Meltdown (EP)

Meltdown
EP by Pitbull
Released	November 22, 2013
Recorded	2013
Length	16:43
Label	Mr. 305 Polo Grounds RCA
Producer	Benny Blanco Burns Cirkut Calvin Harris Ivar Lisinski Dr. Luke Olle Olmås Nick Seeley Sermstyle Stargate Tuxedo
Pitbull chronology
Global Warming (2012) Meltdown (2013) Globalization (2014)
Singles from Meltdown
"Timber" Released: October 7, 2013 "Sun in California" Released: November 22, 2013

Meltdown is an extended play (EP) by American rapper Pitbull, released on November 22, 2013 through Mr. 305, Polo Grounds, and RCA Records.^[1]

Singles

"Timber" was released as the lead single on October 7, 2013.^[2] The track features guest vocals from American singer-songwriter Ke$ha. The single has peaked at #1 in the Billboard Hot 100, #1 in the UK, #4 in Australia, at #1 in Canada, #1 at Austria, at #1 in Germany, #1 in Netherlands, #1 in Sweden, at #6 in Spain, at #3 in New Zealand, and at #8 in France, #1 in Denmark. It has further peaked top 5 in more than 25 countries. The song is a worldwide hit. This marks Pitbull's 2nd global hit. Pitbull performed the song in the AMA's, The X Factor finale, Good Morning America and also in the Jingle Balls. Timber has peaked no.1 in more than 16 countries, no.2 in 7 countries,3 in four countries,top 10 in 4 countries,top 20 in 3 countries making it the biggest hit of 2014.

Commercial performance

The EP debuted at number 95 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 10,000 copies in the United States.^[3] Meltdown peaked at number 11 on US Rap Albums chart.

Track listing

Standard edition[4]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Timber" (featuring Kesha)	Armando C. Pérez Kesha Sebert Lukasz Gottwald Priscilla Hamilton Jamie Sanderson Breyan Stanley Isaac Henry Walter Pebe Sebert Lee Oskar Keri Oskar Greg Errico	Dr. Luke Cirkut Sermstyle Nick Seeley^[a]	3:24
2.	"That High" (featuring Kelly Rowland)	Perez Mikkel S. Eriksen Tor Hermansen Benjamin Levin Shellback Ester Dean	Stargate Benny Blanco	3:14
3.	"Do It" (featuring Mayer Hawthorne)	Perez Jacob Dutton Andrew Cohen Omar Tavarez Samuel Wishkoski	Tuxedo	3:40
4.	"Sun in California" (featuring Mohombi and PLAYB4CK)	Perez Ivar Lisinski Mohombi Moupondo Olle Olmås Bruno Lopez	Lisinski Olmås	3:00
5.	"All the Things" (featuring Inna)	Perez Burns Calvin Harris Bebe Black	Burns Calvin Harris^[a]	3:25
Total length:				16:43

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer

Sample credits

• "Timber" contains a portion of the composition "San Francisco Bay", written by Lee Oskar, Keri Oskar, and Greg Errico as well as a sample of one of Pitbull's own songs, "11:59" featuring Vein.^[5]

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[6]	95
Billboard Top Rap Albums	11
Billboard Digital Albums	9

Release history

Region	Date	Formats	Label(s)
Italy[7]	November 22, 2013	Digital download	Mr. 305, Polo Grounds, RCA
United States[8][9]	November 25, 2013	CD, digital download

References

1. "PITBULL TO RELEASE DELUXE EDITION OF MASSIVE HIT ALBUM GLOBAL WARMING ENTITLED GLOBAL WARMING: MELTDOWN FEATURING 5 BRAND NEW TR | The Official RCA Records Site". Rcarecords.com. 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
2. "Timber (single) on iTunes". itunes.apple.com.
3. Tardio, Andres (2013-12-04). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 12/1/2013". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
4. "Meltdown (EP) on iTunes". itunes.apple.com.
5. Pitbull ft Vein - 11:59 on YouTube
6. "Building Album Sales Chart - HITS Daily Double". HITS Daily Double.
7. "Meltdown EP: Pitbull: Amazon.it: Musica MP3". Amazon.it. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
8. "Amazon.com: PITBULL: Meltdown: Music". amazon.com.
9. "iTunes Store". apple.com.

External links

• Meltdown on Spotify