Return of the Mack

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"Return of the Mack"
Single by Mark Morrison
from the album Return of the Mack
B-side Remix
Released 18 March 1996 (UK)
11 February 1997 (USA)
Format CD single, CD maxi, 12" maxi
Genre R&B, hip hop, dance
Length 3:32
Label WEA
Writer(s) Mark Morrison
Producer Cutfather & Joe
Mark Morrison singles chronology
"Let's Get Down"
(1995)		 "Return of the Mack"
(1996)		 "Crazy (re-mix)"
(1996)
Alternative covers
U.S. / French CD single cover

"Return of the Mack" is the title of a song written and recorded by British R&B artist Mark Morrison. It was released in Morrison's native United Kingdom in March 1996 and reached the number one on the UK Singles Chart a month later. It reached number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in early summer 1997 for one week, kept from number one by Hanson's "MMMBop" and went platinum.[1]

The song's beat is sampled from the song "Genius of Love" by American band Tom Tom Club. It additionally samples "Games" by Chuckii Booker.

Contents

[edit] Single

CD single - U.S.
  1. "Return of the Mack" (C&J X-Tended radio edit) – 7:20 (same version of the album)
CD single - Europe
  1. "Return of the Mack" (C&J radio edit) – 3:32
  2. "Return of the Mack" (Joe T. Vannelli light radio edit) – 3:57
  3. "Return of the Mack" (C&J Street mix)" – 4:34
  4. "Return of the Mack" (Terence Dackombe mind tricks mix) – 3:46
  5. "Return of the Mack" (D-Influence vibe mix) – 4:29
  6. "Return of the Mack" (Full Crew mix) – 3:56
  7. "Return of the Mack" (Sir Gant mix) – 4:58
12" maxi - U.S.
  1. "Return of the Mack" (C&J Street mix) – 7:18
  2. "Return of the Mack" (Da Beatminerz remix) – 4:39
  3. "Return of the Mack" (acapella of the mack) – 2:56
  4. "Trippin'" (C&J mix) – 4:23
  5. "Trippin'" (Salaam Remi remix) – 4:23
  6. "Return of the Mack" (instrumental) – 5:53
12" maxi - Europe
  1. "Return of the Mack" (C&J Street mix) – 4:34
  2. "Return of the Mack" (D-Influence vibe mix) – 4:29
  3. "Return of the Mack" (Joe T. Vannelli light mix) – 7:30
  4. "Return of the Mack" (Joe T. Vannelli extra corvette mix) – 6:44

[edit] Charts and sales

[edit] Peak positions

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 12
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[2] 7
Canada (RPM)[3] 17
Canada Dance (RPM)[4] 1
Denmark (Tracklisten)[5] 5
France (SNEP)[2] 12
Germany (Media Control Charts)[6] 5
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 3
New Zealand (RIANZ)[2] 3
Norway (VG-lista)[2] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[2] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[2] 7
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[9] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] 2
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs[10] 4
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[10] 1
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[10] 3

[edit] End of year charts

End of year chart (1996) Position
Australian Singles Chart[11] 8
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[12] 82
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[13] 59
Dutch Top 40[8] 21
French Singles Chart[14] 36
Swiss Singles Chart[15] 34
End of year chart (1997) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[16] 8

[edit] End of decade charts

Chart (1990–1999) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[17] 100

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
France[18] Silver 4 June 1996 125,000
Germany[19] Gold 1996 150,000
U.S.[20] Platinum 11 June 1997 1,000,000
U.K.[21] Platinum 1 May 1996 600,000

[edit] Chart successions

Preceded by
"Firestarter" by The Prodigy		 UK Singles Chart number-one single
14 April 1996 – 21 April 1996 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Fastlove" by George Michael
Preceded by
"Wannabe" by Spice Girls		 Canadian RPM Dance chart number-one single
3 March 1997 - 24 March 1997 (4 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Discothèque" by U2

[edit] Mann version

"The Mack"
Single by Mann featuring Iyaz & Snoop Dogg
from the album Mann's World
Released

23 May 2011 (UK),

5 July 2011 (US)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2011
Genre Hip hop
Length 3:35
Label The Island Def Jam Music Group
Producer J.R. Rotem
Mann singles chronology
"Buzzin'"
(2010)		 "The Mack"
(2011)		 "Music Sounds Better with U" (2011)
Snoop Dogg singles chronology
"Boom"
(2011)		 "The Mack"
(2011)		 "Young, Wild & Free"
(2011)
Iyaz singles chronology
"Break My Bank"
(2010)		 "The Mack"
(2011)		 "Pretty Girls"
(2011)

American hip-hop/rap artist Mann released a cover version of the song, featuring vocals from Snoop Dogg and Iyaz. The single was released in the United Kingdom on 23 May 2011 as a digital download. The Music Video premiered on Mann's YouTube Channel on 28 June. It was released in the United States on 5 July 2011.

