Strip (Chris Brown song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Strip
| cover = Chris-brown-strip.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Chris Brown featuring Kevin McCall
| album = Boy in Detention and Fortune
| released = {{Start date|2011|11|18}}
| format =
| recorded = 2010
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|R&B|hip hop}}
| length = 2:49
| label = RCA
| writer = Chris Brown, Sevyn Streeter, Joseph Lonny Bereal, Kevin McCall
| producer = Tha Bizness
| chronology = Chris Brown
| prev_title = Another Round
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Why Stop Now
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Kevin McCall
| type = singles
| prev_title = Deuces
| prev_year = 2010
| title = Strip
| year = 2011
| next_title = Naked
| next_year = 2012
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|5SUC8vTEYYg|"Strip"}} }}
}}
"Strip" is a song by American singer Chris Brown, featuring American singer and producer Kevin McCall, released as a single from his mixtape Boy In Detention and as a buzz single from Brown's fifth studio album Fortune on November 18, 2011. It was written by Brown, Sevyn Streeter, Christopher Whitacre, J. Lonny Bereal, Justin Henderson and McCall, while production was handled by Tha Bizness. "Strip" peaked at number 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number three on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Background and composition
"Strip" was written by Chris Brown, Sevyn Streeter, Christopher Whitacre, J. Lonny Bereal, Justin Henderson and Kevin McCall, while production was handled by Tha Bizness. The song first appeared on Brown's mixtape Boy in Detention in 2011.{{cite web|last=Fitzgerald|first=Trent|url=http://popcrush.com/chris-brown-strip-kevin-mccall/|title=Chris Brown, 'Strip' Feat. Kevin McCall – Song Review|publisher=PopCrush|date=August 3, 2011|access-date=November 25, 2011}} On October 27, 2011, Brown announced via his official Twitter account that "Strip" and "Biggest Fan" would serve as the two lead singles from his fifth studio album Fortune (2012).{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/10/27/chris-brown-announces-fortune-singles/|title=Chris Brown Announces 'Fortune' Singles|work=Rap-Up|publisher=Devin Lazerine|date=October 27, 2011|access-date=October 28, 2011}} However, following the online premiere of "Turn Up the Music" on January 26, 2012, several websites, including MTV News and Billboard magazine, reported that this would be the lead single from the album,{{cite web|last=Garibaldi|first=Christina|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1677959/chris-brown-turn-up-the-music.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129013051/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1677959/chris-brown-turn-up-the-music.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2012|title=Chris Brown Drops New Single 'Turn Up The Music'|publisher=MTV News. MTV Networks|date=January 26, 2012|access-date=January 27, 2012}}{{cite magazine|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/509140/chris-brown-releases-turn-up-the-music-single-listen|title=Chris Brown Releases 'Turn Up The Music' Single: Listen|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=January 26, 2012|access-date=January 27, 2012}} while "Strip" served as a buzz single.{{cite web|last=Corner|first=Lewis|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/music/news/a362258/chris-brown-debuts-new-single-turn-up-the-music-listen.html|title=Chris Brown debuts new single 'Turn Up The Music'|publisher=Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi Médias|date=January 26, 2012|access-date=January 28, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rttnews.com/Story.aspx?type=ent&Section=2&Id=1806856&SM=1|title=Chris Brown Releases 'Turn Up The Music'|publisher=RTTNews|date=January 27, 2012|access-date=January 28, 2012}} The official remix of the song, made by Brown and McCall, was posted online on April 5, 2012, and features a slower instrumental and newly performed verses from both singers.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/04/05/new-music-chris-brown-f-kevin-mccall-strip-remix/|title=New Music: Chris Brown f/ Kevin McCall – 'Strip (Remix)'|work=Rap-Up|publisher=Devin Lazerine|date=April 5, 2012|access-date=April 16, 2012}}{{cite web | url=https://hiphop-n-more.com/2012/04/chris-brown-strip-remix-feat-kevin-mccall/ | title=Chris Brown – 'Strip (Remix)' (Feat. Kevin McCall) | date=5 April 2012 }}{{cite web | url=https://thesource.com/2012/04/05/listenchrisbrownftkevinmccall-stripremix/ | title=Listen: Chris Brown Ft. Kevin McCall – Strip (Remix) - the Source | date=5 April 2012 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/535523-chris-brown-strip-feat-kevin-mccall-remix-new-song | title=Strip (Remix) | website=HNHH | date=5 April 2012 }}
Musically, "Strip" is a "bouncy synth-heavy" R&B and hip hop song, with lyrics of Brown crooning to a stripper.{{cite web|last=Newman|first=Jason|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/08/03/chris-brown-kevin-mccall-strip/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710195525/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/08/03/chris-brown-kevin-mccall-strip/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 10, 2012|title=New Song: Chris Brown Featuring Kevin McCall, 'Strip'|publisher=MTV Buzzworthy. MTV Networks|date=August 3, 2011|access-date=November 25, 2011}} Vulture described Brown as taking the role of a "hypersexual goofball" as he admires the strippers beauty and sex appeal.{{cite web | url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/12/chris-brown-strip.html | title=Behold Chris Brown's Abs in His New Video, 'Strip' | date=15 December 2011 }} As stated by Lewis Corner of Digital Spy, the track features "booty-bouncing mix of pulsing beats and '90s-styled melodies."{{cite web|last=Corner|first=Lewis|url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/music/thesound/a352239/playlist-10-tracks-you-need-to-hear.html|title=Playlist: 10 tracks you need to hear|publisher=Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi Médias|date=November 22, 2011|access-date=November 27, 2011}}
