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Strip That Down

December 15, 2023

"Strip That Down" is the debut solo single by English singer and songwriter Liam Payne featuring American rapper Quavo. It was released on 19 May 2017, via Parlophone Records in the UK and Fueled By Ramen in the US.[3] The song was written by Payne, Ed Sheeran—who contributes uncredited vocals to the song, Steve Mac and Quavo. It was serviced to US contemporary hit radio on 23 May 2017.[4] The song's accompanying music video was released on 2 June 2017. The lyrical content is supposed to reflect Payne's freedom to venture into raunchy musical elements after departing from the British-Irish boy band One Direction. The song appears as a bonus track on Payne's debut studio album LP1. To date, it has sold 11.5 million units worldwide.[5][6]

"Strip That Down"
Single by Liam Payne featuring Quavo
from the album LP1
Released19 May 2017 (2017-05-19)
StudioAbbey Road, London
Genre
Length3:24
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Steve Mac
Liam Payne singles chronology
"Strip That Down"
(2017) 		"Get Low"
(2017)
Quavo singles chronology
"Portland"
(2017) 		"Strip That Down"
(2017) 		"Know No Better"
(2017)
Music video
"Strip That Down" on YouTube

Background edit

 
"Strip That Down" features a guest appearance from Quavo (pictured), from the Atlanta-based hip hop group, Migos.

After One Direction went on a hiatus, Payne, who co-wrote songs on each of the group's five albums, intended to focus only on songwriting. He told Billboard:

To be honest with you, I wasn't going to do a solo venture. I was just going to go into songwriting and carry on and do that. But then I was like, 'You've been trying to do this since you were 14 years old. You would be ridiculously stupid to turn down the option to have a deal.' Coming out of the band, we had some pretty good opportunities around us. I had to do something.[7]

The singer met Ed Sheeran in London in the late summer of 2016, "We went in, sat around and discussed a bunch of things about life, and [the song] basically just came together," said Payne. After working with Sheeran and producer Steve Mac, Payne decided to add Migos member Quavo into the mix as the song's featured artist.[7] While talking about how that collaboration came together in an interview with iHeartRadio, Payne said; "I was thinking, like rapper time, it was going to take two or three weeks. But, we got it, played it straight away, and we were like, 'We absolutely love it.' He's a great man to have on the team."[8]

Composition edit

 
Ed Sheeran (pictured) co-wrote the song and provided uncredited vocals to it.

"Strip That Down" is a trap, snap and hip hop-influenced[9][10] pop and R&B track. Payne croons over "pulsating" synth-bass, a finger-click beat and chants with minimalist production style. Lyrically, the song contains themes of wealth, celebrity appeal and newfound career independence.[11] While talking about the song, Payne said; "It just sets a few things straight, but then also the chorus is more about stripping back the music. I like to hear it loud sometimes, but sometimes you got to strip it back."[8] For the concept of the song, Payne stated that they contemplated what Justin Timberlake would release as his debut solo single in 2017.[12]

The song interpolates "It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy, which itself interpolates War's "Smile Happy", hence both Shaggy and the members of War (despite the latters song never appearing on the track) are credited as songwriters for this song.[13]

Critical reception edit

Strip That Down received mixed reviews. Rolling Stone staff called it a "summer club banger".[14] Writers from Billboard thought Payne "seems to be aiming for a DJ Mustard/Tyga vibe," and concluded that "the song's fun: The swaggering, Directioner-baiting pre-chorus especially, which is probably the JT-est thing any of the five members have done since going solo."[15] Comparing it to One Direction's catalogue, Jordan Harris from Express and Star opined it "is a lot more danceable, incredibly fun to listen to" and added, "Another similarity, and one which Liam would do well to use as a benchmark going forward, is the vocal style of Justin Timberlake."[16] In Digital Spy, Laurence Mozafari wrote "the song screams of trying to be grown up."[17] Time magazine listed "Strip That Down" as one of the worst songs of 2017.[18]

Music video edit

On 18 May 2017, the lyric video for "Strip That Down" was uploaded to Payne's Vevo channel. The music video for the song was released on the same channel on 2 June 2017. The video was directed by Emil Nava.[19] It starts with a female dancer performing, followed by a black-and-white scene with Payne. As the video transitions from black and white to colour, it shows Payne in a neon world of bright lights, dancing, and an appearance from featured artist Quavo.[20]

