Timber (Pitbull song)

"Timber"
Single by Pitbull featuring Kesha
from the EP Meltdown
Released	October 7, 2013 (2013-10-07)
Genre	Dance-pop EDM folktronica
Length	3:24
Label	Polo Grounds RCA Mr. 305
Songwriter(s)	Kesha Sebert Armando C. Pérez Lukasz Gottwald Aaron Davis Arnold Priscilla Hamilton Jamie Sanderson Breyan Isaac Henry Walter Pebe Sebert Lee Oskar Keri Oskar Greg Errico Steve Arrington Charles Carter Waung Hankerson Roger Parker[1]
Producer(s)	Dr. Luke Cirkut Sermstyle
Pitbull singles chronology
"FCK" (2013) "Timber" (2013) "I'm a Freak" (2014)
Kesha singles chronology
"Crazy Kids" (2013) "Timber" (2013) "True Colors" (2016)
Music video
"Timber" on YouTube

"Timber" is a song by American rapper Pitbull featuring American singer Kesha. The song was released on October 7, 2013, as the lead single from Pitbull's extended play (EP) Meltdown. The song was produced by Dr. Luke, Cirkut, and Sermstyle, with additional production by Nick Seeley.^[2][3] The song interpolates Lee Oskar's 1978 single "San Francisco Bay" and features harmonica player Paul Harrington, who plays through the entire song and was told to emulate Oskar.^[4]

The song was the 90th-most popular song of the decade according to Billboard. It peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks. It also topped the charts in over fifteen additional countries. According to the IFPI, the song sold 9.6 million units worldwide in 2014, including single-track downloads and track-equivalent streams, becoming the sixth best-selling song of that year.^[5] It was certified fifteen-times Platinum in Norway, diamond in the US and Germany, seven-times Platinum in Australia and Canada, and Gold or higher in fourteen additional countries.