"Still D.R.E." is a song by American rapper-producer Dr. Dre,featuring fellow American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on November 2,1999,as the lead single from Dre's multi-platinum second studio album, 2001 (1999). The single debuted and peaked at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1999 before re-entering and peaking at number 23 in 2022. It was more successful in the United Kingdom,where it reached number 6. The song has been performed live numerous times by both Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. Notable performances include the 2000 Up in Smoke Tour and as the final song in the Super Bowl LVI halftime show on February 13,2022,alongside fellow American rappers Eminem,Mary J. Blige,Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent,with Anderson .Paak on drums.
Dr. Dre released his highly acclaimed debut solo album The Chronic in 1992. After this,Dre went seven years without releasing an album. During this time he featured on the Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers "California Love" and "No Diggity",while also producing Snoop Dogg and Eminem's debut studio albums Doggystyle and The Slim Shady LP ,respectively. The stakes were higher for the sequel to The Chronic,so Dre recruited Jay-Z to ghostwrite lyrics for the former's comeback single,"Still D.R.E.". "At first,he wrote about diamonds and Bentleys," Dre told Blaze magazine in 1999. "So I told Jay to write some other shit. Jigga sat for 20 minutes and came back with some hard-ass,around-the-way L.A. shit." [1] In an interview on The Breakfast Club ,Snoop Dogg elaborated on Jay-Z's contributions on the song. "He wrote Dre’s shit and my shit and it was flawless," he said. "It was 'Still D.R.E.' and it was Jay-Z and he wrote the whole fucking song." [2]
The music video,directed by Hype Williams,consists mainly of The D.O.C.,Snoop Dogg and Dre driving and riding in lowrider cars (a reference to the "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" music video from The Chronic album). It features several cameos:Eminem chasing a group of women across a beach, [3] Xzibit driving a lowrider,Funkmaster Flex with Dre,and Warren G riding with several women. [4] In the background the individual throwing up the W with the crowd next to Snoop Dogg and Dre right next to the lowrider car was Coldhard from the Chicago-based rap group Crucial Conflict. The music video was released for the week ending on October 3,1999. The video performance was officially uploaded via Vevo to Dre's YouTube Channel on 27 October 2011.
The music video hit one billion YouTube views in February 2022. [4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Still D.R.E." | 4:34 | ||
2. | "The Next Episode" (featuring Snoop Dogg) |
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| 2:42 |
3. | "Still D.R.E." ((Instrumental)) |
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| 4:34 |
4. | "Still D.R.E." (music video) (explicit) |
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Total length: | 11:10 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Still D.R.E." (radio edit) | 3:54 | ||
2. | "The Message" (featuring Mary J. Blige and Rell) | 4:13 | ||
3. | "Still D.R.E." (instrumental) |
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| 4:34 |
4. | "Still D.R.E." (music video) (clean) |
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Total length: | 12:01 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Still D.R.E." | 4:34 | ||
2. | "Still D.R.E." (radio edit) |
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| 4:34 |
3. | "Still D.R.E." (instrumental) |
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| 4:34 |
4. | "Still D.R.E." (acapella) |
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| 4:34 |
Total length: | 16:56 |
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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France (SNEP) [7] | 29 |
Ireland (IRMA) [8] | 14 |
Scotland (OCC) [9] | 10 |
UK Singles (OCC) [10] | 6 |
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [11] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [12] | 93 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [13] | 32 |
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [14] | 11 |
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [15] | 29 |
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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France (SNEP) [7] | 96 |
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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France (SNEP) [7] | 103 |
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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France (SNEP) [7] | 77 |
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [16] | 34 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [17] | 11 |
Germany (GfK) [18] | 38 |
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [19] | 16 |
Hungary (Single Top 40) [20] | 12 |
Lithuania (AGATA) [21] | 90 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [22] | 21 |
Portugal (AFP) [23] | 101 |
South Africa (TOSAC) [24] | 79 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [25] | 67 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [26] | 15 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [12] | 23 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [27] | 6 |
Chart (2000) | Position |
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UK Urban ( Music Week ) [28] | 30 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [29] | Platinum | 60,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [30] | Platinum | 90,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [31] | 3× Gold | 750,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [32] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [33] | 3× Platinum | 90,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [34] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [35] | 3× Platinum | 1,800,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [36] | Gold | 1,300,000† |
Greece (IFPI Greece) [37] | Gold | 1,000,000† |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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