Don't Tell 'Em|access-date=November 3, 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|UK|5|date=2014-10-18|artist=Jeremih|song=Don't Tell 'Em|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|UKrandb|1|date=2014-10-25|artist=Jeremih|song=Don't Tell 'Em|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|6|artist=Jeremih|song=Don't Tell 'Em|rowheader=true|refname=Billboardhot100x2}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|2|artist=Jeremih|song=Don't Tell 'Em|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboarddanceairplay|2|artist=Jeremih|song=Don't Tell 'Em|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboarddanceclubplay|10|artist=Jeremih|song=Don't Tell 'Em|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardlatinpopsongs|40|artist=Jeremih|song=Don't Tell 'Em|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|5|artist=Jeremih|song=Don't Tell 'Em|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrhythmic|1|artist=Jeremih|song=Don't Tell 'Em|rowheader=true}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|title=Don't Tell 'Em|artist=Jeremih feat. YG|type=single|relyear=2014|certyear=2015|award=Platinum|access-date=February 10, 2015}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|title=Don't Tell 'Em|artist=Jeremih|type=single|relyear=2014|certyear=2024|award=Gold|access-date=June 28, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Jeremih feat. YG|title=Don't Tell 'Em|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2014|certyear=2023|id=12003|access-date=January 3, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Jeremith feat. YG|title=Don't Tell 'Em|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2014|relmonth=06|certyear=2018|access-date=April 28, 2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Jeremih feat. YG|title=Don't Tell Em|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2014|certyear=2024|source=radioscope|access-date=December 30, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Jeremih|title=Don't Tell 'Em|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2014|certyear=2021|certmonth=8|access-date=September 16, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|relyear=2014|certyear=2015|certweek=4|award=Gold|title=Don't Tell 'Em|artist=Jeremih feat. YG|type=single|certref={{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2015&dspp=4|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 4, 2015|language=sv|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200707215109/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2015&dspp=4|archive-date=July 7, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=July 7, 2020}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Don't Tell 'Em|artist=Jeremih ft YG|type=single|award=Platinum|access-date=February 8, 2019|relyear=2014|certyear=2019|id=13056-3972-1}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Jeremih|title=Don't Tell 'Em|type=single|award=Platinum|number=5|relyear=2014|certyear=2023|access-date=May 19, 2023}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|certyear=2014|relyear=2014|relmonth=6|artist=Jeremih feat. YG|title=Don't Tell 'Em|award=Gold|access-date=November 12, 2014|type=single|certmonth=11|certday=12|id=5380|streamsonly=true|refname=DNKstreaming}}
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Release history
See also
References
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