Milow | Ayo Technology | 2007
“Ayo Technology” is the fourth single from 50 Cent’s third album, Curtis (2007).[4][5][6] It was released on July 24, 2007. The song, featuring Justin Timberlake and vocals from Timbaland, who also produced the song along with Danja, has peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. Internationally, the song peaked within the top ten of the charts in many countries, including Australia, Denmark and the United Kingdom. The song has since been covered by Milow, a Belgian singer-songwriter whose version was successful in a number of countries, including Belgium, Spain, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. The song was also covered by Greek-Belgian singer Katerine Avgoustakis.
The official remix features hip hop and R&B artist Casely. Rapper Krayzie Bone did a remix called “Perfect Execution” off his 2008 mixtape The Fixtape: Smoke on This. An acoustic cover of “Ayo Technology” performed by Belgian singer Milow was released in a number of European countries, topping the charts in the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, and also charting well in countries such as Germany, where the song was certified Platinum for shipping 300,000 copies, as well as in Romania. In September 2009, British singer Skyla released a cover version of the song. Earlier in 2009, Katerine Avgoustakis also made a cover of the song which became her first international single and underwent great success. It was number one for one week in Poland on the country’s Official Airplay Chart, ranked by Nielsen SoundScan. Rockabilly band The Baseballs include “Ayo Technology” as part of a medley including covers of “Poker Face” and “Jungle Drum” whilst on tour. British duo Jaqobi also recorded their own version of the song for their 2010 EP Two Brothers, A Guitar & A Bar. British recording artist Craig David also used the song to remix his own song “Hot Stuff (Let’s Dance)”.