A Triple Crown Week for Beyonc
The past seven days have comprised a triple crown week for the record-breaking multi-platinum pop music superstar Beyonce. The iconic performer took home her 9th Grammy Award on Tuesday, February 7; watched her latest single — “Check On It” — top the Billboard Hot 100 for the third week in a row; and, over the weekend, saw her latest film, “The Pink Panther” starring Steve Martin and Beyonce, become the nation’s #1 box office sensation as it took in $20,220,412.00 in movie theatres across the country.
Beyonce’s new single, “Check On It,” featuring Slim Thug and co-produced by Beyonce and Swizz Beatz, is the artist’s third single to hit the #1 slot on the Hot 100 (following “Crazy In Love,” featuring Jay-Z and “Baby Boy,” featuring Sean Paul, both from 2003). “Check On It” originally appeared on the top-selling Destiny’s Child album, #1’s, released in October 2005, and may be heard in the end credits of “The Pink Panther.” A new video remix of the song, directed by Hype Williams, includes a rap by Bun B and clips from “The Pink Panther.” With three consecutive weeks at #1 on the Hot 100, “Check On It” is 2006’s most successful single to-date.