Tilt Ya Head Back
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| Single by Nelly featuring Christina Aguilera from the album Sweat |
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| Released | November 15, 2004 | ||||
| Format | Airplay only | ||||
| Genre | Hip hop, R&B | ||||
| Length | 4:13 | ||||
| Label | Universal | ||||
| Writer(s) | Nelly, Dorian Moore, Tegemold Newton, Curtis Mayfield | ||||
| Producer | Doe Mo' Beats | ||||
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| "Car Wash" (2004) |
"Tilt Ya Head Back" (2004) |
"A Song for You" (2005) |
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"Tilt Ya Head Back" is a single by rapper Nelly which features pop singer Christina Aguilera, released in 2004, from Nelly's album Sweat.
[edit] Song information
"Tilt Ya Head Back" was written by Nelly, Dorian Moore, Tegemold Newton and Curtis Mayfield. It was produced by Doe Mo' Beats for Mo' Beats/Derrty Ent. The song contains samples of the song "Superfly" by Curtis Mayfield. The music video was directed by Little X.
[edit] Chart success
At first, the song was expected to be a big hit for both Nelly and Aguilera, as it tested well at Pop, Urban, and Rhthmic formats. Nelly and Christina would hype up the release of the song by performing it at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards (the only time the song was performed live by both artists). However, It was later revealed that Nelly's label was insecure about this record, as they felt that Aguilera overshadowed Nelly on his own record and therefore was not given a big push or any other promotion by the record label. The video for the song had already been shot before Nellys label decided to switch their promotion over to another Nelly song that had been getting major attention, Over and Over a duet with Tim McGraw from his Suit album. That track began receiving large amounts of airplay and would overshadow the release of Tilt Ya Head Back".
The song peaked at #58 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, while becoming a top five hit in the United Kingdom and Australia.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Top 50 Singles | 4 |
| UK Top 40 Singles | 5 |
| Australia Top 50 Singles | 5 |
| Ireland Top 50 Singles | 12 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 16 |
| Switzerland Top 100 Singles | 16 |
| U.S. Top 40 Mainstream | 26 |
| Germany Top 100 Singles | 27 |
| Canadian Singles | 27 |
| U.S. Top 40 Tracks | 28 |
| 'Tokio Hot 100' | 30 |
| U.S. Rhythmic Top 40 | 38 |
| Austria Top 75 Singles | 42 |
| Indonesia Chart | 44 |
| U.S.Billboard Hot 100 | 58 |
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