U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) explained
| U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Ying Yang Twins |
| Cover: | U.nited S.tate of A.tlanta (Yin Yang Twins album) coverart.jpg |
| Released: | June 28, 2005 |
| Recorded: | 2004–2005 |
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| Length: | 72:17 |
| Label: | TVT Records |
| Producer: | Mr. Collipark |
| Prev Title: | My Brother & Me |
| Prev Year: | 2004 |
| Next Title: | Chemically Imbalanced |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) (stylized on the cover as U.nited S.tate of A.tlanta) is the fourth studio album by the American hip hop duo Ying Yang Twins.[1] It was released on June 28, 2005. The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, with approximately 201,000 copies sold in the first week released, marking the duo's highest-charting album to date.[2] The album was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA with an excess of 1 million copies sold .[3] It was also released in a chopped and screwed version.[4]
The Collipark remix of "(I Got That) Boom Boom" with Britney Spears was initially going to appear on the album but did not make the final cut.[5]
Track listing
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]
- Leftover tracks
- "(I Got That) Boom Boom (Mr. Collipark Remix)"
Sample Credits[6]
- "Long Time" contains an interpolation of "Belle", written by Reuben Fairfax, Al Green, and Fred Jordan.
- "Ghetto Classics" contains a sample of "Beat Box", written by Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn, J. J. Jeczalik, Gary Langan, and Paul Morley, and performed by Art of Noise.
- "Bedroom Boom" contains an interpolation of "I Will Always Be There For You", written by Michael Sterling.
- "Hoes" contains an interpolation of "I Hate Hoes", written by Jeffrey Thompkins.
- "Put That Thang Down" contains a sample of "When I Hear Music", written by Tony Butler, and performed by Debbie Deb.
- "Shake" contains a sample of "Din Daa Daa", written and performed by George Kranz.
Charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Usa (United State of Atlanta): Ying Yang Twins: Music . Amazon . March 12, 2012.
- Strait's 'Somewhere' Heads Right To No. 1 . Billboard.com . March 12, 2012.
- Web site: Ying Yang Twins . . March 12, 2012.
- Web site: United State of Atlanta [Chopped & Screwed]: Ying Yang Twins: Music |website=Amazon |access-date=March 12, 2012].
- Web site: Lewd Vibrations . Emusician.com . March 5, 2013.
- U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) . 2005 . booklet . TVT Records.
- Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005. Billboard. September 22, 2020.
- Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2005. Billboard. September 22, 2020.
