# Low (Flo Rida song)
"Low" is the debut single by the American rapper [Flo Rida](https://www.edgepedia.org/flo-rida) featuring T-Pain and co-produced by T-Pain, released in late 2007 and included on Flo Rida's debut album *Mail on Sunday*.[1](https://musicchartsarchive.com/singles/flo-rida/low) • [14](https://record.club/releases/singles/flo-rida-t-pain-low) It spent 10 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 beginning January 5, 2008, and became one of the best-selling digital singles of its era.[1](https://musicchartsarchive.com/singles/flo-rida/low) • [2](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/80713-best-selling-download-single-in-the-usa)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Artist and credit | Flo Rida featuring T-Pain; T-Pain also co-produced the track[1](https://musicchartsarchive.com/singles/flo-rida/low) • [14](https://record.club/releases/singles/flo-rida-t-pain-low) |
| Release | Single issued October 9, 2007 on Atlantic (1 song, 3 minutes); album *Mail on Sunday*, March 2008[3](https://music.apple.com/us/album/low-feat-t-pain-single/272171597) • [4](https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/flo-rida-mail-on-sunday/) |
| Billboard Hot 100 | Entered the chart November 10, 2007; #1 for 10 weeks from January 5, 2008; 40 weeks on the chart[1](https://musicchartsarchive.com/singles/flo-rida/low) • [5](https://www.chartreign.com/song/81958?chart=billboard-hot-100) |
| UK chart | Peak position 2, first chart date 16 February 2008, 75 weeks on the chart[6](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/flo-rida-low/) |
| Downloads | Over 4.4 million US downloads by December 2008, listed by Guinness World Records as the best-selling download single in the USA[2](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/80713-best-selling-download-single-in-the-usa) |
| Certifications | US 4x Platinum (RIAA, September 2008), later 6x Platinum (May 2011); Canada 5x Platinum (CRIA, May 2008)[7](https://www.dm4ep.com/music/pncmyt.htm) |
| Chart milestone | First debut single by a rap artist to reach #1, and the fourth rap title to top the Hot 100 since 2005[8](https://www.top40-charts.com/news.php?cat=&nid=38287) |
## Release and background
The single was issued on October 9, 2007 by Atlantic Recording Corporation.[3](https://music.apple.com/us/album/low-feat-t-pain-single/272171597) It entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 91 on November 10, 2007, climbed to number 6 within three weeks, and reached number one on the chart dated January 5, 2008, holding that position for ten consecutive weeks.[1](https://musicchartsarchive.com/singles/flo-rida/low) • [5](https://www.chartreign.com/song/81958?chart=billboard-hot-100) The song also appeared on the Atlantic soundtrack album *Step Up 2 the Streets*, companion to the Touchstone dance film released in theaters on February 14, 2008.[8](https://www.top40-charts.com/news.php?cat=&nid=38287)
**A debut at the top.** According to a contemporary Atlantic announcement, "Low" was the first debut single by a rap artist ever to reach the top spot on the Hot 100, and only the fourth rap title to ascend to number one since 2005.[8](https://www.top40-charts.com/news.php?cat=&nid=38287) At the time of that announcement Flo Rida was also ranked MySpace's number 2 Top Indie Artist, with 8.5 million total streams on his profile page.[8](https://www.top40-charts.com/news.php?cat=&nid=38287)
## Chart performance
In the United States the song logged 40 weeks on the Hot 100, from November 2007 to August 2008, with 23 weeks in the top ten.[5](https://www.chartreign.com/song/81958?chart=billboard-hot-100) Internationally it reached number one on Australia's ARIA chart (38 weeks on that chart, and ARIA's number one song of 2008), number one in Canada for 8 weeks in February 2008, number one in New Zealand for 3 weeks, and number one in Ireland for one week in March 2008.[5](https://www.chartreign.com/song/81958?chart=billboard-hot-100) • [7](https://www.dm4ep.com/music/pncmyt.htm) In the United Kingdom it peaked at number 2 in April 2008 and remained on the chart for 75 weeks, including 10 weeks in the top ten.[6](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/flo-rida-low/)
