Lean Back

"Lean Back" is a song by American hip hop group Terror Squad. It was released as the second single from their second studio album, True Story, on June 8, 2004. An uptempo hip hop song built for the club environment, it features Fat Joe with Remy Ma handling the second verse. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks from August 21, 2004 and topped the R&B charts for more than a month. The song appeared in the video games Need For Speed Underground 2, Def Jam Rapstar and The Hip Hop Dance Experience.

"Lean Back"
Single by Terror Squad
from the album True Story
B-side"Yeah Yeah Yeah"
ReleasedJune 8, 2004
Recorded2003
Genre
Length4:07
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Scott Storch
Terror Squad singles chronology
"Yeah Yeah Yeah"
(2004)		 "Lean Back"
(2004)		 "Take Me Home"
(2004)
Music video
"Lean Back" on YouTube
Audio
"Lean Back" on YouTube
"Lean Back" (radio edit) on YouTube
"Lean Back (Remix)" on YouTube

Music video

Jessy Terrero and Raul Conde directed the music video and filmed it at a mansion at Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles.[1] Fat Joe described the dance in the video as throwing back the right shoulder to the beat of the song. He further stated that the title "Lean Back" also refers to what he has to do after eating a massive meal every night for dinner on account of his gigantic stomach.[2] The video features cameos from DJ Khaled, N.O.R.E., Tego Calderon, Tony Sunshine, Kevin Hart, and Lil Jon, as well as the production-duo Cool & Dre.

Critical reception

Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic called the song "a perfect club-ready duet between Joe and Remy Ma that boasts a trademark Scott Storch beat and a memorable singalong hook and dance-along step".[3] Vibe called the song a "summer classic".[4] In 2008, the song was ranked at no. 55 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.[5]

Remixes

The official remixed version of the song, featuring Lil Jon, Eminem, and Mase is available on Fat Joe's 2005 album All or Nothing and Lil Jon's Crunk Juice remix disc. The official remix is more uptempo and contains a new beat with a crunk–like feel to it. However, there are two different versions of the remix. The All or Nothing version, the main remix, features an additional verse by Remy Ma and was released in July 2004.[6] The Crunk Juice version features Lil Jon's vocals throughout the song, omitting Remy Ma's verse. On both versions, Mase's verse is in line with his then-clean style of rapping (as heard on Welcome Back).

Fat Joe also released a remix in tribute to his Puerto Rican ancestry, featuring Tego Calderon and Tony Touch.

Other remixes of the song are performed by Chamillionaire, in The Mixtape Messiah titled "Body Rock", Lil Wayne, Max B, Jadakiss, U.S.D.A., and G-Unit. Also, mashup artist Girl Talk layered "Lean Back" over Spacehog's "In the Meantime" in his album All Day. Houston rapper Lil' Flip did a freestyle over the song as a diss towards Atlanta rapper T.I.[7]

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[34] Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA)[35] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also
  • List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2004
  • List of number-one R&B singles of 2004 (U.S.)

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