Control Myself

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"Control Myself"
File:Control Myself.jpg
Single by LL Cool J featuring Jennifer Lopez
from the album Todd Smith
ReleasedFebruary 7, 2006 (2006-02-07)
Studio
Genre
Length3:53
LabelDef Jam
Songwriters
Producers
LL Cool J singles chronology
"It's LL and Santana"
(2005) 		"Control Myself"
(2006) 		"Freeze"
(2006)
Jennifer Lopez singles chronology
"Hold You Down"
(2005) 		"Control Myself"
(2006) 		"Qué Hiciste"
(2007)

"Control Myself" is a song by American rapper LL Cool J from his eleventh studio album, Todd Smith (2006). The song was written by Jermaine Dupri and Ryan Toby. The song was produced by Dupri, with co-production by LRoc, and features guest vocals from American singer Jennifer Lopez. "Control Myself" contains a sample of Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force's 1983 song "Looking for the Perfect Beat", while the vocals interpolate Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force's 1982 song "Planet Rock".

Release

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"Control Myself" was released as the album's lead single in February 2006 and remained on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for eleven weeks, peaking at number four. After being released as a digital download in April 2006, the song debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart and made a strong Hot 100 re-entry at number four. This broke a record previously held by Jay-Z's 1998 song "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)", which had re-entered the chart in March 1999 at number 20. The song also peaked at number two in the United Kingdom, where Smith and Lopez's previous collaboration, "All I Have", had achieved the same feat in March 2003.

Music video

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The music video was directed by Hype Williams and was filmed at Sony Studios in New York City on January 2, 2006. It debuted in the U.S. on February 13, 2006 and in Europe on February 19, 2006. Like some of Williams' other videos, video footage is displayed where black bars would appear on a 4:3 TV for a widescreen production. The video peaked at number two on MTV's Total Request Live, number three on BET's 106 & Park, and number eighteen on VH1's VSpot Top 20 Countdown.

Track listings and formats

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European CD single

  1. "Control Myself" – 3:56
  2. "Control Myself" (Jason Nevins Funktek Edit) – 4:02

European CD maxi single

  1. "Control Myself" – 3:56
  2. "Control Myself" (Jason Nevins Funktek Edit) – 4:02
  3. "Control Myself" (Instrumental) – 3:54
  4. "Control Myself" (Video)

US 12-inch single

A1. "Control Myself" (Radio) – 3:54
A2. "Control Myself" (Instrumental) – 3:54
B1. "Control Myself" (Radio) – 3:54
B2. "Control Myself" (Instrumental) – 3:54

UK 12-inch single

A1. "Control Myself" (Album Version) – 3:54
A2. "Control Myself" (Instrumental) – 3:54
B1. "Control Myself" (Jason Nevins Electrotex Club Mix) – 8:53

German 12-inch single

A. "Control Myself" (Explicit Version) – 3:58
B. "Control Myself" (Instrumental) – 3:54

Charts

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Sales and certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] Silver 188,000[30]
United States (RIAA)[32] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Control Myself"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States February 7, 2006 Rhythmic/crossover radio Island Def Jam [33]
February 14, 2006 12-inch single [34]
Russia February 28, 2006 Contemporary hit radio [8]
United States April 11, 2006 Digital download (extended dance remixes) [35]
Germany April 28, 2006 CD single [36]
United Kingdom May 8, 2006 [37]

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