Dirt off Your Shoulder
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| Single by Jay-Z from the album The Black Album |
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| Released | 2003 | ||||
| Format | 12" Single | ||||
| Recorded | The Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, Florida by Demacio "Demo" Castellion | ||||
| Genre | Hip hop | ||||
| Length | 3:59 | ||||
| Label | Roc-A-Fella Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | S. Carter T. Mosley |
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| Producer | Timbaland | ||||
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"Dirt off Your Shoulder" is the second single released from Jay-Z's 2003 album The Black Album. It peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In 2004, the song was combined with the Linkin Park single "Lying from You" and released as a single for the mash-up album Collision Course.
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[edit] Political influence
On April 17, 2008, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama referenced the song in gesture, in response to sharp attacks from his rival Hillary Clinton and a debate which was widely criticized for focusing on campaign gaffes.[1][2] According to The Nation, Obama "told his supporters not to fret about all the "textbook Washington" drama on Thursday, recounting the superficial moderators and Hillary Clinton's attempts to 'twist the knife' on trivial issues. Then Obama made pop cultural history, miming the rapper Jay-Z's iconic hand signal to "brush the dirt" off his shoulders."[3] When asked whether Obama was deliberately referencing the song, a campaign spokesman said, "He has some Jay-Z on his iPod."[4]
[edit] Single track listings
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[edit] A-Side
- Dirt Off Your Shoulder (Radio Edit)
- Dirt Off Your Shoulder (LP)
- Dirt Off Your Shoulder (Instrumental)
[edit] B-Side
- Encore (Radio Edit)
- Encore (LP)
- Encore (Instrumental)
[edit] 99 Problems/Dirt Off Your Shoulder, Pt. 1
- 99 Problems (Explicit)
- Dirt Off Your Shoulder (Explicit)
[edit] 99 Problems/Dirt Off Your Shoulder, Pt. 2
- 99 Problems (Explicit)
- Dirt Off Your Shoulder (Explicit)
- 99 Problems (Video)
- Dirt Off Your Shoulder (Video)
[edit] 99 Problems/Dirt Off Your Shoulder, Vinyl
A-Side
- 99 Problems (Explicit)
- 99 Problems (Clean)
B-Side
- Dirt Off Your Shoulder (Explicit)
- Dirt Off Your Shoulder (Clean)
[edit] References
- ^ Kurtz, Howard. "Performance By ABC's Moderators Is a Matter Of Debate", Washington Post, 2008-04-18. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
- ^ Whitcomb, Dan. "ABC criticized for handling of Democratic debate", Reuters, 2008-04-18. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
- ^ Melber, Ari. "Obama Meets Jay-Z in YouTube Mashup Slamming Clinton & Debate", The Nation, 2008-04-17. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
- ^ Wiltz, Teresa. "Obama Has Jay-Z on His IPod and The Moves To Prove It", The Washington Post, 2008-04-19. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
[edit] See also
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