Cold Rock a Party

"Cold Rock a Party" is the lead single released from MC Lyte's fifth studio album, Bad As I Wanna B. While the original version of the song that appears on the album was produced by Rashad Smith and samples Audio Two's "Top Billin", the single version features Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, was produced by Sean Combs, and samples Diana Ross' 1980 hit "Upside Down".[2] Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that the song "is a classic party rocker combining Lyte's melodic flow with the high-powered instrumental to Diana Ross '80s hit 'Upside Down.'"[3]

"Cold Rock a Party"
Single by MC Lyte featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
from the album Bad As I Wanna B
ReleasedNovember 12, 1996[1]
Recorded1996
Genre
Length4:17
LabelEast West
Songwriter(s)
  • Lana Moorer
  • Melissa Elliott
  • Nile Rodgers
  • Bernard Edwards
Producer(s)
MC Lyte singles chronology
"Keep On, Keepin' On"
(1996)		 "Cold Rock a Party"
(1996)		 "Everyday"
(1997)
Missy Elliott singles chronology
"You Don't Have to Worry"
(1996)		 "Cold Rock a Party"
(1996)		 "Can We"
(1997)

The song became MC Lyte's second highest-charting single in the United States (after her previous single "Keep On, Keepin' On"), peaking at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, and it received a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of more than 500,000 copies. To date, it is MC Lyte's last single to appear on the Billboard Hot 100. "Cold Rock a Party" also became a hit in several other countries, including New Zealand, where it reached No. 1 for two weeks.

Track listing
  1. "Cold Rock a Party" (Bad Boy Remix – clean version) – 4:12
  2. "Cold Rock a Party" (Bad Boy Remix) – 4:37
  3. "Cold Rock a Party" (original album clean) – 4:19
  4. "Cold Rock a Party" (Milk Remix) – 3:20
  5. "Cold Rock a Party" (Bad Boy Remix – Acapella) – 4:19

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[29] Platinum 10,000*
United States (RIAA)[30] Gold 600,000[31]

*sales figures based on certification alone

References
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  2. Billboard. 5 February 2000. p. 64. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. Flick, Larry (November 9, 1996). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 108 no. 45. p. 68. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
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  5. "MC Lyte Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  6. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14 no. 12. March 22, 1997. p. 17. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
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  10. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (NR. 206 Vikuna 30.1. '97 – 5.2. '97)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). January 31, 1997. p. 16. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 9, 1997" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved November 30, 2018.
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  19. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  20. "MC Lyte Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  21. "MC Lyte Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  22. "MC Lyte Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  23. "MC Lyte Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  24. "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1997" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
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  27. "Billboard Top 100 – 1997". Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  28. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  29. "New Zealand single certifications – MC Lyte – Cold Rock a Party". Recorded Music NZ.
  30. "American single certifications – MC Lyte – Cold Rock a Party". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  31. "Best-Selling Records of 1997". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 110 (5): 76. January 31, 1998. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
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