Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)

"Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)"

Single by Wyclef Jean featuring Akon, Lil Wayne and Niia

from the album Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant

Released

August 14, 2007

Format

CD single, Digital download

Recorded

2007

Genre

R&B, hip hop, reggae

Length

3:59

Label

Columbia

Writer(s)

Aliaune Thiam, Dwayne Carter, Dennis Coles, Devon Golder, Gary Grice, Jason Hunter, Jerry Duplessis, K. Lancaster, Lamont Coleman, Robert Diggs, Wyclef Jean

Producer(s)

Remix - Big French of Mad Bull Productions

Certification

Platinum (RIAA)

Wyclef Jean singles chronology

"You Know What It Is"
(2007)

"Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)"
(2007)

"Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)"
(2014)

Akon singles chronology

"Sorry, Blame It on Me"
(2007)

"Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)"
(2007)

"Am I Dreaming"
(2007)

Lil Wayne singles chronology

"Duffle Bag Boy"
(2007)

"Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)"
(2007)

"100 Million"
(2007)

Niia singles chronology

"Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)"
(2007)

"Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" is the lead single from Haitian American rapper Wyclef Jean's sixth studio album, Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant. The song features vocals from Niia and Akon, as well as rapper Lil Wayne. Verizon Wireless released the song on their V CAST service on August 7, 2007.

Background

During the chorus, Akon sings, "See I'ma tell you, like Wu told me, Cash rules everything, around me." This is actually a two layered reference, the first to the Wu-Tang Clan, who produced a song called "C.R.E.A.M." for the 1993 album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). Akon also samples the "dolla', dolla' bill, y'all" chant from the chorus of "C.R.E.A.M.". The second reference is to "Notorious Thugs", a song performed by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and the Notorious B.I.G., in which B.I.G. raps, "I'ma tell you like a nigga told me, Cash rules everything around me," which itself was a reference to the original Wu Tang track. Additionally, in the second verse of the song, Akon raps "They got they mind on they money, money on they mind. They got their finger on a trigger, hand on their nine". This is a reference to a Tupac Shakur verse in the MC Breed song "Gotta Get Mine" in which Shakur raps "I keep my mind on my money, money on mind. Finger on the trigger, nigga hand on my nine."

Remixes

The official remix features Akon, Lil Wayne, and Raekwon of the Wu-Tang Clan. The remix further samples more of Wu-Tang Clan's song "C.R.E.A.M." and switches between the original "C.R.E.A.M." instrumental and the intro instrumental of "C.R.E.A.M.". Akon's & Wyclef's verses are switched on the remix. Singer Niia is featured and credited on the remix, but doesn't sing anything on it. On the second line before the ending of the outro, Wyclef says Raekwon's name on the line, "Tonight Wyclef, ____, Weezy on the bill", replacing Akon's name from the original version's outro. Rapper Nicki Minaj recorded a remix which was featured on her 2008 mixtape Sucka Free. In this remix, Nicki removes Lil Wayne's verse, replacing it with a verse from herself.

Music video

The music video is mainly set in a refugee camp. At the beginning of the video, Wyclef Jean is given the mission to prevent the video's lead female from being deported back to her home country, which is said to be hostile. Akon and Lil' Wayne are also featured as they also seemingly are waiting for possible deportation. After a short wait, the lead female is informed that she will be deported. Soon after, you see her set the camp on fire and Jean, in an effort to reach her, takes out a guard and succeeds in rescuing the lead female. Both leap off camera as the camp erupts in flame. The video for the remix premiered on November 27, 2007 on Wyclef Jean's YouTube account.^[1] The video was directed by Chris Robinson.

Track listing

German CD1

"Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" (Album Version)
"Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" (Remix Featuring Raekwon)

German CD2

"Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" (Album Version)
"Fast Car"
"Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" (Remix Featuring Raekwon)
"Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" (Ringtone)

Chart performance

The song has peaked at #12 on the Billboard charts. On August 23, 2007, the song debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at number 42 and later on peaked at #14. On that same day it made its first appearance on the Billboard charts, on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 at number three. In New Zealand the single debuted at number 39 on the week of October 22. The following week, the song jumped to number 17. Now it is at number 8, solely off downloads. The single has peaked at 66 so far in the UK. The song didn't chart in Australia until May 2008, reaching its peak of number 28 in July.

Chart (2007-2008)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	28
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[3]	64
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[4]	14
Germany (Official German Charts)^[5]	30
Italy (FIMI)^[6]	45
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[7]	8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[8]	15
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[9]	26
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)^[10]	66
US Billboard Hot 100^[4]	12
US Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	10
US Billboard Pop Songs	10

References

Wyclef Jean

Albums	The Carnival The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book Masquerade Greatest Hits The Preacher's Son Welcome to Haiti: Creole 101 Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant From the Hut, To the Projects, To the Mansion If I Were President: My Haitian Experience

Singles	"We Trying to Stay Alive" "Guantanamera" "Gone till November" "Cheated (To All the Girls)" "Gunpowder" "Another One Bites the Dust" "New Day" "It Doesn't Matter" "911" "Perfect Gentleman" "Wish You Were Here" "Two Wrongs" "Pussycat" "Party to Damascus" "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" "Trap N Roll" "Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)" "Divine Sorrow"

