Cuddy Buddy

"Cuddy Buddy"
"Cuddy Buddy"
SinglebyMike JonesfeaturingTrey Songz,Lil WayneandTwista
from the albumThe VoiceandThe American Dream (Target Bonus Track)
Released	May 19, 2008(U.S.)
Recorded	2007
Genre	Dirty rap; pop-rap;
Length	4:46
Label	Cuddy/Ice Age Entertainment/Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Derrick Baker,Dwayne Carter,Jim Johnson,Mike Jones,Carl Terrell Mitchell,James Scheffer,Faheem Rashad Najm
Producer(s)	Bigg D andJim Jonsin
Mike Jonessingles chronology
Trey Songzsingles chronology
Lil Waynesingles chronology
Twistasingles chronology

"Cuddy Buddy"(also called"Cutty Buddy") is the second single fromMike Jones' second albumThe Voice.The single version featuresTrey Songz,Lil WayneandTwista.The album version featuresT-Paininstead of Songz. It was produced byBigg DandJim Jonsin.The song samplesKeith Sweat's "How Deep is Your Love".

It was released to radio stations on May 19, 2008.

Alternate versions

The version that was released on iTunes on October 14, 2008 was the music video version, which features Trey Songz and Twista, but excludes Lil Wayne. Later, the version with Lil Wayne was also released onto the music store. The original version which was leaked in February 2008, includedT-Painover Trey Songz. This version eventually made the cut for the album. The original song, "Cutty Buddy" is fromTrillvillefeaturing T-Pain and was recorded in late 2006.

Music video

The music video premiered on Mike Jones'MySpacepage on October 8, 2008. Lil Wayne's verse is not included in the video version. Neither Trey Songz, T-Pain, or Twista make appearances in the video. Mike Jones stated that the reason is that the different labels didn't clear the artists to be on the video. However, Lil Chuckee shows up briefly wearing a red Young Money Tee.

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
USBillboardHot 100^[1]	76
USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs(Billboard)^[2]	34
USHot Rap Songs(Billboard)^[3]	16
USPop 100(Billboard)^[4]	64
USRhythmic(Billboard)^[5]	15

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[6]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^"Mike Jones Chart History (Hot 100)".Billboard.Retrieved May 15, 2022.
^"Mike Jones Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)".Billboard.Retrieved May 15, 2022.
^"Mike Jones Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)".Billboard.Retrieved May 15, 2022.
^"Mike Jones – Awards".AllMusic.Archived fromthe originalon November 9, 2015.RetrievedMay 15,2022.
^"Mike Jones Chart History (Rhythmic)".Billboard.Retrieved May 15, 2022.
^"American single certifications – Mike Jones – Cuddy Buddy".Recording Industry Association of America.RetrievedMay 26,2023.

External links

"Cuddy Buddy" Official music videoonYouTube

[sc_Billboardhot100_Mike_Jones-1] "Mike Jones Chart History (Hot 100)".Billboard.Retrieved May 15, 2022.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Mike_Jones-2] "Mike Jones Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)".Billboard.Retrieved May 15, 2022.

[sc_Billboardrapsongs_Mike_Jones-3] "Mike Jones Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)".Billboard.Retrieved May 15, 2022.

[US-Pop-100-4] "Mike Jones – Awards".AllMusic.Archived fromthe originalon November 9, 2015.RetrievedMay 15,2022.

[sc_Billboardrhythmic_Mike_Jones-5] "Mike Jones Chart History (Rhythmic)".Billboard.Retrieved May 15, 2022.

[United_StatesMike_JonesCuddy_BuddysingleCertRef-6] "American single certifications – Mike Jones – Cuddy Buddy".Recording Industry Association of America.RetrievedMay 26,2023.

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