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Run This Town

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"Run This Town"
Single by Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West
from the album The Blueprint 3
ReleasedAugust 9, 2009
Recorded2009
Studio
Genre
Length
  • 4:27 (album version)
  • 4:34 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Jay-Z singles chronology
"D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"
(2009)		 "Run This Town"
(2009)		 "Empire State of Mind"
(2009)
Rihanna singles chronology
"Rehab"
(2008)		 "Run This Town"
(2009)		 "Russian Roulette"
(2009)
Kanye West singles chronology
"Supernova"
(2009)		 "Run This Town"
(2009)		 "Forever"
(2009)
Music video
"Run This Town" on YouTube

Run This Town is a song by the American rapper Jay-Z. It features rapper Kanye West and singer Rihanna. It is from Jay-Z's album, Blueprint 3. It is 4:27 long, and was released in 2009.

Track listing

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  • Digital download[1]
  1. "Run This Town" (featuring Rihanna and Kanye West) (single version) – 4:34
  1. "Run This Town" (featuring Rihanna and Kanye West) (single version) – 4:34
  2. "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" – 4:15

Accolades

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"Run This Town" was nominated for Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 52nd Grammy Awards in 2010. It won both awards, It was Jay-Z's tenth and Rihanna's third and Kanye West's fourteenth win at the ceremony awards in all. The song also won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition/Direction/Lyrics, during Super Bowl XLIV.[3]

Nominations and awards
Year Ceremony Award Result
2010 52nd Grammy Awards[4] Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Won
Best Rap Song Won
2010 BET Hip Hop Awards[5] Best Hip-Hop Video Nominated
2010 International Dance Music Awards[6] Best Hip-Hop Dance Track Nominated
2010 People's Choice Awards[7] Favourite Music Collaboration Won
2011 Black Reel Awards[8] Best Original or Adapted Song Nominated

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[53] Platinum 70,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[54] Gold 30,000double-dagger
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[55] Platinum 60,000double-dagger
Germany (BVMI)[56] Gold 250,000double-dagger
Italy (FIMI)[57] Gold 50,000double-dagger
New Zealand (RMNZ)[58] 3× Platinum 90,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI)[59] 2× Platinum 1,200,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[60] 6× Platinum 6,000,000double-dagger

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release history and formats
Country Date Format Label
United States[61] August 9, 2009 Urban radio
Australia[62] August 10, 2009 Digital download
Austria[63]
Belgium[64]
Brazil[65]
Canada[66]
Denmark[67]
Finland[68]
France[69]
Germany[70]
Ireland[71]
Italy[72]
Mexico[73]
Netherlands[74]
New Zealand[75]
Norway[76]
Sweden[77]
Switzerland[78]
United Kingdom[79]
United States[80]
United Kingdom[81] August 31, 2009 CD single
Germany[82] September 9, 2009

References

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