Thong Song

"Thong Song"
Single by Sisqó
from the album Unleash the Dragon
Released February 15, 2000
Format
Recorded 1999
Genre R&B
Length 4:12
Label Def Soul
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Tim & Bob
Sisqó singles chronology
"Got to Get It"
(1999)		 "Thong Song"
(2000)		 "What These Bitches Want"
(2000)

"Thong Song" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Sisqó. It was released on February 15, 2000 as the second single from Sisqó's 1999 solo debut studio album Unleash the Dragon. "Thong Song" garnered four Grammy nominations and numerous other awards. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Rhythmic top 40 chart and number three on the Billboard Hot 100, Sisqó's second highest-peaking hit behind "Incomplete".[1] It was a major success worldwide as well, reaching the top ten throughout European charts and reaching number three in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, and Denmark. The song also topped the charts in New Zealand.

Production

The song was written and produced by Sisqó, and Tim & Bob, the duo of Tim Kelley and Bob Robinson. Songwriters Desmond Child and Draco Rosa receive songwriting credit because of the interpolation of part of their composition, "Livin' la Vida Loca" (originally recorded by Ricky Martin), in the song's lyrics. The strings heard throughout the song, performed for the record by violinist Bruce Dukov,[2] are inspired by Wes Montgomery's cover of The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" which Tim originally sampled in its origin.

Rapper Lil' Kim was originally supposed to be included on the album version but declined.[3] However, Kim and Sisqó collabated on her second album "The Notorious K.I.M." a year later.

The alternate version, the official remix to the original version, "Thong Song Uncensored", features a guest rap from Foxy Brown in the spot where Sisqó whispers the main verse for the third time, and is included on the soundtrack for Nutty Professor II: The Klumps. A second, more urban-themed video was shot for the remix by Little X.

In 2000 Chicago female rapper Strings released a single entitle Tongue Song which was female version of Thong Song. It was a answer back to the song.[4] It peaked at 24 on the Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart and 13 on Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart.

Reggaeton artists Daddy Yankee and Nicky Jam sampled this song for their 2001 song “Tu Cuerpo En La Cama” on Yankee’s album El Cartel II.

Music video

MTV version

The video was released in 2000. Set in Miami, it shows Sisqó going to the beach from his home to participate in a Spring Break party with a large number of young women who are generally wearing bikinis and thongs, with the exception of one woman who wears a G-string. There are also scenes with Sisqo and his backup dancers driving a Bentley Azure down the Florida Keys, and cameos from the other three members of Sisqó's group, Dru Hill, Method Man, Redman, Ja Rule, as well as LL Cool J. Sisqó performs acrobatic feats atop the crowd that contradict the laws of physics, culminating in a stage performance lit with blacklights and with an orchestra in the background.

The whole video, consisting of cuts between Sisqó and barely clad women, drew minor criticism for exploiting women as sex objects, and was credited for starting a new wave of "booty" videos. The director of the video, Joseph Kahn, was quoted as saying, "I listen to 'Thong Song', and I say, 'Well, this song is about asses.' So you can either accept it and do something like I did, or you can go and try and turn the 'Thong Song' into some kind of Chemical Brothers video and make it all pretentious; about some fucking communist upheaval or something. Let's just relax and make a booty video, and let's make a really good one, and make it fun."[5]

Alternate version with Foxy Brown

In the alternate version of the video, after giving a radio interview with Nokio and Jazz of Dru Hill in his home town of Baltimore, Sisqó escapes from a group of fans with the help of Foxy Brown to a fashion show. Here, models strut in sexy costumes, which (again) all consist of bikinis just as in the original video, this time with the exception of two women in thongs. The video also features a cameo by professional wrestler Big Show. The song was done for the soundtrack of Nutty Professor II: The Klumps. The video was directed by Little X.[6]

2017 remake

In 2017, Sisqó remade the song and music video featuring JCY which was released on July 18, 2017. The video can be seen on YouTube and WorldStarHipHop with the video in its first week hitting over one million views.

Charts

Notes

  1. ↑ "Sisqó".
  2. ↑ (1999). Unleash the Dragon [CD booklet]. New York: Dragon/Def Soul/The Island/Def Jam Music Group.
  3. ↑ "Lil' Kim Still 'Regrets' Blowing Shot At Sisqo's 'Thong Song'".
  4. ↑ Berry, Jahna (August 14, 2000). "Strings Gets In Licks On Sisqo". MTV News. MTV.com. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  5. ↑ Lee, Jimmy (June 2001), The Wrath of Kahn: Joseph Kahn's trek to music video stardom, KoreAm
  6. ↑ Murphy, Keith (March 2008). "Is the music video dead?". Vibe: 66. ISSN 1070-4701. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  7. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Sisqó – Thong Song". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Sisqó – Thong Song" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Sisqó – Thong Song" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  10. ↑ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada".
  11. ↑ "Hits of the World: Denmark (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research) 06/24/00". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 112 (26): 99. 24 June 2000. ISSN 0006-2510.
  12. ↑ "Hits of the World: Europe (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research) 06/24/00". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 112 (26): 99. 24 June 2000. ISSN 0006-2510.
  13. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Sisqó – Thong Song" (in French). Les classement single.
  14. ↑ "Musicline.de – Sisqo Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  15. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 19, 2000". Irish Singles Chart.
  16. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Sisqó – Thong Song". Top Digital Download.
  17. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Sisqó" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  18. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sisqó – Thong Song" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 18,2017.
  19. ↑ "Charts.nz – Sisqó – Thong Song". Top 40 Singles.
  20. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Sisqó – Thong Song". VG-lista. Retrieved December 18,2017.
  21. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 18,2017.
  22. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Sisqó – Thong Song". Singles Top 100. Retrieved December 18,2017.
  23. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Sisqó – Thong Song". Swiss Singles Chart.
  24. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  25. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 18,2017.
  26. ↑ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 18,2017.
  27. ↑ "Sisqo Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18,2017.
  28. ↑ "Sisqo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18,2017.
  29. ↑ "Sisqo Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18,2017.
  30. ↑ "Sisqo Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18,2017.
  31. ↑ "Sisqo Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18,2017.
  32. ↑ "Sisqo Chart History (Tropical Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18,2017.
  33. ↑ "2000 Australian Singles Chart". Aria. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  34. ↑ "2000 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart". Ultratop. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  35. ↑ "2000 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart". Ultratop. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  36. ↑ "2000 French Singles Chart". Snep. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  37. ↑ "INFINITY CHARTS: German Top 20". Ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de. 2001-03-05. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
  38. ↑ "Swiss year-end chart". swisscharts.com. 2000. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  39. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 – 2000". Retrieved 2010-08-31.
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