I Love My Bitch

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“I Love My Bitch”
“I Love My Bitch” cover
Single by Busta Rhymes featuring will.i.am and Kelis
from the album The Big Bang
Released June 6, 2006
Format CD single, digital download, 12" single
Genre Rap
Length 3:47
Label Aftermath/Interscope
Writer(s) Trevor Smith, William Harris, K. Harris
Producer will.i.am
Busta Rhymes singles chronology
"Touch It"
(2006)
"I Love My Bitch"
(2006)
"New York Shit"
(2006)
will.i.am singles chronology
"Beep"
(2006)
"I Love My Bitch"
(2006)
"Fergalicious"
(2006)
Kelis singles chronology
"In Public"
(2005)
"I Love My Bitch"
(2006)
"Bossy"
(2006)

"I Love My Bitch" (known as "I Love My Chick" in its edited version) is the second single from Busta Rhymes's seventh studio album, The Big Bang (2006). The single features guest vocals from will.i.am—who also produced the track—and Kelis.

The release date for the single in the UK was July 10, 2006. However, due to the UK chart rules allowing songs to chart on download sales alone, one week before the single's physical release, it was the second consecutive Busta Rhymes hit to make the top forty, entering at number twenty three on download sales only, the same position that "Touch It" had charted at. Upon its physical release, the single became his second consecutive top 10 solo hit, peaking at number eight there, two positions lower than "Touch It" had charted.

This song also recognized will.i.am as a producer.

[edit] Music video

Busta Rhymes singing in the video
Busta Rhymes singing in the video

The music video for the song, directed by Benny Boom, is based on the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Busta Rhymes plays Mr. Smith and Gabrielle Union plays Mrs. Smith. will.i.am and Dr. Dre also appear in the video, but Kelis does not. It reached number one on BET's 106 & Park. Also Eminem voices the marriage councilor in the video. This becomes obvious once Eminem speaks at the end of the video.

[edit] Track listing

  • European CD maxi single
  1. "I Love My Chick"
  2. "I Love My Bitch"
  3. "Touch It" (Ultimate Remix) (Explicit) (featuring Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, DMX, Rah Digga, Lloyd Banks and Papoose)
  4. "I Love My Chick" (Video)
  5. "I Love My Bitch" (Video)
  • UK CD single
  1. "I Love My Chick" (Album Version Edited)
  2. "Cocaina" (Album Version Explicit)
  • UK 12" single
  1. "I Love My Chick" (Album Version Edited)
  2. "I Love My Bitch" (Album Version Explicit)
  3. "Cocaina"
  • Special single Pur EU & UK explicit release
  1. "I Love My Chick" (Explicit)
  2. "Touch It" (Explicit) (featuring Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, DMX, Rah Digga, Lloyd Banks and Papoose)

[edit] Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 41
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 18
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks 8
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 47
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 16
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs 36
Australia Top 100 Singles 22
Austrian Singles Chart 71
Brazil Hot 100 Singles 53
Dutch Top 40 33
Dutch Mega Top 50 38
German Singles Chart 38
Irish Singles Chart 18
Macedonian Singles Chart 1
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 8
Swiss Singles Chart 22
UK Singles Chart 8
UK Urban Singles Chart 8