"All I Do Is Win" is a song from DJ Khaled's fourth studio albumVictory. It was the second single from the album. The track features American rappers T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross. It was released on February 8, 2010, along with "Put Your Hands Up". The single was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA. It was the only Billboard Hot 100 charting single from the album.
Music video
The music video debuted on BET's 106 and Park on March 3, 2010, along with the video for "Put Your Hands Up". It pictures DJ Khaled with his BET Awards and is filmed mostly against a green screen, also featuring a scene of his appearance at the 2008 BET Hip-Hop Awards show accepting an award for his song "I'm So Hood ". A video for the official remix was shot in Florida. The video was directed by Dayo & Gil Green. Photos of the shoot were also leaked online. The video features cameos from Nicki Minaj, Fabolous, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Puff Daddy, Ace Hood, Cam'Ron and Busta Rhymes. A behind-the-scenes video was released on June 2, 2010. The remix's music video was released on June 29, 2010.
Remix
On April 28, 2010, the official remix was released. It features Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes, Diddy, Nicki Minaj, Fabolous, Jadakiss, Fat Joe, Swizz Beatz on background vocals, and T-Pain. Jadakiss's verse is a sample from "Allergic to Losing", a song from his 2010 mixtape The Champ Is Here 3. The remix was released as a digital single on iTunes on June 8, 2010. A music video has been shot and was released on June 29, 2010. DJ Khaled also raps a verse on the remix. There is another remix titled "Hood Remix" or "G-Mix" which is by Nappy Boy artist Young Cash. The remix features a new rap line up, Yo Gotti, Gudda Gudda, Bun B, Ice Berg, 2 Chainz, T-Pain, and Field Mob. On this version, instead of T-Pain on the chorus, Young Cash is, while T-Pain delivers a verse of his own.
In popular culture
The song has become an anthem for numerous sports teams, most notably the Auburn Tigers football team during their 2010 national championship season. It was played during the team's pregame entrance video as well as following each home victory in Jordan–Hare Stadium. The New York Knicks professional basketball team also used an instrumental version of the song for their player intros during the 2010–11 NBA season. The Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies, Indiana Pacers, Portland Trail Blazers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Carolina Panthers, Nashville Predators, and Phoenix Suns play this song after every home game victory. The song has gained popularity among Miami Hurricanes football fans as Snoop Dogg's line "We like the U in the '80s" refers to the University of Miami football team that dominated college football in the 1980s and early 1990s. It was subsequently arranged for the Band of the Hour, Miami's marching band. Internet mashup artist DJ Earworm has included the song in a mash-up designed for the 2012 Summer Olympics. A remix version was made in December 2011 for Tim Tebow of the Denver Broncos, called "All He Does Is Win" – the video went viral on YouTube. The New Orleans Saints play the chorus of "All I Do Is Win" during home games. This is also one of themes for the Canadian roller derby team, E-Ville Roller Derby. The song was used as background music for one of the commercials advertising the Jamaican teen magazine television programme Teen Seen, which aired on major television network CVM Television on Saturdays at 6pm and was created by the National Family Planning Board. At the 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner, President Barack Obama was introduced to "Hail to the Chief," which quickly cut to a snippet of "All I Do is Win." On April 28, 2014, actress Emma Stone lip synched the song in a "Lip Sync Battle" against late-night talk show hostJimmy Fallon. The song was featured in the 2015 musical comedy filmPitch Perfect 2, the 2015 film Magic Mike XXL, the 2016 R-Rated comedy "The Boss" and the 2019 film Charlie's Angels as Alexander Brok's phone ringtone. The song was also used in the trailer for the 2015 film The Peanuts Movie. The song was used for the starting of The Boss in 2016, also having a cameo appearance from T-Pain himself, Melissa McCarthy also raps to Ludacris' verse. The song is also featured on the soundtrack for NBA 2K16. The YouTube channel Barack's Dubs created and uploaded a mashup video of U.S. President Donald Trump singing the song. This song is referenced on one of the "Coke and a Song" bottles and cans available as of Summer 2016. The song is featured in a Classico Pasta Sauce commercial that debuted in mid-late 2016. On May 9, 2019, the song was featured on DuckTales in the episode "The 87 Cent Solution". The song is used recently in the 2020 streaming film Scoob! when the Blue Falcon makes his entrance.
Commercial performance
The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 63 chart date of March 6, 2010, and peaked at this chart at No. 24 for the chart dated July 24, 2010. It also peaked at No. 8 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in 2010. The song was certified double Platinum by RIAA on July 6, 2011, and 3× Platinum on 19 June 2015. The song re-entered the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in May 2014 at No. 23. As of May 2014, the song has sold over 3 million copies in the US. The song debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 chart at No. 69 for the chart date of March 6, 2010.
