Bring Em Out (song)

"Bring Em Out" is a song by American hip hop recording artist T.I., released as the lead single from his third studio album Urban Legend. The song, produced by Swizz Beatz, contains a vocal sample from Jay-Z's "What More Can I Say". This became T.I.'s first US top-ten single, peaking at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[1]

"Bring Em Out"
Single by T.I.
from the album Urban Legend
B-side	"U Don’t Know Me"
Released	October 19, 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	Hip hop Southern hip hop
Length	3:36
Label	Grand Hustle Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Clifford Harris Shawn Carter Kasseem Dean Ronald Bell L. Chambers, K. Gamble
Producer(s)	Swizz Beatz
T.I. singles chronology
"Let's Get Away" (2004) "Bring Em Out" (2004) "Soldier" (2004)

According to Swizz Beatz in a Drink Champs interview, the instrumental was originally made for then-Roc-A-Fella artist, Beanie Sigel, when he was released from prison, but turned it down. Recently in 2020, rapper/podcaster Joe Budden spoke on The Joe Budden Podcast (ep 360) about the beat being for him originally but his management refused to pay for the Jay-Z sample.

Music video

The music video for "Bring Em Out" was directed by Fats Cats and was shot in Atlanta. DJ Drama, Jazze Pha and Swizz Beatz made cameo appearances in the video. It features T.I. on a tour bus as well as him performing on a stage for a crowd of fans. At the end of the video, a brief snippet of "U Don't Know Me" plays.

Use in Media

The song was featured extensively during the 2006 NBA Finals as the theme song for the Miami Heat during player introductions. T.I. performed the song on an episode of The O.C., titled "Return of The Nana". The instrumental version of this song appears on promotions for G4's week-long TV special "Top 100 Video Games of All Time" set to premiere on July 11, 2012.

The song was also used as the entrance theme for the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII.

The song appears in 2020 video game Fuser.

The song appears in the Marvel Studios film Deadpool & Wolverine; it plays during the scene where the Resistance (Blade, Elektra, X-23, and Gambit) as well as Deadpool and Wolverine arrive at Cassandra Nova's compound.

Track listing

A-side 1. "Bring 'Em Out [Amended]" 2. "Bring 'Em Out [Explicit]" 3. "Bring 'Em Out [Instrumental]"

B-side 1. "U Don't Know Me [Amended]" 2. "U Don't Know Me [Explicit]" 3. "U Don't Know Me [Instrumental]"

Charts

Chart (2004-2005)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)[2]	59
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	9
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4]	6
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[5]	4
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[6]	9

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7]	2× Platinum	2,000,000‡
United States (RIAA)[8] Mastertone	Gold	500,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	November 8, 2004 (2004-11-08)	Rhythmic contemporary · urban contemporary radio	Grand Hustle, Atlantic	[9]
	February 7, 2005 (2005-02-07)	Contemporary hit radio		[10]

References

1. "T.I. Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
2. "T.I.: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
3. "T.I. Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
4. "T.I. Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
5. "T.I. Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
6. "T.I. Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
7. "American single certifications – T.I. – Em Out". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
8. "American ringtone certifications – T.I. – Em Out". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
9. "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1580. November 5, 2004. p. 20. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
10. "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1592. February 4, 2005. p. 22. Retrieved December 9, 2023.