Madcon Version
| "Beggin" | ||||
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| Single by Madcon | ||||
| from the album So Dark The Con Of Man | ||||
| Released | October 26, 2007 March 21, 2008 |
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| Format | CD, Digital Download | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul, hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:38 | |||
| Label | BonnierAmigo | |||
| Writer(s) | Bob Gaudio-Peggy Farina | |||
| Producer | 3Elementz | |||
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In 2007, the same year as the Pilooski remix, the Norwegian hip-hop group Madcon recorded and released a new version of the song. The version became very popular in Norway, reaching #1 on the charts. Madcon's version of the song is a total re-recording, all instruments were performed by the production team 3Elementz, and all vocals by Madcon. The single went 6 times platinum and was the highest selling song in Norway in 2007, and received the "Hit of the Year" Spellemannprisen award. The song also became popular throughout Europe; in France and the Netherlands it reached #1, in the UK it reached #5, and in Germany it peaked at #7. This song appeared in the live finale of season 3 of America's Best Dance Crew in which finalist Beat Freaks and Quest Crew performed together. It was also used in the episode "Battle Scars" of season 6 of CSI: NY and in the "Meet the Top 20" episode of So You Think You Can Dance. The song was also used in the dance movies Step Up 3D and StreetDance 3D, in addition to the movie Just Go With It and the trailer for the 2011 raunchy comedy Bad Teacher. The music video features Yosef Wolde-Mariam and Tshawe Baqwa dozing off while playing Halo 3.
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