[edit] Music Video

A music video to accompany the release of "The Mack" was first released onto YouTube on 28 June 2011 at a total length of three minutes and fifty-five seconds. It features Mann, Iyaz and Snoop Dogg, at a pool party that starts off in the day into the night and they are surrounded by women.

[edit] Critical reception

Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave the song a positive review stating, "I'm tryin' to bag a chick from a centerfold and I'm tryin' burn bread like it's fine to be toast," the pint-sized rapper curiously explains between an instantly recognisable chorus that samples Mark Morrison's '96 classic 'Return Of The Mack' - the robotic tones courtesy of Iyaz. "Mann, he was buzzed, and he's on my level," Snoop fo shizzles as he continues to heap praise on the rising star. With such an endorsement, that ever-tricky second single shouldn't be an issue for long". rewarding it three of five stars.[22]

[edit] Current Vocation

After many years in the spotlight of UK British Hip Hop, “The Mack” now operates as a leading acquisitions and disposal agent within the Yorkshire Industrial Market.

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "The Mack" (feat. Snoop Dogg & Iyaz) 3:35

[edit] Charts

Charts (2011) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[23] 68
Australian Urban (ARIA) 20
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[24] 25
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[25] 38
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[26] 36
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[27] 10
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[28] 28

[edit] Release history

Country Date Format Label
United Kingdom 23 May 2011 Digital download The Island Def Jam Music Group

[edit] References

  1. ^ The producer of Return Of The Mack speaks about the song
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Return of the Mack", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 15 May 2009)
  3. ^ Canada peak position
  4. ^ Canada Dance peak position
  5. ^ "Hits of the World: Denmark (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research) 07/04/96". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media) 108 (29page=41). 20 July 1996. ISSN 0006-2510. http://books.google.dk/books?id=xQcEAAAAMBAJ. 
  6. ^ "Mark Morrison singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). musicline. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Morrison,Mark/single. Retrieved 19 April 2010. 
  7. ^ Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 15 May 2009)
  8. ^ a b "Single top 100 over 1996" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201996.pdf. Retrieved 19 April 2010. 
  9. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved 15 May 2009)
  10. ^ a b c d Mark Morrison singles, Billboard charts allmusic.com (Retrieved 15 May 2009)
  11. ^ 1996 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved 15 May 2009)
  12. ^ 1996 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 15 May 2009)
  13. ^ 1996 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 15 May 2009)
  14. ^ 1996 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 15 May 2009)
  15. ^ 1996 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 15 May 2009)
  16. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1997". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1997. Retrieved 28 August 2010. 
  17. ^ Geoff Mayfield (25 December 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=RA1-PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 15 October 2010. 
  18. ^ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 15 May 2009)
  19. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Return+of+the+Mack')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Return%2Bof%2Bthe%2BMack&strInterpret=&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved 15 May 2009. 
  20. ^ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved 15 May 2009)
  21. ^ U.K. certifications bpi.co.uk (Retrieved 12 May 2011)
  22. ^ Lewis Corner. "Mann ft. Snoop Dogg & Iyaz: 'The Mack'". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a328990/mann-ft-snoop-dogg--iyaz-the-mack.html. 
  23. ^ "Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 1st August 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/60lfnZRQY. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 
  24. ^ "Ultratop.be – Mann feat. Snoop Dogg and Iyaz – The Mack" (in Dutch). Ultratip. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  25. ^ "Ultratop.be – Mann feat. Snoop Dogg and Iyaz – The Mack" (in French). Ultratip. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  26. ^ "Archive Chart". Scottish Singles Top 40. Official Charts Company.
  27. ^ "Archive Chart" UK R&B Chart. Official Charts Company.
  28. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company.
  • Christopher G. Feldman, The Billboard Book of Number 2 Singles.

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