Peak
3
Weeks
30
Score
5,872
Chart Year
2006
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position3
Peak DateSep 23, 2006
Weeks at Peak1
Weeks Charted30
Weeks in Top 4027
Weeks in Top 1011
Weeks at #20
Weeks at #10
Scoring
Summary Calc2,708
Weekly Calc3,164
Total Score5,872
Rankings
Year Ranking#21
Decade Ranking#195
Billboard Year#20
Top 5000#742
Details
- Album
- PCD
- Label
- A&M Records
- Genre
- Rhythm & Blues
- Composer(s)
- Sean Garrett;Jamal "Polow da Don" Jones;Jason Perry;Nicole Scherzinger;Calvin Broadus
- Entered Chart
- May 27, 2006
- Peak Date
- Sep 23, 2006
- Released
- April 11, 2006
- Recorded
- Unknown
- Catalog #
- A&M 006800
- B-Side
- "Flirt"
Music Video
Francis Lawrence directed the music video for "Buttons" on the week of March 20, 2006,[66] over a period of three days. During an interview with the New York Post Scherzinger said that the group was to return to their burlesque roots. "We wanted to go back to the roots of the Dolls, go with the corset vibe and have it be a little rawer and hotter."[67] In a behind-the-scenes footage included on their live album PCD Live from London (2006), member Kimberly Wyatt agreed saying, "so, for our fifth video, we decided to turn it up a notch. It was time to see, what we are all about.[68] Tom Breihan of The Village Voice described the accompanying music video as a "big, glossy pop video" that consists of "flashy editing, decent choreography, [and] a distinct look."[23] The video include routines within a tunnel and a Bollywood-esque dance routine towards the end. Samantha Friedman of VH1 described the dance routine as "intriguing and sexy and sassy."[69] The video begins with Snoop Dogg performing his rap while Scherzinger dances around him seductively. As the first chorus begins, the group, dressed in suggestive black outfits, walking towards a tunnel where they later perform a striptease. As the second chorus begins, they are seen performing upon a horizontal bar. Towards the end of the chorus, Scherzinger separates herself from the group and performs against a backdrop of curtains made from jewelry then proceeds to dance around a chair. Before the chorus begins, four additional chairs and the group performs a dance routine. Melody Thornton is separated from the rest doing her melismatic ad-libs on the chorus. When Snoop Dogg's verse begins, the Pussycat Dolls are shown walking towards him. During the breakdown, the girls dance while smoke is filled and halfway through the video, the floor turns on fire. The video ends with the group walking away.
Notes
In this song, The Pussycat Dolls sing about a guy who impresses a girl and says all the right things, but won't make a move to take her clothes off and pursue a sexual encounter. The guy might think he is being a gentleman, but the girl finds this behavior timid and would like him to assert himself. Snoop Dogg raps on this at the beginning an end of the song. At first, he is bragging to the girls about "What he's gonna do to them," and the lead Pussycat is skeptical. She replies, "I don't see nothing yet." He persuades her that he is serious, and both sides seem to be satisfied at the end of the song. >>
What it do baby boo? Yeah, lil' mama, you lookin' good I see you wanna play wit a player from the hood Come holla at me, you got it like that Big Snoop Dogg with the lead Pussycat I show you how it go down, yeah, I wanna throw down Me and you one-on-one, treat it like a showdown You look at me and I look at you I'm reachin' for your shirt, whatchu want me to do? I'm telling you loosen up my buttons, babe (uh-huh) But you keep fronting, uh Saying what you gon' to do to me (uh-huh) But I ain't seen nothing I'm telling you loosen up my buttons, babe (uh-huh) But you keep fronting, uh Saying what you gon' to do to me (uh-huh) But I ain't seen nothing Typical, hardly the type I fall for I like when the physical Don't leave me asking for more I'm a sexy mama (mama) Who knows just how to get what I wanna (wanna) What I wanna do is spring this on you (on you) Back up all of the things that I told you (told you) You been saying all the right things all night along But I can't seem to get you over here to help take this off Baby, can't you see? How these clothes are fitting on me And the heat coming from this beat I'm about to blow, I don't think you know I'm telling you loosen up my buttons, babe (uh-huh) But you keep fronting, uh Saying what you gon' to do to me (uh-huh) But I ain't seen nothing I'm telling you loosen up my buttons, babe (uh-huh) But you keep fronting, uh Saying what you gon' to do to me (uh-huh) But I ain't seen nothing You say, you're a big boy but I can't agree 'Cause the love you said you had ain't been put on me I wonder if I'm just too much for you Wonder if my kiss don't make you just Wonder, what I got next for you What you wanna do? (Do) Take the chance to recognize that this could be yours I can see, just like most guys that your game don't please Baby, can't you see? How these clothes are fitting on me And the heat coming from this beat I'm about to blow, I don't think you know I'm telling you to loosen up my buttons, babe (uh-huh) But you keep fronting, uh Saying what you gon' to do to me (uh-huh) But I ain't seen nothing I'm telling you loosen up my buttons, babe (uh-huh) But you keep fronting, uh Saying what you gon' to do to me (uh-huh) But I ain't seen nothing Now you can get what you want but I need what I need Now let me tell you what's crackalackin' 'fore I proceed I'mma show you where to put it at Pcd on me, yeah, I thought I saw a pussycat Now roll with the big dog, all 6 of y'all on me, now tell me how it feel, babydoll Ashley, Nicole, Carmit, Jessica, Kimberley, Melody, you tellin' me? Loosen up my buttons, babe Loosen up my buttons, babe Baby won't you loosen up my buttons, babe Loosen up my buttons, babe Come on baby, loosen up my buttons, babe Loosen up my buttons, babe Baby won't you loosen up my buttons, babe Loosen up my buttons, babe I'm telling you to loosen up my buttons, babe (uh-huh) But you keep fronting, uh Saying what you gon' to do to me (uh-huh) But I ain't seen nothing I'm telling you loosen up my buttons, babe (uh-huh) But you keep fronting, uh Saying what you gon' to do to me (uh-huh) But I ain't seen nothing I'm telling you to loosen up my buttons, babe (uh-huh) But you keep fronting, uh Saying what you gon' to do to me (uh-huh) But I ain't seen nothing I'm telling you loosen up my buttons, babe (uh-huh) But you keep fronting, uh Saying what you gon' to do to me (uh-huh) But I ain't seen nothing
Chart History (30 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 27, 2006 | 71 | 55 |
| 2 | Jun 3, 2006 | 52 | 74 |
| 3 | Jun 10, 2006 | 37 | 89 |
| 4 | Jun 17, 2006 | 27 | 99 |
| 5 | Jun 24, 2006 | 21 | 105 |
| 6 | Jul 1, 2006 | 22 | 104 |
| 7 | Jul 8, 2006 | 19 | 107 |
| 8 | Jul 15, 2006 | 17 | 109 |
| 9 | Jul 22, 2006 | 12 | 114 |
| 10 | Jul 29, 2006 | 7 | 119 |
| 11 | Aug 5, 2006 | 4 | 122 |
| 12 | Aug 12, 2006 | 6 | 120 |
| 13 | Aug 19, 2006 | 5 | 121 |
| 14 | Aug 26, 2006 | 5 | 121 |
| 15 | Sep 2, 2006 | 5 | 121 |
| 16 | Sep 9, 2006 | 5 | 121 |
| 17 | Sep 16, 2006 | 4 | 122 |
| 18 | Sep 23, 2006 | 3 | 123 |
| 19 | Sep 30, 2006 | 10 | 116 |
| 20 | Oct 7, 2006 | 10 | 116 |
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