Reviewing the "sleek, colorful" clip, Rolling Stone staff wrote: "Payne rocks gently in what appears to be the inside of tanning bed."[14] In Digital Spy, Justin Harp opined Payne "sheds One Direction's wholesome image in the sexy music video," and added, "The promo clip does exactly what it says on the tin, as the former boybander demonstrates his newfound hip-hop vibe while slinking around with twerking back-up dancers."[21] Mike Wass from Idolator wrote that the video is "as awkward as the song", saying: "The Migos rapper appears completely at ease in his surroundings, while Liam looks like he accidentally wandered on to the set."[22]

As of March 2019, the video has over 288 million views on YouTube, becoming Payne's first Vevo-certified music video outside of One Direction.

Chart performance edit

"Strip That Down" charted within the top 5 in the charts of Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The single reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated 16 September 2017, becoming Payne's first top ten as a solo artist and Quavo's fourth. With his top ten, Payne became the third member of One Direction to achieve a solo top 10 single on the Hot 100, following Zayn and Harry Styles. In addition, One Direction joined The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, and New Edition to have at least 3 members with solo Hot 100 songs reach the top 10.[23]

On Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, "Strip That Down" reached number one in its 4 November 2017 issue for both artists, marking a first for Payne as he became the first solo artist from an all-male vocal group to top this chart (as he has charted as a member of One Direction, whose "What Makes You Beautiful" peaked at number 13 in May 2012); he also eclipsed his fellow members, three of whom also had top tens on this chart (two from Zayn, one each from Horan and Tomlinson respectively; Styles' debut "Sign of the Times" peaked at 37 in June 2017). In the case of Quavo, it surpassed his featured collaboration (with Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne) on DJ Khaled's "I'm the One", which peaked at number two in July 2017.[24]

Live performances edit

On 26 May 2017, Payne performed the song for the first time on The Graham Norton Show.[25] The singer also performed "Strip That Down" at the Capital FM's Summertime Ball on 10 June,[26] on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on 22 June[27] and at the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards on 12 November 2017.[28]

Track listing edit

  • Digital download[29]
  1. "Strip That Down" – 3:24
  • Digital download – Acoustic[30]
  1. "Strip That Down" (Acoustic) – 3:04
  • Digital download – Nevada Remix[31]
  1. "Strip That Down" (Nevada Remix) – 3:44

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[84] 5× Platinum 350,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[85] Gold 10,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[86] 2× Platinum 120,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[87] 7× Platinum 560,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[88] Platinum 90,000‡
France (SNEP)[89] Gold 66,666‡
Germany (BVMI)[90] Platinum 400,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[91] Platinum 50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[92] Platinum 30,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[93] Platinum 10,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[94] Platinum 40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[95] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[96] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various 19 May 2017 Digital download Original
[97]
United States 23 May 2017 Rhythmic contemporary Republic [98]
Contemporary hit radio [4]
Italy 9 June 2017 Universal [99]
Various 16 June 2017 Digital download Acoustic
  • Capitol
 [30]
30 June 2017 Nevada Remix [31]

