2 Step (song) explained

2 Step
Cover:	2 Step single.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Unk
Album:	Beat'n Down Yo Block!
B-Side:	Beat'n Down Yo Block
Released:	March 13, 2007 (U.S.)
Recorded:	2006
Genre:	Southern hip hop
Length:	3:15 4:45 (remix/clean version) 5:25 (remix/explicit version)
Label:	Big Oomp Records/Koch Records
Prev Title:	Walk It Out
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	Hit the Dance Floor
Next Year:	2007

"2 Step" is the second single from Unk's debut album Beat'n Down Yo Block!, released in 2007. It has an accompanying dance, called the "2 Step". The video was co-directed by Dale "Rage" Resteghini and Will Horton and was released on February 23, 2007 on Yahoo! Music. The official remix features T-Pain, Jim Jones and E-40.

The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 94 in February 2007^[1] and peaked at number 24. It also climbed to number 9 and number 4 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap charts, respectively.

Track listing

1. "2 Step (Clean)"
2. "2 Step (Explicit)"
3. "2 Step (Instrumental)"
4. "2 Step (A Cappella)"
5. "Beat'n Down Yo Block (Clean)"
6. "Beat'n Down Yo Block (Explicit)"
7. "Beat'n Down Yo Block (Instrumental)"
8. "Beat'n Down Yo Block (A Cappella)"

Both a cappellas are explicit.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position^[2]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	24
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	9
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks	4
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	32

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)	position
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	78
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[4]	43

Notes and References

1. Jonathan Cohen, "Furtado's 'Say It Right' Bests Beyonce On Hot 100", Billboard.com, February 15, 2007.
2. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=unk|chart=all}} Unk's '2 Step': Chart Positions]. May 5, 2007.
3. Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2007. Billboard. December 4, 2019.
4. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2007. Billboard. December 4, 2019.