Rum and Raybans

{{Infobox song

| name = Rum and Raybans

| cover = SK and CL - Rum and RB single cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Sean Kingston featuring Cher Lloyd

| album =

| released = November 16, 2012

| recorded = 2012

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = {{hlist|EDM|synthpop}}

| length = 3:32

| label = {{hlist|Epic|Beluga Heights}}

| writer = {{hlist|Cameron Forbes|Sean Kingston}} Cher Lloyd

| producer = The Elev3n

| chronology = Sean Kingston

| prev_title = Back 2 Life (Live It Up)

| prev_year = 2012

| next_title = Beat It

| next_year = 2013

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Cher Lloyd

| type = singles

| prev_title = Oath

| prev_year = 2012

| title = Rum and Raybans

| year = 2012

| next_title = With Ur Love (U.S.)

| next_year = 2013

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|veIVfjM2E9M|"Rum and Raybans"}}}}

}}

"Rum and Raybans" is a song by American recording artist Sean Kingston, featuring vocals from British singer Cher Lloyd. Written by Cameron Forbes and produced by "The Elev3n",{{cite web|url=http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/sean-kingston-rum-and-raybans |title=Sean Kingston ft. Cher Lloyd - Rum and Raybans | Listen |publisher=Djbooth.net |date= |accessdate=2014-01-18}} the song was originally released as the second single from Kingston's third studio album, Back 2 Life but was scrapped due to poor charting and promotion. It was released on November 16, 2012 as a digital download, in both a clean and an explicit version,{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Rum-And-Raybans-Explicit/dp/B00A46GFZE/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1353515964&sr=8-12&keywords=sean+kingston+cher+lloyd |title=Rum And Raybans [Explicit]: Sean Kingston featuring Cher Lloyd: MP3 Downloads |website=Amazon |date=2012-11-16 |accessdate=2014-01-18}} and then again on July 6, 2018 as an EP including the acapella and instrumental versions of the track.

Music video

A lyric video was uploaded to YouTube on October 16, 2012.{{YouTube|svIcHuN35SU|Sean Kingston - Rum And Raybans (Audio) ft. Cher Lloyd}} The music video, directed by Hannah Lux Davis, was released November 18, 2012.{{YouTube|veIVfjM2E9M| Sean Kingston - Rum And Raybans ft. Cher Lloyd}} It shows Kingston partying with other people but Lloyd does not appear in the video. Chris Brown makes a cameo appearance.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| title1 = Rum and Raybans (Clean Version)

| note1 = featuring Cher Lloyd

| length1 = 3:32

| title2 = Rum and Raybans

| note2 = featuring Cher Lloyd

| length2 = 3:32

| title3 = Rum and Raybans (Instrumental Version)

| note3 = featuring Cher Lloyd

| length3 = 3:30

| title4 = Rum and Raybans (Acappella Version)

| note4 = featuring Cher Lloyd

| length4 = 3:29

| total_length = 14:05

}}

Charts

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Chart (2012–13)

!Peak
position

Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite magazine|title=Canadian Hot 100 Week of December 8, 2012|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2012-12-08/canadian-hot-100?order=gainer|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=December 29, 2012}}{{center|68}}
{{Single chart|Germany|99|artist=Sean Kingston feat. Cher Lloyd|song=Rum and Raybans|songid=1075633}}
South Korea International Singles (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/online/download/list.gaon|title=South Korea Gaon International Chart (Week: November 11, 2012 to November 17, 2012)|publisher=Gaon Chart|date=December 15, 2012|accessdate=December 21, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219094524/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/online/download/list.gaon|archivedate=December 19, 2012}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 94

US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/1481564/chart-highlights-rolling-stones-debut-on-danceclub-play-songs |title=Chart Highlights: Rolling Stones Debut On Dance/Club Play Songs |publisher=Billboard |date=2012-11-25 |accessdate=2014-01-18}}

| style="text-align:center;"|5

Russia Airplay (Tophit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.ru/en/tracks/42692/|title="Rum And Raybans" ON AIR / ONLINE STATISTICS|access-date=25 May 2021|publisher=Tophit}}

|style="text-align:center;"|170

Release history

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|+ Release history for "Rum and Raybans"

!Region

!Date

!Format

!Version

!Label

scope="row"| Various

| 18 November 2012

| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}}

| Single

| Epic Records

scope="row"| Various

| 6 July 2018

| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}}

| EP

| Epic Records

References