Area Codes (song)
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| Single by Ludacris featuring Nate Dogg from the album Word of Mouf |
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| Released | July 3, 2001 | ||||
| Recorded | 2001 | ||||
| Genre | Hip hop | ||||
| Length | 5:03 | ||||
| Label | Def Jam. | ||||
| Producer | Jazze Pha | ||||
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"Area Codes" is a 2001 single off Ludacris's third album, Word of Mouf. The song's lyrics display the U.S. area codes for the women the singer meets in various places. The song was written by D. Davis, K. Hilson, J. Jones, R. Walters, and C. Bridges[1] and was produced by Jazze Pha.[2]
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[edit] Song information
The song is humorous, light-hearted, and has a fast flowing pace. At five minutes and three seconds, it is the fifth-longest track on the album.
It was released in November of 2001 and featured on the soundtrack to Rush Hour 2.
| Chart | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 24 |
| U.S. Hot Rap Tracks | 7 |
| U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 10 |
[edit] Locations of area codes
Many area codes are mentioned in this song. Listed below are the area codes mentioned in the song, in the order which they are mentioned, and the location associated with each.
| Code | Area |
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| 770 | N Georgia: Metropolitan Atlanta |
| 404 | N Georgia: Atlanta and suburbs |
| 718 | New York City, New York |
| 202 | Washington, D.C. |
| 901 | W Tennessee: Memphis metro area |
| 305 | SE Florida: Miami, the Keys |
| 312 | Illinois: Chicago (the Central Business District, or Loop, the downtown of the city.) |
| 313 | Michigan: Detroit and suburbs |
| 215 | SE Pennsylvania: Philadelphia |
| 803 | South Carolina: Columbia, Aiken, Sumter |
| 757 | E Virginia: Tidewater / Hampton Roads area -- Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Hampton, Newport News, Suffolk |
| 410 | E Maryland: Baltimore, Annapolis, Chesapeake Bay area, Ocean City |
| 504 | E Louisiana: New Orleans metro area |
| 972 | Texas: Dallas Metro |
| 713 | Texas: Central Houston |
| 314 | SE Missouri: St Louis city and parts of the metro area only |
| 201 | N New Jersey: Union City, Jersey City, Hackensack |
| 212 | New York City, New York |
| 213 | S California: Los Angeles |
| 916 | NE California: Sacramento, Walnut Grove, Lincoln, Newcastle and El Dorado Hills |
| 415 | N California: San Francisco, Marin County, Brisbane and Daly City |
| 704 | W North Carolina: Charlotte |
| 206 | W Washington State: Seattle and Bainbridge Island |
| 808 | Hawaii |
| 216 | Cleveland |
| 702 | S Nevada: Clark County, incl Las Vegas |
| 414 | SE Wisconsin: Milwaukee County, part of Waukesha County |
| 317 | Cent. Indiana: Indianapolis |
| 214 | Texas: Dallas Metro |
| 281 | Texas: Houston Metro |
| 334 | S Alabama: Auburn/Opelika, Montgomery and coastal areas |
| 205 | Central Alabama |
| 318 | N Louisiana: Shreveport, Ruston, Monroe, Alexandria |
| 601 | Mississippi: Meridian, Jackson area |
| 203 | Connecticut: Fairfield County and New Haven County; Bridgeport, New Haven |
| 804 | E Virginia: Richmond |
| 402 | E Nebraska: Omaha, Lincoln |
| 301 | W Maryland: Bethesda, Silver Spring, Frederick, Camp Springs, Prince George's County, Montgomery County |
| 904 | N Florida: Jacksonville |
| 407 | Central Florida: Metro Orlando |
| 850 | Florida panhandle, from east of Tallahassee to Pensacola |
| 708 | Illinois: southern and western suburbs of Chicago |
| 502 | N Central Kentucky: Louisville |
Locations via http://www.bennetyee.org/ucsd-pages/area.html
[edit] Different Cover Versions
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John Mayer did a short acoustic version in one of his live performances. However, he felt uncomfortable with using the word "hoes", and switched it to "shows in different area codes".
[edit] References
- ^ Word of Mouf:Composers. Retrieved on 2006-12-06.
- ^ Word of Mouf:Song Listings. Retrieved on 2006-12-06.
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