"Talk Dirty" first appeared on the New Zealand singles chart issue dated August 12, 2013, debuting at number 27: it reached its peak position of number two in its fifth week on the chart. always manages to make himself understood". DJBooth reviewer Richard quipped that "Talk Dirty" demonstrates how when Derulo "spit game to beautiful women. Kathy Iandoli's review of the song for MSN contains the subtitle "Apparently the booty speaks a universal language", based on Derulo's lyrics – which he partly speaks in a patois – claiming that even if he cannot speak the language of a foreign woman, her "booty don't need explaining", and his reference to "lipstick stamps" on his passport. Rap-Up noted how "Talk Dirty" demonstrates a "more scandalous side" of Derulo. Criticizing for MSN, Kathy Iandoli described the song as "horn-heavy, splashy, braggy", and wrote that 2 Chainz's lyrics lend the song "X-rated fun" by "balancing the PG-rated verses" of Derulo. Spin criticized Derulo's sexualized lyrics for demonstrating "cultural ignorance", but concluded that the song as a whole "is the craziest song that could be a hit right now", in that Derulo's lyrics make those performed by 2 Chainz "appear almost tasteful". James Rettig of Billboard commented Derulo for "taking risks" with the song's composition than in "The Other Side", citing the horn sounds backing the chorus as an example. In mainstream pop radio, 2 Chainz's rap verse is not heard over the drum solo and replaced by a sax solo. The song is in the F# minor with a Phrygian dominant scale. Ricky Reed's instrumentation, which contains a sample of "Hermetico" by Israeli group Balkan Beat Box, incorporates percussion as well as the "honky-horns" that back the hook, which Spin likened to those found in " Thrift Shop" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis and "Somewhereinamerica" by Jay-Z. The song opens and closes with a woman speaking words in broken English: Spin magazine considered this one element of an attempt to encompass an "international polyglot/clusterfuck pop atmosphere" similar to that found in the production work of Timbaland in the early 2000s. "Talk Dirty" largely refrains from the pop and electronic influences heard in Derulo's earlier eras, instead shifting prominently to pop-rap and contemporary R&B. On March 25, 2014, Derulo released the official remix version of the song on his SoundCloud account which features 2 Chainz's original verse on the 1st verse, Derulo's 2nd verse from the original version, & a new verse from rapper Sage The Gemini on the 3rd verse. Following the success of the song Derulo re-recorded the song and premiered the official Spanish version of the single 'Háblame sucio' also with the guest vocals of 2 Chainz on February 27, 2014, and was released digitally on March 11, 2014. On December 17, Derulo released the official acoustic version of the song. The cover artwork features the hand of Derulo's girlfriend Jordin Sparks. The song was released to digital retailers in New Zealand on August 2, 2013, with a release in Australia following on August 9: it was released in the United Kingdom on September 15, 2013. ĭuring an interview with Digital Spy, Derulo stated that the prospect of his first single with a guest appearance made him "really excited": he called "Talk Dirty" "shocking" and "out there", and felt that listeners would "be thinking 'Hmm, really?!'", but also that "it was so much fun". The song contains a sample of "Hermetico" by the Israeli band Balkan Beat Box from their 2007 album Nu Med. Producer Ricky Reed originally wrote the song for Missy Elliott. The song reached the top position in Australia, Germany, Israel, and the United Kingdom, while also reaching the top 10 in Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. Upon its release, "Talk Dirty" received mixed reviews from music critics, though was a worldwide success. Ī music video for "Talk Dirty" was directed by Colin Tilley, which incorporates types of dance from a variety of different cultures: it was released through Derulo's account on YouTube on August 7, 2013. The song is built around sampled instrumentals from " Hermetico" by the Israeli band Balkan Beat Box from their 2007 studio album Nu Med. The artists co-wrote the song with Jason Evigan, Sean Douglas, Ori Kaplan, Tamir Muskat, Tomer Yosef, and Ricky Reed the latter is also the song's producer. The song features the American rapper 2 Chainz, making it Derulo's first single to feature a guest performer, excluding the French version of " Whatcha Say". It was released as the third single in the US on January 7, 2014. Derulo's third studio album was retitled Talk Dirty for its US release, featuring an alternative track listing. " Talk Dirty" is a song by American singer Jason Derulo, released as the second single from his third studio album, Tattoos (2013), in Europe and Australia.