That's That
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"That's That" is the second single by Snoop Dogg
from the album Tha Blue Carpet Treatment
. The song was the first single taken from the album in the United Kingdom
, however the single only achieved notable success in the U.S.
, where it reached #20 on the Billboard Hot 100
chart. The song samples the melody played in the movie Coming to America
during the bathroom scene when Eddie Murphy
gets washed by female servants.
produced and features R. Kelly
. Snoop explained "Dr.Dre called me today. We’ve been working on my record. He helped me fix this song I did with R. Kelly. It was a hit record before I gave it Dre, but now it’s a super hit record. He made me strike all my vocals. That means, 'Take all your lyrics off, I don’t like ‘em. They’re wack.' I even go through that shit too. To this day, you know what I mean? I ain’t too big to take criticism. He made me take all my lyrics off and me and D.O.C.
had to come up with some more shit that was just extraordinary." The title comes from R. Kelly repeatedly saying "That's that shit!" in the song.
The song was performed live at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2006
, although R. Kelly wasn't present. The curiosity of the live act was that the intro of the song was the same cut as in the movie with the Victoria Dillard
skit at the end, which was left unedited in the direct broadcast, though in the later reruns of the program, "penis" was censored. Though R. Kelly wasn't present here either, the song was also performed live at the 2006 BET Hip Hop Awards
and at the 2006 American Music Awards
. R. Kelly's part was playback in the events.
The video premiered on MTV
Tuesday, November 7 at 3:30pm EST
on TRL
.
The album version differs from the video/single in its intro, whereas the lyrics includes the movie intro (see below), and R. Kelly answering "Thank you". The clean version has the title shortened to exclude profanity, and has R. Kelly's final solo hook its "sex
" word taken out.
The song samples a skit from the Coming to America score, which Dr. Dre helped to mix into a single. However he worked on the original movie as well, as he provided the track "Comin' Correct" by J.J. Fad for the soundtrack. He was credited the producer.
A2 That's That (LP) (4:17)
A3 That's That (Instrumental) (4:17)
B1 Crazy (Radio) (4:31)
B2 Crazy (LP) (4:32)
B3 Crazy (Instrumental) (4:31)
was presented on DubCNN where Nas changes the chorus and raps "Nas-is-back" instead of the original one. He also adds a new verse where a lady says "The royal penis is clean your highness" with Snoop responding "Thank You" in place of Kelly in the intro, which is from Coming To America. Another remix features D-Block's Sheek Louch
.
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
from the album Tha Blue Carpet Treatment
Tha Blue Carpet Treatment
Tha Blue Carpet Treatment is the eighth studio album by American rapper Snoop Dogg; released by Geffen Records on November 21, 2006. The album debuted at number five on the Billboard charts.- Album information :...
. The song was the first single taken from the album in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, however the single only achieved notable success in the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, where it reached #20 on 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...
chart. The song samples the melody played in the movie Coming to America
Coming to America
Coming to America is a 1988 comedy film directed by John Landis. The screenplay was written by David Sheffield and Barry W. Blaustein, from a story by Eddie Murphy, who also stars in the film. Murphy plays an African prince, who heads to the United States in hopes of finding a woman he can marry...
during the bathroom scene when Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician....
gets washed by female servants.
Background
Snoop Dogg spoke to AllHipHop.com about the track off Tha Blue Carpet Treatment which Dr. DreDr. Dre
Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...
produced and features R. Kelly
R. Kelly
Robert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play...
. Snoop explained "Dr.Dre called me today. We’ve been working on my record. He helped me fix this song I did with R. Kelly. It was a hit record before I gave it Dre, but now it’s a super hit record. He made me strike all my vocals. That means, 'Take all your lyrics off, I don’t like ‘em. They’re wack.' I even go through that shit too. To this day, you know what I mean? I ain’t too big to take criticism. He made me take all my lyrics off and me and D.O.C.
