"timber" is a song recorded by american rapper pitbull featuring american singer kesha. it was released on october 7, 2013, through polo grounds and rca records. it is from pitbull's ep, "meltdown" (2013). the harmonica in the song is sampled from lee oskar's 1978 song "san francisco bay", and "timber" also samples "face down, ass up" by luke featuring 2 live crew; leo klaskin's "superman" theme; and pitbull's own "11:59" featuring vain.