Rockin' That Shit Explained

Rockin' That Shit
Cover:Rockin' That Sh**.jpg
Type:single
Artist:The-Dream
Album:Love vs. Money
Released:December 9, 2008
Genre:R&B
Length:3:42
Chronology:The-Dream
Prev Title:Let Me See the Booty
Prev Year:2008
Next Title:My Love
Next Year:2009

"Rockin' That Shit" (clean titled "Rockin' That Thang") is the first single from The-Dream's second studio album, Love vs. Money. The song features production by Tricky Stewart.

Release

The song was digitally released on December 9, 2008. It was released to Rhythm/Crossover radio on the same day.[1]

Music video

The music video was shot on January 27, 2009, with director Ray Kay,[2] and released on February 10, 2009.[3] A music video supporting The-Dream's track "Rockin' That Thang", which is explicitly titled "Rockin' That S***", has been released. Directed by Ray Kay, the video mainly captures his performance with several sexy women dancing behind him. The members of Electrik Red are also featured as dancers in parts of the video and Nash appears to wear a thriller jacket.

It ranked at #14 on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown.

Remix

The official remix featuring Fabolous, Ludacris, Rick Ross, Juelz Santana and an intro from DJ Khaled. It was released via iTunes on February 17, 2009.[4] The music video was shot in New York City on February 12, 2009,[5] and premiered on Yahoo! Music on Monday, March 9, 2009. The video also premiered March 16 on BET's "106 & Park", alongside singer Paula DeAnda.[6]

Other remixes

Chart positions

End of year charts

Charts (2009)Position
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 80
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 5
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[9] 27

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ®R&R :: Going for Adds™ :: Rhythmic . 2022-07-16 . 2012-02-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120218185219/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=12%2F09%2F2008&Format=9 . dead .
  2. http://www.rap-up.com/2009/01/24/the-dream-to-shoot-rockin-that-sht-video/ The-Dream to shoot 'Rockin' That Sh*t' Video
  3. Web site: Video: The-Dream – 'Rockin' That Thang'. Rap-up.com.
  4. https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=304646394&s=143441 Rockin' That Sh** Remix on iTunes
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20090213210534/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1605070/20090213/50_cent.jhtml Did 50 Cent Take Beef Too Far With Threat To DJ Khaled's Mother?
  6. Web site: Premieres on Yahoo! Music . 2009-03-08 . 2011-10-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111008020744/http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/premieres/ . dead .
  7. Web site: Year End Charts - Year-end songs - The Billboard Hot 100 . Billboard. November 11, 2010.
  8. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2009. Billboard. November 17, 2019.
  9. Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2009. Billboard. 9 December 2014. November 17, 2019.