Yeah 3x

"Yeah 3x" was recorded at The Record Plant—a studio in Los Angeles, California—and Serban Ghenea mixed the track at Mixstar Studios—a studio in Virginia Beach, Virginia. On September 2, 2010, Brown tweeted that the Polow da Don-produced song titled "Calypso" would be released soon as the follow-up single to "Deuces" (2010).{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/09/02/chris-brown-announces-new-single/|title=Chris Brown Announces New Single|work=Rap-Up|publisher=Devin Lazerine|date=September 2, 2010|access-date=July 3, 2011|archive-date=October 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011045811/http://www.rap-up.com/2010/09/02/chris-brown-announces-new-single/|url-status=live}} However, those plans were changed when "Yeah 3x" was released instead.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/09/15/new-music-chris-brown-yeah-3x-snippet/|title=New Music: Chris Brown – 'Yeah 3x' (Snippet)|work=Rap-Up|publisher=Devin Lazerine|date=September 15, 2010|access-date=July 3, 2011|archive-date=December 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121217012641/http://www.rap-up.com/2010/09/15/new-music-chris-brown-yeah-3x-snippet/|url-status=live}} While filming the music video for the song, Brown elaborated on the song's inspiration in an interview with Access Hollywood. He stated that he wanted to record the song for his pop audience since he had been doing so much urban material.{{cite web|url=http://www.singersroom.com/news/6401/Chris-Brown-Talks-Yeah-3x-Being-in-a-Better-Place-Michal-Jackson-and-The-Future|title=Chris Brown Talks Yeah 3x, Being in a Better Place, Michael Jackson and The Future|work=Singersroom|publisher=MLE Group Company|date=October 24, 2010|access-date=July 3, 2011|archive-date=October 27, 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20101027065339/http://www.singersroom.com/news/6401/Chris-Brown-Talks-Yeah-3x-Being-in-a-Better-Place-Michal-Jackson-and-The-Future|url-status=live}}

Brown said the song was given to him by DJ Frank E while he was in the studio writing songs for other artists and himself. "I heard the track and I was like man this is incredible. It kind of gave me the 'Forever' feeling so I wanted to do more of a song for my pop audience. I’ve been doing a lot of mix-tape stuff, a lot of urban records ... the pop audience didn’t really have anything to gauge from so I really wanted to give them this and I feel like 'Yeah 3x' is something different, something new and it’s just [a] positive record. It’s not anything too over the top; it’s just right where it needs to be." During a chat with fans on Ustream.tv on September 27, 2010, Brown said that the song was written in 15 minutes; "We actually got the beat and we did it in no time. It was effortless. It was fun. It was sort of like when we wrote 'Forever', so I hope you guys like that record. It's more of a pop record, in the club record."{{cite web|last=Dinh|first=James|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1648867/chris-brown-teams-with-drake-kanye-west-ti-deuces-remix.jhtml|title=Chris Brown Teams With Drake, Kanye West, T.I. For 'Deuces' Remix|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=September 28, 2010|access-date=July 3, 2011|archive-date=November 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106163848/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1648867/chris-brown-teams-with-drake-kanye-west-ti-deuces-remix.jhtml|url-status=dead}}

