Addictive (song)

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“Addictive”

Single by Truth Hurts featuring Rakim from the album Truthfully Speaking
Released	October 22, 2002 (U.S.)^[1]
Format	12" maxi single, digital download
Recorded	2002
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Aftermath

"Addictive" is a 2002 single recorded by Truth Hurts for Dr. Dre's Aftermath label. One of the label's few R&B hits, "Addictive" features a guest rap from Rakim, and is based around a Hindi music sample, which eventually brought on a $500 million lawsuit against Aftermath. The song was her only to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #9.

Though the original song, Lata Mangeshkar's Thoda Resham Lagta Hai, was used as the main base of the track within the chorus, the modern-style beats, rhythm, melody and even the video was copied from the original remake (first version), UMI10's Kaliyon Ka Chaman Jab Banta Hain featuring Meghna Naidu. This original remake was highly popular amongst the youths in South Asia, though it was almost non-existent within the West due to the language barrier. The first version was therefore only deemed popular to a specific niche market and culture. Although very little was changed to the original remake of the classic song; Truth Hurts' version was more marketable for mainstream release and therefore became more popular internationally whilst the original remake wasn't known to exist.

Steve "Static" Garrett wrote the song's lyrics, and the record was produced by DJ Quik. Quik sampled for its instrumental track a Hindi-song he heard on television early one morning. The sample turned out to be "Thoda Resham Lagta Hai", a 20-year old song by Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar, which Aftermath neglected to clear the rights to. Copyright holders Saregama India, Ltd. issued a cease-and-desist order, which went unheeded. On September 12, 2002, Saregama filing a $500 million dollar lawsuit against Aftermath and parent company Universal Music Group, and filed an injunction to prevent further performances or broadcasts of "Addictive" [1].

Incidentally, "Addictive" was not the first hip hop or R&B song to use Indian or South Asian music; record producer Timbaland had been using Bhangra elements in his tracks for two years prior.

This song is still in recurrent rotation on many top-40, rhythmic, and urban stations.

A remix has also been made, produced by Dr. Dre featuring an additional verse by Rakim.

In 2003 the song was certified gold by SNEP, France.

[edit] Credits

Lead and Background Vocals by Truth Hurts
Rap by Rakim
Contains a sample of "Thoda Resham Lagta Hai" by Lata Mangeshkar, from the Bollywood motion picture Jyoti.
Contains a sample of "Do it 'Till You're Satisfied" by B.T. Express.
Produced by DJ Quik
Executive Producer: Dr. Dre