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1999 promotional single by Dr. Dre featuring Devin the Dude and Snoop Dogg
"Fuck You"
Promotional single by Dr. Dre featuring Devin the Dude and Snoop Dogg
from the album 2001
B-side"Xxplosive"
Released1999
Recorded1999
Studio
GenreHip hop
Length3:25
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Dr. Dre chronology
"Forgot About Dre"
(1999)
"Fuck You"
(1999)
"Xxplosive / What's the Difference"
(2000)

"Fuck You" is a song by American rapper and record producer Dr. Dre, written by Hittman, Devin the Dude, Snoop Dogg and Dre himself. It features guest vocal appearances from Devin the Dude and Snoop Dogg, as well as contributions from Camara Kambon and Scott Storch on keyboards, Sean Cruse on guitar, Mike Elizondo on bass and Taku Hirano on percussion. Recording sessions took place at Encore Studios in Burbank, Larrabee West in West Hollywood, and Dre's Crib in Los Angeles. Production was handled by Dre together with Mel-Man.

The song was released in 1999 through Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records as a promotional single from Dr. Dre's second studio album 2001. The single managed to peak at No. 61 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, No. 52 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and No. 99 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs in the United States. To date, "Fuck You" is the highest charted song for Devin the Dude in the US, and his second highest music charts performance overall behind "Baby Phat".

Track listing

12" vinyl 33 ⅓ RPM (INT8P-6719)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fuck You" (featuring Devin the Dude and Snoop Dogg) 
2."Xxplosive" (featuring Hittman, Kurupt, Nate Dogg and Six-Two) 
3."Fuck You" (Instrumental)  
4."Xxplosive" (Instrumental)  

Personnel

  • Andre "Dr. Dre" Young – songwriter, vocals, producer
  • Devin "The Dude" Copeland – songwriter, vocals
  • Calvin "Snoop Dogg" Broadus – songwriter, vocals
  • Brian "Hittman" Bailey – songwriter
  • Camara Kambon – keyboards
  • Scott Storch – keyboards
  • Sean Cruse – guitar
  • Mike Elizondo – bass
  • Taku Hirano – percussion
  • Melvin "Mel-Man" Bradford – producer
  • Richard "Segal" Huredia – engineering
  • Dave Tenhouten – engineering assistant
  • Steve Macauley – engineering assistant
  • Pete Novak – engineering assistant

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 61
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard) 52
US R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs (Billboard) 99

References

  1. "Dr. Dre – Fuck You / Xxplosive" (12" vinyl 33 ⅓ RPM). Aftermath Entertainment (Promo). INT8P-6719. Interscope Records. 1999 – via Discogs.
  2. "Devin The Dude Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  3. "Devin The Dude Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  4. "Devin The Dude Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
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