"Paparazzi" | ||||
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Single by Xzibit | ||||
from the album At the Speed of Life | ||||
Released | May 27, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1995; Ameraycan Recording Studios (North Hollywood, California) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:56 | |||
Label | Loud, RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Alvin Joiner, Thayod Ausar | |||
Producer(s) | Thayod Ausar | |||
Xzibit singles chronology | ||||
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"Paparazzi" is a song by Xzibit, issued as the lead single from his debut album At the Speed of Life . The song's official music video was directed by Michael Lucero. [1]
The songs samples Barbra Streisand's "Pavane (Vocalise)", itself a version of Gabriel Fauré's Pavane .
The song is used for the soundtrack of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 . The instrumental version of "Paparazzi" was used to close "Pax Soprana", the sixth episode of the first season of The Sopranos .
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [2] | 20 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [3] | 9 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [4] | 40 |
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) [5] | 26 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [5] | 14 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [6] | 13 |
Germany (GfK) [7] | 11 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [8] | 4 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [9] | 5 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [10] | 7 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] | 6 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [12] | 83 |
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard) [13] | 39 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [14] | 61 |
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [15] | 9 |
Chart (1996) | Position |
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Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [16] | 41 |
Chart (1997) | Position |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [17] | 62 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [18] | 83 |
Romania (Romanian Top 100) [19] | 96 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] | 46 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Germany (BVMI) [21] | Gold | 250,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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This is the discography of Xzibit, an American rapper.
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