Clap Back
| "Clap Back" | ||||
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| Single by Ja Rule | ||||
| from the album Blood in My Eye | ||||
| A-side | Clap Back | |||
| B-side | The Crown | |||
| Released | October 14, 2003 | |||
| Format | CD single, digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | East Coast Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap | |||
| Length | 4:56 | |||
| Label | Murder Inc., Def Jam | |||
| Writer(s) | Jeffery Atkins, Scott Storch | |||
| Producer(s) | Scott Storch | |||
| Ja Rule singles chronology | ||||
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"Clap Back" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule, released as the only single from his fifth studio album, Blood in My Eye (2003). It was produced by American producer Scott Storch, who helped write the song along with Ja Rule and Irv Gotti. In the United States, the song was released along with "The Crown" (featuring Sizzla) from Blood in My Eye, and outside the United States the song was released along with "The Reign", the final single from Ja Rule's previous studio album Pain Is Love (2001). The song is a diss track directed at 50 Cent and Eminem.
Video
The video features a snippet of "The Crown" in the beginning and then switches to "Clap Back". Benzino, Hussein Fatal and various Murder Inc Artists appear.
Track listing
- US CD single[1]
- "Clap Back" (Radio Edit) – 4:16
- "Clap Back" (Album Version) – 4:16
- "The Crown" (featuring Sizzla) (Radio Edit) – 3:45
- "Clap Back" (Video) – 5:33
Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[2] | 43 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] | 54 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[4] | 5 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[5] | 15 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[6] | 39 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[7] | 20 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] | 47 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9] | 9 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 44 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] | 17 |
| US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[12] | 12 |
Disses by Ja Rule
Eminem
Like Bush and Saddam, I'm a find out where Em Laden's hiding and bomb him first
50 Cent
And God gave me his blessings to handle my business, All these wanksta snitches, let the nina blow kisses, If she some how misses, he gon' meet the mistress, And "Clap that boy" like Birdman and Clipse
DMX
Fuck the Dog, beware of Rule, cause I'm the problem
References
- ↑ "Clap Back – Ja Rule > Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Ja Rule – Clap Back". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Ja Rule – Clap Back" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Ja Rule – Clap Back" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Ja Rule – Clap Back" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Ja Rule Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ↑ "Chart Track: Week 48, 2003". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Ja Rule – Clap Back". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2003-12-06" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ↑ "Ja Rule – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Ja Rule. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ↑ "Ja Rule – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Ja Rule. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ↑ "Ja Rule – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rap Songs for Ja Rule. Retrieved December 12, 2011.