Outta Nowhere

2013 single by Pitbull featuring Danny Mercer

"Outta Nowhere"

Single by Pitbull featuring Danny Mercer

from the album Global Warming

Released

May 28, 2013 (2013-05-28)

Recorded

2012

Genre

Pop rock
rap rock

Length

3:26

Label

Mr. 305
Polo Grounds
RCA

Songwriter(s)

Armando C. Perez
Danny Mercer
James T. Huy

Producer(s)

Danny Mercer

Pitbull singles chronology

"Live It Up"
(2013)

"Outta Nowhere"
(2013)

"Habibi I Love You"
(2013)

"Outta Nowhere" is a song by Cuban-American rapper Pitbull featuring Colombian-American recording artist Danny Mercer, taken from the former's seventh studio album Global Warming.^[1] The song was released on May 28, 2013 by Mr. 305, Polo Grounds Music, and RCA Records as the second promotional single from the album.^[2] "Outta Nowhere" was written by Armando C. Perez, Danny Mercer and James T. Huy while production was handled by Danny Mercer.^[3]

Music video

The music video was filmed in July 2013 by director Jessy Terrero, however, due to unknown reasons, Pitbull decided to cancel the upload of the music video.^[4]

Production

The song was initially recorded by Nicole Scherzinger, and a video of her recording the track can be found in her VH1 Behind the Music interview.^[5] The song was then turned over to Nick Wells, whom recorded his version with Danny Murk^[6] before being sent over to Pitbull for the final product.

Track listing and formats

Digital download^[7]

"Outta Nowhere" (featuring Danny Mercer) – 3:26

Promo CD

"Timber" (featuring Kesha) – 3:24
"Outta Nowhere" (featuring Danny Mercer) – 3:26

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the single's official liner notes.^[8]

Armando C. Perez – vocals, songwriter
Danny Mercer – vocals, songwriter, record producer

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[9]	19
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[10]	20
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)^[11]	46
Germany (Official German Charts)^[12]	67
Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20)^[13]	14
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[14]	34
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)^[15]	77
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[16]	32

Release history

Region	Date	Format
United States	May 28, 2013	Mainstream radio^[17]
United States	June 18, 2013	Rhythmic radio^[18]
Italy	June 21, 2013	Mainstream radio^[19]

References

^ "Amazon - Outta Nowhere - Pitbull ft. Danny Mercer". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
^ Corner, Lewis (October 11, 2012). "Pitbull unveils new album 'Global Warming' artwork - picture". Digital Spy. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
^ "Amazon - Outta Nowhere - Pitbull ft. Danny Mercer". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
^ "IN PRODUCTION: Pitbull f/ Danny Mercer "Outta Nowhere" (Jessy Terrero, dir.)". Videostatic.com.
^ "Behind the Music: Nicole Scherzinger Act 1 Sneak - Behind the Music (Video Clip) | VH1". Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
^ "Nick Wells - Outta Nowhere (feat. Danny Murk)". Retrieved 30 December 2021 – via YouTube.
^ "Amazon - Outta Nowhere - Pitbull ft. Danny Mercer". Amazon. Amazon. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
^ Outta Nowhere (liner notes). Pitbull featuring Danny Mercer. RCA Records. 2012.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Pitbull – Outta Nowhere" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "Pitbull – Outta Nowhere" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
^ "Pitbull Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
^ "Pitbull feat. Danny Mercer – Outta Nowhere" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
^ "The Official Lebanese Top 20: Pitbull". Olt20.com. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Pitbull" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201333 into search.
^ "Pitbull Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
^ "®R&R :: Going For Adds™ :: CHR/Top 40". 6 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-06-06. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
^ "Crossover | HITS Daily Double". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
^ "PITBULL - Outta Nowhere (Feat. Danny Mercer) (Sony) | Radio Date 21/06/2013". Archived from the original on 2014-10-11. Retrieved 2013-09-15.