## Sales and records
[Guinness World Records](https://www.edgepedia.org/guinness-world-records) lists "Low" as the best-selling download single in the USA, with over 4.4 million downloads sold by December 2008.[2](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/80713-best-selling-download-single-in-the-usa) The Recording Industry Association of America certified it 4x Platinum in September 2008 and 6x Platinum in May 2011.[7](https://www.dm4ep.com/music/pncmyt.htm) The song also set a record for weekly digital sales that Flo Rida himself later broke: in February 2009 his follow-up single "[Right Round](https://www.edgepedia.org/right-round)" sold 636,000 downloads in its first week, surpassing the mark previously held by "Low," according to Nielsen SoundScan figures reported by [Billboard](https://www.edgepedia.org/billboard-magazine).[9](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2009/BB-2009-03-21.pdf)
## Reception and legacy
Critics treated the song as the standout of *Mail on Sunday*. Slant Magazine called it "the stupidly addicting" best track of the album, after which everything else was a disappointment.[4](https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/flo-rida-mail-on-sunday/) The Guardian described the "monster single" as irresistibly kinetic.[10](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/apr/04/urban) Rolling Stone ranked it number 75 on its 100 Best Songs of 2008 list, calling it "the hypnotic beat you heard bumping from every car on the road this summer."[11](https://rollingstoneindia.com/100-best-songs-of-2008/) A Cleveland Scene review placed it at the center of 2008's "ringtone hip-hop," noting its 10 weeks at number one.[12](https://www.clevescene.com/music/flo-rida-1506010/)
The song's hook, with its "Apple Bottom jeans" and "boots with the fur" lines, became widely quoted, and the track carried into film: [Tom Cruise](https://www.edgepedia.org/tom-cruise)'s character dances to it in the 2008 comedy *Tropic Thunder*, and [Jaden Smith](https://www.edgepedia.org/jaden-smith) dances to it in a scene from the 2010 *Karate Kid* remake.[13](https://stereogum.com/2218733/the-number-ones-flo-ridas-low-feat-t-pain/columns/the-number-ones) In a retrospective column reviewing every Hot 100 number one, Stereogum's Tom Breihan graded the song 8/10 and observed that "Low" turned out to be the last number one hit with a T-Pain hook.[13](https://stereogum.com/2218733/the-number-ones-flo-ridas-low-feat-t-pain/columns/the-number-ones)
## References
1. ["Low" Song by Flo Rida feat. T-Pain, Music Charts Archive](https://musicchartsarchive.com/singles/flo-rida/low)
2. [Best-selling download single in the USA, Guinness World Records](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/80713-best-selling-download-single-in-the-usa)
3. [Low (feat. T-Pain) - Single, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/low-feat-t-pain-single/272171597)
4. [Review: Flo Rida, Mail on Sunday, Slant Magazine (March 21, 2008)](https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/flo-rida-mail-on-sunday/)
5. [Low - Flo Rida feat. T-Pain, ChartReign](https://www.chartreign.com/song/81958?chart=billboard-hot-100)
6. [LOW - FLO RIDA, Official Charts Company](https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/flo-rida-low/)
7. [Song title 184 - Low, chart-run compilation](https://www.dm4ep.com/music/pncmyt.htm)
8. [Flo Rida Makes History As 'Low (Feat. T-Pain)' Hits No 1, Top40-Charts](https://www.top40-charts.com/news.php?cat=&nid=38287)
9. [With 'Right Round,' Flo Rida Set A Digital Sales Record, Billboard (March 21, 2009)](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2009/BB-2009-03-21.pdf)
10. [Flo Rida, Mail on Sunday, The Guardian (April 4, 2008)](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/apr/04/urban)
11. [100 Best Songs of 2008, Rolling Stone India](https://rollingstoneindia.com/100-best-songs-of-2008/)
12. [Flo Rida, Cleveland Scene (May 28, 2008)](https://www.clevescene.com/music/flo-rida-1506010/)
13. [The Number Ones: Flo Rida's "Low" (Feat. T-Pain), Stereogum (April 7, 2023)](https://stereogum.com/2218733/the-number-ones-flo-ridas-low-feat-t-pain/columns/the-number-ones)
14. [Low (2007) by Flo Rida feat. T‐Pain, Record Club](https://record.club/releases/singles/flo-rida-t-pain-low)
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