6. Januar 2009
Akon – Right Now (Na Na Na)
Der US-Amerikanische Musiker Akon heißt mit vollem Namen Aliaune Badara Akon Thiam oder auch kurz: Aliaune Thiam). Hier nun mit seiner Single “Right Now (Na Na Na)” aus dem Album “Freedom”.
Akon -- Right Now (Na Na Na)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLB49SDFJdc&feature=player_embedded
“Right Now (Na Na Na)” is the first single from Akon’s third studio album Freedom. The song is a copy of The Underdog Project’s “Remember”, with the beat slowed down and the words changed. The song also samples the hook from “Wouldn’t It Be Good” by Nik Kershaw which is most obvious just before the lyrics begin. It went for adds on U.S. Mainstream Top 40 radio on September 23, 2008, and also became available for digital download on iTunes that day. A freestyle using the same set of music as Akon was produced by the rapper Young Dro and is called “Still Sellin (Drugs)”.
Music video
The official music video for “Right Now (Na Na Na)” was directed by Anthony Mandler and released on November 6, 2008. It premiered in Germany on the TV show Viva Live.
The video starts with 3 phrases:
“When You Have Everything?” “What Could You Possibly Desire?” “The One That You Loved The Most”
In the video, Akon plays an agent that is on a mission, he has to find a girl (the same from his video Don’t Matter) that has secret information. He remembers the good times that he spent with his new girlfriend, played by Jamican model Cindy Wright, but he sleeps with the girl from “Don’t Matter,” gets the information and ends the video alone.
The music begins 1 minute after the video begins.
Chart performance
“Right Now (Na Na Na)” debuted at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week October 2, fueled by high first week digital downloads of 93,000, it has currently climbed to the top ten peaking at #8. It is Akon’s seventh top ten hit as a lead artist, and his thirteenth top ten overall. It also made a Hot Shot Debut at #24 on the Pop 100 the same week, and has climbed back up ahead to #10. On the Canadian Hot 100 chart it debuted at #55 and has risen to #7. The single has been a success in the UK, peaking at #6. In France it debuted at #8 on the French Singles Chart based on huge amount of downloads.
Akon – Right Now (Na Na Na)
Der US-Amerikanische Musiker Akon heißt mit vollem Namen Aliaune Badara Akon Thiam oder auch kurz: Aliaune Thiam). Hier nun mit seiner Single “Right Now (Na Na Na)” aus dem Album “Freedom”.
Akon -- Right Now (Na Na Na)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLB49SDFJdc&feature=player_embedded
“Right Now (Na Na Na)” is the first single from Akon’s third studio album Freedom. The song is a copy of The Underdog Project’s “Remember”, with the beat slowed down and the words changed. The song also samples the hook from “Wouldn’t It Be Good” by Nik Kershaw which is most obvious just before the lyrics begin. It went for adds on U.S. Mainstream Top 40 radio on September 23, 2008, and also became available for digital download on iTunes that day. A freestyle using the same set of music as Akon was produced by the rapper Young Dro and is called “Still Sellin (Drugs)”.
Music video
The official music video for “Right Now (Na Na Na)” was directed by Anthony Mandler and released on November 6, 2008. It premiered in Germany on the TV show Viva Live.
The video starts with 3 phrases:
“When You Have Everything?” “What Could You Possibly Desire?” “The One That You Loved The Most”
In the video, Akon plays an agent that is on a mission, he has to find a girl (the same from his video Don’t Matter) that has secret information. He remembers the good times that he spent with his new girlfriend, played by Jamican model Cindy Wright, but he sleeps with the girl from “Don’t Matter,” gets the information and ends the video alone.
The music begins 1 minute after the video begins.
Chart performance
“Right Now (Na Na Na)” debuted at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week October 2, fueled by high first week digital downloads of 93,000, it has currently climbed to the top ten peaking at #8. It is Akon’s seventh top ten hit as a lead artist, and his thirteenth top ten overall. It also made a Hot Shot Debut at #24 on the Pop 100 the same week, and has climbed back up ahead to #10. On the Canadian Hot 100 chart it debuted at #55 and has risen to #7. The single has been a success in the UK, peaking at #6. In France it debuted at #8 on the French Singles Chart based on huge amount of downloads.
