"Been There, Done That" is the second single by West Coast rapper and producer Dr. Dre from the compilation album Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath.
"Been There, Done That" | ||||
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Single by Dr. Dre | ||||
from the album Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath | ||||
Released | September 1, 1996[1] | |||
Studio | Record One (Sherman Oaks, California) | |||
Genre | West Coast hip hop, G-funk | |||
Length | 5:11 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Dr. Dre, Bud'da, J-Flexx | |||
Producer(s) | Dr. Dre, Bud'da | |||
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Music video | ||||
"Been There, Done That" on YouTube | ||||
The song was produced by Dre himself and features co-production from Bud'da. The lyrics were written by former Death Row Records labelmate, J-Flexx. After Dre's departure from the label, J-Flexx released a diss song on the Death Row Greatest Hits compilation titled "Who Been There, Who Done That". The song was referenced at the end of "Guilty Conscience" by Eminem, which was a collaboration with Dre. background vocalist Dorothy Coleman and Barbara Wilson.
Mosi Reeves from Rolling Stone said: “ Fans respected Dre’s call to renounce violence and focus on making money, but “Been There, Done That” didn’t quite resonate with them like his earlier work.“ and added: “Been There, Done That” is an early example of what would later be called “grown-man rap,” and as rap stars age and try to reconcile their maturity with their hellion public images, it deserves a special place in the Dre canon.“[2]
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] | 39 |
Dr. Dre songs | |
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The Chronic | |
2001 |
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Compton | |
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Collaborations |