Empire State of Mind is a song by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys.
It was released as the third single from Jay-Z's 11th music album The Blueprint 3 (2009). The song is about New York City, and has a music sample of "Love on a Two-Way Street" (1970) by The Moments. The title of the song takes its name from Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind" (1976).
"Empire State of Mind" | ||||
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Song by Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys | ||||
from the album The Blueprint 3 | ||||
Released | October 20, 2009 (single) | |||
Recorded | 2009; Roc The Mic Studios, Oven Studios (New York City, New York) | |||
Genre | Hip hop, R&B | |||
Length | 4:37 | |||
Label | Roc Nation, Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | A. Hunte, A. Keys, A. Shuckburgh, B. Keyes, J. Sewell, S. Carter, S. Robinson | |||
Producer(s) | Al Shux | |||
Jay-Z singles chronology | ||||
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Alicia Keys singles chronology | ||||
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Chart (2009) | Peak Position |
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Australian Singles Chart | 4 |
Austrian Singles Chart | 13 |
Belgium Singles Chart (Flanders) | 4 |
Belgium Singles Chart (Wallonia) | 4 |
Brazil Hot 100 Airplay | 17 |
Canadian Hot 100 | 3 |
Danish Singles Chart | 2 |
Dutch Top 40 | 2 |
Finnish Singles Chart | 9 |
French Digital Singles Chart | 3 |
French Singles Chart | 8 |
German Singles Chart | 13 |
Italian Singles Chart | 3 |
Irish Singles Chart | 2 |
New Zealand Singles Chart | 6 |
Norwegian Singles Chart | 5 |
Portuguese Singles Chart | 1 |
Spanish Singles Chart | 27 |
Swedish Singles Chart | 6 |
Swiss Singles Chart | 4 |
UK Singles Chart | 2 |
UK R&B Singles Chart | 2 |
Scottish Singles Charts | 4 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 1 |
U.S. Rap Songs | 1 |
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