Back That Thang Up

"Back That Thang Up" (or the uncensored version "Back That Azz Up") is a song recorded by American hip-hop artist Juvenile featuring American hip-hop artists Mannie Fresh & Lil Wayne, being the latter's first single. It was released on June 11, 1999 as the second single from his 1998 album 400 Degreez. The song was Juvenile's biggest hit single until the release of "Slow Motion" in 2004, peaking at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

For the song by Justin Moore, see Back That Thing Up.
"Back That Thang Up"
Single by Juvenile featuring Mannie Fresh and Lil Wayne
from the album 400 Degreez
ReleasedJune 11, 1999
Recorded1998
Genre
Length4:25
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Terius Gray
  • Dwayne Carter
  • Byron Thomas
Producer(s)Mannie Fresh
Juvenile singles chronology
"Ha"
(1998)		 "Back That Thang Up"
(1999)		 "U Understand"
(1999)
Lil Wayne singles chronology
"Back That Thang Up"
(1999)		 "Bling Bling"
(1999)
Music Video
"Back That Thang Up" on YouTube
Audio
"Back That Thang Up" on YouTube
"Back That Azz Up" on YouTube

Content

Also performing a verse on "Back That Thang Up" is the song's producer, Mannie Fresh, and Juvenile's fellow Hot Boy, Lil Wayne performs the outro. Wayne's lyrics ("After you back it up and stop/then drop, drop, drop, drop it like it's hot.") popularized an expression for a certain type of sexually suggestive dance; the expression was later re-popularized by Snoop Dogg with his number-one hit "Drop It Like It's Hot". Lil Wayne's verse was repeated on his 2008 single, "Lollipop". Drake samples the song for his song "Practice" from his 2011 album Take Care. American R&B singer Jonn Hart did a remake of the song.

Both the song and its music video were omnipresent in media venues for much of 1999 and early 2000. "Back That Thang Up", Lil Wayne's "Tha Block Is Hot", and B.G.'s "Bling Bling" were the three hits that launched Cash Money into the pop mainstream.

Based on the content of the song, there were three edited versions of the song, which allowed for radio stations to choose between playing "Back That Thang Up" and the edited version of "Back That Azz Up". Johnny Kenaya was in the studio with Juvenile and Mannie Fresh while the record was playing. He gave the green light on the project to go on. The former had redone amended lyrics, while the latter was edited as is (with the word "ass" left intact). Also, the edited album version had "ass" backmasked along with other expletives. "Back That Thang Up" only came out on the single, the compilation Universal Smash Hits in 2000, and Juvenile's Greatest Hits in 2004.

Live performances

In February 2020, Juvenile performed "Back That Azz Up" with businessman Tom Steyer at Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina during Steyer's Democratic Party presidential primary campaign.[1][2] While Juvenile performed the lyrics, Steyer danced onstage alongside his wife and daughter before delivering a speech targeted to youth and minority voters.[3][4] Steyer withdrew from the presidential race the day after the performance.[5]

Court ruling

In Positive Black Talk, Inc. v. Cash Money Records, Inc. (2004), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit concluded that the song did not infringe the copyright of DJ Jubilee's song "Back That Ass Up".[10]

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1998–99) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 19
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] 5
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[13] 9

Year-end charts
Chart (1999) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[14] 75

References
  1. Kreps, Daniel (29 February 2020). "Watch Tom Steyer Dance to Juvenile's 'Back That Azz Up' Performance at South Carolina Rally". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  2. Newell, Jim (29 February 2020). "Tom Steyer Gives South Carolina One Last, Bizarre Show". Slate. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  3. Brooks, Ryan. "Tom Steyer's Weird And Weirdly Amazing Last Rally In South Carolina". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  4. Ordoña, Michael (1 March 2020). "Tom Steyer's dance moves go viral, at his expense. He's not alone among dancing candidates". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  5. "Watch Tom Steyer and Juvenile Perform "Back That Azz Up"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  6. Cohen, Julie E.; Loren, Lydia Pallas; Okediji, Ruth L.; O'Rourke, Maureen A. (2015). Copyright in a Global Information Economy. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business. ISBN 978-1-4548-6327-4. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  7. Spera, Keith (2012). Groove Interrupted: Loss, Renewal, and the Music of New Orleans. Macmillan Publishers. p. 240. ISBN 978-1-250-00764-3. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  8. "Jury Sides With Juvenile In Song-Theft Case". Billboard. 6 May 2003. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  9. "Court Ruling" (PDF).
  10. [6][7][8][9]
  11. "Juvenile Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  12. "Juvenile Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  13. "Juvenile Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
  14. "Billboard Top 100 – 1999". Archived from the original on 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
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