Shoulder Lean

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"Shoulder Lean"
File:ShoulderLean.jpg
Single by Young Dro featuring T.I.
from the album Best Thang Smokin'
Released July 4, 2006 (2006-07-04)
Genre Hip hop
Length 4:20
Label Grand Hustle
Writer(s) Harris, C./Hart, D./Quinn, C.
Producer(s) C Gutta
Certification 2x Platinum (RIAA)[1]
Young Dro chronology
"Shoulder Lean"
(2006)		 "Rubberband Banks"
(2006)
T.I. chronology
"Why You Wanna"
(2006)		 "Shoulder Lean"
(2006)		 "My Love"
(2006)

"Shoulder Lean" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Young Dro, released July 4, 2006 as his debut single and the lead single from his debut studio album Best Thang Smokin'. The song features fellow American rapper and his Grand Hustle label boss T.I. on the hook. The production was handled by Grand Hustle in-house producer Cordale "Lil' C" Quinn. The song was a massive hit in the United States, reaching the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart. This was Young Dro's first and only Top 10 single and T.I.'s fourth Top 10 single. The song received heavy airplay and was certified 2x Platinum by RIAA.

A freestyle over the song's production, entitled "Live from the 504" by Lil Wayne, is featured on his mixtape Da Drought 3 (2007).

Music video

The music video for "Shoulder Lean" makes references to the respective video of the Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg song "Nuthin But A "G" Thang". The video includes cameo appearances from DJ Drama, DJ Khaled, Slim Thug, Big Gipp of Goodie Mob and Parlae of Dem Franchize Boyz.

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 10
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] 1
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[4] 33
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[5] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[6] 2× Platinum 2,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Radio and release history

Country Date Format Label
United States May 2, 2006 Rhythmic contemporary radio[7] Grand Hustle Records, Atlantic Records
May 9, 2006 Urban contemporary radio[8]
June 29, 2006 Digital download[9]
September 5, 2006 Contemporary hit radio[10]

See also

References

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Preceded by Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single
August 12, 2006 - August 26, 2006		 Succeeded by
"Déjà Vu" by Beyoncé Knowles featuring Jay-Z


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  1. ↑ Young Dro gold&platinum dataRIAA. Accessed October 24, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Young Dro – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Young Dro. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Young Dro – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Young Dro. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
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  5. ↑ "Young Dro – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rap Songs for Young Dro. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
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