Ditty (song)

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"Ditty"
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Single by Paperboy
from the album The Nine Yards
ReleasedNovember 3, 1992 (1992-11-03) [1]
Genre Hip hop
Length4:03
Label Next Plateau
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) David Weldon [3]
Paperboy singles chronology
"Ditty"
(1992)
"Bumpin' (Adaptation of Humpin')"
(1993)

"Ditty" is a song by American rapper Paperboy from his debut studio album The Nine Yards . It is the opening track on the album and was issued as the album's lead single. The song is primarily based around a sample of Zapp's "Doo Wa Ditty (Blow That Thing)", but it also contains a sample of James Brown's "Funky President (People It's Bad)". [4]

Contents

"Ditty" is Paperboy's only song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 10 in 1993. [5] It was awarded a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. [6] In 1994, the song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance, but lost to "Let Me Ride" by Dr. Dre. [7]

Credits and personnel

Track listing

  1. "Ditty" (Explicit) - 4:02
  2. "Ditty" (Edited) - 3:56
  3. "Ditty" (Album Version) - 4:59
  4. "Ditty" (Remix - Explicit) - 5:04
  5. "Ditty" (Remix - Edited) - 5:04
  6. "Ditty" (Radio Mix - feat. Nate Dogg) - 3:51[ citation needed ]
  7. "Ditty" (DJ Remix) - 4:08

Charts

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