Fresh Out the Oven
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"Fresh Out the Oven" is a song by American recording artist and actress Jennifer Lopez
as Lola, featuring American rapper Pitbull
. The song was written by Pharell Williams, Amanda Ghost
, Lopez and Pitbull, with production handled by The Neptunes
. The song was released in anticipation of Lopez's seventh studio album Love?
(2011), although the song never appeared on the album's final track listing. The song surfaced online in October 2009 and was promoted to clubs by Epic Records
. It was never officially released for purchase, although a music video was directed by Jonas Akerlund
and was released to promote the song along with a number of viral websites (Facebook
, Myspace
, Twitter
and Youtube
) all titled "Who Is Lola?". The song managed to reach number one on the U.S. Dance Club Chart
.
, American rapper Pitbull
revealed that he recorded a track with Lopez, and that it would be released as the lead single from her upcoming seventh studio album. He also said that a music video for the song had already been shot, and he described it as having a sexy Eyes Wide Shut
theme. The song's title, initially announced as "Lola", was later revealed to be called "Fresh Out the Oven". People
magazine later reported that "Fresh Out the Oven" was just a buzz track, not the first single, and that it would not appear on the new album.
In an interview in March 2010, Lopez said about the song: "The head of my record company, Amanda, really loved this record. She said, 'This record is for Jennifer Lopez. We've got to get this record to Jennifer Lopez'. She let me hear it and I said, 'You know what? I love the record, but it doesn't fit in with the album I'm making. And she said, I don't care. You just have to record this record. I don't care if you put another name on it. And so we did and we put it out and it went to No.1".
, Amanda Ghost
. She said: "It's something fun. She hasn't become Sasha Fierce (Beyoncé Knowles
' artistic alter ego). There won't be anything to do with Lola on her Love? album. This is a hot club record that the label loved and Jennifer thought was fun, Jennifer and Pitbull got together and the record leaked. Lola is a fun character just for this song". On November 5, 2009, MTV gave a sneak peek of the music video and reported that, contrary to previous reports, the song would be included on the album.
In October 2009, a number of viral websites were set up to promote the song, all under the name of Who is Lola. The websites included WhoisLola.com, a MySpace
page, and a Twitter
account. They all featured a dancing female figure named Lola. Lopez was in attendance at the LIV Nightclub in Miami on October 24, 2009, where the music video for "Fresh Out the Oven" was previewed with the official remix by Hex Hector
also being previewed. It was also reported that the production duo and DJs the Jump Smokers had produced an official remix which was also supposed to be previewed but for undisclosed reasons it was shelved.
" and 2008's "Hold It Don't Drop It
". In its eleventh week, the song fell down the chart to number ten. In its twelfth week the song fell another two places to number 12, whilst in its thirteenth week on the chart it fell another three places to 15, with further descents in the subsequent weeks. According to Billboard the song failed to chart on any of the U.S. airplay charts.
said of the song when it first appeared online, "Truth be told, the track's a pretty standard sexy electro-R&B jam, but the Lola persona is reasonably intriguing, even if it does have a hint of the Sasha Fierce to it. It's very much a case of wait and see what happens next, we suppose." Elena Gorgan of Softpedia
made similar comments. saying that "Of course, there is little substance to the lyrics of 'Fresh Out the Oven' but, critics say, substance is perhaps the last thing Lopez needs right now if she wants to regain her well-deserved first position in the charts, especially in the light of her latest not too brilliant releases. As far as the song is concerned, it’s written to make the listener want to get to the dancefloor and move to the beat, they say. Because of this, if accompanied by a good video with awesome choreography – the kind Lopez knows how to do so well – and enough promotion, this could turn into a massive hit on all fronts."
DJ Booth said of the song "I give you Jennifer Lopez (or Lola, as she now wants to be called). Coming off an extended wedding/pregnancy hiatus from the music community, Lola is now toting sexy around like an expensive fashion accessory. For her welcome-back single, Lola joins forces with fellow Latino Pitbull over a typically synth-driven Pharrell beat to show the world that even though she’s years removed from the peak of her career, she’s still 'Fresh out the Oven'."
and according to Lopez's official website its formally titled: "Fresh Out the Oven" staring Jennifer Lopez as Lola & featuring Pitbull. The unrated director's cut was uploaded on director Jonas Akerlund’s official website in January 2010. The video makes use of repetitious images for a hypnotic effect, and avoids showing any of the actors' faces until the final act. This focus on bodies in sexual positions led to comparisons with Stanley Kubrick
's Eyes Wide Shut
. Focus on Style commented on Lopez's costumes and fashion during the video. According to the online magazine's style guide Lopez chose a Agent Provocateur
leapard skin bodysuit. It is similar in style to Lopez's younger contemporaries Katy Perry
, Christina Aguilera
, Daisy Lowe
, Lily Allen
, Scarlett Johansson
though when Lopez wears it "baby its muy caliente!"
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
as Lola, featuring American rapper Pitbull
Pitbull (rapper)
Armando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records...