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External links edit

  • Strip That Down (Lyric Video) on YouTube

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Strip That Down is the debut solo single by English singer and songwriter Liam Payne featuring American rapper Quavo It was released on 19 May 2017 via Parlophone Records in the UK and Fueled By Ramen in the US 3 The song was written by Payne Ed Sheeran who contributes uncredited vocals to the song Steve Mac and Quavo It was serviced to US contemporary hit radio on 23 May 2017 4 The song s accompanying music video was released on 2 June 2017 The lyrical content is supposed to reflect Payne s freedom to venture into raunchy musical elements after departing from the British Irish boy band One Direction The song appears as a bonus track on Payne s debut studio album LP1 To date it has sold 11 5 million units worldwide 5 6 Strip That Down Single by Liam Payne featuring Quavofrom the album LP1Released19 May 2017 2017 05 19 StudioAbbey Road LondonGenrePop rap 1 R amp B 2 Length3 24LabelParlophone Fueled By RamenSongwriter s Ed Sheeran Steve Mac Quavious Marshall Orville Burrell Rickardo Ducent Shaun Pizzonia Brian Thompson Sylvester Allen Liam Payne Harold Ray Brown Morris Dickerson Le Roy Lonnie Jordan Charles William Miller Lee Oskar Howard E ScottProducer s Steve MacLiam Payne singles chronology Strip That Down 2017 Get Low 2017 Quavo singles chronology Portland 2017 Strip That Down 2017 Know No Better 2017 Music video Strip That Down on YouTube Contents 1 Background 2 Composition 3 Critical reception 4 Music video 5 Chart performance 6 Live performances 7 Track listing 8 Charts 8 1 Weekly charts 8 2 Year end charts 9 Certifications 10 Release history 11 References 12 External linksBackground edit nbsp Strip That Down features a guest appearance from Quavo pictured from the Atlanta based hip hop group Migos After One Direction went on a hiatus Payne who co wrote songs on each of the group s five albums intended to focus only on songwriting He told Billboard To be honest with you I wasn t going to do a solo venture I was just going to go into songwriting and carry on and do that But then I was like You ve been trying to do this since you were 14 years old You would be ridiculously stupid to turn down the option to have a deal Coming out of the band we had some pretty good opportunities around us I had to do something 7 The singer met Ed Sheeran in London in the late summer of 2016 We went in sat around and discussed a bunch of things about life and the song basically just came together said Payne After working with Sheeran and producer Steve Mac Payne decided to add Migos member Quavo into the mix as the song s featured artist 7 While talking about how that collaboration came together in an interview with iHeartRadio Payne said I was thinking like rapper time it was going to take two or three weeks But we got it played it straight away and we were like We absolutely love it He s a great man to have on the team 8 Composition edit nbsp Ed Sheeran pictured co wrote the song and provided uncredited vocals to it Strip That Down is a trap snap and hip hop influenced 9 10 pop and R amp B track Payne croons over pulsating synth bass a finger click beat and chants with minimalist production style Lyrically the song contains themes of wealth celebrity appeal and newfound career independence 11 While talking about the song Payne said It just sets a few things straight but then also the chorus is more about stripping back the music I like to hear it loud sometimes but sometimes you got to strip it back 8 For the concept of the song Payne stated that they contemplated what Justin Timberlake would release as his debut solo single in 2017 12 The song interpolates It Wasn t Me by Shaggy which itself interpolates War s Smile Happy hence both Shaggy and the members of War despite the latters song never appearing on the track are credited as songwriters for this song 13 Critical reception editStrip That Down received mixed reviews Rolling Stone staff called it a summer club banger 14 Writers from Billboard thought Payne seems to be aiming for a DJ Mustard Tyga vibe and concluded that the song s fun The swaggering Directioner baiting pre chorus especially which is probably the JT est thing any of the five members have done since going solo 15 Comparing it to One Direction s catalogue Jordan Harris from Express and Star opined it is a lot more danceable incredibly fun to listen to and added Another similarity and one which Liam would do well to use as a benchmark going forward is the vocal style of Justin Timberlake 16 