I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)

"I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)"
Single by Kevin Rudolf featuring Birdman, Jay Sean and Lil Wayne
from the album To the Sky
ReleasedFebruary 2, 2010 (2010-02-02)
Recorded2009
Genre
Length4:50 (original version)
4:11 (album version)
LabelCash Money, Universal Republic
Songwriter(s)K. Rudolf, K. Jhooti, Jacob Kasher, Robert Larow, Jerome Skaller
Producer(s)Kevin Rudolf
Kevin Rudolf singles chronology
"Shooting Star (Party Rock Remix)"
(2008) 		"I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)"
(2010) 		"You Make the Rain Fall"
(2010)
Birdman singles chronology
"4 My Town (Play Ball)"
(2009) 		"I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)"
(2010) 		"Loyalty"
(2010)
Jay Sean singles chronology
"Do You Remember"
(2009) 		"I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)"
(2010) 		"Each Tear"
(2010)
Lil Wayne singles chronology
"Drop the World"
(2010) 		"I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)"
(2010) 		"I'm Single"
(2010)

"I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)" is the first single from Kevin Rudolf's second studio album To the Sky. The single features Cash Money artists Birdman, Jay Sean and Lil Wayne. It was released on February 2, 2010.

Music video

The music video debuted on March 18, 2010 on BET although it had been on YouTube since February 25.

Chart performance

On February 11, 2010 it debuted on the United States Billboard Hot 100 at #59 and climbed to peak at #21. It also reached #17 on the Pop Songs. In Canada, it debuted at #71 on the Canadian Hot 100 and has reached #44.[1] On the issue dated April 5, 2010, the song debuted at number four in Australia, marking the second top-five hit for Rudolf on the ARIA Singles Chart.[2]

"I Made It" began climbing the UK Singles Chart in April 2010, reaching #68 on 2 May 2010. The following week, the single climbed to #37, marking Kevin Rudolf's second Top 40 single in the UK.

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 4
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[3] 44
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 4
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 37
UK R&B (OCC) 15
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 21
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[7] 17

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 65
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 80

Certifications

Country Certification Sales
Australia Platinum[10] 112,000
United States Platinum[11] 1,000,000

In other media

In 2010, "I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)" was used as the official theme song for the WWE pay-per-view WrestleMania XXVI,[12] promos for the 2010 US Open, and the Madden NFL 11 trailer. 2019 World Snooker Champion Judd Trump uses this as his walk-on music in snooker.[13]

References

  1. ^ "I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)". Billboard charts. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
  2. ^ a b "Australia Singles Top 50". Australian Recording Industry Association. (acharts.us). April 5, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  3. ^ "Kevin Rudolf Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Kevin Rudolf feat. Birdman, Jay Sean and Lil Wayne – I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)". charts.nz. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  5. ^ "UK Singles Top 75". αCharts. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Kevin Rudolf Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Kevin Rudolf Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2010". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
  9. ^ "Hot 100 Songs: 2010 Year-End Charts - Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  10. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2010 Singles". aria.com.au.
  11. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - March 04, 2015". riaa.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  12. ^ "WrestleMania: "I Made It" by Kevin Rudolf is the official theme song of WrestleMania". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
  13. ^ "WWE News, Results, Photos & Video - Official Site".