Just a Lil Bit

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"Just a Lil Bit"
50 Cent - Just A Lil Bit - CD cover.jpg
Single by 50 Cent
from the album The Massacre
ReleasedMay 17, 2005
Recorded2004
Genre
Length3:57
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Scott Storch
50 Cent singles chronology
"MJB da MVP"
(2005)
"Just a Lil Bit"
(2005)
"Outta Control"
(2005)
Music video
"Just a Lil Bit" on YouTube

"Just a Lil Bit" is the third single from 50 Cent's second album, The Massacre . The song was produced by Scott Storch. Released on May 17, 2005, the single reached number three in the United States, becoming 50 Cent's sixth solo top-ten single, and ninth overall. It also reached number ten in the United Kingdom. [1] The B-side is a live recording of "Disco Inferno" for AOL Sessions.

Contents

Background

"Just a Lil Bit" debuted at number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number three on the chart. The song was eventually certified Platinum by the RIAA. The official remix features rapper White Dawg. T-Pain used the instrumental to do a freestyle called "A Little Hit". [2] Game also used the instrumental on his song "300 Bars & Runnin'", in which he disses 50 Cent and other members of G-Unit. [3] He also redid "Just a Lil Bit" as a diss to 50 Cent. [4]

Music video

The music video is set in Cancún, Mexico, [5] and follows a thin plot where 50 Cent, as "El Jefe" ("The Boss"), employs three beautiful women to set up his enemies, played by Emilio Rivera, Hassan Johnson and Jesús Ochoa. 50 Cent leaves each enemy $50. [6] The video also contains cameos by some G-Unit artists.

CD cover

The artwork for the CD cover shows 50 Cent's modern adaptation of the rap squat that includes the prayer pose. [7]

Track listing

  1. "Just a Lil Bit" - 3:59
  2. "Disco Inferno" (Live AOL Session) - 3:11
  1. "Just a Lil Bit" - 3:59
  2. "Just a Lil Bit" (Instrumental) - 3:59
  3. "Just a Lil Bit" (Music Video) - 3:59
  4. "Disco Inferno" (Live AOL Session - Music Video) - 3:11

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [40] Gold35,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [41] Platinum60,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [42] Gold45,000
Germany (BVMI) [43] Platinum300,000
Italy (FIMI) [44] Gold50,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [45] Platinum600,000
United States (RIAA) [46] 3× Platinum3,000,000
United States (RIAA) [47]
Mastertone
Platinum1,000,000*
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece) [48] Gold1,000,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

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