Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)
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| "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" | ||
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| Single by Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule & Caddillac Tah | ||
| From the albums J to tha L-O!: The Remixes and Exodus | ||
| Released | 2002 | |
| Format | 12" maxi single | |
| Genre | Pop/R&B | |
| Length | 3:49 | |
| Label | Epic | |
| Writers | Jennifer Lopez Ja Rule Caddillac Tah Ashanti Douglas Irv Gotti Cory Rooney 7 Aurelius Easy Mo Bee Craig Mack |
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| Producers | Irv Gotti 7 Aurelius Cory Rooney Dan Shea |
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| Director | Cris Judd | |
| Certification | ||
| Chart positions | #1 U.S. #4 UK #12 CAN |
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| Jennifer Lopez singles chronology | ||
| "I'm Real/I'm Real (Murder Remix)" (2001) |
"Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" (2002) |
"I'm Gonna Be Alright (Track Masters Remix)"/"Alive" (2002) |
| Ja Rule single chronology | ||
| "Always On Time" (2002) |
"Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" (2002) |
"Down Ass Chick" (2002) |
| Caddillac Tah single chronology | ||
| "Just Like A Thug" (2001) |
"Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" (2002) |
"It's Caddillac/The Next Ni**as" (2002) |
"Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" is the first single from Jennifer Lopez's third album, J To Tha L-O!: The Remixes.
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[edit] Song information
Released in 2002, the single (which features Ja Rule) peaked at number-one in the U.S. becoming Lopez's third number-one single; it also peaked at number-four in the UK. Caddillac Tah also performs on this song and appears on the song's music video, and even has a longer part than Ja Rule.
The original version appears on Lopez' 2001 second album J. Lo, and was also a single of its own in 2001 (see "Ain't It Funny"). The original version of the song was written by Cory Rooney for the soundtrack of Lopez' film The Wedding Planner, but it was felt that the timbales gave it too much of a Latin sound, and the song was not used for the soundtrack. After the success "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" a previous Lopez-Ja Rule duet, they decided to remix "Ain't It Funny" as a duet and release it as a follow up. The remix samples Craig Mack's smash 1994 hit single Flava In Ya Ear.
The song spent six weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 from March 9, and followed another Ja Rule duet, "Always On Time" with Ashanti. Ashanti's song "Foolish" replaced it at the number one spot. Ashanti also receives writing credit for the track and appears in the video alongside Jennifer Lopez, Ja Rule, Irv Gotti, Cadillac Tah and other Inc members.
[edit] Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 4 |
| U.S. Top 40 Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Mainstream Top 40 | 1 |
| U.S. Rhythmic Top 40 | 1 |
| U.S. Hot Dance Club Play | 8 |
| U.S. Latin Tropical Airplay | 36 |
| U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 3 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 12 |
| Switzerland Top 100 Singles | 7 |
| Netherlands Top 100 Singles | 10 |
| Brazil Top 20 Charts | 1 |
| World Singles Official Top 100 | 1 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, fifth edition
Albums: On the 6 · J. Lo · J to tha L-O!: The Remixes · This Is Me... Then · Rebirth · Como Ama Una Mujer
Singles: "If You Had My Love" · "No Me Ames" · "Waiting for Tonight" · "Feelin' So Good" · "Let's Get Loud" · "Love Don't Cost a Thing" · "Play" · "Ain't It Funny" · "I'm Real" · "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" · "I'm Gonna Be Alright (Track Masters Remix)" · "Jenny from the Block" · "All I Have" · "I'm Glad" · "Baby I Love U!" · "Get Right" · "Hold You Down" · "Control Myself" · "Qué Hiciste"
Related articles: Discography · Filmography · Awards/nominations · Bennifer · JLO
| Preceded by "Always On Time" by Ja Rule featuring Ashanti |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single March 9, 2002 |
Succeeded by "Foolish" by Ashanti |
[edit] Tracklisting
- "Ain't It Funnny (Murder Remix Feat. Ja Rule & Caddilak Tah)
- "Play (Artfull Dodger Main Mix) (Radio Edit)
- "Fellin' So Good (HQ2 Club Mix)
- "Ain't It Funny (Almighty Remix)
- "Ain't It Funny (Remix Enhanced CD Video)
