I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)

"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)"
Single by Pitbull
from the album Pitbull Starring in Rebelution
Language
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2009[1]
Recorded2008
Genre
Length3:57
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Fasano
  • Pitbull
Pitbull singles chronology
"Shooting Star (Party Rock Remix)"
(2009)
"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)"
(2009)
"Blanco"
(2009)
Music video
"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" on YouTube

"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" is a song by American rapper and singer Pitbull released as the second single from his fourth album, Pitbull Starring in Rebelution. The song samples "75, Brazil Street" by Nicola Fasano and Pat Rich, which itself samples the opening horns riff from "Street Player" by Chicago. The core is from a song by Dominican rappers El Cata and Omega.[3] The title is a reference to Calle Ocho, a street in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood.

The song premiered on the Miami radio station WPOW. It has also been featured in Dance Central, the Xbox 360 Kinect-based dancing game, Dance Dance Revolution X2 for PlayStation 2, the PlayStation 3 PlayStation Move-based dancing game SingStar Dance, and in the pilot of Suburgatory.[4] It received a nomination a Latin Rhythm Airplay Song of the Year at the 2010 Latin Billboard Music Awards.[5]

  1. ^ "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)". Google Play. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.
  2. ^ Michael Menachem (April 4, 2009). "SINGLES REVIEWS - I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
  3. ^ Rodriguez, Jayson (August 18, 2009). "Pitbull's 'I Know You Want Me' Got A Hand From A Dominican Duo - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  4. ^ "Music Lounge - Suburgatory". ABC.com. January 15, 2013. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  5. ^ "Congratulations to the 2010 Billboard Latin Music Award Winners" (PDF). Billboard Events. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2015.