2 Step (song)

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"2 Step"
2 Step single.jpg
Single by Unk
from the album Beat'n Down Yo Block!
B-side "Beat'n Down Yo Block"
ReleasedMarch 13, 2007 (U.S.)
Recorded2006
Genre Southern hip hop, crunk
Length3:15
4:45 (remix/clean version)
5:25 (remix/explicit version)
Label Big Oomp Records/Koch Records
Songwriter(s) Humphrey, Montay/Platt, Anthony/Shahid, Fard
Unk singles chronology
"Walk It Out"
(2006)
"2 Step"
(2007)
"Hit the Dance Floor"
(2007)

"2 Step" is the second single from Unk's debut album Beat'n Down Yo Block! , released in 2007. It has an accompanying dance, called the "2 Step". The video was co-directed by Dale "Rage" Resteghini and Will Horton and was released on February 23, 2007 on Yahoo! Music. The official remix features T-Pain, Jim Jones and E-40.

Contents

The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 94 in February 2007 [1] and peaked at number 24. It also climbed to number 9 and number 4 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap charts, respectively.

Track listing

  1. "2 Step (Clean)"
  2. "2 Step (Explicit)"
  3. "2 Step (Instrumental)"
  4. "2 Step (A Cappella)"
  5. "Beat'n Down Yo Block (Clean)"
  6. "Beat'n Down Yo Block (Explicit)"
  7. "Beat'n Down Yo Block (Instrumental)"
  8. "Beat'n Down Yo Block (A Cappella)"

Both a cappellas are explicit.

Charts

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References

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