Game Over (Flip) Explained

Game Over (Flip)
Cover:Game Over Flip.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Lil' Flip
Album:U Gotta Feel Me
Released:February 13, 2004
Recorded:August 2003
Genre:Hardcore hip hop, southern hip hop
Length:3:52
Label:Sucka Free, Sony Urban, Columbia
Producer:Nick "Fury" Loftin
Chronology:Lil' Flip
Prev Title:The Way We Ball
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:Sunshine
Next Year:2004

"Game Over (Flip)" is the lead single released from Lil' Flip's third album U Gotta Feel Me.

The song became Flip's first top 40 hit, peaking at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, while also reaching the top 10 on both the R&B and rap singles charts.[1] The official remix featured fellow rappers Young Buck and Bun B. There is a second official remix featuring West Coast rappers Snoop Dogg & The Game and a new verse by Lil Flip.

Lawsuit

In 2004, Namco filed a lawsuit against Lil' Flip, Sony BMG, and several others for willful copyright infringement. The lawsuit, by Namco, filed in New York Federal Court, stemmed from "Game Over (Flip)" noticeably sampling various sounds from the Namco games Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man.

It followed on the heels of a separate copyright infringement lawsuit against the same group of defendants involving Lil' Flip's previous album, Undaground Legend, which ended in a $150,000 judgement awarded to the plaintiffs.[2]

Namco's lawsuit, however, was settled amicably before reaching trial, for an undisclosed sum, along with the parties releasing a joint statement which read, “Namco and Sony BMG are pleased to have resolved this matter and we look forward to continuing our business relationship in the spirit of our mutual respect for intellectual property.”[3]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)Position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 65
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 34
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)20

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
United StatesUrban contemporary radioSucka Free, Loud, Columbia[6]
Rhythmic contemporary radio[7]
Contemporary hit radio[8]

Notes and References

  1. Game Over (Flip) song information
  2. http://allhiphop.com/2006/02/01/lil-flipsony-bmg-music-found-guilty-of-copyright-infringement/ "Lil' Flip, Sony BMG Music found guilty of copyright infringement"
  3. http://www.gamespot.com/articles/namco-sony-bmg-settle-pac-man-lawsuit/1100-6132198/ “Namco, Sony BMG settle Pac-Man lawsuit
  4. 2004 The Year in Music . Billboard . 116 . 52 . YE-23–YE-60 . December 25, 2004 . May 21, 2022.
  5. Web site: Year-End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – 2004 . May 21, 2022 . Billboard.
  6. Going for Adds . . 1540 . 23 . January 30, 2004 . July 9, 2022.
  7. Going for Adds . . 1543 . 24 . February 20, 2004 . July 3, 2022.
  8. Going for Adds . . 1554 . 28 . May 7, 2004 . July 3, 2022.