Kardinal Offishall Version
| "Numba 1 (Tide Is High)" | |||||||||||
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| Single by Kardinal Offishall featuring Keri Hilson | |||||||||||
| from the album Not 4 Sale | |||||||||||
| B-side | "Nina" | ||||||||||
| Released | September 2008 14 October 2008 |
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| Format | Digital download, CD single, 12" single, 7" single | ||||||||||
| Recorded | 2008 | ||||||||||
| Genre | Canadian hip hop, dancehall | ||||||||||
| Length | 3:42 | ||||||||||
| Label | Kon Live/Geffen/Black Jays | ||||||||||
| Writer(s) | J. Harrow, D. Chin-Quee, J. Holt | ||||||||||
| Producer | Supa Dups | ||||||||||
| Certification | Gold | ||||||||||
| Kardinal Offishall singles chronology | |||||||||||
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"Numba 1 (Tide Is High)" is a 2008 version of "The Tide Is High", performed by Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall featuring Keri Hilson. Produced by Supa Dups, the song – a percussive, dancehall-infused hip hop update – was released in September 2008 as the fourth single from his fourth album Not 4 Sale. It was released on iTunes on 14 October. In March 2010, the single was certified Gold by the CRIA.
Aside from the album version, which features Rihanna, there are three other versions of "Numba 1 (Tide Is High)". The second is the original version, featuring Nicole Scherzinger. A third version features Rihanna and Nicole Scherzinger. The fourth version is the official single and features Keri Hilson. There is also a mash-up version which features Rihanna, Nicole Scherzinger and Keri Hilson.
The music video premiered on 24 October 2008 at Yahoo! Music. It was directed by Gil Green, and Akon makes a cameo appearance. The song "Nina" is featured at the end of the video.
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