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"Windows Down" is a song by American boy band Big Time Rush from the re-release of their second studio album Elevate. The song was released on June 25, 2012.[2][3] The song's hook is sampled from "Song 2" by English rock band Blur.

"Windows Down"
Single by Big Time Rush
from the album Elevate
Released	June 25, 2012
Recorded	2012
Genre	Electropop post-dubstep
Length	3:11
Label	Nickelodeon Columbia[1]
Songwriter(s)	Alexander James Bei Maejor Damon Albarn Dave Rowntree Graham Coxon Matt Squire Matthew Musto Mike Posner
Producer(s)	Bei Maejor Matt Squire CJ Baran
Big Time Rush singles chronology
"Music Sounds Better with U" (2012) "Windows Down" (2012) "Call It Like I See It" (2021)
Music video
"Windows Down" on YouTube

Composition

The song was written by Blackbear, Mike Posner, Alexander James, Damon Albarn, Dave Rowntree, Graham Coxon, Bei Maejor, and Matt Squire, with production handled by the latter two while additional by CJ Baran. It features samples from "Song 2" by Blur. American singer/songwriter Kesha originally created an early demo of the track, expected to appear on her second studio album Warrior with the title "Woo Hoo", still using the Blur sample, but later sold the instrumental to Big Time Rush, and the song was re-written to create "Windows Down".

Music video

The music video was filmed in Maui, Hawaii and was released on Vevo on June 22, three days before the single's iTunes release. The video features the band doing various activities in Hawaii like surfing, paddle boarding, swimming in the ocean, and standing on top of Jeep Wranglers.[4][5]

Critical reception

Nick Bassett from UK site The Re-View called "Windows Down" a "surefire summer pop hit", complimenting the use of the "Song 2" sample and wrapping up his article saying that it should "mark Big Time Rush as some hot, home-grown competition for our Transatlantic invading boybands".[6]

Track listing

• Digital download[1]

1. "Windows Down" – 3:12

• EU CD single[7]

1. "Windows Down" – 3:13
2. "Windows Down" (Instrumental) – 2:59

Commercial performance

"Windows Down" peaked at number 97 on Billboard Hot 100 and lasted one week on chart.[8] The song also peaked on Billboard Mainstream Top 40 which lasted 3 weeks on chart.[9]

Charts

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Windows Down"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	June 25, 2012	Digital download	Columbia	[1]
United States	July 24, 2012	Contemporary hit radio		[15]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Windows Down

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[es] Windows Down

«Windows Down» es una canción de la banda norteamericana de pop, Big Time Rush, que usa como sample la canción «Song 2» de Blur. Escrito por Bei Maejor, Alexander James, Damon Albarn, Carlos Pena, Jr., Graham Coxon, Logan Henderson, Matthew Musto y James Maslow.[1] Antes de ser lanzada por Big Time Rush, Kesha grabó una versión de esta misma canción bajo un nombre no oficial (“Woo Hoo”), la cual se filtró en la Internet, pero nunca fue lanzada como oficial. Tiene grandes rasgos del éxito de Blur, Song 2.

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