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"Yeah 3x" is an uptempo dance-pop,{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/09/27/new-music-chris-brown-yeah-3X/|title=New Music: Chris Brown – 'Yeah 3x'|work=Rap-Up|publisher=Devin Lazerine|date=September 27, 2010|access-date=July 3, 2011|archive-date=October 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003223734/http://www.rap-up.com/2010/09/27/new-music-chris-brown-yeah-3x/|url-status=live}} Europop,{{cite magazine|last=Wete|first=Brad|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/10/21/chris-brown-yeah-3x-video/|title=Chris Brown dances through a block party in "Yeah 3x" video|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Time Inc|date=October 21, 2010|access-date=July 3, 2011|archive-date=January 3, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103105354/http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/10/21/chris-brown-yeah-3x-video/|url-status=live}} and electro house song.{{cite web|last=Ziegbe|first=Mawuse|url=http://www.mtv.tv/news/chris-brown-yeah-3x-premieres-on-mtv/|title=Chris Brown – Yeah 3x|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|access-date=July 3, 2011|date=October 21, 2010|archive-date=July 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724024926/http://www.mtv.tv/news/chris-brown-yeah-3x-premieres-on-mtv/|url-status=live}} According to MTV, "Yeah 3x" shows Brown "embracing his pop side" over a "video game-type beat".{{cite web|last=Dinh|first=James|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1647900/20100915/brown__chris__18_.jhtml|title=Chris Brown Embraces Pop Side On 'Yeah 3x'|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=September 15, 2010|access-date=July 3, 2011|archive-date=December 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207124840/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1647900/20100915/brown__chris__18_.jhtml|url-status=dead}} Throughout the song, it features a thick bassline. "Yeah 3x" is set in common time with a moderate dance tempo of 130 beats per minute. It is composed in the key of D major with Brown's vocal range spanning from the note of A₃ to the note of B₄.{{citation|author=Chris Brown, Adam Wiles, Justin Franks, Kevin Mccall, Amber Streeter (Composers and Lyricists)|title=Yeah 3x: Chris Brown Digital Sheet Music|year=2011|publisher=Musicnotes.com. Sony/ATV Music Publishing|type=Musicnotes|at=MN0092582 (Product Number)}} The song uses a portion of the melody from "I'm Not Alone" by Calvin Harris. According to Robbie Daw of Idolator, "Yeah 3x" is a mixture of "Forever" (2008) and La Roux's "Bulletproof" (2009),{{cite web|last=Daw|first=Robbie|url=http://idolator.com/5627741/chris-brown-yeah-3x|title=Chris Brown Lightens Up On New Pop Jam|publisher=Idolator. Buzz Media|date=September 15, 2010|access-date=July 3, 2011|archive-date=January 3, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103043608/http://idolator.com/5627741/chris-brown-yeah-3x|url-status=live}} while Sean Michaels of The Guardian commented that the song seems to be inspired by David Guetta's Eurodance sound.{{cite news|last=Michaels|first=Sean|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/oct/05/calvin-harris-chris-brown|title=Calvin Harris accuses Chris Brown of plagiarism|work=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited|date=October 5, 2010|access-date=July 3, 2011|archive-date=May 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531125109/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/oct/05/calvin-harris-chris-brown|url-status=live}} Nick Levine of Digital Spy musically compared the song's production to the sounds of Usher, Taio Cruz, Jay Sean, The Black Eyed Peas and Calvin Harris.{{cite web|last=Levine|first=Nick|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a300530/chris-brown-yeah-3x.html|title=Chris Brown: 'Yeah 3x' – Music Singles Review|publisher=Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi Médias|date=January 23, 2011|access-date=July 3, 2011|archive-date=January 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110130064317/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a300530/chris-brown-yeah-3x.html|url-status=live}}

The accompanying music video for "Yeah 3x" was directed by Colin Tilley and filmed at the Universal Studios.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/10/21/video-chris-brown-yeah-3x/|title=Video: Chris Brown – 'Yeah 3X'|work=Rap-Up|publisher=Devin Lazerine|date=October 21, 2010|access-date=July 22, 2011|archive-date=October 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012221525/http://www.rap-up.com/2010/10/21/video-chris-brown-yeah-3x/|url-status=live}} It premiered on MTV on October 21, 2010,{{cite web|last=Anderson|first=Kyle|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2010/10/21/chris-brown-yeah-3x-video/|title=Chris Brown's 'Yeah 3X' Video: The Key Scene|publisher=MTV Newsroom. Viacom|date=October 21, 2010|access-date=July 23, 2011|archive-date=September 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918145050/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2010/10/21/chris-brown-yeah-3x-video/|url-status=dead}} and features cameo appearances by Teyana Taylor, Kevin McCall, and Future Funk from America's Got Talent.{{cite web|last=Lamb|first=Bill|url=http://top40.about.com/od/onthecharts/tp/Top-10-Hot-Pop-Songs-November-30-2010.htm|title=Top 10 Hot Pop Songs November 30, 2010 Weekly Chart|work=About.com Entertainment |publisher=About.com. The New York Times Company|access-date=July 23, 2011|archive-date=November 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110053451/http://top40.about.com/od/onthecharts/tp/Top-10-Hot-Pop-Songs-November-30-2010.htm|url-status=live}} The video opens with Brown walking down a deserted street wearing a navy sweatshirt, dark blue denim, and white sneakers. It then cuts to another scene where Brown makes an acrobatic entrance onto the top of a truck in a neighborhood of old-timey storefronts and brownstones. Wearing a black vest, trousers and a red skinny tie, Brown then leads a mob of kids, teenagers and older residents down the street. As the first chorus nears, Brown begins his first dance sequence with two male dancers. Together, they pull off high mid-air twirls, each seemingly jumping several feet above the ground. Brown then follows a woman down the street, and runs into four female dancers wearing tank tops and suspenders. Together, they perform arm movements, and work in a few hip thrusts. The next scene, Brown is seen at a storefront labeled "Popin Pete's" and continues more dancing with Pete. During the bridge, Brown can be seen wearing a hot pink/salmon-colored blazer, gold chain and, in one shot, carrying a massive shiny boombox. Brown then rallies the crowd from a fire escape just before someone opens a fire hydrant and unleashes a spray of water onto the crowd. In the final scene, Brown is wearing a peach blazer while baring his chest, and performs the last bit of choreography with male and female dancers. The video ends as Brown spins, stops and looks off into the distance.

