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2002 single by Ja Rule From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Thug Lovin'" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule featuring singer Bobby Brown, released on November 4, 2002 as the first single from Ja Rule's fourth studio album, The Last Temptation (2002). The song was produced by Irv Gotti. Bobby Brown's sung portion is an interpolation of part of the chorus of the Stevie Wonder song "Knocks Me Off My Feet".
"Thug Lovin'" | ||||
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Single by Ja Rule featuring Bobby Brown | ||||
from the album The Last Temptation | ||||
B-side | "Connected" | |||
Released | November 4, 2002 | |||
Length | 4:54 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Irv Gotti | |||
Ja Rule singles chronology | ||||
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Bobby Brown singles chronology | ||||
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The music video, directed by Irv Gotti, for the song features scenes of Ja Rule and Bobby Brown in a helicopter, on a helipad on top of a skyscraper which has the Murder Inc. logo on it, the two artists driving in a Bentley, and the two going to a party. The video premiered on BET's Access Granted in 2002.
US 12-inch single[1]
Canadian and European CD single[2][3]
UK CD single[4]
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UK 12-inch single[5]
UK cassette single[6]
Australian CD single[7]
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[30] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | November 4, 2002 | [31] | ||
Australia | December 2, 2002 | CD | Murder Inc. | [32] |
Belgium | December 4, 2002 | Def Jam | [33] | |
United Kingdom | December 9, 2002 |
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New Zealand | December 16, 2002 | CD | Murder Inc. | [35] |
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