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"Lean Back"
SinglebyTerror SquadfeaturingFat JoeandRemy
from the albumTrue Story
B-side"Yeah Yeah Yeah"
ReleasedJune 1, 2004(2004-06-01)
StudioJerusalem (Miami, Florida)
GenreHip hop
Length4:07(original) 4:50 (remix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Scott Storch
Terror SquadfeaturingFat JoeandRemysingles chronology
"Yeah Yeah Yeah"
(2004) 		"Lean Back"
(2004) 		"Take Me Home"
(2004)
Music video
"Lean Back"onYouTube

"Lean Back"is a song by Americanhip hopgroupTerror Squad.It was released as the second single from their second studio album,True Story,on June 1, 2004. An uptempo hip hop song built for the club environment, it contains vocal performances from group membersFat JoeandRemyand production fromScott Storch.It topped the USBillboardHot 100for three weeks, starting on August 21, 2004, and topped theBillboardHot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Trackschart for seven weeks. Worldwide, the song reached the top 20 in several other countries, including Denmark, where it peaked at number five.

Critical reception

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Jason Birchmeier ofAllMusiccalled the song "a perfect club-ready duet betweenFat JoeandRemythat boasts a trademarkScott Storchbeat and a memorable singalong hook and dance-along step ".[1]Vibecalled the song a "summer classic".[2]In 2008, the song was ranked at number 55 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop".[3]

Music video

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Fat Joe described the dance in the video as throwing back the right shoulder to the beat of the song.[4]

Remixes

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The official remixed version of the song, featuringLil Jon,Eminem,andMaseis available on Fat Joe's 2005 albumAll or Nothingand Lil Jon'sCrunk Juiceremix disc. The official remix is more uptempo and contains a new beat with acrunk–like feel to it. However, there are two different versions of the remix. TheAll or Nothingversion, the main remix, features an additional verse by Remy and was released in July 2004.[5]TheCrunk Juiceversion features Lil Jon's vocals throughout the song, omitting Remy's verse. On both versions, Mase's verse is in line with his then-clean style of rapping (as heard onWelcome Back).

Fat Joe also released a remix in tribute to hisPuerto Ricanancestry, featuringTego CalderonandTony Touch.Other remixes of the song are performed byChamillionaire,inThe Mixtape Messiahtitled "Body Rock",Lil Wayne,Max B,Jadakiss,U.S.D.A.,andG-Unit.Also,mashupartistGirl Talklayered "Lean Back" overSpacehog's "In the Meantime"in his albumAll Day.Houston rapperLil' Flipdid a freestyle over the song as a diss towards Atlanta rapperT.I.[6]

Track listings

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Credits and personnel

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Credits are taken from theTrue Storyalbum notes.[11]

Studios

Personnel

  • Fat Joe – writing (as Joseph Cartagena), vocals, executive production
  • Remy – writing (as Reminisce Smith), vocals
  • Scott Storch – writing, production
  • Drop – recording
  • Supa Engineer Duro– mi xing
  • Chris Gehringer– mastering

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[43] Gold 30,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[44] Gold 150,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[45] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[46] Gold 500,000*
United States (RIAA)[47]
Mastertone 		Gold 500,000*

*Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States June 1, 2004
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July 26, 2004 Contemporary hit radio [49]
United Kingdom October 4, 2004
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
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Australia October 18, 2004 CD Universal [51]

See also

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References

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  2. ^Murphy, Keith (September 2004),"All for One",Vibe,vol. 12, no. 9, p. 190
  3. ^"100 greatest hip hop songs (60-41)".VH1. Archived fromthe originalon October 2, 2008.
  4. ^Reid, Shaheem (May 3, 2004)."Fat Joe Might Start A Dance Craze By Hardly Dancing".MTV News. Archived fromthe originalon November 7, 2012.RetrievedJuly 3,2011.
  5. ^Patel, Joseph (July 22, 2004)."Eminem, Mase Pitch In To Make 'Lean Back' Even Hotter".MTV News. Archived fromthe originalon November 7, 2012.RetrievedJuly 3,2011.
  6. ^Lil Flip."Lean Back Freestyle (T.i. Diss)".SongTextMania.RetrievedJuly 2,2013.
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  10. ^Lean Back(European CD single liner notes). Terror Squad. Universal Records, Street Records Corporation, Island Records. 2004. 0602498636107.{{cite AV media notes}}:CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^True Story(US CD album liner notes). Terror Squad. Universal Records, Street Records Corporation. 2004. B0002806-02.{{cite AV media notes}}:CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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