Ed Easton Jr. of WNOW-FM gave the video a rating of seven out of ten, writing that, "there is plenty of choreographed dancing as Breezy shows us he still got it, getting everyone in the neighborhood to dance with him. The video is good for the most part, especially if you are a fan of dancing." Brad Wete of Entertainment Weekly wrote that, "it's genuinely a fun clip, absent of any overdone, sexed up R&B corniness." Robbie Daw of Idolator compared the video to Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel" (1987), and Janet Jackson's "Alright" (1990), concluding that "sure, the 'Yeah 3x' clip is derivative. But at least Brown is making a serious effort to polish up his commercial appeal once again with both a feel-good, sing-along song and an equally sunny video."{{cite web|last=Daw |first=Robbie |url=http://idolator.com/5662212/chris-brown-yeah-3x-video |title=Chris Brown Offers Up A Kid-Friendly Video For Yeah 3x |publisher=Idolator. Buzz Media |date=October 21, 2010 |access-date=July 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20101023072446/http://idolator.com/5662212/chris-brown-yeah-3x-video |archive-date=October 23, 2010 }} Mariel Concepcion of Billboard magazine simply called it a "kid-friendly clip".{{cite magazine|last=Concepcion|first=Mariel|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/953114/chris-browns-yeah-3x-video-premieres|title=Chris Brown's 'Yeah 3x' Video Premieres|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=October 21, 2010|access-date=July 23, 2011|archive-date=September 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140902005929/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/953114/chris-browns-yeah-3x-video-premieres|url-status=live}} The video was nominated for Best Choreography at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Japan.{{cite news|last=Hicap |first=Jonathan |url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/354833/kpop-groups-nominated-mtv-video-music-awards-japan-2012 |title=K-pop groups nominated in MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2012 |work=The Manila Bulletin |date=March 20, 2012 |access-date=March 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324011249/http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/354833/kpop-groups-nominated-mtv-video-music-awards-japan-2012 |archive-date=March 24, 2012 }}

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A pre-taped performance of Brown performing "Yeah 3x" and a medley of "Beautiful People" and "Forever" was shown on the American version of Dancing with the Stars on March 29, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/03/29/video-chris-brown-performs-on-dancing-with-the-stars/|title=Video: Chris Brown Performs on 'Dancing With the Stars'|work=Rap-Up|publisher=Devin Lazerine|date=March 29, 2011|access-date=July 2, 2011|archive-date=October 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013064533/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/03/29/video-chris-brown-performs-on-dancing-with-the-stars/|url-status=live}} Prior to the performance, some of the show's cast were unhappy that Brown was going to perform because of the domestic violence assault that occurred with his then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009. Host Tom Bergeron told the On Air with Ryan Seacrest radio show that, "I did tell the producers it may be to their advantage to not have me interview him, because my natural tendency would be to say something. So don't put me in a position where you are asking me to not say something, because I really won't do that."{{cite web|last=Talarico|first=Brittany|url=http://www.okmagazine.com/2011/03/chris-brown-performing-on-dancing-with-the-stars-post-gma-fiasco-tom-bergeron-hesitant/|title=Chris Brown Performing on 'Dancing With the Stars' Post 'GMA' Fiasco: Tom Bergeron Hesitant|work=OK!|publisher=Buzz Media|date=March 28, 2011|access-date=July 4, 2011|archive-date=April 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402084846/http://www.okmagazine.com/2011/03/chris-brown-performing-on-dancing-with-the-stars-post-gma-fiasco-tom-bergeron-hesitant/|url-status=live}}

