Laffy Taffy (song)
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| Single by D4L | ||||
| from the album Down for Life | ||||
| Released | October 18, 2005 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | 2005 in Atlanta, Georgia | |||
| Genre | Southern hip hop, snap | |||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | WEA | |||
| Writer(s) | Lafabian Williams p/k/a Fabo, Adrian Parks p/k/a "Stuntman", Dennis Butler p/k/a "Mook-B", Cory Way p/k/a Born Immaculate, Broderick Thompson Smith, Michael Johnson | |||
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"Laffy Taffy" is a song by Atlanta-based hip-hop group D4L which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 2006. The song's success on the charts was largely due to its enormous online sales. Produced by Cory Way p/k/a "Born Immaculate, Broderick Thompson Smith and Richard Sims p/k/a "K-Rab". The song samples and interpolates elements of "Candy Girl" by New Edition.
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[edit] Remix
The official remix features rapper Busta Rhymes and new verses by group members Stoney & Shawty Lo with Mook B's verse & Fabo's verse & chorus from the original. There's another version of the remix that has an additional verse by rapper Twista.
[edit] Criticism
During "The Champ" from 2006's Fishscale, Ghostface Killah asks "Y'all stuck on Laffy Taffy/Wonderin' how'd y'all niggas get past me?" Ghostface had mocked the "snap dance" during his 2005 tour. [1] There has also been controversy on who wrote "Laffy Taffy". Rapper Liam "Smack Eyes" Thomas claims that the group had stolen the lyrics from his rhyme book. [2]
Most recently, in 2010, Matthew Wilkening of AOL Radio ranked the song at #44 on the list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever, stating that the song was "[s]o bad that even [Alvin and] the Chipmunks can't make it sound any worse."[3]
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (2006) | Peak Position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 53 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 15 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Ringtones | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 3 |
| UK Singles Chart | 29 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Perfect People » Ghostface Killah Biography
- ^ D4L - Biography - D4L
- ^ Wilkening, Matthew (September 11, 2010). "100 Worst Songs Ever -- Part Three of Five". AOL Radio. http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/09/11/100-worst-songs-ever-part-three-of-five/. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
