Look What the Cat Dragged In (song)

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"Look What the Cat Dragged In"
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Single by Giggs
from the album Let Em Ave It
Released6 June 2010
Recorded2009
Genre British hip hop, dirty rap,
Length2:36
Label Takeover Entertainment Ltd, XL Recordings
Songwriter(s) Nathan Thompson
Producer(s) Bayoz Muzik
Giggssingles chronology
"Don't Go There"
(2010)
"Look What the Cat Dragged In"
(2010)
"Hustle On"
(2010)

"Look What the Cat Dragged In" is the third single from English rapper Giggs released from his second studio album Let Em Ave It . The single was released in the United Kingdom on 6 June 2010 as a digital download.

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Critical reception

Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song a positive review stating:

Built around a simple but relentless synth riff, 'Look What The Cat Dragged In' has that knack of doing very little but still burrowing into your brain face-first like an earworm. Giggs's deep, distinctive delivery gives a semblance of weight to some very silly lyrics. There's stuff about gettin' the laydeez ("Wanna' lean in ma cockpit / Feelin' ma chopstick"), unprotected sex ("I done it bareback / I take chances"), boozing ("Courvoisier / Fillin' up eight glasses") and the eternal boobs/bum debate ("I'm a breast man but I rate arses"). It'd be a crime to take it too seriously, but there's something fantastically grin-inducing about a rap track so British yet so swaggering and comfortably assured Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg. [1]

Track listing

Digital download [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Look What The Cat Dragged In"2:36

Chart performance

"Look What The Cat Dragged In" debuted on the UK Singles Chart on 13 June 2010 at number 53; becoming his second UK Top 100 single and thus his second single to miss out on the Top 40. The single also debuted at number 20 on the UK R&B Chart and number 3 on the UK Indie Chart, being beaten only by Fat Les and Dizzee Rascal; remaining on the chart for a total of 4 consecutive weeks.

Chart (2010)peak
position
UK Indie (OCC) [3] 3
UK R&B (OCC) [4] 20
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 53

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [6] Silver200,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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