Chain Hang Low
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| Single by Jibbs from the album Jibbs featuring Jibbs |
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| Released | June 20, 2006 (United States) December 23, 2006 (Europe) January 19, 2007 (United Kingdom) |
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| Format | CD single, 12-inch single | ||||
| Genre | Pop Rap | ||||
| Length | 3:32 | ||||
| Label | Geffen Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Jibbs | ||||
| Producer | The Beatstaz | ||||
| Certification | Platinum | ||||
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"Chain Hang Low" is the debut single by Jibbs from his debut album Jibbs featuring Jibbs. The song went on to rack up more than 20,000 ringtone downloads in a span of two weeks. The video shows adolescents doing the snap dance. "Chain Hang Low" reached #7 on Billboard Hot 100.
The Source magazine and XXL blogger Byron Crawford have classified this song in a genre of music called "minstrel show rap", because the chorus's melody is taken from the minstrel show song "Zip Coon." Jibbs claims he didn't know the origins of the song and used the melody as a reference to the children's song "Do Your Ears Hang Low?"[1][2]
Lil' Mama has made a similar song to this called G-Slide (Tour Bus)", both choruses sample a nursery rhyme and the verses have a very rap-influenced beat.
There was an official remix released which had a verse by Lil Wayne.
[edit] Track listing
- "Chain Hang Low" [Main Version] [3:32]
- "Chain Hang Low" [Instrumental] [3:32]
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 21 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 29 |
| U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 16 |
| U.S. Hot Rap Tracks | 6 |
| U.S. Rhythmic Top 40 | 10 |
| Australian ARIA Top 100 | 96 |
| Irish Top 50 | 14 |
| UK | 63 |
[edit] References
- ^ Lucas, Demetria (November 2006). "Shock & Awe." The Source, 24–25.
- ^ Crawford, Byron (2006-09-22). "Minstrel show rap". XXL. Retrieved 2007-01-03.
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