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Soulja Boy is a god damn piece of shit. (No reference needed, you know it's true.)
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{{Infobox Single |<!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Crank That (Soulja Boy)
| Cover = Crank That (Soulja Boy).JPG
| Artist = [[Soulja Boy]]
| from Album = [[Souljaboytellem.com]]
| Released = {{flagicon|USA}} [[May 2]], [[2007]]<br>{{flagicon|UK}} [[December 17]] [[2007]]
| Format = [[CD single]]<br>[[Digital download]]<br>[[Music video]]
| Recorded = 2007
| Genre = [[Snap (music)|Snap]], [[Pop Rap]]
| Length = 3:42
| Label = [[Mr. Collipark|Collipark Music]], [[Interscope]], Stacks on Deck Entertainment, HHH
| Writer = DeAndre Way
| Producer = [[Soulja Boy]]
| Certification =
| Last single = -
| This single = "'''Crank That (Soulja Boy)'''" <br>(2007)
| Next single = "[[Soulja Girl]]" <br>(2007)
}}

"'''Crank That (Soulja Boy)'''" is the hit debut single by [[rapper]] [[Soulja Boy]] from his debut album ''[[Souljaboytellem.com]]''. It spent seven weeks at number one on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100]] in 2007. The song is easily recognized with its [[steel pan]] melody. Soulja Boy performed the song on both ''[[Total Request Live|TRL]]'' and ''[[106 & Park]]'' on the same day in August 27, 2007. He also performed it on the [[2007 MTV Video Music Awards]] at [[Kanye West]]'s [[Good Life (Kanye West song)|Good Life]] Party.

The song is on [[Now That's What I Call Music! 26 (U.S. series)|Now That's What I Call Music! 26]]. This song was #21 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''<nowiki></nowiki>'s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.<ref>No byline ([[December 11]], [[2007]]). [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601363/the_100_best_songs_of_2007 "The 100 Best Songs of 2007"] ''Rolling Stone''. Retrieved [[2007-12-21]]</ref>

==Music video==


The video starts off with 2 kids doing the Soulja Boy dance, and [[Mr. Collipark]] asks the children what they're doing, then talks to Soulja online and asks Soulja Boy to sign him up to his label "[[Mr. Collipark|Collipark Records]]", then he goes to Soulja Boy, and he sees many people doing the dance on the way, showing that the dance is popular.

The [[music video]] features [[Bow Wow]], [[Omarion]], [[Unk]], [[Baby D (Atlanta rapper)|Baby D]], [[Jibbs]], [[Rich Boy]] and several dancers doing the signature "Soulja Boy Dance." The chorus mentions [[Superman]], and that position is performed in the dance, but the video censors the Superman tag: a giant one on Soulja Boy's [[hoodie]] and one on a man who is wearing a Superman costume. The "S" on him is actually supposed to stand for "Soulja", but is the form of the "S" of the Superman tag. While there's also a "B" on him, also in the form of the Superman tag, but smaller and a "B", standing for "Boy", both tags on either side of the chest of the hoodie. In other videos, "[[Collipark]]" is also censored, which Mr. Collipark types it into his computer and "Collipark Records" is the mat Soulja Boy and the dancers dance on, and a chain which Soulja wears.

==Remixes==
There are various [[remix]]es of this song, which include artists such as [[Twista]]<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CodggkAAaxk</ref>, [http://myspace.com/lillee90 Lil Lee], [[Jermaine Dupri]] and [[Short Dawg]]<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz5HEFK8FVo</ref>, Broken Equipment Productions As [[Lil Wayne]]<ref>http://youtube.com/watch?v=csAL8qekTGM</ref>, [[Cassidy (rapper)|Cassidy]]<ref>http://youtube.com/watch?v=HwfCoVqcg5c</ref>, [[Jae Millz]]<ref>http://youtube.com/watch?v=nVZvq7yzVwg</ref>, and [[Tone-Tone]] . There is also an official remix, "[[Travis Barker]] Remix" (which replaced most of the piano with guitar and drums). There is also a unofficial remix that has been released (commonly thought to be official although not) which features a new beat with Soulja Boy's first verse from the original song, a opening verse with the same old beat by a [[Lil' Wayne]] imitator, a verse on the new beat by [[Jibbs]], a new beat verse by [[Hurricane Chris (rapper)|Hurricane Chris]], and a final verse taken from [[Pop Bottles]] on the new beat by Lil' Wayne. In other words, this unofficial remix features the old and a new beat plus a Lil' Wayne imitation and verse taken from another song, Jibbs, & Hurricane Chris and can be found here [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHVYcnEiBMg here].

