I Don't Fuck with You

"I Don't Fuck with You", also known by the acronym IDFWU, is a song by American rapper Big Sean, featuring E-40, released on September 19, 2014 as the lead single from his third studio album Dark Sky Paradise (2015).[1]

"I Don't Fuck with You"
Single by Big Sean featuring E-40
from the album Dark Sky Paradise
ReleasedSeptember 19, 2014
Genre
Length4:44
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • DJ Mustard
  • West
  • DJ Dahi (co.)
  • Key Wane (add.)
Big Sean singles chronology
"All Me"
(2013)		 "I Don't Fuck with You"
(2014)		 "Paradise"
(2014)
E-40 singles chronology
"Function"
(2012)		 "I Don't Fuck with You"
(2014)		 "Gamed Up"
(2015)

Background and release

On March 19, 2014 Justin Bieber uploaded to Instagram a snippet of "Turn Up", which has the same beat. The record was supposed to be Justin's but there was no communication with the management so producer DJ Mustard decided to give the record to Big Sean.[2] On September 12, 2014, Big Sean announced he had signed with Roc Nation for a management deal, but he is still with GOOD Music. "I Don't Fuck with You" was released on the same day with three more new songs: "Paradise", "4th Quarter", and "Jit / Juke". Producers included Mike Will Made It, DJ Dahi, Nate Fox, Da Internz, L&F, and Key Wane.[3]

"I Don't Fuck with You" was produced by DJ Mustard and Kanye West and samples the 1976 D. J. Rogers song "Say You Love Me One More Time". Closing adlibs are performed over a *slowed down* version of the 1978 Earth, Wind & Fire song "September". The clean edit of the song produced for radio airplay does not contain either the word "fuck" or other words in the lyrics prohibited by the FCC.

Lyrics background

Sean had been in a relationship with Naya Rivera and the couple announced their engagement in October 2013, but Sean ended the relationship in April 2014.[4][5] Rivera then began dating actor Ryan Dorsey, whom she married on July 19, 2014, the original date set for her wedding to Big Sean.[6][7]

Commercial performance

"I Don't Fuck with You" has peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Big Sean's third highest-charting single on the chart and E-40's second-highest.[8] It is also Big Sean's seventh and E-40's fifth top 20 single. As of February 2015, the song has sold 1,268,000 copies in the US.[9]

Music video

The official music video for "I Don't Fuck with You" directed by Lawrence Lamont was released on November 6, 2014. It portrays Big Sean as a quarterback during a high school football game, and E-40 as a commentator. The song's producers, Kanye West and DJ Mustard, appear in the video along with Teyana Taylor, Big Boy, Jamal Lewis and internet celebrities Simone Shepherd and Khalil Underwood.[10]

Usage in other media

The song is featured in the films American Honey, Fist Fight and Transformers: The Last Knight

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[26] Gold 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Gold 400,000
United States (RIAA)[28] 6× Platinum 6,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References
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  4. Nessif, Bruna (October 3, 2013). "Naya Rivera and Big Sean Are Engaged!". E Online. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  5. Lee, Esther (April 9, 2014). "Naya Rivera, Big Sean's Engagement Is Off; Rapper Releases Statement". Us Weekly. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  6. Naya Rivera Married Ryan Dorsey on Her Original Wedding Date to Big Sean, Used Kim Kardashian’s Hair Stylist Rachel McRady, US Magazine, July 23, 2014
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  10. Leight, Elias (November 6, 2014). "Big Sean, DJ Mustard & Kanye West Lead Football Team to Victory in 'IDFWU' Video". Billboard.
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  26. Ryan, Gavin (April 18, 2015). "ARIA Singles: Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth Remain On Top". Noise11. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
  27. "British single certifications – Big Sean – I Don't Fuck With You". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type I Don't Fuck With You in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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