Get at Me Dog

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"Get at Me Dog"
Single by DMX featuring Sheek Louch
from the album It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
ReleasedFebruary 10, 1998 (1998-02-10)
RecordedDecember 1997
GenreHip hop
Length4:03
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • E. Simmons
  • D. Dean
  • S. Taylor
  • A. Fields
  • D. Blackman
Producer(s)
DMX singles chronology
"4, 3, 2, 1"
(1997)
"Get at Me Dog"
(1998)
"Stop Being Greedy"
(1998)
Sheek Louch singles chronology
"Get at Me Dog"
(1998)
"Mighty D-Block"
(2003)

"Get at Me Dog" is a major-label debut single by American rapper DMX, from his debut album It's Dark and Hell Is Hot. The single peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, making it DMX's third highest peak on the chart, behind "Party Up (Up in Here)" and "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" (albeit posthumously).

Production[edit]

The song features Sheek Louch of The Lox during the chorus. The instrumental was produced by Dame Grease for Vacant Lot Production and Ruff Ryders Entertainment with an additional production by P.K. The song samples "Everything Good to You (Ain't Always Good for You)" by B. T. Express.[1] The song appears in the 2005 video game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories .

Charts[edit]

Chart (1998) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 39
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] 19
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[4] 6

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "B.T. Express". Archived from the original on 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2007-10-19.
  2. ^ "DMX Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "DMX Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "DMX Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "American single certifications – DMX – Get at Me Dog". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 29, 2023.