O.G. Bitch

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"O.G. Bitch"
O.G. Bitch.jpg
Single by Esthero
B-side "I Love You"
Released2004
Recorded2003–2004
Genre
Length4:26
Label Reprise
Songwriter(s) Esthero
Producer(s) Track & Field
Esthero singles chronology
"Balmes (A Better Life)"
(2001)
"O.G. Bitch"
(2004)
"We R in Need of a Musical Revolution"
(2005)

"O.G. Bitch" (short for "Original Bitch") is a song by Canadian singer/songwriter Esthero. It reached number 1 on the American Dance Club Songs chart. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Composition

The song is classified as a house song. [1] Lyrically, the song details a woman who acts inauthentic. [2]

Release

The song was released in Canada and the United States as a CD single that included several remixes of the song, in addition to a B-side entitled "I Love You." [4] The single was also released as a 12" record, featuring the original version of the song and an instrumental version. [5]

Commercial performance

Upon its release, "O.G. Bitch" became Esthero's highest-charting song on two Billboard charts, and became one of the biggest Dance Club hits of 2004. [6] "O.G. Bitch" spent 15 weeks on Billboard's Dance Club Songs (previously called the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart) chart, reaching number 1. [3] It was her first and only song to reach the summit of that chart. Additionally, the song reached number 8 on the American Dance Singles Sales chart. [3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
US Dance Club Songs [3] 1
US Dance Singles Sales [3] 8

Year-end chart

Chart (2003)Peak
position
US Dance Club Songs [6] 8

References

  1. 1 2 LeBlanc, Larry (26 March 2005). "Esthero Puts Finishing Touches on 'Wikked' Set". Google Books. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Ostroff, Joshua. "Esthero: 7 Year Bitch". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Chart Search". Billboard.biz. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  4. "Esthero - O.G. Bitch". Discogs. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  5. "Esthero - O.G. Bitch 12"". Discogs. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Greatest of All Time: Top 10 Dance Club Songs Year-by-Year, 1976-2015". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2 May 2017.