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{{Infobox Single
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| Name = Check on It
| section = assessment table
| Cover = BeyonceSingleB.gif
| previous = '''↑''' [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Index|Index]]
| Lower caption = International single cover
| next = [[{{FULLPAGENAME}} log|log]], [[{{FULLPAGENAME}} statistics|statistics]] →
| Artist = [[Beyoncé Knowles|Beyoncé]] featuring [[Slim Thug]]
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| from Album = [[Number 1's (Destiny's Child album)|#1's]], [[Speak My Mind]], & some editions of [[B’Day]]
| notes =
| Released = December 2005 <small>([[North America]])</small><br>2006 <small>(elsewhere)</small>
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| Format = [[Digital download]], [[CD single]], [[12-inch single|12" single]]
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| Genre = [[rhythm and blues|R&B]]
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| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
* [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Florida articles by quality/1]] (420 articles)
| Writer = Beyoncé Knowles, Angela Beyince, Stayve Thomas, [[Sean Garrett]]
* [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Florida articles by quality/2]] (403 articles)
| Producer = Beyoncé Knowles, [[Swizz Beatz]]
* [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Florida articles by quality/3]] (400 articles)
| Certification = 4x Platinum <small>([[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]])</small>
* [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Florida articles by quality/4]] (400 articles)
| Chart position = * #1 <small>([[United States|U.S.]], [[New Zealand]])</small>
* [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Florida articles by quality/5]] (398 articles)
* #3 <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small>
* [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Florida articles by quality/6]] (402 articles)
* #5 <small>([[Canada]])</small>
* [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Florida articles by quality/7]] (400 articles)
| Misc = {{Extra chronology
* [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Florida articles by quality/8]] (415 articles)
| Artist = [[Beyoncé Knowles|Beyoncé]]
* [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Florida articles by quality/9]] (82 articles)
| Type = singles
{{assessment index footer|seealso=See also: [[:Category:Florida articles by quality|assessed article categories]]. |lastdate=[[June 16]], [[2007]]}}
| Last single = "[[Dangerously In Love 2]]"<br>(2004)
<noinclude>[[Category:Florida articles by quality]]</noinclude>
| This single = "Check on It"<br>(2005)
| Next single = "[[Deja Vu (Beyoncé song)|Deja Vu]]"<br>(2006)
}}
{{Extra chronology
| Artist = [[Slim Thug]]
| Type = singles
| Last single = "[[Luxurious (song)|Luxurious]]" <br>(2005)
| This single = "Check on It" <br>(2005)
| Next single = "[[Wamp Wamp (What It Do)]]" <br>(2006)
}}
{{Extra album cover
| Upper caption = Alternate cover
| Background = khaki
| Cover = Check On It US.jpg
}}
}}
“'''Check on It'''” is a song written, produced and recorded by [[United States|American]] [[rhythm and blues|R&B]] singer [[Beyoncé Knowles]] for [[Destiny's Child]]'s greatest hits album, ''[[Number 1's (Destiny's Child album)|#1's]]''; it also appears on select international versions of Knowles' second studio album ''[[B’Day]]''. It was co-written by [[Slim Thug]] (who is a featured artist on the song), [[Sean Garrett]], and co-produced by [[Swizz Beatz]]. The song is also included on the soundtrack to the 2006 film ''[[The Pink Panther (2006 film)|The Pink Panther]]'', in which Beyoncé co-stars. {{audio|CheckOnItSample.ogg|Audio sample}}
==Song Information==
Beyonce has stated on many occasions that she was surprised at how successful the single has become, because she felt that it was very simple and probably wouldn't catch on like some of her other hits. Beyonce also stated that the song started out as a joke, and that the title 'Check On It' was jokingly used with her and her management before they decided to turn it into a full out song.
