Loungin

"Loungin"
Single by LL Cool J featuring Total
from the album Mr. Smith and the Good Burger movie soundtrack
B-side	Summer Luv
Released	June 25, 1996
Format	CD single cassette single 12-inch single
Recorded	1995
Genre	Hip hop R&B new jack swing
Length	4:10
Label	Def Jam PolyGram 314 575 062-2[1][2]
Writer(s)	James Smith Rashad "Ringo" Smith Albert Brown Kyle West (album version) Samuel Barnes Jean-Claude Olivier Leonard White Bernard Wright (remix)
Producer(s)	Rashad "Ringo" Smith, LL Cool J, Trackmasters (Remix)
LL Cool J singles chronology
"Doin' It" (1996) "Loungin" (1996) "Ain't Nobody" (1996) Total singles chronology "No One Else" (1995) "Loungin" (1996) "What About Us?" (1997) Mr. Smith track listing "No Airplay" (9) "Loungin" (10) "Hollis to Hollywood" (11) All World: Greatest Hits track listing "Doin' It" (14) "Loungin (15) "Hey Lover" (16) Music sample "Loungin (Who do You Luv Remix)" 22 second sample

"Loungin" is a song performed by American rapper LL Cool J released in June 1996. The song serves aa the third and final single from his sixth studio album Mr. Smith (1995). It was released by Def Jam Recordings on June 25, 1996. The LP version was written by LL Cool J and Al B. Sure! and produced by Rashad "Ringo" Smith. A popular remix featuring vocals by Total and production from the Trackmasters was also released, which samples the 1985 top ten R&B hit "Who Do You Love" by American singer-songwriter Bernard Wright".^[3]

The single was a success, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, number one on Hot Rap Singles and number four on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It sold 1.3 million copies, earning a platinum certification from the RIAA.^[4][5] The LP version samples Al B. Sure!'s "Nite and Day" and on the B-Side was "Summer Luv".

The song also appeared in an episode of LL's sitcom, In The House.

Music Video

The music video for the single included a cameo from Funkmaster Flex as well as performance shots from the group Total. The video depicts LL Cool J having an affair with a woman who is unhappy in her relationship.

Track listing

A-Side

1. "Loungin'" (Radio Remix Edit)- 3:45
2. "Loungin'" (LP Radio Edit)- 3:59

B-Side

1. "Loungin'" (LP Version)- 4:10
2. "Summer Luv" -4:38

Charts

End of year chart (1996)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6]	21

References

1. https://www.discogs.com/LL-Cool-J-Loungin/release/153585
2. LL Cool J - Loungin' (CD liner notes). PolyGram Group Distribution, Inc. 7 314575062-2 6
3. "Loungin (Remix) - LL Cool J feat. Total | WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
4. "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 109 (3): 61. January 18, 1997. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
5. "American certifications – L.L. Cool J – Loungin". Recording Industry Association of America.
6. "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". Retrieved 2010-08-27.