No Diggity
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| Single by Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen | ||||||||||
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| Released | September 30, 1996[1] | |||||||||
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| Length | 5:03 | |||||||||
| Label | Interscope 069495003-2 | |||||||||
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"No Diggity" is a song by American R&B group Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and in New Zealand, and number nine in the United Kingdom. "No Diggity" ended "Macarena"'s 14-week reign atop the Billboard Hot 100. It ranked at number 91 on Rolling Stone and MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs. It sold 1.6 million copies in 1996, and won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and was nominated for Grammy Award for Best R&B Song. It ranked at #32 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s. In the United Kingdom, the song climbed back into the top forty of the UK Singles Chart in March 2013, peaking at number thirty-eight 16 years after its original release there.
Background
Co-producer Teddy Riley originally offered the song to Guy as part of their short-lived reunion in 1996. After failing to record any material, he then suggested the song to Guy's lead singer Aaron Hall, who refused to take part in recording the song.[2] He then offered the song to his other group Blackstreet. In a 2010 interview, Riley revealed the song was initially a hard sell among group members. He stated:
"None of the guys liked 'No Diggity'. None of them. They would even say it. That's why I'm singing the first verse. You know how they say they pushed the little one out there to see if it tastes good and see if he would get egged? Well they pushed me out there – and it became a hit. And now they wish they were singing the first verse, so that they can have the notoriety like me. So they trust what I'm saying..."[3]
Content
Between Blackstreet's sung verses are rap verses performed by Dre, Teddy Riley and Queen Pen. There is a radio version that excludes both rappers and features Blackstreet only, tailor made for airplay on Adult R&B stations.
The song's musical backing track is an altered sample from the beginning of "Grandma's Hands" by R&B singer Bill Withers.
Music video
The video is directed by Hype Williams[4] and features Blackstreet members in front of a beachhouse standing in the sand, dancers in a wet road surrounded by black limousines, and a marionette (the marionette said something about society) playing the piano sample in a club. It was nominated for Best R&B Video and Best Rap Video on 1997's MTV Video Music Awards.
Australian CD single
- "No Diggity" (LP version)
- "No Diggity" (clean version)
- "No Diggity" (Billie Jean Remix)
- "No Diggity" (All Star Remix)
- "No Diggity" *(Instrumental)
Versions
- A1 "Billie Jean" (Remix) – 5:38
- Producer: Blackstreet, Teddy Riley
- A2 "Billie Jean" (Instrumental) – 5:38
- Producer: Blackstreet, Teddy Riley
- A3 "No Diggity" ("Will" Remix) – 4:26
- Producer: Teddy Riley, William "Skylz" Stewart
- B1 "No Diggity" ("All-Star" Remix) – 4:44
- Producer: Allstar
- B2 "No Diggity" ("All-Star" Remix Instrumental) – 4:44
- Producer: Allstar
- B3 "No Diggity" (a cappella) – 4:42
- Producer: Teddy Riley, William "Skylz" Stewart
- Rx1 "No Diggity" (Bondax Remix) – 3:36
- Producers: George Townsend and Adam Kaye
Personnel
Published by Donrill Music/Zomba Enterprises, Inc. (ASCAP/Chauncey Black Music for Smokin' Sounds [ASCAP]/Queenpen Music (ASCAP)/Sidi Music (BMI)/Sony Songs Inc./Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But Fuckin' (ASCAP).
Track recorded by George Mayers, John Hanes, Serban Genea and Sean Poland for Future Recording Studios, Virginia Beach, VA. Track mastered by Herb Powers at Hit Factory, New York, NY.
Queen Pen appears courtesy of Funky Mama Productions/Interscope Records. Dr. Dre appears courtesy of Aftermath Entertainment.
Track contains portions of "Grandma's Hands" written by Bill Withers and published by Interior Music Corp./Avant Garde Music Publishing, Inc. performed by Bill Withers, used courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment.
All-Star Remix contains a sample of "As Long As I've Got You", written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter and performed by The Charmels. Will Remix contains a mimic of "Cell Therapy", written by Barnett, Burton, Gipp and Knighton and performed by Goodie Mob.