In Digital Spy Laurence Mozafari wrote the song screams of trying to be grown up 17 Time magazine listed Strip That Down as one of the worst songs of 2017 18 Music video editOn 18 May 2017 the lyric video for Strip That Down was uploaded to Payne s Vevo channel The music video for the song was released on the same channel on 2 June 2017 The video was directed by Emil Nava 19 It starts with a female dancer performing followed by a black and white scene with Payne As the video transitions from black and white to colour it shows Payne in a neon world of bright lights dancing and an appearance from featured artist Quavo 20 Reviewing the sleek colorful clip Rolling Stone staff wrote Payne rocks gently in what appears to be the inside of tanning bed 14 In Digital Spy Justin Harp opined Payne sheds One Direction s wholesome image in the sexy music video and added The promo clip does exactly what it says on the tin as the former boybander demonstrates his newfound hip hop vibe while slinking around with twerking back up dancers 21 Mike Wass from Idolator wrote that the video is as awkward as the song saying The Migos rapper appears completely at ease in his surroundings while Liam looks like he accidentally wandered on to the set 22 As of March 2019 the video has over 288 million views on YouTube becoming Payne s first Vevo certified music video outside of One Direction Chart performance edit Strip That Down charted within the top 5 in the charts of Australia Ireland New Zealand and the United Kingdom The single reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated 16 September 2017 becoming Payne s first top ten as a solo artist and Quavo s fourth With his top ten Payne became the third member of One Direction to achieve a solo top 10 single on the Hot 100 following Zayn and Harry Styles In addition One Direction joined The Beatles Fleetwood Mac and New Edition to have at least 3 members with solo Hot 100 songs reach the top 10 23 On Billboard s Dance Mix Show Airplay chart Strip That Down reached number one in its 4 November 2017 issue for both artists marking a first for Payne as he became the first solo artist from an all male vocal group to top this chart as he has charted as a member of One Direction whose What Makes You Beautiful peaked at number 13 in May 2012 he also eclipsed his fellow members three of whom also had top tens on this chart two from Zayn one each from Horan and Tomlinson respectively Styles debut Sign of the Times peaked at 37 in June 2017 In the case of Quavo it surpassed his featured collaboration with Justin Bieber Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne on DJ Khaled s I m the One which peaked at number two in July 2017 24 Live performances editOn 26 May 2017 Payne performed the song for the first time on The Graham Norton Show 25 The singer also performed Strip That Down at the Capital FM s Summertime Ball on 10 June 26 on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on 22 June 27 and at the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards on 12 November 2017 28 Track listing editDigital download 29 Strip That Down 3 24Digital download Acoustic 30 Strip That Down Acoustic 3 04Digital download Nevada Remix 31 Strip That Down Nevada Remix 3 44Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2017 Peak positionAustralia ARIA 32 2Austria O3 Austria Top 40 33 15Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 34 39Belgium Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia 35 4Canada Canadian Hot 100 36 11Colombia National Report 37 66Czech Republic Radio Top 100 38 14Czech Republic Singles Digital Top 100 39 14Denmark Tracklisten 40 15France SNEP 41 32Germany Official German Charts 42 10Hungary Single Top 40 43 18Hungary Stream Top 40 44 16Ireland IRMA 45 2Italy FIMI 46 39Malaysia RIM 47 6Netherlands Dutch Top 40 48 28Netherlands Single Top 100 49 21New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 50 4Norway VG lista 51 28Philippines Philippine Hot 100 52 22Portugal AFP 53 14Scotland OCC 54 3Slovakia Radio Top 100 55 30Slovakia Singles Digital Top 100 56 16Spain PROMUSICAE 57 65Sweden Sverigetopplistan 58 24Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 59 30UK Singles OCC 60 3US Billboard Hot 100 61 10US Adult Top 40 Billboard 62 14US Dance Club Songs Billboard 63 46US Dance Mix Show Airplay Billboard 64 1US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 65 1US Rhythmic Billboard 66 8 Year end charts edit Chart 2017 PositionAustralia ARIA 67 11Austria O3 Austria Top 40 68 46Brazil Pro Musica Brasil 69 193Canada Canadian Hot 100 70 28Denmark Tracklisten 71 62Germany Official German