The D.O.C.
Tracy Lynn Curry , primarily known by his stage name The D.O.C., is an American rapper from Dallas, Texas. In addition to a solo career, he was a member of the hip hop group Fila Fresh Crew, and a creative force behind the gangsta rap group N.W.A, where he co-wrote many of their releases. He has...
had to come up with some more shit that was just extraordinary." The title comes from R. Kelly repeatedly saying "That's that shit!" in the song.
The song was performed live at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2006
MTV Europe Music Awards 2006
The MTV Europe Music Awards hit Copenhagen at the Bella Center/Rådhuspladsen in 2006. The venue was made to feel like a VIP club with exclusive, intimate performances...
, although R. Kelly wasn't present. The curiosity of the live act was that the intro of the song was the same cut as in the movie with the Victoria Dillard
Victoria Dillard
Victoria Dillard is an American actress. She is best known for her co-starring role as Janelle Cooper in the ABC sitcom Spin City.-Life and career:...
skit at the end, which was left unedited in the direct broadcast, though in the later reruns of the program, "penis" was censored. Though R. Kelly wasn't present here either, the song was also performed live at the 2006 BET Hip Hop Awards
BET Hip Hop Awards
The BET Hip Hop Awards are an annual awards show, airing on BET, showcasing hip hop performers, producers and music video directors. The awards ceremony began in 2006, was held on November 12, 2006 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, was first aired November 15 and was hosted by comedian Katt...
and at the 2006 American Music Awards
American Music Awards of 2006
The 34th American Music Awards were held on November 21, 2006. They were hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. The awards recognized the most popular albums and artists from the year of 2005-2006. As usual, the ceremony was broadcast by ABC...
. R. Kelly's part was playback in the events.
The video premiered on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
Tuesday, November 7 at 3:30pm EST
Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
on TRL
Total Request Live
Total Request Live is a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests...
.
The album version differs from the video/single in its intro, whereas the lyrics includes the movie intro (see below), and R. Kelly answering "Thank you". The clean version has the title shortened to exclude profanity, and has R. Kelly's final solo hook its "sex
Sex
In biology, sex is a process of combining and mixing genetic traits, often resulting in the specialization of organisms into a male or female variety . Sexual reproduction involves combining specialized cells to form offspring that inherit traits from both parents...
" word taken out.
The song samples a skit from the Coming to America score, which Dr. Dre helped to mix into a single. However he worked on the original movie as well, as he provided the track "Comin' Correct" by J.J. Fad for the soundtrack. He was credited the producer.
US 12"-vinyl tracklisting
A1 That's That (Radio) (4:17)- Vocals [Featuring] - R. Kelly
A2 That's That (LP) (4:17)
- Vocals [Featuring] - R. Kelly
A3 That's That (Instrumental) (4:17)
B1 Crazy (Radio) (4:31)
- Vocals [Featuring] - Nate Dogg
B2 Crazy (LP) (4:32)
- Vocals [Featuring] - Nate Dogg
B3 Crazy (Instrumental) (4:31)
Remixes
A remix with NasNas
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, who performs under the name Nas , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in hip hop and one of the most skilled and influential rappers of all-time...
was presented on DubCNN where Nas changes the chorus and raps "Nas-is-back" instead of the original one. He also adds a new verse where a lady says "The royal penis is clean your highness" with Snoop responding "Thank You" in place of Kelly in the intro, which is from Coming To America. Another remix features D-Block's Sheek Louch
Sheek Louch
Sean Divine Jacobs, better known as Sheek Louch , is an African American rapper and member of The LOX , along with Styles P and Jadakiss.-Personal life and career:...
.
Remakes
- Slim ThugSlim ThugStayve Jerome Thomas , better known as Slim Thug, Boss Hogg or Thug Boss, is an American rapper. He gained mainstream attention for his contribution to the popular single from rapper Mike Jones, "Still Tippin'"....
