Pass That Dutch

"Pass That Dutch" is the first single from Missy Elliott's album This Is Not A Test! The single reached No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100^[1] on October 21, 2003.

The song contains samples of "Magic Mountain" by War and "Potholes in My Lawn" by De La Soul.

Censorship

The song's use of the word "dutch" is in reference to the cigar used to roll blunts. The word was removed during its run on MTV, in which the song was aired as "Pass That D****". This edit has caused some controversy, due to this edit having never occurred on other music video network stations, such as VH1 or BET; as well as the fact that a Dutch Master, the cigar referred to in the title of the song, is not illegal.

On all channels, the line "run for cover motherfucker" is censored as "run for cover, cover, cover".

Music video

The video features Elliott on a farm, dancing under a UFO, on a stage as a beauty queen being cheered on by a crowd of Bratz dolls, in a car where one of the other passengers eats a man after he sets off the car alarm, and on the Empire State Building in a parody of King Kong. The song was also featured in the movie, "Mean Girls," but is not on the soundtrack. This is the second song where Elliott references Aaliyah, as her picture is on Elliott's desk in the beginning of the music video.

Track listing

1. "Pass That Dutch" (Amended Version)
2. "Pass That Dutch" (Explicit Version)
3. "Hurt Sumthin"

Popular Culture

• The song was featured in the film Mean Girls.
• It was briefly used in an episode of The Catherine Tate Show where Lauren Cooper gets married, the censored version was used.

Accolades

• The song was ranked #1 in MuchMusic's "Top 50 MuchVibe Videos of All Time".
• The song was ranked #291 on Pitchfork Media's "Top 500 songs of the 2000s".

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