Ditty (Paperboy song)

"Ditty"
Single by Paperboy
from the album The Nine Yards
Released December 21, 1992[1]
Format 12", 7", CD, MiniDisc, cassette
Genre Hip hop
Length 4:03
Label Next Plateau
Writer(s)
Producer(s) David Weldon[3]
Certification Platinum[4]
Paperboy singles chronology
  • "Ditty"
  • (1992)
  • "Bumpin' (Adaptation of Humpin')
  • (1993)

"Ditty" is a song by American rapper Paperboy from his debut studio album The Nine Yards. It is the opening track on the album and was issued as the album's lead single. The song is primarily based around a sample of Zapp's "Doo Wa Ditty (Blow That Thing)", but it also contains a sample of James Brown's "Funky President (People It's Bad)".[5]

"Ditty" is Paperboy's only song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #10 in 1993.[6] In 1994, the song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance, but lost to "Let Me Ride" by Dr. Dre.[7]

Credits and personnel

Track listing

  1. "Ditty" (Explicit) - 4:02
  2. "Ditty" (Edited) - 3:56
  3. "Ditty" (Album Version) - 4:59
  4. "Ditty" (Remix - Explicit) - 5:04
  5. "Ditty" (Remix - Edited) - 5:04
  6. "Ditty" (Radio Mix - feat. Nate Dogg) - 3:51
  7. "Ditty" (DJ Remix) - 4:08

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)[6] Peak
position
Germany (Media Control Charts)[8] 93
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 48
US Billboard Hot 100 10
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard) 23
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard) 17
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard) 20
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard) 9

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)[10] Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 24

References

  1. ↑ "Amazon.com: Paper Boy [sic]: Ditty: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Paperboy - Ditty (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Paperboy - Ditty (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - November 18, 2014". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Ditty - Paperboy - WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Paperboy - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Rock On The Net: 36th Annual Grammy Awards - 1994". Rock on the Net. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Chartverfulgong > Paperboy > Ditty – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  9. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Paperboy – Ditty". Top 40 Singles.
  10. ↑ Pedro. "Longbored Surfer - 2003". LongboredSurfer.com. Retrieved November 18, 2014.

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