& Boss Hogg Outlawz made a remake called "That Click" presented iny the mixtape DJ 31 Degreez - The Forecast 3 - Melanie of Redman's label Gilla House, made a remake of it on Redman's mixtape Live From The Bricks called "R&B Smoke Break".
Personnel
- Written by C.Broadus,R.Kelly,D.Lamb,N.Rodgers,S.Benton,T.Curry
- Produced by Nottz for DMP/Teamsta Entertainment
- Publishers: My Own Chit Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music (BMI); Zomba Songs,Inc/R. Kelly Publishing,Inc (adm.by Zomba Songs,Inc.) (BMI); DMP/Teamsta Entertainment Music (BMI); Ensign Music LLC (BMI); YEL-NATS (BMI); Almo Music Corp.(ASCAP)
- Recorded by Chris Jackson at Tha Cathedral,Hollywood,CA
- Recorded by Abel Garibaldi and Ian Mereness at The Chocolate Factory, Chicago,IL
- Assisted by Jeff Meeks
- Recorded by Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri at Record One Studios, Sherman Oaks,Ca
- Assisted by Robert "Roomio" Reyes / Mixed by Dr.Dre at Record One Studios,Sherman Oaks,CA
- Mix engineer: Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri at Record One Studios,Sherman Oaks,CA
- Vocal performance used courtesy of Victoria DillardVictoria DillardVictoria Dillard is an American actress. She is best known for her co-starring role as Janelle Cooper in the ABC sitcom Spin City.-Life and career:...
- Contains elements from "The Bath" written by Nile Rodgers and published by Ensign Music LLC (BMI) performed by Nile Rodgers from the motion picture Coming To America courtesy of Paramount Pictures / "Coming To America" courtesy of Paramount Pictures.
- Video shooting location : Chicago
- Directed by Benny Boom
- 1st AD : Joe Osborne
B-Side
- Written by C. Broadus, F. Nassar, N. Hele
- Produced by "Fredwreck" Farid Nassar for Doggy Style Productions
- Publishers: My Own Chit Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music (BMI); Karam’s Kid
- Songs (ASCAP); Nate Dogg Music (BMI) adm.by Reach Global
- Moog,rhodes, piano, guitars, strings,& arp by Fredwreck
- Bongos by Erik Coomes
- Recorded by Fredwreck at Palace De Nathan, Fred’s Treehouse / Snoop’s vocals recorded by Chris Jackson at Tha Cathedral, Hollywood,CA
- Mixed by Richard "Segal" Huredia & Fredwrizzle at Paramount Recording Studios, Hollywood,CA
Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. 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... |
20 |
| U.S. Hot Digital Songs Hot Digital Songs The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard.Beginning in February 2005, digital sales have been incorporated into many of Billboards music single charts. It was decided to do so mainly because of the dramatic rise in popularity of... |
14 |
| U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
9 |
| U.S. Hot Rap Tracks Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single... |
3 |
| U.S. Pop 100 Pop 100 The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009... |
29 |
| Rhythmic Top 40 | 7 |
| UK Top 75 Singles | 38 |
| Germany Top 100 Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
39 |
| Finland Singles Chart | 6 |
| Ireland Top 50 | 43 |
| Switzerland Top 100 | 37 |
| New Zealand Top 50 | 18 |
| Australian ARIA Charts Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... |
64 |
| Sweden Top 60 | 55 |
| France Top 100 | 30 |
Awards and nominations
| MTV Australia Video Music Awards 2007 MTV Australia Video Music Awards 2007 The MTV Australia Video Music Awards 2007 was broadcast live from Acer Arena on 29 April 2007 on MTV Australia. It was then repeated on the Ten Network on 6 May 2007.... |
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| Year | Result | Category |
| 2007 | Win | Best Hip Hop Video |
Media
External links
- "Thats That" Music Video
- Discogs entry
- Listen to the song at his MySpace.