Don't Tell 'Em

"Don't Tell 'Em"
Single by Jeremih featuring YG
from the album Late Nights
Released	June 6, 2014
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2013–14
Genre	Hip hop electro-R&B
Length	4:29
Label	Def Jam
Writer(s)	Jeremih Felton Mick Schultz Dijon McFarlane Keenon Jackson Michael Münzing Luca Anzilotti Thea Austin
Producer(s)	Schultz DJ Mustard
Certification	2x Platinum (RIAA)
Jeremih singles chronology
"Party Girls" (2014) "Don't Tell 'Em" (2014) "Hold You Down" (2014)
YG singles chronology "nEXt" (2014) "Don't Tell 'Em" (2014) "Do It to Ya" (2014)

"Don't Tell 'Em" is a song by American singer Jeremih from his third studio album, Late Nights. It features American rapper YG, and was released as the first single from the album. The song peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100. Internationally, "Don't Tell 'Em" also peaked within the top ten of the charts in the United Kingdom, as well as the top twenty of the charts in Australia and Belgium.

Background and composition

	"Don't Tell 'Em" "Don't Tell 'Em" is an R&B song which interpolates "Rhythm Is a Dancer".
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Jeremiah wrote Don't Tell Em in January 2014, right after he learned that Kid Ink's "Show Me" (a song Jeremih helped write) went number 1 on the Billboard rap airplay chart.^[1]

The artists co-wrote the song with its producers, Mick Schultz and DJ Mustard.^[2] "Don't Tell 'Em" is an R&B song^[3] that contains an interpolation of Snap!'s 1992 single "Rhythm Is a Dancer".^[4]

Remix

The official remix features Ty Dolla Sign and French Montana. A music video for the official remix directed by Eif Rivera was released on January 13, 2015.^[5] Another remix was released featuring Pitbull. Other remixes includes Rick Ross, Migos and G-Unit. An additional version featuring Wizkid, Ice Prince and AKA was released as a free download. Ace Hood released a remix on his Body Bag 3 mixtape. Another remix was released by T.I. as well.

Commercial performance

"Don't Tell 'Em" peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 in late October, becoming Jeremih's third top ten hit and YG's first top ten hit. The song was certified Platinum by the RIAA,^[6] has sold over 1,170,000 copies in the US as of December 2014.^[7]

In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Jeremih's first top ten single in Britain.

Cover versions

New Zealand singer Lorde performed a slowed-down cover of the song for Live Lounge on BBC Radio 1.^[3][8]

Viral sensation Foku Me from Czechoslovakia danced to the song.^[9]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014–15) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[10] 14 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 65 Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[12] 13 Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 11 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[14] 46 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[15] 30 Denmark (Tracklisten)[16] 21 France (SNEP)[17] 43 Germany (Deutsche Black Charts)[18] 1 Germany (Official German Charts)[19] 57 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 81 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[21] 8 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 70 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[23] 5 UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[24] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[25] 6 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[26] 2 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[27] 2 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[28] 10 US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[29] 40 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[30] 5 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[31] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position US Billboard Hot 100[25] 42

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[32]	Platinum	70,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[33]	Silver	200,000
United States (RIAA)[34]	Platinum	2,000,000[7]
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[35]	Gold	1,300,000
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Track listing

Remixes digital download^[36]

1. "Don't Tell 'Em" (DaaHype Remix) [featuring YG] [Explicit] – 4:05
2. "Don't Tell 'Em" (DaaHype Remix) [featuring YG] [Clean] – 4:02
3. "Don't Tell 'Em" (DaaHype Instrumental) [featuring YG] – 4:07
4. "Don't Tell 'Em" (Zoo Station Club) [featuring YG] [Explicit] – 6:10
5. "Don't Tell 'Em" (Zoo Station Radio) [featuring YG] [Explicit] – 4:07
6. "Don't Tell 'Em" (Zoo Station Club) [featuring YG] [Clean] – 6:09
7. "Don't Tell 'Em" (Zoo Station Radio) [featuring YG] [Clean] – 4:06
8. "Don't Tell 'Em" (Zoo Station Instrumental) [featuring YG] – 6:10

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Record label
United States[37]	June 6, 2014	Digital download	Def Jam
Australia[38]	June 16, 2014
Austria[39]
Belgium[40]
Denmark[41]
Estonia[42]
Hungary[43]
Italy[44]
Kenya[45]
New Zealand[46]
Romania[47]
Russia[48]
Saudi Arabia[49]
Sweden[50]
Switzerland[51]
Turkey[52]
United States[53]	June 24, 2014	Rhythmic contemporary
Japan[54]	August 19, 2014	Remixes digital download
United Kingdom[55]	October 5, 2014	Digital download

See also

• List of number-one R&B/hip-hop songs of 2014 (U.S.)

References

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