The song has also spawned somewhat of a subgenre, with many artists creating similar but usually totally different "Crank Dat" songs such as [http://youtube.com/watch?v=u_IVvwcAx8s Crank Dat Batman], [http://youtube.com/watch?v=uihQ2SkEQ00 Crank Dat Homeless Man], Crank Dat Crabtree (Michael Crabtree), Crank That Kosher Boy, Crank That Spiderman, Crank That Forrest Gump, [[The Juggernaut Bitch!!#Crank Dat Jugganaut|Crank That Juggernaut]], Crank That Micheal Jackson, Crank That Crackhead and [http://youtube.com/watch?v=YVQ2IAgj8xM Crank Dat Howard Dean]. Most of these also have their own official dances.
Also, a student in [[Farmersville, Texas]] created a remix for the football team "Fightin' Farmers" and their mascot Farmer Joe called Crank That Farmer Joe.

==Chart performance==
The song reached the summit of the Hot 100 on September 15, 2007, where it stayed for two weeks before it was replaced by "[[Stronger (Kanye West song)|Stronger]]" by [[Kanye West]]. It replaced the song again on October 6, 2007, staying at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for another five weeks, making it a number one-single for a total of seven weeks. Through radio airplay on several stations that occasionally play hip-hop, the song charted at number 85 on Mediabase's [[Alternative Rock]] chart. <ref>http://w2.mediabase.com/mmrweb/AllAccess/Charts.asp?format=r3MM&showtopn=500&cutoff=1</ref>

The song is also achieving international success; so far, it has peaked at number two on the Top 40 Singles Chart in New Zealand. <ref>http://acharts.us/nz_singles_top_40</ref> In the UK the song managed to debut at #53 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] on downloads alone, and since has moved up to #3 on downloads alone. The track has been released physically on December 17th, <ref>http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/c/uk/single_charts.html</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Peak<br>position
|-
|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
|align="center"|1 <ref name="acharts">[http://acharts.us/song/26948 "Soulja Boy - Crank That (soulja Boy) worldwide chart positions and trajectories"]. ''aCharts.us''. Retrieved [[October 20]] [[2007]].</ref>
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]
|align="center"|3
|-
|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard Pop 100|''Billboard'' Pop 100]]
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="left"|U.S. Hot Rap Tracks
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|[[Hot100Brasil|Brazilian Hot 100]]
|align="center"|44 <ref>[http://www.hot100brasil.com/chtsinglesb.html Brazilian Hot 100 Songs & Tracks]. ''Hot100Brasil''. Retrieved [[October 31]] [[2007]].</ref>
|-
|align="left"|[[Canadian Hot 100]]
|align="center"|5 <ref name="acharts" />
|-
|align="left"|France Singles Chart
|align="center"|29 <ref name="acharts" />
|-
|align="left"|Irish Singles Chart
|align="center"|10 <ref name="acharts" />
|-
|align="left"|New Zealand Top 40
|align="center"|2 <ref name="acharts" />
|-
|align="left"|United World Chart
|align="center"|9 <ref name="acharts" />
|-
|align="left"|UK Singles Chart
|align="center"|3 <ref name="acharts" />
|}

