Bring Em Out (song)

"Bring Em Out" is a song by American rapper 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 Kasseem Dean Shawn Carter Thomas Bell Roland Chambers Kenneth Gamble
Producer(s)	Swizz Beatz
T.I. singles chronology
"Let's Get Away" (2004) "Bring Em Out" (2004) "Soldier" (2004)

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.

Usage 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]