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Hotel Room Service
single
CoverPitbull - Hotel Room Service (Single Cover)M-E.png
ArtistPitbull
AlbumPitbull Starring in Rebelution
ReleasedJune 16, 2009
Recorded2009
Length3:57
LabelMr. 305 · Polo Grounds · J · RMG
WriterJohn Reid · Marc Kinchen · Mark Ross · David Hobbs · Nile Rodgers · Hugh Brankin · Armando Pérez · Graham Wilson · Ross Campbell · James Scheffer · Bernard Edwards · Luther Campbell · Christopher Wong Won
ProducerJim Jonsin
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Next year2009

"Hotel Room Service" is a song by American rapper Pitbull released as the third single from his fourth album, Pitbull Starring in Rebelution. It was released to both iTunes and mainstream radio on June 16, 2009.[1] The song peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it his second top 10 hit following "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)".

The song samples "Push the Feeling On" by Nightcrawlers and "La Hora De Bailar" by Sandy & Papo, interpolates lyrics from Jay-Z's "I Just Wanna Love U" ("Gimme that sweet, that nasty, that gushy stuff"), The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Nasty Girl" ("Put them fingers in your mouth / Open up your blouse / Pull that g-string down south"), and Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" ("We at the hotel, motel, Holiday Inn"), "One and One" by the 2 Live Crew ("Three and three, you gon' undress me") and references T.I.'s "Whatever You Like" ("And like T.I.'s 'Whatever You Like'").

On September 16, 2009, the official remix to "Hotel Room Service" was released, which features Pussycat Dolls lead singer Nicole Scherzinger.

A version of the song titled "Super Clean Edit" was distributed to radio stations which replaces the line referencing "egg whites" with "gonna give you just what you like."[2]

Music video

The song's official music video was released on August 10, 2009 to Pitbull's YouTube channel.

Jim Jonsin, Sophia Del Carmen and Feisty from For the Love of Ray J make cameo appearances in the video as does Nayer and Sagia Castañeda, who appeared in the "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" video as well. The video features Pitbull with models Elizabeth Mendez, Cassie Codi, Lisa Morales, Anya Gonzalez, and Kimbella Vanderhee.

The video was also released onto Pitbull's official Vevo channel on November 14, that year. It has received almost 300 million views.[3]

Critical reception

The song received generally favorable reviews, with David Jeffries from AllMusic saying, "nothing ... could fill a dancefloor as quickly as the ... stunner ... 'Hotel Room Service', which triple mashes an old-school hit ('Rapper's Delight'), a 2 Live Crew classic ('One and One'), plus a house music giant (the Nightcrawlers' 'Push the Feeling On')."

Track listing

  1. "Hotel Room Service" – 3:58
  2. "Hotel Room Service" (Remix; featuring Nicole Scherzinger) – 3:47

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Croatia International Airplay (HRT)[4]6
Global Dance Tracks (Billboard)[5]2
Ireland (IRMA)[6]6
Mexico Anglo (Monitor Latino)[7]2
Turkey (Türkiye Top 20)[8]3
2025 weekly chart performance for "Hotel Room Service"
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[9]31

Remix version

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[10]58

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)Position
Australia (ARIA)[11]93
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[12]99
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[13]91
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[14]55
Croatia International Airplay (HRT)[4]100
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[15]30
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[16]151
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17]83
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18]67
UK Singles (OCC)[19]94
US Billboard Hot 100[20]46
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[21]19
Chart (2010)Position
Australia (ARIA)[22]96
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[23]28

References

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  4. ^ "Airplay Radio Chart 2009 Year End Edition". 2009. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  5. ^ "Pitbull Chart History – Global Dance Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  6. ^ ">> IRMA << Irish Charts - Singles, Albums & Compilations >>". Irma.ie. 2009-12-31. Archived from the original on 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
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  8. ^ "Turkey Top 20 Chart". Billboard Turkiye. Billboard. 2009-08-31. Archived from the original on 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
  9. ^ "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie" (Select week 28.02.2025–06.03.2025.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  10. ^ "The ARIA Report: Issue 1036". webarchive.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Archived from the original on 2010-01-04. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
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  16. ^ "Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2009". Mahasz. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
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  18. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2009 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  19. ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  20. ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  21. ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  22. ^ "2010 Annual ARIA Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  23. ^ "Dance Top 100 - 2010". Mahasz. Retrieved February 19, 2021.