Gangsta Lovin'

"Gangsta Lovin'"
Single by Eve featuring Alicia Keys
from the album Eve-Olution
B-side "U Me & She"
Released July 3, 2002 (U.S.)
September 2002 (UK)
Format CD single, CD maxi single
Recorded 2002; The Hit Factory
(New York City, New York)
Genre Hip hop, R&B
Length 3:59
Label Ruff Ryders, Interscope
Writer(s) Alisa Yarbrough, Jonah Ellis, Lonnie Simmons, Eve Jeffers
Producer(s) Irv Gotti, Channel 7
Eve singles chronology
"4 My People"
(2002)		 "Gangsta Lovin'"
(2002)		 "Satisfaction"
(2003)
Alicia Keys singles chronology
"How Come You Don't Call Me"
(2002)		 "Gangsta Lovin'"
(2002)		 "Girlfriend"
(2002)
Music video
"Gangsta Lovin'" on YouTube

"Gangsta Lovin'" is the lead single from Eve's third studio album, Eve-Olution (2002). It became her second consecutive number-two hit on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as her third consecutive top ten hit in the United Kingdom. The song features R&B-soul singer Alicia Keys. When being asked in an interview why she chose Keys to be on the song, Eve said, "I love Alicia, I mean I think she's incredibly talented, and I needed a girl on the song, and why not Alicia Keys?". The chorus contains re-sung elements from Yarbrough and Peoples' 1980 song "Don't Stop the Music", which were also used on Common's 1997 song "All Night Long" featuring Erykah Badu.

Music video

The video for "Gangsta Lovin'", directed by Little X, starts with girls putting food on their plates from a buffet table with shirts on that say "Eve", "&", "Alicia", "In", and "Gangsta Love". It then goes to a swimming pool where Eve and Keys are sitting in beach chairs. Eve is glancing at a man she is clearly interested in. The video then switches off showing the pool scene, a scene in a room where Eve is rapping by herself, and a room where Keys is singing by herself. For the second verse, Eve walks into a party where the man she is interested in is. The man catches Eve's eye, and they smile at each other. In the chorus, it shows them talking and exchanging phone numbers. At the beginning of the third verse, Keys and Eve are in the same room. The man is shown calling Eve, and Eve goes to the beach and sits down with him. Keys stands at the beach singing by herself. Eve and the man walk down the beach together. At the end, Eve and Keys are shown wearing "Gangsta Love" shirts.

In popular culture

Track listings

UK CD single
  1. "Gangsta Lovin'" (featuring Alicia Keys)
  2. "Who's That Girl?"
  3. "Gangsta Lovin'" (Instrumental)
European CD single
  1. "Gangsta Lovin'" (featuring Alicia Keys) – 3:59
  2. "U Me & She" – 3:52
European CD maxi single
  1. "Gangsta Lovin'" (featuring Alicia Keys) – 3:59
  2. "U Me & She" – 3:52
  3. "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (Stargate Remix featuring Gwen Stefani) – 3:33
  4. "Who's That Girl?" (Instrumental) – 4:41

Charts and certifications

Chart positions

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 4
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 41
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[1] 18
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[1] 13
Denmark (Tracklisten)[1] 6
Europe (European Hot 100)[2] 7
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[1] 6
France (SNEP)[1] 20
Germany (Media Control Charts)[3] 21
Hungary (Mahasz)[4] 10
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 15
Italy (FIMI)[1] 14
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[1] 8
New Zealand (RIANZ)[1] 7
Norway (VG-lista)[1] 5
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[6] 93
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[7] 11
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[1] 10
Switzerland (Swiss Music Charts)[1] 6
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)[8] 6
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 2
US Billboard Pop Songs[9] 2
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[9] 2
US Billboard Rap Songs[9] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2002) Position
Australian Singles Chart[10] 46
Australian Urban Singles[11] 16
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[12] 87
Dutch Singles Chart[13] 89
Swiss Singles Chart[14] 67
U.K Singles Chart[15] 128
U.S Billboard Hot 100[16] 19
U.S R&B/Hip-Hop Singles[17] 28
U.S Rap Singles[18] 9

Certifications

Country (Provider) Certification
Australia (ARIA)[19] Platinum

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Swisscharts.com - Eve feat. Alicia Keys – Gangsta Lovin'". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  2. ↑ "European Top 20 Singles Chart – Week Commencing 7th October 2002" (PDF). Music & Media. Pandora Archive. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
  3. ↑ "Musicline.de – Eve feat. Alicia Keys – Gangsta Lovin'". Musicline.de (in German). Retrieved 2009-11-14.
  4. ↑ "Single (track) Top 10 lista – 2002. 39. hét". Mahasz (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2008-04-10.
  5. ↑ "Irish Top 50 Singles, Week Ending 26 September 2002". Chart-Track. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  6. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20050217041002/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10042.html
  7. ↑ . 2002-09-29 http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20020929/41/. Retrieved 2015-06-29. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ "Chart Stats – Eve featuring Alicia Keys – Gangsta Lovin'". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Eve-Olution > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
  10. ↑ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2002". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
  11. ↑ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Urban Singles 2002". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be - Rapports Annuels 2002" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl - Jaaroverzichten - Single 2002" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Hitparade.ch - Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
  15. ↑ "U.K Year-end singles 2002" (PDF). Chartplus.co.uk. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
  16. ↑ "The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks". Billboard. December 28, 2002. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  17. ↑ "The Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks". Billboard. December 28, 2002. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  18. ↑ "The Billboard Hot Rap Singles". Billboard. December 28, 2002. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  19. ↑ "ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 2002 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2009-04-09.

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