{{start box}}
{{succession box
|before = "[[Big Girls Don't Cry (Fergie song)|Big Girls Don't Cry]]" by [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]]
|title = [[Billboard Hot 100]] [[List of number-one hits (United States)|number-one single]] (first run)
|years = [[September 15]], [[2007 in Hot 100|2007]] - [[September 22]], [[2007 in Hot 100|2007]]
|after = "[[Stronger (Kanye West song)|Stronger]]" by [[Kanye West]]
}}
{{succession box
|before = "[[Stronger (Kanye West song)|Stronger]]" by [[Kanye West]]
|title = [[Billboard Hot 100]] [[List of number-one hits (United States)|number-one single]] (second run)
|years = [[October 6]], [[2007 in Hot 100|2007]] - [[November 3]], [[2007 in Hot 100|2007]]
|after = "[[Kiss Kiss (Chris Brown song)|Kiss Kiss]]" by [[Chris Brown (singer)|Chris Brown]] featuring [[T-Pain]]
}}
{{end box}}

==External links==
* [http://media.www.studlife.com/media/storage/paper337/news/2007/09/28/Forum/Superman.That.Ho-2998915.shtml "Superman That Ho" Op-Ed that uses "Crank That" as an example of songs with misogynistic lyrics in September 28, 2007 issue of Student Life at Washington University in St. Louis]
* [http://media.www.studlife.com/media/storage/paper337/news/2007/10/01/Forum/Supersoak.That.Ho.A.Reconsideration-3002099.shtml?reffeature=recentlycommentedstoriestab "Supersoak That Ho A Reconsideration" A lighthearted satirical rebuttal of the above op-ed from October 1, 2007 issue of Student Life at Washington University in St. Louis]
*[http://kevindriscoll.info/docs/presentations/souljaboy/ A Presentation] about the Soulja Boy Phenomenon from the [[MIT]] [[Comparative Media Studies]] department.
*[http://www.convergenceculture.org/weblog/2007/10/hustling_20_soulja_boy_and_the.php#more Article about the Soulja Boy Phenomenon], also from MIT CMS.
*[http://www.convergenceculture.org/weblog/2007/10/meet_me_at_my_crib_reading_the.php#more A close reading of the Soulja Boy Video], also from MIT CMS.
*[http://spreadtoothin.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/alternative-superheroes/ A comprehensive list of all the Crank Dat spawns]
*[http://www.sinportal.com/videos/4385287crank-that-kosha-boy The Jewish Kosher Version Of This Song]
*[http://www.crankdatvideo.info/ More videos and Articles about the Soulja Boy Phenomenon]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Soulja Boy}}

[[Category:Debut singles]]
[[Category:2007 singles]]
[[Category:2007 songs]]
[[Category:Soulja Boy songs]]
[[Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles]]
[[Category:Internet memes]]
[[Category:2000s fads]]

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Revision as of 11:12, 30 December 2007

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"Crank That"
Song

"Crank That (Soulja Boy)" is the hit debut single by rapper Soulja Boy from his debut album Souljaboytellem.com. It spent seven weeks at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 2007. The song is easily recognized with its steel pan melody. Soulja Boy performed the song on both TRL and 106 & Park on the same day in August 27, 2007. He also performed it on the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards at Kanye West's Good Life Party.

The song is on Now That's What I Call Music! 26. This song was #21 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[1]

Music video

The video starts off with 2 kids doing the Soulja Boy dance, and Mr. Collipark asks the children what they're doing, then talks to Soulja online and asks Soulja Boy to sign him up to his label "Collipark Records", then he goes to Soulja Boy, and he sees many people doing the dance on the way, showing that the dance is popular.

The music video features Bow Wow, Omarion, Unk, Baby D, Jibbs, Rich Boy and several dancers doing the signature "Soulja Boy Dance." The chorus mentions Superman, and that position is performed in the dance, but the video censors the Superman tag: a giant one on Soulja Boy's hoodie and one on a man who is wearing a Superman costume. The "S" on him is actually supposed to stand for "Soulja", but is the form of the "S" of the Superman tag. While there's also a "B" on him, also in the form of the Superman tag, but smaller and a "B", standing for "Boy", both tags on either side of the chest of the hoodie. In other videos, "Collipark" is also censored, which Mr. Collipark types it into his computer and "Collipark Records" is the mat Soulja Boy and the dancers dance on, and a chain which Soulja wears.