Originally, the song first appeared on the Destinys Child #1s album as an album track. This confused many fans when the song was heard, as they did not know whether or not the song was a solo Beyonce song, or whether it was a Destinys Child song. Many speculate that originally it was intended to be Destinys Childs send off song, but then Mathew Knowles decided to trim it down to a Beyonce solo, to be used for her upcoming Pink Panther movie which was shot in 2004 and kept getting delayed until it finally got released in 2006. With Pink Panther finally settelling on a release date only a couple of months after the release of the Destinys Child #1s, Beyonce's management thought it would be nice to coincide the song with the movie. Rumored tention between Destinys Child was also spreading with the public, as it was reported that Kelly and Michelle weren't informed about the song becoming a Beyonce solo and only found out about it the day she was absent to a scheduled Destinys Child event and instead was off shooting the video. Many fans also note that at the beginning of the song, Swizz Beatz can be heard in the introduction saying 'Swizz...Beatz...DC...Slim Thugh' and note that it's proof that the song was intended to be a Destinys Child song.
There is also debate amongst fans on whether or not the other two members can be heard in the song. Some fans argue that the second verse is sung by Kelly, while others argue that it's just Beyonce but does closely resemble Kellys voice. Others argue that Michelle's voice can be heard in the background. No proof has been provided thus far on whether or not Kelly and Michelle were on the track, but it still confuses many listenrs today.
==Commercial release==
The song was not originally intended for release as a [[single (music)|single]] from ''#1's'', but it was played by [[radio station]]s instead of the first single, "[[Stand Up for Love]]" (recorded by all three members of Destiny's Child), which became a commercial failure.
Because of its heavy [[airplay (song)|airplay]], "Check on It" managed to debut on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] in late 2005. The single reached number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in its twelfth week (replacing [[Nelly]]'s "[[Grillz]]"), becoming Beyoncé's third number-one as a solo artist and Slim Thug's first. The single remained at number-one for five consecutive weeks, and it has been certified four times [[Platinum single|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] for net shipment of 800,000 paid downloads. It became Beyoncé's fifth top-twenty hit in Canada in late 2005, and in early 2006 it debuted inside the UK top five. Sales in the UK stand at 122,500 copies. On [[January 31]] [[2006]] "Check on It" passed the 200 million [[audience impression]]s mark in the United States, according to [[Mediabase]]. In February 2006, the song climbed to number twenty on the Canadian [[Nielsen BDS|BDS]] airplay chart for a second time.
==Music video==
[[Image:Beyonce_-_Check_On_It.jpg|left|thumbnail|Beyoncé in the "Check on It" video.]]
As demand grew for the song, Beyoncé shot a [[music video]] serving as promotion for both ''#1's'' and ''The Pink Panther''. The video was directed by [[Hype Williams]], and premiered on [[December 16]] [[2005]]. The video remix features a rap from [[Bun B]] and scenes from ''The Pink Panther''. The music video features a "[[pink]]" theme, with Beyoncé shown in mostly all pink (to fit in with ''The Pink Panther''). There is video moving in the background while the music video is still maintained in widescreen ratio. Beyoncé's provocative dancing matches the chorus to the song "Oooh boy you looking like you like what you see", which suggests the title of the song. "Check on It" won the [[2006 MTV Video Music Awards|2006 MTV Video Music Award]] for "[[MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video|Best R&B Video]]" on [[August 31]], [[2006]].
