2 for four consecutive weeks, kept from the top spot by Lady Gaga's "Born This Way". And I'm like Over a twinkling piano line, bumping bass and steady percussion, Green shakes off a failed relationship with a gold digger by packing the simple pleasures of old-school soul music into tongue-in-cheek verses and a suitably soaring chorus. And although there's pain in my chest Whhhy? Ha, now ain't that some 'shh'? Now this is a tribute! The song was re-written with new lyrics as a tribute to firefighters. Well. [16] In the subsequent week, the song surpassed 2 million copies in sales in 2011 alone, bringing its total to 3,707,000 copies. scope="row, "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2011", "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Singles", "Austrian single certifications – Cee Lo Green – F**k You", "Canadian single certifications – Ceelo Green – Forget You", "Certificeringer - Ceelo Green - Fuck You", "New Zealand single certifications – Ceelo Green – Forget You", "The UK's Official Chart 'millionaires' revealed", "British single certifications – Ceelo Green – Forget You", "American single certifications – Ceelo Green – Forget You", "Vázquez Sounds regresan a YouTube con Forget You", Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas, "Cee Lo's 'Fuck You' Gets Reimagined, Nerd-Style", "Radio1 Rodos Greece ::: UK Forthcoming Singles ::: Charts, DJ Promos, Dance, Lyrics, Free Mp3 Samples Downloads", Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections, Closet Freak: The Best of Cee-Lo Green the Soul Machine, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fuck_You_(CeeLo_Green_song)&oldid=983391397, Song recordings produced by The Smeezingtons, Songs written by Philip Lawrence (songwriter), Billboard Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) number-one singles, Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance, Pages containing links to subscription-only content, Pages using infobox song with unknown parameters, All Wikipedia articles needing clarification, Wikipedia articles needing clarification from April 2017, Singlechart usages for Billboardeuropeanhot100, Singlechart usages for Billboardjapanhot100, Singlechart usages for Billboardadultcontemporary, Singlechart usages for Billboardadultpopsongs, Singlechart usages for Billboardalternativesongs, Singlechart usages for Billboardrandbhiphop, Certification Table Entry usages for Australia, Pages using certification Table Entry with shipments figures, Certification Table Entry usages for Austria, Pages using certification Table Entry with sales figures, Certification Table Entry usages for Canada, Certification Table Entry usages for Denmark, Certification Table Entry usages for New Zealand, Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom, Certification Table Entry usages for United States, Pages using certification Table Entry with sales footnote, Pages using certification Table Entry with shipments footnote, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, All instruments– Ari Levine, Bruno Mars, Brody Brown, The song was included in the November 16, 2010, episode of. 'Forget you!'. ", "Cee Lo Green Chart History (Adult Contemporary)", "Cee Lo Green Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)", "Cee Lo Green Chart History (Alternative Airplay)", "Cee Lo Green Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)", "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2010", Australian Recording Industry Association, "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2011", "Best of 2011: Hot 100 Songs ! The version of the song edited to remove swearing, which is broadcast in the music video on UK television stations, and played on US radio, is called "Forget You", while the UK radio edit is entitled "FU". Some parts of the video tend to freeze for a split second when a bowdlerized lyric is being mouthed to prevent the lips from being read. Uh! The flowers fly out of his hand and land on a much younger girl's lap. I still wish you the best with a... We’ll take your hand. [17] The week of April 16, 2011, the song topped the Pop Songs radio airplay chart in its 25th week, completing the longest journey to the summit in the ranking's 18-year history. "), known as "Forget You" or "FU" for the clean versions, is a song by American recording artist CeeLo Green. I guess he's an Xbox and I'm more Atari I tried to tell my mamma but she told me "This is one for your dad" Would you like to read this article in %%? In his high school years, Cee Lo works at the diner as a dishwasher. "), known as " Forget You " or " FU " for the clean versions, is a song by American recording artist CeeLo Green. It was written as a collaboration between Green,[1][2] Bruno Mars,[1][2] the Smeezingtons,[1][2] and Brody Brown[3] and produced by the Smeezingtons. At the start of the explicit version and clean version titled FU, the mother of the young Cee Lo Green can be seen to look very shocked and taps him on the shoulder to make him turn around when he first swears. [12] Taking place in a diner, the video chronicles Cee Lo's misadventures with a girl he has a crush on, known as "The Heartbreaker" throughout the video. (Your dad)
Cee Lo waves at the Heartbreaker before driving away. Lyrics to 'Forget You' by CeeLo Green: I see you driving 'round town with the girl I love and I'm like 'Forget you!'. This page was last edited on 14 October 2020, at 00:14. 2. Yes she did. [14] In all, the single spent a total of 48 weeks on the Hot 100. [12] The video was directed by Matt Stawski and was filmed at Cadillac Jack's, a movie prop diner located in the Sun Valley area of Los Angeles. I pity the fool that falls in love with you. Ha, now ain't that some 'shh'?
