U and Dat
"U and Dat" is the second single from E-40's album My Ghetto Report Card. The song features American rapper T-Pain and American singer Kandi Burruss, and it was produced by Lil Jon. A remix was released in early August with Juelz Santana, Snoop Dogg, and Lil' Flip. It was featured on an Amp'd mobile commercial. Although it is considered a West coast hip hop song, the song's beat structure incorporates typical southern hip hop snares as well as Lil Jon's signature crunk synths and whistles. The song peaked at number 13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, which remains E-40's highest-charting single as lead artist to date. The track is credited to have popularized the use of T-Pain as a hook singer on hip hop tracks. The song was certified platinum by the RIAA on March 31, 2016.
"U and Dat" | ||||
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Single by E-40 featuring T-Pain and Kandi Girl | ||||
from the album My Ghetto Report Card | ||||
Released | May 2, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Genre | Hip hop, crunk, hyphy, dirty rap | |||
Length | 3:23 | |||
Label | BME, Sick Wid It, Warner | |||
Songwriter(s) | Burruss, K. Najm, F. Smith, J. Stevens, E. Bailey, A. | |||
Producer(s) | Lil Jon | |||
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Music video
The music video is in a club scene and in a car. Most of the video includes T-Pain and E-40 scouting various women, Kandi Burruss and Ashalee Albar being just to name a few. Kandi's part in the video is to push off men around her.
Lil Jon and Katt Williams make a cameo appearance in the video.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[1] | 13 |
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[2] | 11 |
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[3] | 17 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] | 8 |
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[5] | 4 |
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[6] | 3 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[10] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- "E-40 Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- "E-40 Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- "My Ghetto Report Card - E-40". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- "E-40 Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- "E-40 Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- "E-40 Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- "Year-End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Titles – 2006". Billboard.biz. 2006. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- "American single certifications – E-40 – U and Dat". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 31, 2016.