"Holidae In" is a song by American rapper Chingy featuring Ludacris and Snoop Dogg. It was released on August 25,2003,by Capitol Records and Ludacris' Disturbing tha Peace record label as the second single off his debut album Jackpot (2003). Produced by the duo the Trak Starz,the release garnered positive reviews from critics who praised the performances. In 2020,Entertainment Weekly wrote that the legacy of the song was that increased the "coolness factor" of Holiday Inn.[1]
Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club was positive towards "Holiday In",finding Chingy being able to hold his own opposite Ludacris and Snoop Dogg saying "it seems less like two icons helping out a scrappy newcomer than like a collaboration among three bona fide superstars."[2]Billboard contributor Rashaun Hall praised the appearances of all three rappers throughout the track,giving note of both Chingy's "nasal flow" and Ludacris' "booming voice" mixing well and Snoop's "laid-back" delivery of the hook,raising it above your "typical party track".[3] Matt Cibula of PopMatters panned the song,finding the scenario tiring and its guest stars contributed nothing to it,saying,"Big stars phoning it in is always a turn-off,and the fact that they bury this song at track #12 is telling. No one likes this stuff."[4]
Commercial performance
The single debuted at number 73 on US Billboard Hot 100 chart the week of September 20,2003. By October 4,the single had entered the top 40.[5][6][7][8] In November,the St. Louis rapper was added to a nationwide promotional tour with the Atlanta-based rappers Ludacris,Lil Jon &The Eastside Boyz,Ying Yang Twins and singer,Mýa. The tour included a number of music festivals arranged by local radio stations.[9] The single went on to reach the top 10 across nine Billboard charts and remained on all nine charts for 21 weeks or more.[10][11][12]
Music video
Directed by independent film and music video director Jeremy Rall,[13] the video takes inspiration from the music video for the song "Temptations" featured on Tupac Shakur's third studio album,Me Against the World (1995),and its song title features a hotel setting. Shot from viewer's perspective,the camera is guided through a high end mansion/hotel called the Jackpot Inn. Every room has a special feature including a sleeproom,a pillow fight room (Room 102),Jamaican smoke room (Room 103),and a neon glowing room (fitness room). There is also a Brady Bunch parody segment and T-shirts that parody the logos of Holiday Inn and Atlanta based company,Home Depot (but reads as "The Ho Depot"). Filmed years after his death,an actor bearing a resemblance to Shakur is also in the video.
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
↑ Holidae In (US & Australian CD single liner notes). Chingy. Capitol Records, Disturbing tha Peace. 2003. 7243 5 53464 2 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Holidae In (US 12-inch single vinyl disc). Chingy. Capitol Records, Disturbing tha Peace. 2003. Y 7243 5 52816 1 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Holidae In (UK CD1 liner notes). Chingy. Capitol Records, Disturbing tha Peace. 2003. CDCLS 852.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Holidae In (UK CD2 liner notes). Chingy. Capitol Records, Disturbing tha Peace. 2003. CDCL 852, 7243 5 48105 2 7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Holidae In (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Chingy. Capitol Records, Disturbing tha Peace. 2003. 12CL 852.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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