The music video was filmed on March 30, 2010, in Beverly Hills, California, and was directed by Ray Kay, director of Bieber's " Baby" video. Kingston and Bieber at a party on the balcony of a condominium in the video. It also was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. In New Zealand it debuted at number thirteen on March 29, 2010, and in its eighth week the song peaked at number five. It was certified gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association. But in the next issue, the single became the biggest drop, falling to the number thirty-one. In the Canadian Hot 100 "Eenie Meenie" debuted and peaked at number fourteen, becoming the highest debut of the week. In Ireland, it debuted at number forty-one in the Irish Singles Chart on April 15, 2010, and rose the number twelve on May 17, 2010. The next week "Eenie Meenie" rose to number seventeen and peaked at number nine in the next two weeks. The song appeared in the UK Singles Chart on May 22, 2010, at number fifty-eight. Later it was certified as gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association. It re-entered at number forty-five on April 25, 2010, and reached its peak at number eleven on May 30, 2010, where it stayed for three weeks.
In Australia, it debuted at number forty-nine within the ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart on April 4, 2010, the next week, "Eenie Meenie" reached the number thirty, but it fell out the chart the following week. Īs of February 2011, the single was sold 1,238,000 times. On the Billboard issue dated May 15, 2010, the single reached its peak, at number fifteen, and it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The next week it dropped three places, and stayed there for another additional week. In the United States "Eenie Meenie" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number thirty on April 7, 2010, where it was the highest debut of the week. Rudy Klapper of Sputnikmusic wrote about the lyrics, on the album review, that those are "disturbing", but at the same time "unintentionally hilarious." She also criticized the production: "There's not much to say about the kind of producer who thinks the use of the term 'shorty' with an elementary school gimmick is a good idea." Luke O'Neil from The Boston Globe noted "Sultry reggaeton is repackaged here for the tween set with Sean Kingston's 'Eenie Meenie.' 'Shorty' was never sung so literally." Chart performance Kyle Anderson of MTV said that "'Eenie Meenie' melds Sean Kingston's island-inflected dance-pop with Bieber's sweet tween R&B." A reviewer of DJBooth said, "The record’s crown jewel, of course, is the chorus, which will worm its way into your head whether you like it or not." Although he called the song catchy, Chris Richards of The Washington Post said Kingston "hogs the mike" on the song. The song features a prominent synthesized back beat, followed by verses from both singers, then a rap interlude, while utilizing the children's rhyme " Eenie Meenie Miny Moe." It moves at 120 beats per minute and is set in common time. It is a dance-pop song, with R&B, and reggae fusion influences, written in the key of D ♭ major, with a vocal range from the tone of F 3 to the note of C♯ 5. The song premiered on March 4, 2010, on Ryan Seacrest's website, and it was released officially on March 23, 2010, in the United States. Problems playing this file? See media help. The accompanying music video features Kingston and Bieber at a pool party at a condo, being pursued by the same girl.Ī 22-second sample of "Eenie Meenie" featuring vocals from Kingston and Bieber. The song reached the top ten in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, and the top twenty in Australia, Canada, Ireland and the United States.
The song, a dance-pop number with Kingston's reggae influences and Bieber's R&B vocals, is lyrically about an indecisive lover.
However, it is included on Bieber's first studio album My World 2.0. It was originally released as the first single from Kingston's third studio album Back 2 Life on March 23, 2010, but was taken off for unknown reasons. The song was written by both Kingston and Bieber along with Carlos Battey, Steven Battey, Marcos Palacios and Ernest Clark and Benny Blanco and was produced by the latter. " Eenie Meenie" is a song by American singer Sean Kingston and Canadian singer Justin Bieber.
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