Whine Up

Whine Up

Infobox Single
Name = Whine Up


Artist = Kat DeLuna featuring Elephant Man
from Album = 9 Lives
Released = May 15 2007
flagicon|France November 26 2007
Format = Radio, download, CD single
Recorded =
Genre = Dance-pop, R&B
Length = 3:25
Label = Epic
Writer =
Producer = RedOne
Misc = Extra chronology
Artist = Kat DeLuna
Type = singles
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Last single =
This single = "Whine Up"
(2007)
Next single = "Run the Show"
(2007)Extra chronology
Artist = Elephant Man
Type = singles
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Last single = "Five-O"
(2007)
This single = "Whine Up"
(2007)
Next single = ...|

"Whine Up" is a song by Dominican-American pop/R&B singer Kat DeLuna, released as her debut single from her album "9 Lives" (released on August 7 2007). [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=854386&aid=961016 Billboard.com - Discography - Kat DeLuna - 9 Lives ] ] The song features Elephant Man. It was believed that Ivy Queen was featured, but Kat herself provided the rap, rapping at a lower register. It was the official theme song for World Wrestling Entertainment's SummerSlam 2007 pay-per-view event. [cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/inside/overtheropes/news/katdeluna|title="Whine up" to SummerSlam |publisher=WWE|accessdate=2008-03-29|last=Medalis|first=Kara A.|date=2007-07-26] [cite web|author=Ashish|date=2007-02-24|url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/57542|title=WWE News: New Diva, Summerslam Song, Lashley/Carlito, More|publisher=411mania.com|accessdate=2008-03-29] The song earned DeLuna a Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Dance Club Play Track Of The Year. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003788413 2008 Billboard Latin Music Awards Winners ] ] The title comes from the Jamaican English pronunciation of "wind up" maning to move one's hips on the dance floor. [http://sedanoshow.blogspot.com/2008/09/kat-deluna-booed-on-mnf.html]

Music video

DeLuna had asked fans that live in the New York City area to send in a video of them dancing on her song so they might win the opportunity to be featured in the music video for the song.. [ [http://artists.letssingit.com/artist-zwjcf/news/226364 Artist News | Be in Kat's New Video/'Whine Up' debuts in the US! ] ] Double up Dance Group earned a spot to be on the video and is believed to be Kat Deluna's full time back up dancers.

The video premiered via her MySpace page. It starts with DeLuna singing an opera piece for her friend to be interrupted by the tune of her song. Then the whole music video begins with the different scenes of DeLuna dancing and the colorful backgrounds. The song is accompanied by her dance, The Whine Up. [ [http://www.whineup.com Kat DeLuna :: Whine Up Dance Contest ] ] The video premiered on TRL on July 26, 2007 and has been on the countdown for 31 days, peaking at #2.

Chart performance

The song was released to mainstream radio in the United States on May 15, 2007. [http://fmqb.com/article.asp?id=16691 Release to radios] ] The song has debuted at number 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, equal to number 124 on the Billboard Hot 100. Its current peak position is number 29. The song has had over 323,516 legal downloads in the U.S. as of August 29, 2007. This song was expected to be the song of the summer, but did not chart as well as expected.Fact|date=June 2008 So far, "Whine Up" reached #9 in French charts.

"Whine Up" was used as the theme song for WWE's SummerSlam 2007 pay-per-view wrestling event. [cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/inside/overtheropes/news/katdeluna|title="Whine up" to SummerSlam |publisher=WWE|accessdate=2008-03-29|last=Medalis|first=Kara A.|date=2007-07-26] DeLuna recorded a version of "Whine Up" for the 2007 New York Mets [ [http://zzone.z100.com/davidbrody/blog/media/video/index.one?a=view_video&vid_id=49161] Kat DeLuna recording "Rise Up (Mets!)"] .

'Whine Up' has become super clip on the Dutch music channel TMF from the 10th till 16 March 2008.

Live performances

Kat performed "Whine Up", along with two back-up dancers, at the Miss Teen USA 2007 pageant which aired August 24, 2007 on NBC. Her performance accompanied the top 15 swimsuit competition. [ [http://www.nbc.com/Miss_Teen_USA_2007/ NBC.com -Miss Teen USA ] ] She also performed this song at Shea Stadium. [ [http://zzone.z100.com/davidbrody/blog/media/video/index.one?a=view_video&vid_id=49161] DeLuna playing "Rise Up (Mets!) at Shea Stadium]

Track listing and formats

*Promo single
#"Whine Up" (English version) – 3:25
#"Whine Up" (English a capella) – 3:23
#"Whine Up" (instrumental) – 3:28
#"Whine Up" (Spanish version) – 3:41
#"Whine Up" (Spanish a capella) – 3:38

Unofficial remixes by Johnny Vicious:
#"Whine Up" (Johnny Vicious Club Drama Mix)
#"Whine Up" (Johnny Vicious Mix Show)
#"Whine Up" (Johnny Vicious Warehouse Mix Acid Dub)
#"Whine Up" (Johnny Vicious Spanish Mix)

Charts

ee also

*Number-one dance hits of 2007 (USA)

References

External links

* [http://www.kovideo.net/music/video/Kat-Deluna---Whine-Up-(ft-Elephant-Man)/1301.html Whine Up Music video] at KOvideo.net


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