Lean Back

"Lean Back"
Single by Terror Squad featuring Fat Joe and Remy
from the album True Story
B-side	"Yeah Yeah Yeah"
Released	June 1, 2004 (2004-06-01)
Studio	Jerusalem (Miami, Florida)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:07
Label	Universal SRC Island
Songwriter(s)	Joseph Cartagena Reminisce Smith Scott Storch
Producer(s)	Scott Storch
Terror Squad singles chronology
"Yeah Yeah Yeah" (2004) "Lean Back" (2004) "Take Me Home" (2004)
Fat Joe singles chronology
"Not Your Average Joe" (2004) "Lean Back" (2004) "New York" (2004)

US 12-inch single [7] A1. "Lean Back" (clean) – 4:12 A2. "Lean Back" (instrumental) – 4:12 B1. "Lean Back" (dirty) – 4:11 B2. "Lean Back" (acappella) – 4:01 UK 12-inch single [8] A1. "Lean Back" (explicit) – 4:07 B1. "Yeah Yeah Yeah" – 3:07 B2. "Lean Back" (instrumental) – 4:12

UK and Australian CD single [9] "Lean Back" (clean) – 4:11 "Lean Back" (explicit) – 4:07 "Yeah Yeah Yeah" – 3:07 "Lean Back" (video) European CD single [10] "Lean Back" – 4:07 "Yeah Yeah Yeah" – 3:07

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the True Story album notes. ^[11]

Studios

• Recorded at Jerusalem Studios (Miami, Florida)
• Mixed at The Hit Factory Criteria (Miami, Florida)
• Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City)

Personnel

• Fat Joe – writing (as Joseph Cartagena), vocals, executive production
• Remy – writing (as Reminisce Smith), vocals
• Scott Storch – writing, production
• Drop – recording
• Supa Engineer Duro – mixing
• Chris Gehringer – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004–2005) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [12] 44 Australian Urban (ARIA) [13] 9 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [14] 40 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [15] 6 Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 ( Radio & Records ) [16] 12 Denmark (Tracklisten) [17] 5 Germany (GfK) [18] 46 Ireland (IRMA) [19] 40 Italy (FIMI) [20] 25 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [21] 10 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [22] 14 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [23] 11 Scotland (OCC) [24] 44 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [25] 28 UK Singles (OCC) [26] 24 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [27] 3 US Billboard Hot 100 [28] 1 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks ( Billboard ) [29] 1 US Hot Rap Tracks ( Billboard ) [30] 1 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [31] 13 US Rhythmic Top 40 ( Billboard ) [32] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [33] 100 UK Urban ( Music Week ) [34] 2 US Billboard Hot 100 [35] 10 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard) [36] 5 US Hot Rap Tracks (Billboard) [37] 1 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) [38] 64 US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard) [39] 7 Chart (2005) Position US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard) [40] 83 Decade-end charts Chart (2000–2009) Position US Billboard Hot 100 [41] 45 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [42] 22

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [43]	Gold	30,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [44]	Gold	150,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [45]	Gold	400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [46]	Gold	500,000*
United States (RIAA) [47] Mastertone	Gold	500,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	June 1, 2004	Rhythmic contemporary urban radio	Universal SRC	[48]
	July 26, 2004	Contemporary hit radio		[49]
United Kingdom	October 4, 2004	12-inch vinyl CD	Universal SRC Island	[50]
Australia	October 18, 2004	CD	Universal	[51]

See also

• List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2004
• List of number-one R&B singles of 2004 (U.S.)

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