Somethin' 4 da Honeyz

"Somethin' 4 da Honeyz" is the second single released from American singer-songwriter Montell Jordan's debut album, This Is How We Do It (1995). Produced by Oji Pierce, the song was the follow-up to Montell's number-one hit, "This Is How We Do It" and was released in July 1995 by Def Jam and Island. It became his second consecutive hit, peaking at 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in September 1995 for shipments of over 500,000 copies. The official remix entitled the "Human Rhythm Remix" was produced by Derrick Edmondson and featured an appearance by Redman. Both the original and remix had promotional music videos released. The track sampled "Summer Madness" by Kool & the Gang.

"Somethin' 4 da Honeyz"
Single by Montell Jordan
from the album This Is How We Do It
B-side	"This Is How We Do It"
Released	July 25, 1995 (1995-07-25)
Length	4:36
Label	Def Jam Island
Songwriter(s)	Montell Jordan Oji Pierce Mark Alton Robert E. Bell Ronald N. Bell George M. Brown Robert "Spike" Mickens Doug Rasheed Claydes Smith Dennis Thomas Richard Westfield
Producer(s)	Oji Pierce
Montell Jordan singles chronology
"This Is How We Do It" (1995) "Somethin' 4 da Honeyz" (1995) "I Like" (1996)
Music video
"Somethin' 4 da Honeyz" on YouTube

Critical reception

Neil Kulkarni from Melody Maker said, "This is all slick and well, but the saving grace of 'This Is How...' was that bassline, and this one doesn't even compete."^[1] Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Let the magic Jordans tell you once more how they do it. They simply have got more swing than comparable R&B outfits, while they never lose sight of the melody. The beat is bumpin'!"^[2]

Track listing

A-Side

1. "Somethin' 4 da Honeyz" (radio version) – 4:02
2. "Somethin' 4 da Honeyz" (Human Rhythm remix) – 3:57
3. "Somethin' 4 da Honeyz" (Human Rhythm instrumental) – 3:57

B-Side

1. "This Is How We Do It" (Studio Ton radio mix) – 3:42
2. "This Is How We Do It" (Funkmaster Flex radio mix) – 4:33
3. "This Is How We Do It" (Puff Daddy radio mix) – 4:23

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1995) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[3] 19 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 74 Europe (European Dance Radio)[5] 8 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[6] 14 Netherlands (Single Top 100 Tip)[7] 8 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 8 Scotland (OCC)[9] 63 UK Singles (OCC)[10] 15 UK Dance (OCC)[11] 7 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[12] 2 US Billboard Hot 100[13] 21 US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)[14] 18 US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[15] 5 US Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover (Billboard)[16] 15

Year-end charts Chart (1995) Position Australia (ARIA)[17] 98 US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)[18] 98

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[19]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	July 25, 1995	12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Def Jam	[19]
United Kingdom	August 21, 1995		Def Jam Island	[20]