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Post by I'M ON ONE on May 4, 2009 6:12:46 GMT -5
Swizz Beatz is playing millionaire matchmaker with Whitney Houston. We previously reported that the producer had crafted a “smash” for the legendary diva’s new album. Now Swizzy is revealing the name of the track to Rap-Up.com.
The hitmaker has been in the lab with Houston working on her first studio album in six years. He tells Rap-Up.com that the song is an uptempo banger called “Mill Dollar Bill.”
“I got a big comeback record for her,” Swizz wrote on his Twitter page last month. “She’s comin’ back crazy!”
In addition to Swizz Beatz, Houston has collaborated with songwriter Diane Warren, will.i.am, Ne-Yo, and John Legend for the as-yet-untitled project.
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Jun 12, 2009 21:07:56 GMT -5
Take it for what it's worth, but this might be the first single from the project.
I Tweeted Swizz Beatz asking:
@therealswizzz is Whitney's Mill Dolla Bill the first single??!5 minutes ago from web in reply to THEREALSWIZZZ
and he actually Direct Messaged me back saying:
THEREALSWIZZZ HOW YOU NO ABOUT THAT? 2 minutes ago
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Post by RedDragon on Jun 12, 2009 21:10:12 GMT -5
Ugh. This has the potential to be a mess IMO.
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Jun 12, 2009 21:18:47 GMT -5
LOL he just Tweeted me again. I wanna get more info outta Swizz.
THEREALSWIZZZ@7jbreeze HOW YOU NO ABOUT THAT?6 minutes ago from web in reply to 7jbreeze
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Post by Grenade on Jun 12, 2009 21:56:21 GMT -5
LMFAO WTF? Why is he asking how you knew about that if he was the one that tweeted about it weeks ago?
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Post by I HATE LA REID on Jun 12, 2009 22:05:04 GMT -5
lmao! he must have been high
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Post by Phoenix on Jun 13, 2009 17:02:47 GMT -5
This is going to be a mess  |
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Post by Phoenix on Jun 20, 2009 18:54:03 GMT -5
This was actually written and produced by Alicia Keys and it's probably going to be the first single
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Post by AFRO SAMURAI on Jun 20, 2009 20:36:44 GMT -5
... by Alicia Keys? Well, that changes things. Now I'm not expecting a complete disaster!
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Post by CLEM on Jun 20, 2009 21:40:18 GMT -5
LMAO
I'm kind of anticipating this as one sadistically anticipating a car crash.
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Post by angeltimes on Jun 21, 2009 2:27:50 GMT -5
If Alicia did it then im sure its good.
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Post by Phoenix on Jun 21, 2009 11:01:53 GMT -5
LMAO I'm kind of anticipating this as one sadistically anticipating a car crash. Go Nippy! To the top!   |
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Post by angeltimes on Jul 15, 2009 6:21:27 GMT -5
Lead single confirmed by Whitney in London at her listening party.
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Post by Phoenix on Jul 15, 2009 11:04:55 GMT -5
Are they going to release after the album or what? |
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Post by I HATE LA REID on Jul 15, 2009 11:10:40 GMT -5
either they are releasing it in Europe as the first single OR they will delay the album...i would say the latter is more probable.
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Post by DaveZ35 on Jul 15, 2009 12:22:42 GMT -5
I can't see them changing the album release date. It seems set in stone as it was the first piece of information we received regarding her comeback.
I'm glad they changed the single. Hopefully this is uptempo.
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Jul 15, 2009 13:34:56 GMT -5
It should be released any day now...
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Post by Grenade on Jul 15, 2009 13:40:23 GMT -5
It should already be out. I don't know what they're thinking, but I definitely don't see them changing the date.
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Jul 15, 2009 13:42:27 GMT -5
They aren't going to move the September 1st release date. It's still 7 weeks away, so...as long as the single leaks in the next week they are still fine.
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Post by Chains on Jul 15, 2009 15:06:40 GMT -5
They aren't going to move the September 1st release date. It's still 7 weeks away, so...as long as the single leaks in the next week they are still fine. mte, this should be a grower. |
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Post by anitabakerfan on Jul 15, 2009 16:48:56 GMT -5
Is it just me??...but it just seems that there are people that seem to "want" Whitney to fail...This just bugs me to no end!! Folks get pleasure of it...some of the postings are bit much!
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Jul 16, 2009 20:18:21 GMT -5
It's actually called "Million Dollar Bill." Much better.
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Jul 18, 2009 16:14:40 GMT -5
This premieres July 28th
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Post by Franck on Jul 22, 2009 15:52:45 GMT -5
Cool, I'm looking forward to hear it. I hope it's hot but not in an annoying way.
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Jul 22, 2009 18:37:29 GMT -5
It sounds like this is the obvious candidate to be the lead single...we'll see what happens.
Swizz and Alicia Keys crafted a track for the project called "Million Dollar Bill," which is just screaming to be a first single.
Swizz started the process on the song four months ago when he got a call from Clive Davis and record executive Larry Jackson. They told Swizzy, "we're working with Whitney. Let's see what you have. We know you have something under your sleeve."
"I went to the office and vibed with Larry," Swizz explained. "I was like, 'She really sounds good. She's on her A-game.'
"At the time I was working on some stuff with Alicia," Swizz added. "I was like, 'We need to bring Whitney back. We need to do some stuff to support Whitney.' Then Alicia was like, 'I love Whitney, she's an icon. I would love to be a part of that.' I started vibing on different things. I didn't want to come with anything that would make her sound too old or too young. That's when I got the vibe to do something that had, like, a disco feel, but still with the hard drums on it — still musical but moving. I wanted to do something that was instant when it came on. Then I played the idea for Alicia to make sure I wasn't bugging out. 'Am I going too far with this?' She was like, 'Nah. That can be a big smash.' "
Swizz and Alicia then sat down and came up with lyrics.
"Million Dollar Bill" is all about the feelings new love can bring. And although the duo felt they had a strong single for the album, Houston and Davis had been choosy when it came to picking the songs for the album that has been over three years in the making. But Houston loved the tune.
"She was so excited Alicia wanted to be involved in her project," Swizz said. "More sisterly love-type of vibe. Like, 'Wow, one of my sisters that I respect in music is reaching out and helping when she could be doing a lot of other things in this world.' "
Keys and Beatz got Tony Maserati to mix the record, but were tweaking right up until the night of the listening party. Davis wanted the drums to be a little harder on the finished version, so Swizz had Maserati take the modulation off the song and turn the drums all the way up.
"I want this to be one of the biggest records of her comebacks," Swizz noted. "I want her to be onstage at the Grammys talking about this record."
At the listening party, the crowd cheered when the track came on.
"To get a standing ovation for a song we put so much work into was like, 'Wow, " Beatz recalled. "That's why Alicia was taping — we're capturing the moments. We was like, 'We can't miss this, this is history.' I was super happy."
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