Airplanes (song)

"Airplanes"
Single by B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore
from the album B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
Released	April 13, 2010
Recorded	2009
Genre	Emo rap[1]
Length	3:01
Label	Grand Hustle Rebel Rock Atlantic A&M/Octone (Oceania)
Songwriter(s)	Bobby Simmons Alexander Grant Justin Franks Jeremy "Kinetics" Dussolliet Tim "One Love" Sommers Christine Dominguez
Producer(s)	Alex da Kid DJ Frank E
B.o.B singles chronology
"Don't Let Me Fall" (2010) "Airplanes" (2010) "Magic" (2010)
Hayley Williams singles chronology
"Airplanes" (2010) "Rainbow Connection" (2011)
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"Airplanes" is a song by American rapper B.o.B featuring American singer Hayley Williams of Paramore. The song was released in April 2010, as the third single from his debut studio album, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray. B.o.B co-wrote the song alongside Kinetics & One Love, Alex da Kid, DJ Frank E, and Christine Dominguez. DJ Frank E also co-produced the song with Alex da Kid, and Sage Levy.^[2][3] The song was released to iTunes on April 13, 2010,^[4] and then to urban radio on April 27, 2010.^[5]

"Airplanes" peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States, "Airplanes" topped the charts in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Canada, and the Republic of Ireland. "Airplanes, Part II", the sequel to the song, features new verses from B.o.B, and a verse from fellow American rapper Eminem, while Williams's vocals remained identical to the original. This collaboration led to a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.^[6]