Remixes

There are various remixes of this song, which include artists such as Twista[2], Lil Lee, Jermaine Dupri and Short Dawg[3], Broken Equipment Productions As Lil Wayne[4], Cassidy[5], Jae Millz[6], and Tone-Tone . There is also an official remix, "Travis Barker Remix" (which replaced most of the piano with guitar and drums). There is also a unofficial remix that has been released (commonly thought to be official although not) which features a new beat with Soulja Boy's first verse from the original song, a opening verse with the same old beat by a Lil' Wayne imitator, a verse on the new beat by Jibbs, a new beat verse by Hurricane Chris, and a final verse taken from Pop Bottles on the new beat by Lil' Wayne. In other words, this unofficial remix features the old and a new beat plus a Lil' Wayne imitation and verse taken from another song, Jibbs, & Hurricane Chris and can be found here here.

The song has also spawned somewhat of a subgenre, with many artists creating similar but usually totally different "Crank Dat" songs such as Crank Dat Batman, Crank Dat Homeless Man, Crank Dat Crabtree (Michael Crabtree), Crank That Kosher Boy, Crank That Spiderman, Crank That Forrest Gump, Crank That Juggernaut, Crank That Micheal Jackson, Crank That Crackhead and Crank Dat Howard Dean. Most of these also have their own official dances. Also, a student in Farmersville, Texas created a remix for the football team "Fightin' Farmers" and their mascot Farmer Joe called Crank That Farmer Joe.

Chart performance

The song reached the summit of the Hot 100 on September 15, 2007, where it stayed for two weeks before it was replaced by "Stronger" by Kanye West. It replaced the song again on October 6, 2007, staying at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for another five weeks, making it a number one-single for a total of seven weeks. Through radio airplay on several stations that occasionally play hip-hop, the song charted at number 85 on Mediabase's Alternative Rock chart. [7]

The song is also achieving international success; so far, it has peaked at number two on the Top 40 Singles Chart in New Zealand. [8] In the UK the song managed to debut at #53 on the UK Singles Chart on downloads alone, and since has moved up to #3 on downloads alone. The track has been released physically on December 17th, [9]

Chart Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1 [10]
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 3
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 2
U.S. Hot Rap Tracks 1
Brazilian Hot 100 44 [11]
Canadian Hot 100 5 [10]
France Singles Chart 29 [10]
Irish Singles Chart 10 [10]
New Zealand Top 40 2 [10]
United World Chart 9 [10]
UK Singles Chart 3 [10]
Preceded by Billboard Hot 100 number-one single (first run)
September 15, 2007 - September 22, 2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Billboard Hot 100 number-one single (second run)
October 6, 2007 - November 3, 2007 		Succeeded by

External links

References

  1. ^ No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21
  2. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CodggkAAaxk
  3. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz5HEFK8FVo
  4. ^ http://youtube.com/watch?v=csAL8qekTGM
  5. ^ http://youtube.com/watch?v=HwfCoVqcg5c
  6. ^ http://youtube.com/watch?v=nVZvq7yzVwg
  7. ^ http://w2.mediabase.com/mmrweb/AllAccess/Charts.asp?format=r3MM&showtopn=500&cutoff=1
  8. ^ http://acharts.us/nz_singles_top_40
  9. ^ http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/c/uk/single_charts.html
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "Soulja Boy - Crank That (soulja Boy) worldwide chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved October 20 2007.
  11. ^ Brazilian Hot 100 Songs & Tracks. Hot100Brasil. Retrieved October 31 2007.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crank_That_%28Soulja_Boy%29&diff=180965146&oldid=180958821

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