Charts and certifications
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Cover versions
- Makaveli used the sample on his song "Toss It Up". Both songs came out around the same time.
- Paddy Casey and the Dublin Gospel Choir on Even Better Than the Real Thing Vol. 2.
- Klaxons on Radio 1 Established 1967.
- Virginia Coalition on OK to Go.
- Lo Fidelity Allstars on On the Floor at the Boutique – Volume 2.
- The song was sampled in 2001 by German singer Sarah Connor. However, the song was misquoted in her album's liner notes as "No Daggity".
- British rock band Rooster covered the song live and appears as a B-side on their fourth single "Deep and Meaningless".
- The UVA a cappella group The Academical Village People used the chorus of the song, along with other popular songs' choruses, in a mash-up through the bridge of their cover of Sublime's "What I Got".[34] It appears on their 1998 album, Calabash!.[35]
- The song is sampled on Girl Talk's mash-up album entitled Feed the Animals (2008).
- British singer Oli Brown released a cover version in 2010.
- Washington State produced a cover version "Dog Doogity" encouraging dog owners to pick up their pets' waste.[36]
- British singer Cher Lloyd covered this song on The X Factor (2010).
- Australian electronica musician Chet Faker recorded a cover that appeared on his 2012 EP Thinking in Textures. Faker's version was also featured in the 2013 Super Bowl commercial.
- The song is also covered in a capella in the 2012 musical comedy Pitch Perfect by Anna Kendrick and other female members of the cast. The original song was also used in promotional material.
- American independent singer Tyler Ward also covered this song in March 2013.
- Chicago's J.C. Brooks & The Uptown Sound performed a version of the song in June 2013 for The A.V. Club's A.V. Undercover series.[37]
- In March 2013, Ed Sheeran and Passenger performed a live acoustic cover of "No Diggity" during several live performances, one of them notably being mashed up with "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
- On The X Factor, Third D3gree sing this song on the final day of super bootcamp after being brought together as a group.
- In September 2016, Los Angeles-based duo Parlor Social (Dessy Di Lauro, Ric'key Pageot) invited Teddy Riley up on stage to perform a big band, neo-ragtime live version of the song.
References
- ↑ swedishcharts.com - Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre - No Diggity
- ↑ hampton, dream (February 2000). Hard Rock: Nas, Eve and Sisqo Take it to the New Millennium. Vibe Magazine.
- ↑ http://soulculture.com/videos/teddy-riley-on-new-blackstreet-lp-mj-cover-no-diggity-backstory-failed-guy-reform-sctv/
- ↑ "Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre & Queen Pen - No Diggity". music video. mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre – No Diggity". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre – No Diggity" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre – No Diggity" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre – No Diggity" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ↑ RPM: issue date November 18, 1996
- ↑ Denmark peak
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre – No Diggity" (in French). Les classement single.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre – No Diggity". Top 40 Singles.
- ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre – No Diggity". VG-lista.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre – No Diggity". Singles Top 100.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre – No Diggity". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ↑ "Blackstreet: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Blackstreet – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Blackstreet.
- ↑ Canada Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1996
- ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ↑ 1997 Australian Singles Chart aria.com Archived September 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
- ↑ Billboard - Google Books
- ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1997". Retrieved 2010-08-28.
- ↑ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Belgian single certifications – Backstreet – No Diggity" (in Dutch). Belgian Entertainment Association. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Blackstreet – No Diggity". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Trofeer". IFPI Norsk platebransje (in Norwegian). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Norway. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ↑ "British single certifications – Blackstreet – No Diggity". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 15, 2016. Enter No Diggity in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
- ↑ "American single certifications – Blackstreet – No Diggity". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 14, 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 109 (3): 61. January 18, 1997. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ↑ "What I Got on AVP's MySpace page". Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ↑ "List of Academical Village People's albums". Retrieved 2014-09-21.
- ↑ "Washington uses dog doogity music video to encourage pet waste cleanup". MyNorthwest.com.
- ↑ "JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound cover Blackstreet". Retrieved 4 June 2013.