Loading AI tools
2012 single by Sean Kingston featuring Cher Lloyd From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Rum and Raybans" is a song by American recording artist Sean Kingston, featuring vocals from British singer Cher Lloyd. Written by Cameron Forbes and produced by "The Elev3n",[1] the song was originally released as the second single from Kingston's third studio album, Back 2 Life but was scrapped due to poor charting and promotion. It was released on November 16, 2012 as a digital download, in both a clean and an explicit version,[2] and then again on July 6, 2018 as an EP including the acapella and instrumental versions of the track.
"Rum and Raybans" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ||||
Single by Sean Kingston featuring Cher Lloyd | ||||
Released | November 16, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2012 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:32 | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) |
| |||
Producer(s) | The Elev3n | |||
Sean Kingston singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Cher Lloyd singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Music video | ||||
"Rum and Raybans" on YouTube |
A lyric video was uploaded to YouTube on October 16, 2012.[3] The music video, directed by Hannah Lux Davis, was released November 18, 2012.[4] It shows Kingston partying with other people but Lloyd does not appear in the video. Chris Brown makes a cameo appearance.
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Rum and Raybans (Clean Version)" (featuring Cher Lloyd) | 3:32 |
2. | "Rum and Raybans" (featuring Cher Lloyd) | 3:32 |
3. | "Rum and Raybans (Instrumental Version)" (featuring Cher Lloyd) | 3:30 |
4. | "Rum and Raybans (Acappella Version)" (featuring Cher Lloyd) | 3:29 |
Total length: | 14:05 |
Chart (2012–13) | Peak position |
---|---|
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] | 68 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] | 99 |
South Korea International Singles (Gaon)[7] | 94 |
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[8] | 5 |
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[9] | 170 |
Region | Date | Format | Version | Label |
---|---|---|---|---|
Various | 18 November 2012 |
|
Single | Epic Records |
Various | 6 July 2018 |
|
EP | Epic Records |
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.