Charts 72 30Hungary Stream Top 40 73 45Netherlands Single Top 100 74 69New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 75 15Portugal AFP 76 56Sweden Sverigetopplistan 77 73Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 78 99UK Singles Official Charts Company 79 20US Billboard Hot 100 80 36US Dance Mix Show Airplay Billboard 81 13US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 82 12US Rhythmic Billboard 83 39Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 84 5 Platinum 350 000 Belgium BEA 85 Gold 10 000 Brazil Pro Musica Brasil 86 2 Platinum 120 000 Canada Music Canada 87 7 Platinum 560 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 88 Platinum 90 000 France SNEP 89 Gold 66 666 Germany BVMI 90 Platinum 400 000 Italy FIMI 91 Platinum 50 000 New Zealand RMNZ 92 Platinum 30 000 Portugal AFP 93 Platinum 10 000 Sweden GLF 94 Platinum 40 000 United Kingdom BPI 95 2 Platinum 1 200 000 United States RIAA 96 3 Platinum 3 000 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history editRegion Date Format Version Label Ref Various 19 May 2017 Digital download Original Capitol 97 United States 23 May 2017 Rhythmic contemporary Republic 98 Contemporary hit radio 4 Italy 9 June 2017 Universal 99 Various 16 June 2017 Digital download Acoustic Capitol 30 30 June 2017 Nevada Remix 31 References edit Listen To Liam Payne s Strip That Down Featuring Quavo The Fader 19 May 2017 Retrieved 19 May 2017 Camila Cabello and Liam Payne Jump Start Their Solo Careers With Debut Singles Nylon 19 May 2017 Retrieved 27 May 2017 Liam Payne Officially Announces First Solo Single Strip That Down Featuring Quavo Billboard 11 May 2017 Retrieved 11 May 2017 a b Top 40 Mainstream gt Future Releases AllAccess Archived from the original on 21 May 2017 Retrieved 17 May 2017 Liam Payne s Debut Album Is Finally Here amp There s A Surprising Festive Addition Bustle 18 October 2019 Retrieved 2020 10 26 LIAM PAYNE S DEBUT ALBUM LP1 IS OUT NOW Pressparty Retrieved 2020 10 26 a b Lipshutz Jason 22 May 2017 Liam Payne Breaks Down Strip That Down Answering Ed Sheeran s Call and Why He Almost Didn t Go Solo Billboard Retrieved 3 June 2017 a b INTERVIEW Liam Payne Talks Strip That Down amp Teases Eclectic Upcoming Solo Album Channel 955 18 May 2017 Retrieved 3 June 2017 Best New Music Camila Cabello Vince Staples Linkin Park Nick Hakim amp More Billboard 19 May 2017 Retrieved 19 May 2017 New Music Liam Payne feat Quavo Strip That Down Rap Up 18 May 2017 Retrieved 20 May 2017 Hear Liam Payne s Debut Club Banger Strip That Down Featuring Quavo Rolling Stone 19 May 2017 Retrieved 19 May 2017 99 7 NOW FM KMVQ 14 June 2017 Interview Liam Payne YouTube a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Liam Payne Interpolates A Shaggy Classic On His New Single Strip That Down Featuring Quavo Genius com May 19 2017 a b Watch Liam Payne Quavo Dance Alone in Sleek Strip That Down Video Rolling Stone 2 June 2017 Retrieved 2 June 2017 Every One Direction Solo Single Ranked Critic s List Billboard 25 May 2017 Retrieved 2 June 2017 Liam Payne Strip That Down single review Express and Star 19 May 2017 Retrieved 2 June 2017 Mozafari Laurence 19 May 2017 One Direction s debut singles ranked from worst to best Liam vs Harry vs vs Niall vs Louis vs Zayn Digital Spy Retrieved 2 June 2017 The Top 10 Worst Songs of 2017 Time 22 December 2017 Retrieved 23 December 2017 Liam Payne Strip That Down ft Quavo Emil Nava emilnava com Retrieved 22 November 2017 Liam Payne Drops Music Video for Strip That Down Billboard 2 June 2017 Retrieved 2 June 2017 Harp Justin 2 June 2017 Liam Payne s Strip That Down music video is a twerk fest Digital Spy Retrieved 3 June 2017 Liam Payne s Strip That Down Video Is As Awkward As The Song Idolator 2 June 2017 Retrieved 3 June 2017 Despacito Drops From Top of Billboard Hot 100 Logic amp Liam Payne Hit Top 10 Billboard 5 September 2017 Retrieved 5 September 2017 Murray Gordon 26 October 2017 Liam Payne Dua Lipa amp Marshmello Earn New No 1s on Dance Charts Billboard Retrieved 27 October 2017 The Graham Norton Show Episoded BBC Retrieved 2 June 2017 Liam Payne s First Ever Solo Live Performance Is Already A CapitalSTB Classic Capital FM 10 June 2017 Retrieved 14 June 2017 Liam Payne Appears Performs On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Headline Planet 21 June 2017 Retrieved 21 June 2017 Smirke Richard 12 November 2017 MTV EMAs 2017 Recap Shawn Mendes Ed Sheeran amp Camila Cabello Triumph as Eminem Makes Live Comeback Billboard Retrieved 17 November 2017 Strip That Down Liam Payne Amazon co uk Retrieved 16 June 2017 a b Strip That Down Acoustic Single