Check on It

"Check on It"
US and Japanese editions cover[1]
Single by Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug and Bun B
from the album #1's
Released	October 11, 2005 (2005-10-11)
Recorded	2005
Studio	Sony (New York City) The Jim Henson Company (Los Angeles)
Genre	R&B hip hop
Length	3:30
Label	Columbia Music World
Songwriter(s)	Beyoncé Knowles Kasseem Dean Bernard Freeman Sean Garrett Angela Beyincé Stayve Thomas
Producer(s)	Swizz Beatz
Beyoncé singles chronology
"Wishing on a Star" (2005) "Check on It" (2005) "Déjà Vu" (2006)
Slim Thug singles chronology
"Luxurious" (2005) "Check on It" (2005) "Wamp Wamp (What It Do)" (2006)
Bun B singles chronology
"Get Throwed" (2005) "Check on It" (2005) "Git It" (2006)
Alternative cover
International editions cover[2]
Music video
"Check on It" on YouTube

"Check on It" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé. It was written by her, Swizz Beatz, Sean Garrett, Angela Beyincé and Slim Thug, and produced by Swizz Beatz. Serving as the main theme of the 2006 film The Pink Panther, in which Beyonce co-starred as Xania, it was supposed to be featured on the film's soundtrack. As it was ultimately not included on the soundtrack, the version with additional vocals from Slim Thug was placed on the 2005 Destiny's Child's greatest hits album #1's. Columbia Records released a remix version of "Check on It" featuring both Slim Thug and Bun B as the second single from #1's on October 11, 2005.

"Check on It" is an R&B and hip hop song, which is instrumentally complete with a heavy bassline, strings, and wind instrument. The song consists of two verse-raps by Slim Thug. "Check on It" was mostly well received by music critics, who complimented the arrangement and the vocal deliveries.

"Check on It" was not originally intended as a single from #1's. However, it received some rotation on US radio stations, after the release of the first single "Stand Up for Love" (2005), which failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Eventually, "Check on It" was released as a single; it debuted on the US Hot 100 in November 2005. The song peaked at number one for five consecutive weeks, becoming one of the two longest-running number-one singles of 2006, and Beyoncé's credited third US number-one single. Internationally, it reached number one in New Zealand and the top ten in Canada and several European countries.

The accompanying music video for "Check on It" was directed by Hype Williams,^[3] and premiered on November 8, 2005, on BET. The version of the song used in the video features a remix of "The Pink Panther Theme". Incorporating 1950s influences, the video was shot in pink to brand the relationship with The Pink Panther. It won Best R&B Video at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, and was nominated for Video of the Year at the BET Awards 2006. Beyonce did include the song in her set list on the tours The Beyoncé Experience (2007) and I Am... World Tour (2009–2010). She also included it in her Coachella performance (2018).