Featured singles	"No, No, No" "In the Zone" "Maria Maria" "Loving You (Ole Ole Ole)" "One Nite Stand" "Shape of You (Reshaped)" "Learn Chinese" "Hips Don't Lie" "Nuestro Himno" "Dangerous" "You Know What It Is" "Five-O" "Valentine" "Kiss The Sky"

See also	Discography Barikad Crew Jimmy O The Fugees

Akon

Discography Awards and nominations

Trouble	"Locked Up" "Ghetto" "Lonely" "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" "Pot of Gold"

Konvicted	"Smack That" "I Wanna Love You" "Don't Matter" "Mama Africa" "Sorry, Blame It on Me" "Never Took the Time" "I Can't Wait"

Freedom	"Right Now (Na Na Na)" "I'm So Paid" "Beautiful" "We Don't Care"

Extended plays	Operations of Nature

Featured singles	"Find Us" "Moonshine" "Slow Wind (Remix)" "Soul Survivor" "Snitch" "I Am Not My Hair" "Girls" "The Sweet Escape" "I Tried" "We Takin' Over" "Bartender" "The Way She Moves" "Speaker" "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" "Am I Dreaming" "Hypnotized" "Get Buck in Here" "I'll Still Kill" "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" "What You Got" "Dangerous" "Frozen" "Get Low Wit It" "Out Here Grindin" "Wake It Up" "Body on Me" "What's Love" "Day Dreaming" "Stuck with Each Other" "Silver & Gold" "One" "Just Go" "Overtime" "All Up 2 You" "Sexy Bitch" "Let's Get Crazy" "On Top" "Shut It Down" "Push Push" "Body Bounce" "Move That Body" "Hold My Hand" "Kush" "I Just Had Sex" "Who Dat Girl" "Boomerang" "Chop My Money" "Like Money" "Play Hard" "Holiday" "Heatwave"

Promotional singles	"Holla Holla" "Troublemaker" "Dirty Work"

Other songs	"Crank It Up" "Oh Africa"

Book Category

Lil Wayne singles discography

Tha Block Is Hot

"Tha Block Is Hot"

500 Degreez

"Way of Life"

Tha Carter

"Go D.J."

Tha Carter II

Like Father, Like Son

The Leak

"Gossip"
"I'm Me"

Tha Carter III

We Are Young Money

Rebirth

I Am Not a Human Being

"I'm Single"
"Right Above It"

Tha Carter IV

I Am Not a Human Being II

Rich Gang

"Tapout"

Featured singles

1999	"Back That Thang Up" "Bling Bling"

2000	"#1 Stunna"

2002	"Neva Get Enuf"

2004	"Hot Boys, Hot Girls"

2005	"Soldier" "Don't Trip"

2006	"Gimme That" "Holla at Me" "You Know What" "Where da Cash At" "Make It Rain" "Hollywood Divorce" "You"

2007	"We Takin' Over" "Lock U Down" "Pop Bottles" "9mm" "Duffle Bag Boy" "Uh-Ohhh!" "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" "100 Million"

2008	"Push" "Love in This Club Part II" "Girls Around the World" "I Run This" "My Life" "Can't Believe It" "Let It Rock" "Shawty Say" "Swagga like Us" "Cuddy Buddy" "Official Girl" "I'm So Paid" "Lost" "All My Life (In the Ghetto)" "Turnin Me On" "Make a Toast"

2009	"Unstoppable" "Always Strapped" "Respect My Conglomerate" "So Good" "Maybach Music 2" "Down" "Successful" "Forever" "I'm Goin' In" "Money to Blow" "Heard 'em All" "I Can Transform Ya" "Give It Up to Me" "4 My Town (Play Ball)" "Revolver" "Women Lie, Men Lie"

2010	"I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)" "Miss Me" "Loyalty" "No Love" "Fire Flame"

2011	"Welcome to My Hood" "Roman's Revenge" "Look at Me Now" "Bow Chicka Wow Wow" "Hit the Lights" "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" "This Is What Rock n' Roll Looks Like" "Motivation" "Red Nation" "9 Piece" "I'm on One" "I'm Into You" "Dirty Dancer" "Ballin'" "Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)" "Y.U. Mad" "Strange Clouds" "The Motto"

2012	"Faded" "All Aboard" "Take It to the Head" "HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right)" "I Can Only Imagine" "Pop That" "Enough of No Love" "Ice" "Bandz a Make Her Dance" "Celebration" "She Don't Put It Down" "Ball"

2013	"Hello" "Karate Chop" "All That (Lady)" "Ready to Go" "High School" "No New Friends" "Wit' Me" "We Outchea" "Beware" "Good Time" "Thank You" "Loyal"

2014	"We Alright" "Thug Cry" "Only"

2015	"Truffle Butter" "How Many Times" "Just Right for Me" "Bottom of the Bottle" "Switch Up"

2016	"Pillowtalk" (Remix) "Order More" (Remix) "No Problem"

Other singles

Other songs

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