"Horse & Carriage" was the lead single from Cam'ron

Cam'ron

Cameron Giles , better known by his stage name Cam'ron or "Killa Cam", is a Grammy-nominated American actor. He is the founder of the hip-hop group The Diplomats , and also of The U.N. group....

's debut album, Confessions of Fire

Confessions of Fire

Confessions Of Fire is the debut album by Harlem rapper Cam'ron. It was released on July 21, 1998. Its singles were "Horse & Carriage," featuring Mase, "357" and "Feels Good" featuring Usher. The album was certified gold by the RIAA with over 500,000 copies sold.-Track...

. The song was produced by the Trackmasters

Trackmasters

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 and Cam'ron's childhood friend Mase

Mase

Mason Durell Betha , better known by stage name Mase who was previously known as Murda Ma$e, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor and inspirational speaker...

 was featured on the song's hook.

Background

The song narrowly missed the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

, peaking at number 41. It also was a top 10 hit on both the R&B and rap charts, peaking at number nine on both charts. "Horse & Carriage" was the most successful of the three single released from the album as the two follow-up singles failed to make an impact on the charts. A remix was also released featuring Big Pun

Big Pun

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, Charli Baltimore

Charli Baltimore

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, Silkk the Shocker and Wyclef Jean

Wyclef Jean

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. It was produced by Darrell "Digga" Branch and sampled the opening theme to the 1980's TV series Night Court

Night Court

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.

A-Side

1. "Horse & Carriage" (Clean Version) - 4:02
2. "Horse & Carriage" (T.V. Track) - 4:02
3. "Horse & Carriage" (Instrumental) - 4:02
4. "Horse & Carriage" (A Cappella) - 4:02

B-Side

1. "Horse & Carriage" (Dirty Version) - 4:02
2. "Fuck You" (Dirty Version) - 2:36
3. "Fuck You" (T.V. Track) - 1:55

Peak positions

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Billboard Hot 100	41
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	9
Billboard Hot Rap Singles	9
Billboard Rhythmic Top 40	17

Year-End charts

End of year chart (1998)	Position
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	59