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"'''Look at Me Now'''" is a song by American recording artist [[Chris Brown]], featuring fellow American rappers [[Busta Rhymes]] and [[Lil Wayne]], released as the second single from Brown's fourth studio album ''[[F.A.M.E. (Chris Brown album)|F.A.M.E.]]'' on February 1, 2011. The artists co-wrote the song with additional writing from [[Ryan Buendia]], while its producersproduction was handled by [[Afrojack]], [[Diplo (DJ)|Diplo]], and [[Jean Baptiste Kouame|Free School]], with additional writing from [[Ryan Buendia]]. Musically, "Look at Me Now" is a "dirty south–inspired" [[hip hop music|hip hop]] song that features "thumping [[Bass (instrument)|bass]], spacy [[Synthesizer|synth]] and horn jam sounds."
Critical reception towards the song was positive, where critics noted it as a standout track on the album, and widely praised Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne's rap versesverse. "Look at Me Now" reached huge success, being the best-selling rap song of 2011, as well as one of [[List of best-selling singles in the United States|all-time best-selling singles in the United States]]. It reached number six on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart, making it Brown's highest chart position since "[[Forever (Chris Brown song)|Forever]]" (2008). It also reached number one on the [[Hot Rap Songs|Hot Rap Songs]] and [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] charts. Internationally, the song charted in Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
An accompanying [[music video]] was directed by [[Colin Tilley]] and filmed in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. It features numerous scenes of Brown, Busta Rhymes, and Lil Wayne in a smoke-filled, graffiti-covered parking garage, where a ''[[Step Up (film)|Step Up]]''-type dance-off is held. The video received a positive response from critics for displaying various colors and intricate routines performed by Brown and several dancers. The song won three awards at the [[BET Awards of 2011|2011 BET Awards]] for [[BET Award for Best Collaboration|Best Collaboration]], [[BET Award for Viewer's Choice|Viewer's Choice]] and [[BET Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]]. Several artists have covered the song and released their own remixes, including [[Karmin (band)|Karmin]], [[Justin Bieber]], [[Trey Songz]] and [[Da Brat]].
===Recognition and accolades===
In December 2011, Jon Caramanica of ''The New York Times'' placed "Look at Me Now" on his list of the Top Songs of 2011,<ref>{{cite news|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/arts/music/from-retro-yuck-to-foodie-rap.html?_r=3&ref=music|title=From Retro Yuck to Foodie Rap|work=The New York Times|date=December 15, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2011}}</ref> while staff members of [[NPR Music]] placed the song on their list of 100 Favorite Songs of 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/12/14/143580858/npr-musics-100-favorite-songs-of-2011?ps=mh_frimg1|title=NPR Music's 100 Favorite Songs of 2011|publisher=[[NPR Music]]|date=December 14, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2011}}</ref> Staff members of ''Rap-Up'' magazine placed "Look at Me Now" at number four on their list of the 10 Best Songs of 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/01/04/rap-up%E2%80%99s-10-best-songs-of-2011/|title=Rap-Up's 10 Best Songs of 2011|work=Rap-Up|publisher=Devin Lazerine|date=January 4, 2012|access-date=January 5, 2012}}</ref> At the [[BET Awards of 2011|2011 BET Awards]], "Look at Me Now" won [[BET Award for Best Collaboration|Best Collaboration]] and [[BET Award for Viewer's Choice|Viewer's Choice]].<ref name="betawards">{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/06/26/chris-brown-wins-big-at-bet-awards/|title=Chris Brown Wins Big at BET Awards|work=[[Rap-Up]]|publisher=Devin Lazerine|date=June 26, 2011|access-date=July 9, 2011}}</ref> It also won the People's Champ Award and Reese's Perfect Combo Award at the [[BET Hip Hop Awards#2011|2011 BET Hip Hop Awards]].<ref name="bethiphop">{{cite web|url= http://www.bet.com/shows/hip-hop-awards/2011/nominees.html|title=BET Hip Hop Awards 2011 – Winners|publisher=[[Black Entertainment Television]]|access-date=January 2, 2012}}</ref> At the 2011 [[Soul Train Music Awards]], the song was nominated for Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|last=Joseph|first=Justin|url=http://blogs.centrictv.com/music/soulsessions/centric-announces-2011-soul-train-awards-nominees-chris-brown-leads-with-5-nominations/|title=Centric Announces 2011 Soul Train Awards Nominees, Chris Brown Leads With 5 Nominations|publisher=[[BET Her|Centric]]|date=October 20, 2011|access-date=October 21, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Joseph|first=Justin|url=http://blogs.centrictv.com/music/soulsessions/soul-train-awards-2011-winners/|title=Soul Train Music Awards Winners|publisher=Centric|date=November 27, 2011|access-date=November 28, 2011}}</ref> "Look at Me Now" was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance|Best Rap Performance]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Song|Best Rap Song]] at the [[54th Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees |title=Nominees And Winners |publisher=Grammy.com |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/63bRXv6ZA?url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees |archive-date=December 1, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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