On July 15, 2011, Brown performed the song in front of an audience of 18,000 at the Rockefeller Plaza in New York City for the Today concert series.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/07/15/chris-brown-ignites-rockefeller-plaza-for-today-show-video/|title=Chris Brown Ignites Rockefeller Plaza for 'Today' Show (Video)|work=Rap-Up|publisher=Devin Lazerine|date=July 15, 2011|access-date=July 16, 2011|archive-date=October 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016130029/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/07/15/chris-brown-ignites-rockefeller-plaza-for-today-show-video/|url-status=live}} For the performance, Brown wore a white shirt and black pants, and was accompanied by male dancers wearing black jumpsuits and red sneakers. On August 28, 2011, Brown performed a medley of "Beautiful People" and "Yeah 3x" at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.{{cite web|last=Carter|first=Kelley L.|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1669854/chris-brown-vma-performance.jhtml|title=Chris Brown Levitates, Dances to Nirvana At VMAs|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|date=August 28, 2011|access-date=December 5, 2011|archive-date=June 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625125608/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1669854/chris-brown-vma-performance.jhtml|url-status=dead}} He opened his performance with "Yeah 3x" and was dressed in a white formal suit, accompanied by "full-skirted dancers". Brown was eventually joined onstage by tuxedo-clad dancers and began dancing to the 1993 Wu-Tang Clan single "Protect Ya Neck". His dance routine then moved into 1991, where he danced to Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Brown's performance then came back to the future, where he began to sing "Beautiful People". While performing the song, he was suspended in the air, and then lowered to another stage where he continued to perform the song. Brown then went back in the air, where he did splits and back-flips. "Yeah 3x" was added to the set list of Brown's 2011 F.A.M.E. Tour in Australia and North America,{{cite news|last=Skinner|first=Briony|url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertainment/synced-or-not-chris-brown-sex-appeal-wins-brisbanes-hearts-20110430-1e1lo.html?from=brisbanetimes_sb|title=Synced or not, Chris Brown sex appeal wins Brisbane's hearts|work=Brisbane Times|publisher=Fairfax Digital|date=April 30, 2011|access-date=July 2, 2011|archive-date=October 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009013207/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/entertainment/synced-or-not-chris-brown-sex-appeal-wins-brisbanes-hearts-20110430-1e1lo.html?from=brisbanetimes_sb|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Tang|first=Connie|url=http://www.singersroom.com/news/7632/FAME-Tour-Review-Chris-Brown-T-Pain-Tyga--Bow-Wow|title=F.A.M.E Tour Review: Chris Brown, T-Pain, Tyga & Bow Wow|work=Singersroom|publisher=MLE Group Company|date=October 23, 2011|access-date=December 7, 2011|archive-date=October 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111024154550/http://www.singersroom.com/news/7632/FAME-Tour-Review-Chris-Brown-T-Pain-Tyga--Bow-Wow|url-status=live}} and at the Supafest tour in April 2012.{{cite web|last=Vout|first=Elise|url=http://www.mtv.com.au/news/ac64c92b-supafest-2012-review-part-II/|title=Supafest Review Part II|publisher=MTV Australia. Viacom|date=April 17, 2012|access-date=2012-05-19|archive-date=July 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704045949/http://www.mtv.com.au/news/ac64c92b-supafest-2012-review-part-II/|url-status=dead}}

