Down On Me

Lore & Background

When asked about the collaboration, 50 Cent said in an interview with Angie Martinez: "I was just looking at him as an artist and I said he sounds good, and I thought he was a dope artist, so I said I'mma do it and we did the song, and then it took off. It made sense to me from an artist's perspective... What I have now, the luxury of being in a secure space financially, is me having the ability to make decisions based on just the art."

Reader's Guide

The official music video was shot in Los Angeles by director Colin Tilley on November 23, 2010, and released on December 15, 2010. A 3D music video was released on 50 Cent's blog. The video begins in a club where a woman dances with an umbrella. Jeremih is seen on a chair while a woman dances beside him, and another woman dances while jamming her guitar. During the rap verse, 50 Cent raps through a hole in the wall which is revealed to be a bar. Jeremih and 50 Cent are then separated in a rectangular wall while Jeremih sings. At the end, both stare at the camera as the video fades. The music video on YouTube has received over 405 million views as of December 2024.

Did You Know?

• "Down on Me" peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, matching Jeremih's 2009 single "Birthday Sex" in chart position.
• The song received sextuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
• In the UK, the song debuted at number 87 on the UK Singles Chart, later reaching a peak of 30 after 16 weeks on the chart. As of May 2024, it has sold 600,000 copies in the UK.
• The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 67 and peaked at number four in its twenty-third week.