Da Joint

"Da Joint" (sometimes spelt "The Joint") is the first single from EPMD's fifth album, Back in Business. Produced by Erick Sermon and Rockwilder,^[1] "Da Joint" became EPMD's second and final single to make it to the Billboard Hot 100,^[2] peaking at 94 on the chart with approximately 100,000 copies sold in the first week.^[1] "Da Joint" was released a week before the Back in Business album, making it to the first release by the newly reformed EPMD since the group's 1992 single, "Head Banger".

"Da Joint"
Single by EPMD
from the album Back in Business
B-side	"You Gots 2 Chill '97"
Released	September 1997
Recorded	1997
Studio	Mirror Image, Long Island
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:27
Label	Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Dana Stinson, Erick Sermon, James Brown, Parrish Smith
Producer(s)	Erick Sermon, Rockwilder
EPMD singles chronology
"Head Banger" (1992) "Da Joint" (1997) "Richter Scale" (1997)

Hype Williams was planning to shoot the music video for "Da Joint", but those plans never materialized. Instead, Steve Carr directed the music video.^[1]

Track listing

Side A

1. "Da Joint" (Radio Edit) – 3:26
2. "Da Joint" (LP Version) – 3:27

Side B

1. "Da Joint" (Instrumental) – 3:26
2. "You Gots 2 Chill '97" (Radio Edit) – 3:27

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the single's liner notes.^[3]

• Erick Sermon – producer, writer
• Parrish Smith – producer, writer
• Tommy Uzzo – recording
• Ivan "Doc" Rodriguez – mixing
• Danny Clinch – photography

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	94
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)[5]	42
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)[6]	17
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[7]	5