Doin' It (LL Cool J song)
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| Single by LL Cool J featuring Leshaun | |||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Mr. Smith | |||||||||||||||||||
| B-side | Hey Lover | ||||||||||||||||||
| Released | January 20, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD single | ||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1995 at Platinum Island Studios engineer Mario Rodriguez and Vaughn Sessions | ||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | R&B, porn rap, new jack swing | ||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 4:40 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Def Jam | ||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | James Todd Smith | ||||||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Rashad "Ringo" Smith, LL Cool J | ||||||||||||||||||
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"Doin It" is the second single from LL Cool J's sixth album, Mr. Smith, and was released on January 20, 1996 for Def Jam Recordings. Based on a sample of Grace Jones' "My Jamaican Guy", it also featured LeShaun, production from Rashad "Ringo" Smith and LL Cool J.
"Doin It" was a success for LL Cool J, making it to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Billboard charts. On the B-side was the previous single, "Hey Lover".
The remix featured on the soundtrack to The Nutty Professor samples the Art of Noise's "Moments in Love."
The crowd noise played throughout the song, shouting "Go Brooklyn", is sampled from "Top Billin'" by Audio Two. Keri Hilson sampled this song in her song "Do It" featuring Tank for her debut album In a Perfect World.
The song has the singers rapping about their sexual desire for each other.[1][2]
Music video
The video was shot in December 1995, and it was directed by Hype Williams. LeShaun did not appear in the music video, as she was pregnant at the time, so different models took her place and lip syncs her parts.
Track listing
A-side
- "Doin It" (LP Version)- 4:40
- "Doin It" (Unarmed Version)- 4:05
B-side
- "Hey Lover" (Street Version)- 4:04
- "Hey Lover" (Street Instrumental)- 4:04
Charts
Peak positions
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| Germany (Media Control Charts)[3] | 36 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] | 10 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] | 16 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] | 14 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 47 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 15 |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
| Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 7 |
| Billboard Hot Rap Singles | 2 |
| Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 3 |
| Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 | 17 |
Year-End charts
| End of year chart (1996) | Position |
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| Dutch Top 40[8] | 76 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] | 61 |
References
- ↑ The Genres, Prosody and Pragmatics of Rap Said Abir Anbari - 2011 - Page 6 "There are also songs in which a male and a female performer rap together about their (sexual) desire for each other, for instance, in the song “Doin It” (1996) of LL Cool J and LeShaun (see app., p. 42)."
- ↑ S2S Magazine - "Jamie Foster Brown - 1996 Page 22-"LL Cool J: Sexually explicit? All right, if you want to call it that. Jennifer: You don 't agree? LL Cool J: I mean, not particularly. I think that some of it is adult oriented, but that's the nature of that particular song, "Doin It." That's the only song you're ..."
- ↑ "Chartverfulgong > LL Cool J > Doin It – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – LL Cool J – Doin It" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – LL Cool J – Control Myself". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – LL Cool J – Doin It". Singles Top 60. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – LL Cool J – Doin It". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ↑ "Top 40 1996". Dutch Top 40. MegaCharts. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". Retrieved 2010-08-27.