Music video
The accompanying music video for "Strip" was directed by Colin Tilley and filmed in November 2011.{{cite web|author=Trent|url=http://thelavalizard.com/2011/11/hot-pic-chris-brown-lights-up-strip-video-shoot/|title=Hot Pic: Chris Brown Lights Up 'Strip' Video Shoot|publisher=Thelavalizard.com|date=November 27, 2011|access-date=November 27, 2011}} An image from the shoot was posted online on November 27, 2011, which showed Brown surrounded by Christmas lights. The video premiered online on December 15, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/15/video-chris-brown-f-kevin-mccall-strip/|title=Video: Chris Brown f/ Kevin McCall – 'Strip'|work=Rap-Up|publisher=Devin Lazerine|date=December 15, 2011|access-date=January 1, 2012}} The video opens with Brown standing on a mountain wearing a winter jacket, cap and shorts. It then switches to a house party where Brown is seen with his shirt off, singing in a room full of people dancing. During the second chorus, Brown and McCall are seen sitting on the edge of a hot tub, while girls in bikinis are in the tub. As McCall performs his verse, he plays an accelerated game of "Seven Minutes in Heaven" with two girls in a closet. Once his time is up, he switches with another man. Throughout the video, scenes of Brown singing the song in a room full of Christmas lights are intercut.
Georgette Cline of The Boombox wrote that the video is "steaming hot".{{cite web|last=Cline|first=Georgette|url=http://www.theboombox.com/2011/12/15/chris-brown-strip-video-has-girl-on-girl-kisses/|title=Chris Brown 'Strip' Video Has Girl-on-Girl Kisses|work=The Boombox|publisher=AOL|date=December 15, 2011|access-date=January 1, 2012}} A writer for International Business Times wrote that, "The video is perfectly apt for the lyrics of the song."{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/268587/20111216/chris-brown-releases-saucy-music-video-strip.htm|title=Chris Brown Releases Saucy Music Video for 'Strip'|work=International Business Times|publisher=Etienne Uzac|date=December 16, 2011|access-date=January 1, 2012}} Chris Eggertsen of HitFix gave the video a mixed response, calling it an "embarrassingly-generic music video".{{cite web|last=Eggertsen|first=Chris|url=http://www.hitfix.com/articles/watch-chris-browns-brain-dead-music-video-for-strip|title=Watch: Chris Browns soul-dead music video for Strip|work=HitFix|date=December 15, 2011|access-date=January 1, 2012}}
Chart performance
In the United States, "Strip" debuted at number 90 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart on the issue dated November 12, 2011, despite not being released for digital download until November 18, 2011.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2011-11-12/r-b-hip-hop-songs?order=gainer|title=R&B/Hip Hop Songs: Week of November 12, 2011|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=November 12, 2011|access-date=November 12, 2011}} It peaked at number three on the issue dated March 10, 2012.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=chris brown|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}}|title=Chris Brown Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=July 4, 2012}} The song debuted at number 85 on US Billboard Hot 100 chart on the week of December 10, 2011.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2011-12-10/hot-100?order=gainer|title=Hot 100: Week of December 10, 2011|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=December 10, 2011|access-date=December 2, 2011}} It eventually peaked at number 37 on the week of March 31, 2012.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=chris brown|chart=Hot 100}}|title=Chris Brown Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=July 4, 2012}} On October 3, 2016, the single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of over a million units in the United States.
Track listing
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes for Fortune{{cite AV media notes|title=Fortune|title-link=Fortune (Chris Brown album)|others=Chris Brown |year=2012 |type=Booklet |publisher=RCA Records}}
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- J. Lonny Bereal – songwriter
- Chris Brown – lead vocals, songwriter
- Doug Geikie – assistant recorder
- Trehy Harris – assistant recorder
- Justin Henderson – songwriter
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- Jaycen Joshua – mixer
- Kevin McCall – guest vocals, songwriter
- Brian Springer – recorder
- Amber Streeter – songwriter
- Tha Bizness – producer
- Christopher Whitacre – songwriter
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Charts
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= Year-end charts =
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| scope="col"|Chart (2012)
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| scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/hot-r-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Best of 2012 – R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=December 15, 2012}}
| style="text-align:center;"|9 |
| scope="row"| US Rhythmic (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/rhythmic-songs|title=Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2012|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 4, 2019}}
| style="text-align:center;"|37 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|artist=Chris Brown|title=Strip|award=Platinum|relyear=2012|certyear=2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Chris Brown|title=Strip|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2012|access-date=December 25, 2024|certyear=2016|certmonth=3|source=radioscope}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Chris Brown|title=Strip|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2012|certyear=2017}}
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