Amar Toor of AOL Radio called the song "dance-friendly", and wrote "with its electro-vibe and frenetic pulse, 'Yeah 3x' sounds like the perfect club banging anthem to get any night off to a raucous start."{{cite web|last=Toor|first=Amar|url=http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/10/06/chris-brown-yeah-3x/|title=Chris Brown, 'Yeah 3x' – New Song|publisher=AOL Radio. AOL|date=October 6, 2010|access-date=February 12, 2011|archive-date=April 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427051427/http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/10/06/chris-brown-yeah-3x/|url-status=usurped}} Ed Easton Jr. of radio station WNOW-FM noted the song's similarities to Brown's 2008 single "Forever" (2008), writing that "it has that fun and simple lyrical flow and puts more emphasis on the intoxicating beat."{{cite web|last=Easton Jr.|first=Ed|url=http://923now.radio.com/2010/09/29/say-yeah-3-times-for-breezy/|title=Say Yeah 3 Times For Breezy|publisher=WNOW-FM. CBS Radio|date=September 29, 2010|access-date=February 12, 2011|archive-date=December 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203145329/http://923now.radio.com/2010/09/29/say-yeah-3-times-for-breezy/|url-status=live}} He also called the song "a beat banging dance track" that would keep Brown rising back to the top. Megan Vick of Billboard magazine added that "Brown's career has had its share of twists and turns, but 'Yeah 3x' proves he can still turn out a speaker-bumping track."{{cite magazine|last=Vick|first=Megan|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1068386/chris-brown-yeah-3x|title=Chris Brown, "Yeah 3x"|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=November 30, 2010|access-date=February 12, 2011|archive-date=September 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150917032922/http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1068386/chris-brown-yeah-3x|url-status=live}} Bri LaPelusa of UR Chicago called it a "true party anthem" due to the chorus: "You love to drink / So do we / Get my bottles / Bring 'em to me / Hold your glasses up / People everywhere."{{cite web|last=LaPelusa|first=Bri|url=http://www.urchicago.com/reviews/2011/3/22/chris-brown-fame.html|title=Chris Brown | F.A.M.E. – Review|work=UR Chicago|publisher=En Prise Entertainment, LLP|date=March 22, 2011|access-date=July 22, 2011|archive-date=March 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309175444/http://www.urchicago.com/reviews/2011/3/22/chris-brown-fame.html|url-status=live}} Tom Howard of Yahoo! Music called it a "clubby summer tune."{{cite web|last=Howard|first=Tom|url=http://new.uk.music.yahoo.com/blogs/albumreviewsuk/6095/chris-brownfame/|title=Chris Brown – 'F.A.M.E.' – Album Reviews|publisher=Yahoo! Music. Yahoo! Inc|date=March 23, 2011|access-date=July 7, 2011}} Hannah Ash of The Harber Herald wrote that "it's a great song, full of party-riffic electronic beats made for dancing."{{cite news|last=Ash|first=Hannah|url=http://www.harberherald.com/ae/2011/04/25/chris-brown-f-a-m-e-review/|title=Chris Brown F.A.M.E. review|work=The Harber Herald|date=April 25, 2011|access-date=July 22, 2011|archive-date=March 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327165248/http://www.harberherald.com/ae/2011/04/25/chris-brown-f-a-m-e-review/|url-status=live}}

{{Further|List of songs that have been the subject of plagiarism disputes}}

File:CalvinharrisDJ.jpg claimed that "Yeah 3x" plagiarised his 2009 single "I'm Not Alone".]]

Scottish producer and DJ Calvin Harris claimed that "Yeah 3x" plagiarised his 2009 single "I'm Not Alone". He tweeted, "Choked on my cornflakes when I heard [the] new Chris Brown single this morning. Do you know what I mean?"{{cite web|last=Izundu|first=Chi Chi|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/11443681|title=Calvin Harris says Chris Brown 'stole' his song|date=October 4, 2010|access-date=February 12, 2011|publisher=BBC Radio 1 (BBC)|archive-date=March 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303040151/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/11443681|url-status=live}} After receiving many abusive messages from Brown's fans after posting the comment, he later tweeted, "I don't care that you call me a nobody. Stealing is still stealing, doesn't matter who you are! ... Because Chris Brown is an international celebrity doesn't make it OK to rip off a guy from [the] UK not many people have heard of."

When asked in an interview with Australia's Herald Sun if Brown knew him, Harris replied, "Well, he's never heard of me, that's the funniest thing. But the producer he's worked with, DJ Frank E, has definitely heard of me. He's a respected producer, he's worked with Tiësto on a few tracks, perhaps that's where the link is. It's all a bit of fun."{{cite news|last=Adams|first=Cameron|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/qa-singer-calvin-harris/story-fn6cc2fg-1225960206360|title=Q&A: singer Calvin Harris|work=Herald Sun |publisher=The Herald and Weekly Times|date=November 25, 2010|access-date=February 12, 2011}} Brown later spoke with Harris and upon hearing the similarities between the two songs, had Harris' name added to the songwriting credits.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/14648839|title=Calvin Harris and Chris Brown make up after song row|date=August 25, 2011|access-date=August 30, 2011|publisher=BBC Radio 1. BBC|archive-date=July 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707061712/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/14648839|url-status=live}}

