Cyclone (song)
| "Cyclone" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Baby Bash featuring T-Pain & Mickaël | ||||||||||
| from the album Cyclone | ||||||||||
| Released | September 28, 2007 | |||||||||
| Format | CD single, 12" | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||||||||
| Genre | Hip hop, crunk | |||||||||
| Length | 3:59 | |||||||||
| Label | Arista | |||||||||
| Writer(s) |
Craig Love Faheem Najm Jonathan Smith LaMarquis Jefferson Ronald Bryant | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Lil Jon | |||||||||
| Certification | 2x Platinum (RIAA)[1] | |||||||||
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"Cyclone" is the second single by American rapper Baby Bash from his album Cyclone. The song features T-Pain on the last verse and Mickaël on the intro and chorus. The song was produced by Lil Jon and the song's beat structure incorporates typical southern hip hop claps and pizzacatos as well as Lil Jon's signature crunk synths and whistles. The Recording Industry Association of America certified the song as double platinum.[1] The catchy, up-tempo and club oriented southern hip hop track allowed the song to peak at #7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
Music video
The "Cyclone" video was directed by Malcolm Jones.[2][3] It premiered on August 6, 2007 on Yahoo! Music. The music video takes place in a strip club.
Remix
On November 26, the official remix was made and it features T-Pain, Hurricane Chris and Gorilla Zoe.
Chart performance
On the Billboard Hot 100, the song debuted at #65 on the issue dated August 11, 2007. It reached the Top 40 at #33 on September 15, 2007, and peaked at #7 on November 3, 2007, for two weeks.
Chart positions
| Charts (2007–08) | Peak position |
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| Canada (Canadian Hot 100) | 21 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 7 |
| US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 | 11 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 20 |
| US Billboard Hot Rap Tracks | 5 |