"Cheerleader" is a song recorded by Jamaican singer OMI. The track was written and produced by OMI and C. Dillon, with additional writing by M. Bradford and R. Dillon. It is a reggae fusion song. "Cheerleader" was originally released in 2012 through Oufah Records.
A remix of the song by German producer Felix Jaehn was released through Ultra Music on 19 May 2014. In late 2014 the remix topped the Swedish charts and later on several other European charts including the United Kingdom, France and Germany. Moreover, it peaked at number one in Australia, Canada and the United States. Overall, the song has reached the top-ten in 30 countries worldwide. It has also been certified platinum in both the United Kingdom and the United States for selling over 1,000,000 copies.
"Cheerleader" was originally released in 2012 through Oufah Records, charting solely in OMI's native country. The Felix Jaehn remix of "Cheerleader" was initially planned to be released in Britain in May 2015. However, its release date was brought forward to a new date of 12 April 2015. The decision was made as a result of the remix's popularity on streaming media and it entering the UK Singles Chart at number 37 on streams alone.
In Britain, upon its official release, it jumped from number
27 to number two in the 20 April 2015 chart update, selling 129,257 copies,
with 26,288 of those being streaming sales. It hit the number one spot during
its third week on sale, being fuelled by streaming sales which accounted for
35,324 of its total sales of 112,626 that week and stayed there for four weeks.
By 15 June 2015, it had sold a total of 994,000 copies in Britain including
streaming.
In the United States, "Cheerleader" reached number
one on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending July 25, 2015, replacing
Wiz
Khalifa 's "See You Again" featuring Charlie
Puth which had spent 12 non-consecutive weeks atop the chart. During that
week, it sold 276,000 copies (The sales tracking period for that week was 11
days instead of the usual seven due to a chart policy change, so the sales of
the song are higher than they would be in a typical seven-day period). This
makes OMI the first Jamaican artist to top the chart since Sean
Kingston in 2007, when his song, "Beautiful Girls" topped
the chart. As of the chart week of July 25, 2015, "Cheerleader" has
reached number three on the Streaming Songs chart, topped the Digital Songs
chart for two weeks, and reached number six on the Radio Songs chart.
"Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)"
[Verse 1:]
When I need motivation
My one solution is my queen
'Cause she stays strong
Yeah, yeah
She is always in my corner
Right there when I want her
All these other girls are tempting
But I'm empty when you're gone
And they say
[Pre-hook:]
Do you need me?
Do you think I'm pretty?
Do I make you feel like cheating?
And I'm like no, not really 'cause
[Hook:]
Oh, I think that I've found myself a cheerleader
She is always right there when I need her
Oh, I think that I've found myself a cheerleader
She is always right there when I need her
[Verse 2:]
She walks like a model
She grants my wishes
Like a genie in a bottle
Yeah, yeah
'Cause I'm the wizard of love
And I got the magic wand
All these other girls are tempting
But I'm empty when you're gone
And they say
[Pre-hook:]
Do you need me?
Do you think I'm pretty?
Do I make you feel like cheating?
And I'm like no, not really 'cause
[Hook:]
Oh, I think that I've found myself a cheerleader
She is always right there when I need her
Oh, I think that I've found myself a cheerleader
She is always right there when I need her
[Instrumental break]
[Bridge:]
She gives me love and affection
Baby, did I mention
You're the only girl for me
No, I don't need a next one
Mama loves you too
She thinks I made the right selection
Now all that's left to do
Is just for me to pop the question
[Hook:]
Oh, I think that I've found myself a cheerleader
She is always right there when I need her
Oh, I think that I've found myself a cheerleader
She is always right there when I need her
When I need motivation
My one solution is my queen
'Cause she stays strong
Yeah, yeah
She is always in my corner
Right there when I want her
All these other girls are tempting
But I'm empty when you're gone
And they say
[Pre-hook:]
Do you need me?
Do you think I'm pretty?
Do I make you feel like cheating?
And I'm like no, not really 'cause
[Hook:]
Oh, I think that I've found myself a cheerleader
She is always right there when I need her
Oh, I think that I've found myself a cheerleader
She is always right there when I need her
[Verse 2:]
She walks like a model
She grants my wishes
Like a genie in a bottle
Yeah, yeah
'Cause I'm the wizard of love
And I got the magic wand
All these other girls are tempting
But I'm empty when you're gone
And they say
[Pre-hook:]
Do you need me?
Do you think I'm pretty?
Do I make you feel like cheating?
And I'm like no, not really 'cause
[Hook:]
Oh, I think that I've found myself a cheerleader
She is always right there when I need her
Oh, I think that I've found myself a cheerleader
She is always right there when I need her
[Instrumental break]
[Bridge:]
She gives me love and affection
Baby, did I mention
You're the only girl for me
No, I don't need a next one
Mama loves you too
She thinks I made the right selection
Now all that's left to do
Is just for me to pop the question
[Hook:]
Oh, I think that I've found myself a cheerleader
She is always right there when I need her
Oh, I think that I've found myself a cheerleader
She is always right there when I need her