In the United States, "Yeah 3x" debuted at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated November 13, 2010.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-11-13/hot-100?order=gainer|title=Hot 100: Week of November 13, 2010|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=November 13, 2010|access-date=July 17, 2011|archive-date=June 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617231935/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-11-13/hot-100?order=gainer|url-status=live}} After weeks of ascending and descending the Hot 100, "Yeah 3x" peaked at number 15 in the issue dated January 29, 2011, and spent 20 weeks on the chart. The song charted successfully on the US Pop Songs chart at number seven. "Yeah 3x" failed to chart on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, instead reaching number 22 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, which lists the 25 songs below the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs' number 100 position.{{cite magazine|title=Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles – Issue Date: April 9, 2011 |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/11946368 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008004229/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/11946368 |archive-date=October 8, 2012 |url-status=dead }} On October 3, 2017, the single was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of over two million units in the United States. In Canada, "Yeah 3x" debuted at number 42 on the Canadian Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-11-13/canadian-hot-100?order=gainer|title=Canadian Hot 100: Week of November 13, 2010|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=November 13, 2010|access-date=July 17, 2011}} and peaked at number twelve.

Internationally, "Yeah 3x" reached the top 10 in nine countries. On the Australian Singles Chart, "Yeah 3x" debuted at number seven on November 29, 2010, and peaked at number four on December 27, 2010. The song was certified five times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting sales of 350,000 copies. In Belgium, "Yeah 3x" peaked at number eight on the Flanders Ultratop 50, where it remained in the top 10 for four non-consecutive weeks. In Denmark, the song debuted at number six on the Danish Singles Chart, giving Brown his second top 10 single in that country, following "No Air" (2008), a duet with Jordin Sparks.{{cite web|url=https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chris+Brown|title=Discography Chris Brown|publisher=Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien|access-date=July 18, 2011}} The song also attained top 10 positions on the German Singles Chart and the Netherlands' Dutch Top 40 at numbers seven 10, respectively. "Yeah 3x" was certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) in Germany, denoting sales of 150,000 copies. In New Zealand, "Yeah 3x" reached number one on January 10, 2011, where it remained for one week, and became Brown's sixth number-one single in the country.{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chris+Brown|title=Discography Chris Brown Brown|publisher=New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien|access-date=July 18, 2011|archive-date=May 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518062255/http://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chris+Brown|url-status=live}} It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ), denoting sales of 15,000 copies. In Switzerland, the song debuted at number 51 on the Swiss Singles Chart on February 13, 2011, and peaked at number seven on April 10, 2011. It was certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), denoting sales of 15,000 copies. In Ireland, "Yeah 3x" peaked at number eight on the Irish Singles Chart and spent 22 weeks on the chart.{{cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chris+Brown|title=Discography Chris Brown|publisher=Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien|access-date=July 18, 2011|archive-date=October 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021002000/http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chris+Brown|url-status=live}} In the United Kingdom, "Yeah 3x" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 10 on February 5, 2011,{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Yeah%203x |title=Chris Brown – Yeah 3x |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=July 18, 2011 |archive-date=March 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323091704/http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/YEAH%203X/ |url-status=live }} and became Brown's fourth UK top 10 single as a lead artist.{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/chris%20brown/|title=Artist Chart History – Chris Brown|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=July 18, 2011|archive-date=July 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721043528/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/chris%20brown/|url-status=live}} It peaked at number six in its third week on the chart, and remained in the top 10 for six consecutive weeks.

• Digital download

1. "Yeah 3x" – 4:01

• German CD single

1. "Yeah 3x" – 4:01
2. "Deuces" featuring Drake and Kanye West {{small|(Remix)}} – 4:34

• Australian and New Zealand Digital EP{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/yeah-3x-ep/id408508369|title=Yeah 3x – EP|publisher=iTunes Store (Australia). Apple|access-date=January 2, 2011|archive-date=November 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110235744/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/yeah-3x-ep/id408508369|url-status=dead}}

1. "Yeah 3x" – 4:01
2. "Deuces" featuring Drake, T.I., Kanye West, Fabolous, Rick Ross and André 3000 {{small|(Remix)}} – 6:43
3. "Deuces" featuring Drake and Kanye West {{small|(Remix)}} – 4:34

• Chris Brown – songwriter, lead vocals
• Justin "DJ Frank E" Franks – songwriter, producer
• Kevin McCall – songwriter
• Amber Streeter – songwriter
• Calvin Harris – songwriter
• Serban Ghenea – audio mixing
• John Hanes – engineering
• Tim Roberts – assistant engineering

Source:{{cite AV media notes |title=F.A.M.E.|title-link=F.A.M.E. (Chris Brown album)|others=Chris Brown |year=2011 |type=Booklet |publisher=Jive Records |location=Los Angeles, CA}}

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