How We Do
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| "How We Do" | ||
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| Single by The Game | ||
| from the album The Documentary | ||
| Released | November 23, 2004 | |
| Format | 12" single, CD | |
| Recorded | 2004 | |
| Genre | Rap | |
| Length | 3 min 55 s | |
| Label | G-Unit/Aftermath | |
| Writer(s) | The Game, 50 Cent | |
| Producer(s) | Dr. Dre | |
| Chart positions | ||
| The Game singles chronology | ||
| "Westside Story" (2004) |
"How We Do" (2004) |
"Hate It or Love It" (2005) |
How We Do was the debut single (internationally) by The Game, released in late 2004. The song was a hit at urban and rhythmic radio stations in America, and was popular success at American mainstream pop music radio. The song reached the top ten of the Hot 100 in early 2005 and reached platinum sales status as a digital single because it was legally downloaded at least 200,000 times. It features 50 Cent himself, and it was taken from The Game's 2005 debut album, The Documentary. There's also a remix which features Faith Evans.
The song fell down the charts relatively quickly for a top ten hit, likely due to an overabundance of 50 Cent/Eminem-related singles all competing for airtime during late 2004 and early 2005 period. However, despite its fast fall out of the top twenty, the song managed to hang on in the lower rungs of the top 40 for months, in spite of, or possibly because of, The Game's followup, "Hate It or Love It" becoming even bigger at pop radio only a few weeks after "How We Do" had peaked.
The success of "How We Do" and the anticipation in the underground hip hop community of The Game's debut helped make The Game a staple at urban radio and made him a household name among mainstream fans of hip hop radio nationwide, as opposed to just the mixtape/underground-rap scene. It also helped make some of his album cuts, such as "Higher", popular hits on urban radio--something that had not been seen since earlier albums from 50 Cent and Eminem. The song also helped him to establish a fanbase among the American mainstream, though not as much as some of his subsequent singles, which offered a softer image of Game than his gritty first single and video, did.
[edit] Single Tracklist
[edit] A-Side
- How We Do (Edited) (4:03)
[edit] B-Side
- How We Do (Edited) (4:03)
- How We Do (Explicit) (4:20)
- How We Do (Instrumental) (4:04)
- How We Do (Acapella) (3:01)
