“Bartender” is a song by American singer T-Pain featuring Senegalese-American singer Akon, released as the second single from the former’s second album, Epiphany. The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on the issue date of June 16, 2007, at number 97 and peaked at number 5 on September 22, 2007, making it T-Pain’s fourth consecutive top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as Akon’s ninth top 10 hit on the same chart. In 2008, the song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group.
The video, directed by Erik White, premiered on Yahoo! Music on June 13, 2007, as the Bonus Video. It features T-Pain dancing in front of a bar and flirting with the “bartender”. BET‘s Access Granted also premiered the video on June 13, 2007. The video was filmed at the Fever Nightclub in Atlanta, Georgia.
