Ghetto Love (Da Brat song)
"Ghetto Love" | ||||
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Single by Da Brat featuring T-Boz | ||||
from the album Anuthatantrum | ||||
Released | March 1, 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1996 | |||
Genre | Hip hop, R&B | |||
Length | 3:24 | |||
Label | So So Def Recordings | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jermaine Dupri, Shawntae Harris, Eldra DeBarge | |||
Producer(s) | Jermaine Dupri | |||
Da Brat singles chronology | ||||
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T-Boz singles chronology | ||||
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"Ghetto Love" is the second single released from Da Brat's second studio album, Anuthatantrum.
Background
[edit]Released in early 1997, "Ghetto Love" was Da Brat's second and final single from Anuthatantrum after the gold-selling "Sittin' on Top of the World". The song became Da Brat's second biggest hit, peaking at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. Only her first single, "Funkdafied", which peaked at 6, charted higher. Like the album's previous single, "Ghetto Love" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, reaching the feat on April 2, 1997. The song was produced by Jermaine Dupri and Carl So-Lowe, featured a chorus sung by the TLC member T-Boz and used a sample of DeBarge's 1983 hit "All This Love".[1]
Single track listing
[edit]- "Ghetto Love" (Radio Remix)- 3:24
- "Ghetto Love" (Remix) - 3:24
- "Ghetto Love" (Remix Instrumental) - 3:24
- "Ghetto Love" (Radio Edit) - 3:24
- "Ghetto Love" (LP Version) - 3:24
- "Ghetto Love" (LP Instrumental) - 3:24
Charts
[edit]Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 16 |
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[3] | 17 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] | 11 |
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[5] | 4 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[6] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Sources
[edit]- ^ "Chart History - Da Brat". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- "Samples of All This Love by DeBarge". WhoSampled. Retrieved September 6, 2022. - ^ "Da Brat Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ "Da Brat Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ "Da Brat Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ "Da Brat Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ "American single certifications – Da Brat – Ghetto Love". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 25, 2021.