iTunes US a b Strip That Down Nevada Remix feat Quavo Single iTunes US Liam Payne feat Quavo Strip That Down ARIA Top 50 Singles Retrieved 24 June 2017 Liam Payne feat Quavo Strip That Down in German O3 Austria Top 40 Retrieved 16 August 2017 Liam Payne feat Quavo Strip That Down in Dutch Ultratop 50 Retrieved 25 August 2017 Liam Payne feat Quavo Strip That Down in French Ultratip Retrieved 25 August 2017 Liam Payne Chart History Canadian Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved 15 August 2017 Top 100 Colombia in Spanish National Report Archived from the original on 21 November 2017 Retrieved 22 July 2019 CNS IFPI in Czech Hitparada Radio Top 100 Oficialni IFPI Czech Republic Note Change the chart to CZ RADIO TOP 100 and insert 201748 into search Retrieved 3 December 2018 CNS IFPI in Czech Hitparada Digital Top 100 Oficialni IFPI Czech Republic Note Change the chart to CZ SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 201724 into search Retrieved 20 June 2017 Liam Payne feat Quavo Strip That Down Tracklisten Retrieved 21 June 2017 Liam Payne feat Quavo Strip That Down in French Les classement single Retrieved 27 May 2017 Liam Payne feat Quavo Strip That Down in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved 14 July 2017 Archivum Slagerlistak MAHASZ in Hungarian Single track Top 40 lista Magyar Hanglemezkiadok Szovetsege Retrieved 1 June 2017 Archivum Slagerlistak MAHASZ in Hungarian Stream Top 40 slagerlista Magyar Hanglemezkiadok Szovetsege Retrieved 24 June 2017 The Irish Charts Search Results Liam Payne Irish Singles Chart Retrieved 17 June 2017 Liam Payne feat Quavo Strip That Down Top Digital Download Retrieved 24 June 2017 Top 20 Most Streamed International amp Domestic Singles in Malaysia PDF Recording Industry Association of Malaysia Retrieved 6 August 2017 Nederlandse Top 40 week 27 2017 in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 7 July 2017 Liam Payne feat Quavo Strip That Down in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved 28 July 2017 Liam Payne feat Quavo Strip That Down Top 40 Singles Retrieved 21 July 2017 Liam Payne feat Quavo Strip That Down VG lista Retrieved 5 August 2017 BillboardPH Hot 100 Billboard Philippines 7 August 2017 Retrieved 7 August 2017 Liam Payne feat Quavo Strip That Down AFP Top 100 Singles Retrieved 5 August 2017 Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 27 May 2017 CNS IFPI in Slovak Hitparada Radio Top 100 Oficialna IFPI Czech Republic Note insert 201738 into search Retrieved 26 September 2017 CNS IFPI in Slovak Hitparada Singles Digital Top 100 Oficialna IFPI Czech Republic Note Select SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 201725 into search Retrieved 27 June 2017 Liam Payne feat Quavo Strip That Down Canciones Top 50 Retrieved 31 May 2017 Liam Payne feat Quavo Strip That Down Singles Top 100 Retrieved 3 June 2017 Liam Payne feat Quavo Strip That Down Swiss Singles Chart Retrieved 29 May 2017 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 27 May 2017 Liam Payne Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved 6 September 2017 Liam Payne Chart History Adult Pop Songs Billboard Retrieved 24 October 2017 Liam Payne Chart History Dance Club Songs Billboard Retrieved 19 September 2017 Liam Payne Chart History Dance Mix Show Airplay Billboard Retrieved 25 October 2017 Liam Payne Chart History Pop Songs Billboard Retrieved 3 October 2017 Liam Payne Chart History Rhythmic Billboard Retrieved 29 August 2017 ARIA End of Year Singles 2017 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2018 The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2017 Official Charts Company Retrieved 3 January 2018 Hot 100 Songs Year End 2017 Billboard Retrieved 12 December 2017 Dance Mix Show Songs Year End 2017 Billboard Retrieved 13 September 2019 Pop Songs Year End 2017 Billboard Retrieved 23 August 2019 Rhythmic Songs Year End 2017 Billboard Retrieved 23 August 2019 ARIA Charts Accreditations 2018 Singles PDF Australian Recording Industry Association 24 November 2018 Retrieved 24 November 2018 Ultratop Goud en Platina singles 2017 Ultratop Hung Medien Retrieved 4 October 2017 Brazilian single certifications Liam Payne Strip That Down in Portuguese Pro Musica Brasil Retrieved 30 November 2017 Canadian single certifications Liam Payne Strip That Down Music Canada Retrieved 11 July 2023 Danish single certifications Liam Payne feat Quavo Strip That Down IFPI Danmark Retrieved 26 June 2018 French single certifications Liam Payne Strip That Down in French Syndicat National de l Edition Phonographique 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