Bring Em Out

"Bring Em Out"
Single by T.I.
from the album Urban Legend
B-side	"U Don't Know Me"
Released	January 18, 2005
Format	CD single, Digital download
Genre	Hip hop/Southern rap
Length	3:36
Label	Grand Hustle/Atlantic
Writer(s)	C. Harris, S. Carter, K. Dean, R. Bell, L. Chambers, K. Gamble
Producer	Swizz Beatz
Certification	Platinum (RIAA) [1]
T.I. singles chronology
"Let's Get Away" (2004) "Bring Em Out" (2004) "U Don't Know Me" (2004)

"Bring Em Out" is the first single from T.I.'s third album Urban Legend. He used a vocal sample from Jay-Z's "What More Can I Say" from The Black Album to create the hook. "Bring Em Out" became T.I.'s first crossover hit, peaking at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was produced by Swizz Beatz and written by T.I.. The song was featured extensively during the 2006 NBA Finals as the theme song for the Miami Heat during player introductions. "Bring Em Out" is featured on the unofficial remix for the Britney Spears song "Gimme More". T.I. sang this on an episode of "The O.C." (Return of The Nana). "Bring Em Out" is always played at New Jersey Nets games, when the players come through the tunnel. It is also always played at Rutgers football games. It was one of the first singles from T.I. to chart on the R&R mainstream top 40 chart.

Music video

The music video for "Bring Em Out" was directed by Fats Cats and was shot in Atlanta. DJ Drama, Jazze Pha, and Swizz Beatz made cameo appearances in the video. Just like his other video "Be Easy", "Bring Em Out" had another small video at the end, "U Don't Know Me", which he also released as his next single.

Single track list

A-side

1. "Bring 'Em Out [Amended]"
2. "Bring 'Em Out [Explicit]"
3. "Bring 'Em Out [Instrumental]"

B-side

1. "U Don't Know Me [Amended]"
2. "U Don't Know Me [Explicit]"
3. "U Don't Know Me [Instrumental]"

Chart

References

1. ^ T.I. gold & platinum dataRIAA. Accessed October 11.
2. ^ Allmusic - T.I.Allmusic. Accessed on August 4, 2008