"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 Oceania. Derulo's third studio album was retitled Talk Dirty for its US release, featuring an alternative track listing. It was released as the third single in the US on January 7, 2014. Additional vocals are provided by American rapper 2 Chainz, making it Derulo's first single to feature a guest performer, excluding the French version of "Whatcha Say". The artists co-wrote the song with Jason Evigan, Sean Douglas, Ori Kaplan, Tamir Muskat, Tomer Yosef, and Wallpaper frontman Ricky Reed; the latter is also the song's producer. The song is built around sampled instrumentals from "Hermetico" by the Israeli band Balkan Beat Box from their 2007 studio album Nu Med. The main saxophone lick is based on characteristic Turkish traditional ornamentations, particularly rendering the Turkish wind instrument Zurna.

A music video for "Talk Dirty" was directed by Colin Tilley, which incorporates types of dance from a variety of cultures: it was released through Derulo's account on YouTube on August 7, 2013. Upon its release, "Talk Dirty" received mixed reviews from music critics, though was an international commercial success. 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.

Producer Ricky Reed originally made the song for Missy Elliott. The song contains a sample of "Hermetico" by the Israeli band Balkan Beat Box from their 2007 album Nu Med. During 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 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. The cover artwork features the hand of Derulo's girlfriend Jordin Sparks. On December 17, Derulo released the official acoustic version of the song. 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 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.

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