. The song was written by Pharell Williams, Amanda Ghost
Amanda Ghost
Amanda Ghost is a singer and songwriter from Enfield, North London, England. After an initial period in which she performed as a solo artist, she formed a band which performed under her name, and of which she was the lead singer...
, Lopez and Pitbull, with production handled by The Neptunes
The Neptunes
The Neptunes are a record production duo consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, who are credited with contributing the sound for many successful hip hop, R&B and pop artists in the late-1990s and 2000s...
. The song was released in anticipation of Lopez's seventh studio album Love?
Love?
"Love?" was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Donna and Joe.The song is an up-tempo duet with the brother-and-sister duo singing about the problems that love can cause...
(2011), although the song never appeared on the album's final track listing. The song surfaced online in October 2009 and was promoted to clubs by Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
. It was never officially released for purchase, although a music video was directed by Jonas Akerlund
Jonas Åkerlund
Jonas Åkerlund is a Swedish film and music video director, and drummer. He is best known for directing music videos, which are often mock forms of movie trailers and short films...
and was released to promote the song along with a number of viral websites (Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
, Myspace
Myspace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
and Youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
) all titled "Who Is Lola?". The song managed to reach number one on the U.S. Dance Club Chart
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
.
Background
On September 13, 2009, on the red carpet for the 2009 MTV Video Music AwardsMTV Video Music Awards
An MTV Video Music Award , is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in music videos...
, American rapper Pitbull
Pitbull (rapper)
Armando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records...
revealed that he recorded a track with Lopez, and that it would be released as the lead single from her upcoming seventh studio album. He also said that a music video for the song had already been shot, and he described it as having a sexy Eyes Wide Shut
Eyes Wide Shut
Eyes Wide Shut is a 1999 drama film based upon Arthur Schnitzler's 1926 novella Traumnovelle . The film was directed, produced and co-written by Stanley Kubrick, and was his last film. The story, set in and around New York City, follows the sexually-charged adventures of Dr...
theme. The song's title, initially announced as "Lola", was later revealed to be called "Fresh Out the Oven". People
People (magazine)
In 1998, the magazine introduced a version targeted at teens called Teen People. However, on July 27, 2006, the company announced it would shut down publication of Teen People immediately. The last issue to be released was scheduled for September 2006. Subscribers to this magazine received...
magazine later reported that "Fresh Out the Oven" was just a buzz track, not the first single, and that it would not appear on the new album.
In an interview in March 2010, Lopez said about the song: "The head of my record company, Amanda, really loved this record. She said, 'This record is for Jennifer Lopez. We've got to get this record to Jennifer Lopez'. She let me hear it and I said, 'You know what? I love the record, but it doesn't fit in with the album I'm making. And she said, I don't care. You just have to record this record. I don't care if you put another name on it. And so we did and we put it out and it went to No.1".
Who Is Lola?
Rumors had surfaced that Lopez had adopted Lola, as her alter-ego, however, this was confirmed as false by the president of Epic RecordsEpic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
, Amanda Ghost
Amanda Ghost
Amanda Ghost is a singer and songwriter from Enfield, North London, England. After an initial period in which she performed as a solo artist, she formed a band which performed under her name, and of which she was the lead singer...
. She said: "It's something fun. She hasn't become Sasha Fierce (Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
' artistic alter ego). There won't be anything to do with Lola on her Love? album. This is a hot club record that the label loved and Jennifer thought was fun, Jennifer and Pitbull got together and the record leaked. Lola is a fun character just for this song". On November 5, 2009, MTV gave a sneak peek of the music video and reported that, contrary to previous reports, the song would be included on the album.
In October 2009, a number of viral websites were set up to promote the song, all under the name of Who is Lola. The websites included WhoisLola.com, a MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page, and a Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
account. They all featured a dancing female figure named Lola. Lopez was in attendance at the LIV Nightclub in Miami on October 24, 2009, where the music video for "Fresh Out the Oven" was previewed with the official remix by Hex Hector
Hex Hector
Hex Hector , is an American dance remixer. He won a Grammy in 2001 for "Best Remixer".-Biography:Hector was born in in Manhattan, New York, of a Puerto Rican mother and Cuban father, and was raised in the Washington Heights neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan...
also being previewed. It was also reported that the production duo and DJs the Jump Smokers had produced an official remix which was also supposed to be previewed but for undisclosed reasons it was shelved.
Composition
Chart performance
The song charted in mid-November 2009, but went unnoticed until the week of December 12, 2009 when the song shot up the U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs to number 14. After nine weeks, it reached a new peak of number two. In its tenth week on the chart, it reached number one making it Lopez's third consecutive number one (seventh overall) dance hit following in the footsteps of 2007's "Do It WellDo It Well
"Do It Well" is a song written and produced by Ryan Tedder for American recording artist Jennifer Lopez's sixth studio album, Brave . The track contains a sample of Eddie Kendricks' 1973 song "Keep on Truckin'", written by Leonard Caston, Jr., Anita Poree, and Frank Wilson, and was released to...
