Blindfold Me
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| Single by Kelis featuring Nas from the album Kelis Was Here |
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| Released | October 2006 (U.S.) | |
| Format | Digital download, CD single, 12" single | |
| Recorded | 2005 | |
| Genre | R&B, hip hop | |
| Length | 4:20 | |
| Label | LaFace | |
| Writer(s) | Kelis Rogers-Jones, Sean Garrett, Nasir Jones | |
| Producer | Sean Garrett, Polow da Don | |
| Kelis singles chronology | ||
| "Bossy" (2006) |
"Blindfold Me" (2006) |
"Lil Star" (2007) |
| Kelis North American singles chronology | ||
| "Bossy" (2006) |
"Blindfold Me" (2006) |
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| Nas singles chronology | ||
| "Road to Zion" (2005) |
"Blindfold Me" (2006) |
"Hip Hop Is Dead" (2006) |
"Blindfold Me" is the second single from Kelis' fourth studio album, Kelis Was Here (2006). The single features her husband Nas and was released in October 2006 (see 2006 in music). The song is about blindfolded sex. Kelis talks about how her lover experiements with her body, not knowing what to do. Nas raps about the male experience and dominance of the act.
The track was produced by Polow da Don (who is well-known for producing hits for the Pussycat Dolls and Fergie). The Nas-featured version of the song was chosen for the single version, and is featured only on the international version of Kelis Was Here, since the North American version has the original no-rap version.
"Blindfold Me" was not released as a physical single in the U.S., due to unknown reasons (possibly because of the song's racy nature), and was instead sent to radio stations as a promotional record. After Jive decided not to release the single, Virgin, her European label, decided to release the Cee-Lo-produced and -featured "Lil Star". The song was expected to be released as the lead single from her best-of album The Hits in the United Kingdom, due to the fact it had not been previously issued as a single there. However, this did not happen and "Blindfold Me" was not included on the album, thus "Blindfold Me" remains her only single not to be released there.
"Blindfold Me" received considerably heavy radio play on European radio, mostly in Italy (where it landed at number eight on the Italian Top 20 Summer) and Albania (number four on the Albanian Top 50 Radio Hip-Hop). The song has also charted at number one on the Australian Radio Metro charts on January 1, staying on the countdown for three months.
[edit] Music video
(Shot in September 2006 in Los Angeles; directed by Marc Klasfeld, produced by Rockhard Films Co.)
The steamy video for "Blindfold Me", which was directed by Marc Klasfeld—who previously worked with Kelis on "Bossy" earlier that year—, sees Kelis being kidnapped and blindfolded by husband Nas, all wrapped up in an extremely sexual atmosphere, relating to the song's theme of BDSM. It premiered on BET's Access Granted on September 6, 2006.
[edit] Track listings and formats
- CD single
- "Blindfold Me" (Single Version featuring Nas)
- "Blindfold Me" (Album Version)
- "Blindfold Me" (Instrumental)
- "Blindfold Me" (A Capella)
- "Blindfold Me" (CD-ROM Video)
- 12" single
Side A:
- "Blindfold Me" (Main)
- "Blindfold Me" (Instrumental)
Side B:
- "Blindfold Me" (Main)
- "Blindfold Me" (A Capella)
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| Albanian Top 50 Radio Hip-Hop | 4 |
| Australian Radio Metro Chart | 1 |
| Italian Top 20 Radio Summer | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 91 |
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