Da Joint

"Da Joint" (sometimes spelt "The Joint") is the first single from EPMD's fifth album, Back in Business. Produced by Erick Sermon and Rockwilder,[1] "Da Joint" became EPMD's second and final single to make it to the Billboard Hot 100,[2] peaking at 94 on the chart with approximately 100,000 copies sold in the first week.[1] "Da Joint" was released a week before the Back in Business album, making it to the first release by the newly reformed EPMD since the group's 1992 single, "Head Banger".

"Da Joint"
Adjacent photos of Parrish Smith and Erick Sermon, in blue and red filter, respectively; EPMD logo is above them on the left side and "The Joint 12″ Single" text is centered above them.
Single by EPMD
from the album Back in Business
B-side"You Gots 2 Chill '97"
ReleasedSeptember 1997
Recorded1997
StudioMirror Image, Long Island
GenreHip hop
Length3:27
LabelDef Jam
Songwriter(s)Dana Stinson, Erick Sermon, James Brown, Parrish Smith
Producer(s)Erick Sermon, Rockwilder
EPMD singles chronology
"Head Banger"
(1992)		 "Da Joint"
(1997)		 "Richter Scale"
(1997)

Hype Williams was planning to shoot the music video for "Da Joint", but those plans never materialized. Instead, Steve Carr directed the music video.[1]

Track listing
Side A
  1. "Da Joint" (Radio Edit) – 3:26
  2. "Da Joint" (LP Version) – 3:27
Side B
  1. "Da Joint" (Instrumental) – 3:26
  2. "You Gots 2 Chill '97" (Radio Edit) – 3:27

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the single's liner notes.[3]

Charts
Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 94
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)[5] 42
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)[6] 17
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[7] 5

References
  1. Isenberg, Daniel. "Erick Sermon Tells All: The Stories Behind His Classic Records (Part 2)". Complex. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. "EPMD Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. EPMD (1997). The Joint (liner notes). New York City: Def Jam. 314 571 679-1.
  4. "The Top 100 Chart". Billboard. November 22, 1997. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart". Billboard. November 8, 1997. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  6. "Hot Rap Songs Chart". Billboard. September 27, 1997. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  7. "US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales". Billboard. September 27, 1997. p. 32.
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