Westside (TQ song)

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"Westside"
Song

"Westside" was the lead single from TQ's debut album, They Never Saw Me Coming. The song was produced by Bay-area producers Femi Ojetunde and Mike Mosley, with TQ serving as co-producer. The song is an anthemic ode to TQ's native California. In the song's lyrics he mentions several other California musicians who influenced him, Ice Cube, Eazy-E, Ice-T, Too Short and DJ Quik, at the end of "Westside", TQ dedicates the song to the deceased Eazy-E and Tupac Shakur.

Released late in 1998, "Westside" became a breakthrough hit for TQ, reaching No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, while also becoming a top 10 hit in several other countries, including the United Kingdom (#4), Ireland (#5) and the Netherlands (#3). In the US, "Westside" was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies on October 22, 1998. The song also took the final spot on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1998.

Single track listing

  1. "Westside" (Album Version)- 5:02
  2. "Westside" (Radio Version)- 3:52
  3. "Bye Bye Baby" (Snippet)- 1:12
  4. "Westside" (Instrumental Version)- 5:07
  5. "Bye Bye Baby (Snippet)"- 1:12

Westside Part II / Westside Part III (Single)

  1. "Westside Part II (My Melody)" (Feat. DJ Quik, Hi-C, James DeBarge, Playa Hamm & Suga Free (Clean Version) - 4:42
  2. "Westside Part II (My Melody)" (Feat. DJ Quik, Hi-C, James DeBarge, Playa Hamm & Suga Free (Dirty Version) - 4:42
  3. "Westside Part II (My Melody)" (Instrumental) - 4:42
  4. "Westside Part III (Bud'da Remix)" (Feat. Jayo Felony & Kam (Clean Version) - 4:04
  5. "Westside Part III (Bud'da Remix)" (Feat. Jayo Felony & Kam (Dirty Version) - 4:04
  6. "Westside Part II (Bud'da Remix)" (Instrumental) - 4:04

Charts and certifications

References

  1. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  2. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  4. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1998". Billboard. 111 (5). BPI Communications Inc.: 75 January 30, 1999. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  5. ^ "American single certifications – TQ – Westside". Recording Industry Association of America.

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