Strip

Album: Fortune (2011)
Charted: 37
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Songfacts®:

  • This is one of two lead singles from Chris Brown's fifth studio album, Fortune, along with "Biggest Fan." The synth-heavy R&B song first appeared on Brown's mixtape, Boy In Detention and was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio in the United States on December 6, 2011.
  • The song finds Brown singing compliments to a stripper before inviting her back to his place. Frequent cohort Kevin McCall co-penned the track with Brown and also contributes some rhymes. Previous collaborations between the pair include Breezy's hit single "Deuces" and the duo also both have writing credits on the Justin Bieber song "Christmas Eve."
  • Tha Bizness produced the song. They are an American hip-hop production duo from Seattle, Washington consisting of J-Hen (aka Henny) and Dow Jones. Other artists they have worked for include The Game, 50 Cent, T-Pain and Soulja Boy.

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