Format Digital download Genre Hip hop, rap rock, pop | Recorded 2009 | |
Released February 2, 2010 (2010-02-02) Length 4:50 (original version)
4:11 (album version) Label Cash Money, Universal Republic | ||
"I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)" is the first single from Kevin Rudolf's second studio album To the Sky. The single features fellow Cash Money artists Birdman, Jay Sean and Lil Wayne and was released on iTunes on February 2, 2010. A new, shorter version was later released and replaced the original version on iTunes. This version is the album version.
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Background
The song is essentially about overcoming all obstacles to achieve one's dreams.
Each artist mentions a previous hit of theirs. In Kevin Rudolf's verse he references "Let It Rock", Birdman references "Always Strapped", Jay Sean references "Down" and Lil Wayne references "Drop the World". Rudolf also references the album title that the song is from, To the Sky.
Music video
The music video debuted on March 18, 2010 on BET, although it had been on YouTube since February 25. The video has many clips from videos by Rudolf, Birdman and Lil Wayne including:
It also has home videos of all the artists when they were younger and live performance footage of the artists.
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. 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.
"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.
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, promos for the 2010 US Open, and the Madden NFL 11 trailer. Also, snooker player Judd Trump used this as his intro music in the 2011 World Snooker Championship. In 2016, the song was used for independent wrestling promotion MPW's yearly event, Glorybound. This event is noted to be the final MPW event.