Party Starter

{{Infobox song

| name = Party Starter

| cover = Partystarter.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Will Smith

| album = Lost and Found

| released = August 2, 2005

| format =

| recorded = 2004

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Hip hop

| length = {{ubl|4:23 {{small|(radio edit)}}|4:09 {{small|(album version)}}}}

| label = {{hlist|Overbrook|Interscope}}

| writer = {{hlist|Will Smith|Christopher Bridges|Jamal Jones}}

| producer = Polow da Don

| prev_title = Switch

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = Get Lit

| next_year = 2017

}}

"Party Starter" is a song by American rapper Will Smith. It was released as the second single from his fourth studio album, Lost and Found. It was written by Smith, American rapper Ludacris and record producer Polow da Don, the latter of whom also produced the song. "Party Starter" was Smith's final single before his 12-year recording hiatus.

Background

The hook and 1st verse describe a club environment, while the 2nd and 3rd verses criticize the commercial "dumbing down" of the current-day hip hop scene innate of the song itself.

Track listings

;UK CD1

  1. "Party Starter" (radio edit) – 4:22
  2. "Party Starter" (instrumental) – 4:33
  3. "Party Starter" (a cappella) – 4:07

;UK CD2

  1. "Party Starter" (radio edit) – 4:22
  2. "Party Starter" (Freshman Remix) – 4:15
  3. "Party Starter" (Co-P Grimey Mix) – 4:30
  4. "Party Starter" (video) – 4:22

Charts

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scope="col"| Chart (2005)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|33|artist=Will Smith|song=Party Starter|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 11, 2016}}
{{single chart|Australiaurban|12|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222439/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20060220-0000/issue832.pdf|urltitle=Issue 832|rowheader=true|access-date=March 4, 2022}}
{{single chart|Austria|62|artist=Will Smith|song=Party Starter|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 11, 2016}}
{{single chart|Flanders|48|artist=Will Smith|song=Party Starter|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 11, 2016}}
{{single chart|Wallonia Tip|5|artist=Will Smith|song=Party Starter|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 11, 2016}}
{{single chart|Germany|40|songid=99271|artist=Will Smith|song=Party Starter|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 11, 2016}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|28|artist=Will Smith|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 20, 2023}}
scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade){{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/2005/week-46|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 46, 2005| publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=February 20, 2023}}

|align="center"|6

{{single chart|Dutch100|44|artist=Will Smith|song=Party Starter|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 11, 2016}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|35|artist=Will Smith|song=Party Starter|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 11, 2016}}
{{single chart|Scotland|18|date=20051030|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 20, 2023}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|26|artist=Will Smith|song=Party Starter|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 11, 2016}}
{{single chart|UK|19|date=20051030|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 20, 2023}}
{{single chart|UKrandb|3|date=20051030|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 20, 2023}}

References