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"Crank That (Soulja Boy)" is the hit debut single by rapper Soulja Boy from his debut album Souljaboytellem.com. It spent seven weeks at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 2007. The song is easily recognized with its steel pan melody. The song was originally produced on the program Fruity Loops before being later reproduced. Soulja Boy performed the song on TRL and 106 & Park on August 27 2007. He also performed it on the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards at Kanye West's Good Life Party.
The song is on Now That's What I Call Music! 26. This song was #21 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[2] This song was also the #1 music video on BET's Top 100 music videos of 2007. The song received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song for the 50th Grammy Awards.
Music video
The video begins in the "ColliPark Residence" with two children imitating the Soulja Boy dance. Mr. Collipark takes a keen interest in the children's movements, leading him to contact Soulja Boy in an attempt to sign him up to "Collipark Records". His instinct is confirmed when, he notices a number of people popularizing the dance, en route to meeting with Soulja Boy. This video was premiered on BET's 106 & Park on August 9, 2007. The music video features Bow Wow, Omarion, Unk, Baby D, Jibbs, Rich Boy, Arab and several dancers doing the signature "Soulja Boy Dance."
Remixes
There are various remixes of this song, which include artists such as Lil' Wayne, Twista,[3] Jermaine Dupri and Short Dawg, [4] Jae Millz,[5] and Tone-Tone . There is also an official remix, "Travis Barker Remix" also known as the "Rock Remix" which adds live drums and guitars. Other remixes include "Crank Dat Aqua Man", "Crank Dat Spiderman", and "Crank That Kosha Boy", among others. One of the supposed "remixes" to the song, "Crank Dat Batman", has become the first official single to Pop It Off Boyz's new album and the song has it's own video that aired as "Jam of the Week" on MTV Jams and also got airplay on other music channels and stations.
Chart performance
The song reached the summit of the Hot 100 on September 15, 2007, where it stayed for two weeks before it was replaced by "Stronger" by Kanye West. It replaced the song again on October 6, 2007, staying at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for another five weeks, making it a number one-single for a total of seven weeks. It has stayed in the top 10 for a long time and got into the top 5 again the week after Christmas. Through radio airplay on several stations that occasionally play hip-hop, the song charted at number 85 on Mediabase's alternative rock chart.[6]
The song is also achieving international success; so far, it has peaked at number two on the Top 40 Singles Chart in New Zealand.[7] In the UK the song reached #3 on downloads alone, and peaked at #2 when the track was released physically on December 17.[8]
| Chart | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[9] | 3 |
| Brazilian Hot 100[10] | 44 |
| Canadian Hot 100[11] | 5 |
| French Singles Chart | 29 |
| Irish Singles Chart[11] | 3 |
| New Zealand Top 40[11] | 2 |
| United World Chart[11] | 7 |
| UK R&B Singles Chart | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart[11] | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[12] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[12] | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks[12] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100[12] | 2 |
References
- ^ RIAA
- ^ No byline (December 11 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21
- ^ YouTube - FULL SONG Crank That Soulja Boy Feat. Twista
- ^ YouTube - Crank Dat Soulja Boy Remix ft. Jermaine Dupri and Short Dawg
- ^ YouTube - Crank That Soulja Boy Remix Jae Millz
- ^ Mediabase 24/7 – 7 Day Charts
- ^ New Zealand Top 40 - Music Charts
- ^ UK Music Charts | The Official UK Top 75 Singles: Week of Mon 11 Feb - Yahoo! Music UK
- ^ ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart. ARIA Charts. Retrieved on February 4, 2008.
- ^ Brazilian Hot 100 Songs & Tracks. Hot100Brasil. Retrieved October 31 2007.
- ^ a b c d e "Soulja Boy - Crank That (soulja Boy) worldwide chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved October 20 2007.
- ^ a b c d Artist Chart History - Soulja Boy Tell Em Billboard
External links
- A Presentation about the Soulja Boy Phenomenon from the MIT Comparative Media Studies department.
- Article about the Soulja Boy Phenomenon, also from MIT CMS.
- A close reading of the Soulja Boy Video, also from MIT CMS.