==Official Versions==
*Check On It (Acapella) (feat. Slim Thug)
*Check On It (Instrumental)
*Check On It (Radio Edit) (feat. Slim Thug)
*Check On It (No Rap Version)
*Check On It (Pink Panther Version) (feat. Slim Thug & Bun B)
*Check On It (Bama Boyz After Dark Remix) (feat. Slim Thug)
*Check On It (Bama Boyz Remix) (feat. Slim Thug)
*Check On It (Bama Boyz Reggaeton Remix) (feat. Slim Thug & Voltio)
*Check On It (Grizz Remix) (feat. Slim Thug)
*Check On It (Gantman Juke Mix) (feat. Slim Thug)
*Check On It (Junior Vasquez Club Mix)
*Check On It (Junior Vasquez Radio Mix)
*Check On It (King Klub Mix) (feat. Slim Thug)
*Check On It (King Klub Radio Mix) (feat. Slim Thug)
*Check On It (Maurice's Nu Soul Mix)
*Check On It (Maurice's Nu Soul Mix Instrumental)
*Check On It (Maurice's Nu Soul Radio Mix) (feat. Slim Thug)
*Check On It (Maurice's Nu Soul Radio Mix - No Rap)
*Check On It (Maurice's Joshua Dub)
*Check On It (White Lion Reggaeton Remix) (feat. Slim Thug & Voltio)
==Charts==
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{| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Chart (2005 & 2006)
!align="left"|Peak<br>position
|-
|align="left"|Canadian [[Nielsen BDS|BDS]] Airplay Chart
|align="center"|20
|-
!align="left"|Chart (2006)<ref>[http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/PBeyonce.htm ]</ref><ref>[http://top40-charts.com/songs/full.php?sid=8783&sort=chartid ]</ref>
!align="center"|Peak<br />position
|-
|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Pop 100]]
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|PL ''hitfm nasze'' (top 30)
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]
|align="center"|3
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Rhythmic Top 40]]
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Dance Club Play]]
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|World R&B Singles Chart
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|New Zealand Singles Chart ([[RIANZ]])
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|Official UK Urban Singles Chart
|align="center"|1
|-
|}
| width="50%" |
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Chart (2006)<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=BEYONCé&sql=11:ce5a8qfmbtq4~T51 ]</ref><ref>[http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/song/324 ]</ref>
!align="center"|Peak<br />position
|-
|align="left"|Irish Singles Chart
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="left"|Norwegian Singles Chart
|align="center"|3
|-
|align="left"|Official [[UK Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|3
|-
|align="left"|[[Dutch Top 40]]
|align="center"|5
|-
|align="left"|European Singles Chart
|align="center"|6
|-
|align="left"|Finnish Singles Chart
|align="center"|6
|-
|align="left"|Czech Top 100
|align="center"|7
|-
|align="left"|Swiss Singles Chart
|align="center"|7
|-
|align="left"|Belgium UltraTop 50
|align="center"|9
|-
|align="left"|Austrian Singles Chart
|align="center"|10
|-
|align="left"|German Singles Chart
|align="center"|11
|-
|align="left"|[[Latvian Airplay Top]]
|align="center"|11
|-
|align="left"|[[Perú Top 100]]
|align="center"|14
|-
|align="left"|Japanese Singles Chart
|align="center"|16
|-
|align="left"|French Singles Chart
|align="center"|32
|-
|}
|}
<sup>1</sup>: The United World Tracks Chart is compiled by the data of global airplay, single-sales data, paid downloads and vote from over forty official music industry chart countries (e.g. ''Billboard'' from the U.S., The Official UK Chart Company from the UK, ARIA from Australia and so forth). United World Tracks is compiled by ''Media Traffic''.
==Notes==
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==External links==
*[http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/checkonit.htm About.com's page on the song]
*[http://www.beyonceknowlesfan.com/indexlyrics.html Beyonce (''sic'') Knowles] Lyrics
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| before = "[[Grillz]]" by [[Nelly]] featuring [[Paul Wall]], [[Ali (rapper)|Ali]] and [[Big Gipp|Gipp]]
| title = [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] [[List of number-one hits (United States)|number-one single]]
| years = [[February 4]] [[2006]] - [[March 11]] [[2006]]
| after = "[[You're Beautiful]]" by [[James Blunt]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[Run It!]]" by [[Chris Brown (singer)|Chris Brown]]
| title = [[RIANZ|RIANZ (New Zealand)]] number-one single
| years = [[March 13]] [[2006]] - [[March 27]] [[2006]]
| after = "[[Beep (song)|Beep]]" by [[Pussycat Dolls]] featuring [[will.i.am]]
}}
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