Let's Get Blown

"Let's Get Blown"
Single by Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell Williams
from the album R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece
Released December 14, 2004 (U.S.)
February 15, 2005 (UK)[1]
Format
Recorded October 2004
Genre
Length 4:40
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) The Neptunes
Snoop Dogg singles chronology
"Drop It Like It's Hot"
(2004)		 "Let's Get Blown"
(2004)		 "Signs"
(2005)
Snoop Dogg albums chronology
"Who Am I? (What's My Name?) EP""
(2004)		 "Let's Get Blown"
(2004)		 "Stoner's EP"
(2012)
Pharrell Williams singles chronology
"Drop It Like It's Hot"
(2004)		 "Let's Get Blown"
(2004)		 "Can I Have It Like That"
(2005)
Keyshia Cole singles chronology
"Never"
(2004)		 "Let's Get Blown"
(2004)		 "I Changed My Mind"
(2004)

"Let's Get Blown" is a song by American West Coast hip hop recording artist Snoop Dogg. It was released on December 14, 2004 as the second single released from the seventh studio album R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece (2004). It was produced by The Neptunes, and features guest vocals from American singer Pharrell Williams and features uncredited additional vocals from American singer Keyshia Cole.

Composition and recording

"Let's Get Blown" is an Hip hop, mid-tempo that features beats and minor influences of funk and G-funk music. The song samples and contains interpolations from Slave's "Watching You", which was also interpolated in "Gin and Juice". It was recorded by Andrew Coleman and Phil Tan at Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, California in 2004.

Music video

The video was first aired in the week of February 21, 2005. It was 27th on LAUNCH Music Videos Top 100 in January 2005 and 59th on MTV's Top 100 of 2005 video list in December. The music video was directed by Paul Hunter.

Awards

In 2005, the Neptunes were nominated for Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in the Rap category for composing this song.

Commercial performance

It did not repeat the success of "Drop It Like It's Hot", but it filled the gap between the aforementioned song and the club hit "Signs". "Let's Get Blown" is one of Snoop Dogg's biggest hits in the United Kingdom reached at number 13.

Live performance

The song was performed live at The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on January 20, 2005.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
scope="row" Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 42
scope="row" Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[6] 2
scope="row" Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 35
scope="row" Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 18
Greece (Greece Top 20)[9] 15
scope="row" Ireland (IRMA)[10] 16
scope="row" Italy (FIMI)[11] 24
scope="row" New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 19
West Hollywood (Radio Top 40 Singles) 1
scope="row" Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 22
scope="row"Scotland (Official Charts Company)[14] 21
scope="row" UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 13
scope="row" UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[16] 7
scope="row" US Billboard Hot 100[17] 54
scope="row" US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 19
scope="row" US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[19] 12
scope="row" US Rhythmic (Billboard)[20] 26

Year-end charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[21] 94

References

  1. ↑ Ideal Homie | | guardian.co.uk Arts
  2. ↑ "Snoop Dogg – Let's Get Blown (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Snoop Dogg Featuring Pharrell* – Let's Get Blown (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Snoop Dogg Featuring Pharrell* – Let's Get Blown (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell – Let's Get Blown" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell – Let's Get Blown" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell – Let's Get Blown" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell: Let's Get Blown" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Snoop Dogg - Let's Get Blown @ Top40-Charts.com - Songs & Videos from 49 Top 20 & Top 40 Music Charts from 30 Countries". Top40-charts.com. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  10. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 9, 2005". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell – Let's Get Blown". Top Digital Download. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell – Let's Get Blown". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell – Let's Get Blown". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2005-03-05". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2005-03-05" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2005-03-05" UK R&B Chart. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Snoop Dogg – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Snoop Dogg. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Snoop Dogg – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Snoop Dogg. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Snoop Dogg – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rap Songs for Snoop Dogg. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Snoop Dogg – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Snoop Dogg. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  21. ↑ "The Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Year End Charts 2005". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.

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