" and 2008's "Hold It Don't Drop It
Hold It Don't Drop It
"Hold It Don't Drop It" is a song by American recording artist and actress Jennifer Lopez from her sixth studio album, Brave. Written by Lopez, Kevin Risto, Waynne Nugent, Allen Phillip Lees, Tawanna Dabney, Janet Sewell, and Cynthia Lissette and produced by Midi Mafia, the song is built around a...
". In its eleventh week, the song fell down the chart to number ten. In its twelfth week the song fell another two places to number 12, whilst in its thirteenth week on the chart it fell another three places to 15, with further descents in the subsequent weeks. According to Billboard the song failed to chart on any of the U.S. airplay charts.
Critical reception
Nick Levine from Digital SpyDigital Spy
Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....
said of the song when it first appeared online, "Truth be told, the track's a pretty standard sexy electro-R&B jam, but the Lola persona is reasonably intriguing, even if it does have a hint of the Sasha Fierce to it. It's very much a case of wait and see what happens next, we suppose." Elena Gorgan of Softpedia
Softpedia
Softpedia is an Internet web site that indexes information and provides software downloads. The site also covers major technology, science, health, and entertainment news from both external and in-house sources and provides software and game reviews. , it is one of the top 500 websites according to...
made similar comments. saying that "Of course, there is little substance to the lyrics of 'Fresh Out the Oven' but, critics say, substance is perhaps the last thing Lopez needs right now if she wants to regain her well-deserved first position in the charts, especially in the light of her latest not too brilliant releases. As far as the song is concerned, it’s written to make the listener want to get to the dancefloor and move to the beat, they say. Because of this, if accompanied by a good video with awesome choreography – the kind Lopez knows how to do so well – and enough promotion, this could turn into a massive hit on all fronts."
DJ Booth said of the song "I give you Jennifer Lopez (or Lola, as she now wants to be called). Coming off an extended wedding/pregnancy hiatus from the music community, Lola is now toting sexy around like an expensive fashion accessory. For her welcome-back single, Lola joins forces with fellow Latino Pitbull over a typically synth-driven Pharrell beat to show the world that even though she’s years removed from the peak of her career, she’s still 'Fresh out the Oven'."
Music video
The video premiered on Lopez's official website on November 20, 2009. The clip was directed by Jonas AkerlundJonas Åkerlund
Jonas Åkerlund is a Swedish film and music video director, and drummer. He is best known for directing music videos, which are often mock forms of movie trailers and short films...
and according to Lopez's official website its formally titled: "Fresh Out the Oven" staring Jennifer Lopez as Lola & featuring Pitbull. The unrated director's cut was uploaded on director Jonas Akerlund’s official website in January 2010. The video makes use of repetitious images for a hypnotic effect, and avoids showing any of the actors' faces until the final act. This focus on bodies in sexual positions led to comparisons with Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career...
's Eyes Wide Shut
Eyes Wide Shut
Eyes Wide Shut is a 1999 drama film based upon Arthur Schnitzler's 1926 novella Traumnovelle . The film was directed, produced and co-written by Stanley Kubrick, and was his last film. The story, set in and around New York City, follows the sexually-charged adventures of Dr...
. Focus on Style commented on Lopez's costumes and fashion during the video. According to the online magazine's style guide Lopez chose a Agent Provocateur
Agent Provocateur (lingerie)
Agent Provocateur is a British lingerie retailer founded in 1994 by Joseph Corré and Serena Rees. The first shop was opened on London's Broadwick Street in the Soho district in 1994. Since then, the company has opened 30 stores in 13 countries across the globe. In 2007, Agent Provocateur was...
leapard skin bodysuit. It is similar in style to Lopez's younger contemporaries Katy Perry
Katy Perry
Katy Perry is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she began to pursue a...
, Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...
, Daisy Lowe
Daisy Lowe
Daisy Rebecca Lowe is an English fashion model who has modelled for editorial photo shoots and commercial advertising campaigns and has worked as a runway model...
, Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper , better known as Lily Allen, is an English recording artist and fashion designer. She is the daughter of actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. In her teenage years, her musical tastes evolved from glam rock to alternative...
, Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson is an American actress, model and singer.Johansson made her film debut in North and was later nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in Manny & Lo . She rose to further prominence with her roles in The Horse Whisperer and Ghost World...
though when Lopez wears it "baby its muy caliente!"
Track listing
-
- Promotional single (clubs and DJs only)
- "Fresh Out the Oven" (Karmatronic Remix Radio) - 3:54
- "Fresh Out the Oven" (Space CowboySpace Cowboy (musician)Nick Dresti , better known by his stage name Space Cowboy, is a DJ and twice Grammy Award nominated producer, who was born in Paris and raised in England.-Biography:...
Remix Radio) - 2:17 - "Fresh Out the Oven" (HQ2 Club Mix) - 6:59
- "Fresh Out the Oven" (Karmatronic Remix) - 6:53
- "Fresh Out the Oven" (Space Cowboy Remix) - 4:51
- "Fresh Out the Oven" (Space Cowboy Remix Dub) - 4:50
- "Fresh Out the Oven" (Album Version) - 3:35
Weekly charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Hot Dance Club Songs |
1 |
Yearly charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Hot Dance Club Songs |
10 |