Camera Phone (song)

"Camera Phone" is the fourth single from The Game's third album, LAX.^[2] The song features R&B singer Ne-Yo. The song was produced by Cool & Dre. It appears as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of the album only. The single was only released for download in the UK and not the USA. In the UK, "Camera Phone" was the second single taken from LAX. It did not originally feature on the UK edition of the album and was thus re-issued, removing the "Intro" and "Outro" and adding "Camera Phone" as the final track.^[3]

"Camera Phone"
Single by The Game featuring Ne-Yo
from the album LAX
Released	12 January 2009 (UK)[1]
Recorded	2008
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	4:29
Label	Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Jayceon Taylor Shaffer Smith
Producer(s)	Cool & Dre
The Game singles chronology
"My Life" (2008) "Camera Phone" (2009) "Make the World Go Round" (2009)
Ne-Yo singles chronology
"Single" (2008) "Camera Phone" (2008) "Mad" (2009)

Music video

The music video for the song was shot at the Copacabana nightclub in Los Angeles, California on November 4, 2008, and was directed by Kevin Connolly, who was only hired for the video six days before. The setting takes place in a bar, with The Game and Ne-Yo wearing suits and hats in the main performance scene. The video premiered on FNMTV on Friday, December 5, 2008, at 8pm.^[4] The video features cameo appearances by Clyde Carson, The Menace, Pleasure P and Cheryl Burke.

The video rose in its first week to the number one spot on the Billboard Hot Videoclip Tracks.^[5]

Charts

The song debuted at #48 in the United Kingdom after the physical release. Despite not reaching the Top 20, it received much airplay on UK television.

Weekly chart performance for "Camera Phone"

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Scotland (OCC)[6]	21
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[7]	15
UK Singles (OCC)[8]	48

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
United Kingdom	January 12, 2009	CD single	Polydor	[1]

References

1. "Camera Phone by The Game, Ne-Yo". Amazon. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
2. Langhorne, Cyrus (November 4, 2008). "The Game Adds Kevin Connolly To His Entourage, Actor Pegged To Direct Rapper's New Vid". SOHH. 4Control Media. Archived from the original on June 28, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
3. "Play.com - Buy The Game - L.A.X. (New Version) online at Play.com". Archived from the original on 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
4. "Hiphop Entertainment". Hiphopent.ning.com. 2010-03-06. Archived from the original on 2009-01-02. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
5. "Information Not Found". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
6. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
7. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

External links

• "Camera Phone" music video on YouTube