But the way you play your game ain't fair. We are your family. I guess the change in my pocket wasn't enough, I'm like
1 and being released in August 2010. It was written as a collaboration between Green, Bruno Mars, the Smeezingtons, and Brody Brown and produced by the Smeezingtons. 'Forget you and forget her too!'. The final shot is of him waving at the camera and the words "The Lady Killer" appearing on screen, before the shot freezes, thus ending the video. Oo, oo, ooo! The video for this version of the song incorporates scenes from the original video with extra shots of 50 Cent performing. Ha, now ain't that some 'shh'? A new version of the video was released with scenes of Cee Lo visiting a fire station.[9][10]. Beg and steal and lie and cheat. or "F**k You! This does not happen in the clean version titled Forget You. And although there's pain in my chest He offers to let the Heartbreaker play with his toy garbage truck, but she ignores him and walks away with the other boy, who has a toy Ferrari F40.
(Oh 'shh, she's a gold digger) Initially, a lyric video for "Fuck You" was released to YouTube on August 19, 2010,[11] featuring kinetic typography, with the lyrics of the song appearing on different colored backgrounds with film grain overlaid on the video. I still wish you the best with a... The lyrics mention that Cee Lo's mother was a firefighter. Said, if I was richer, I'd still be with ya. Cee Lo toured with an all-female backing band named Scarlet Fever, performing "Fuck You" on It was released on August 19, 2010 as the first single from Green's third solo studio album, The Lady Killer (2010). In the US, the song debuted at No. (Ain't that some 'shh'?) "Fuck You" (stylized as "Fuck You!" Oo, oo, ooo! All three versions can be found on iTunes and both "Fuck You" and "Forget You" are included in an extended play, which features the music video and lyric video, and was released on August 19, 2010,[6] whereas "FU" was not released until September 21. PRIVACY POLICY, https://assetsnffrgf-a.akamaihd.net/assets/m/1014296/univ/art/1014296_univ_sqr_xl.jpg, https://assetsnffrgf-a.akamaihd.net/assets/a/osg/univ/wpub/osg_univ_lg.jpg, Share 'Forget you and forget her too!'. ", Austriancharts.at – Cee Lo Green – F**k You! ", and was released only in America. Whhhy? Ooooooh
We’ll help you stand. Oo, oo, ooo! When our love surrounds you like a warm embrace, Copyright © 2020 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. "[21] Alexandra Patsavas, music supervisor for the "Twilight" films, praised Mars' ability to veer between "a beautifully crafted pop song exquisitely sung" and the likes of Cee-Lo's "Fuck You". I pity the fool that falls in love with you.Ohh.
I still love you. [24][25] Spin and The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop critics' poll named "Fuck You" the best single of 2010. "Fuck You" received positive reviews from music critics, and was an international commercial success, making the top-10 in thirteen countries, including topping charts in the United Kingdom, and number two on the Billboard Hot 100. But that don't mean I can't get you there. We Won’t Forget You, Audio download options Cee Lo performed a remix of the song, featuring an all-female backing band named "Scarlet Fever", on The Colbert Report on November 9, 2010.