Keep Their Heads Ringin' - Composition

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"Keep Their Heads Ringin'" is a song by American rapper Dr. Dre featuring vocalist Nanci Fletcher. It was the only single released from the soundtrack of the 1995 movie Friday,[1] starring Ice Cube and Chris Tucker. Although the soundtrack was released on Priority Records, Death Row Records still owns the masters to the song. In the United States, the song topped the Hot Rap Tracks chart and peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100. It was certified gold by the RIAA on May 10, 1995, and sold 700,000 copies domestically.[2][3] It interpolates "Funk You Up" by The Sequence from their 1980 single released under Sugar Hill.

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"Keep Their Heads Ringin'"

Single by Dr. Dre and Nancy Fletcher

from the album Friday (soundtrack)

B-side

"Take a Hit" by Mack 10

Released

March 7, 1995

Recorded

1994

Genre

West Coast hip hop
gangsta rap
G-funk
R&B

Length

5:06

Label

Priority
EMI

Songwriter(s)

James Anderson, The Sequence, Sam Anderson

Producer(s)

Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre and Nancy Fletcher singles chronology

"Natural Born Killaz"
(1994)

"Keep Their Heads Ringin'"
(1995)

"California Love"
(1995)

Music video

"Keep Their Heads Ringin'" on YouTube

Critical reception

Dr. Bayyan from Cash Box wrote, "Well, there is no doubt that the patented "Dre funk" is present, but there's one aspect that fans will notice about this single. He concentrates more on his improved lyrical delivery rather than on killin' niggas and cheekin' ho's. Dre is one of the few rappers that doesn't have to tone down his hardcore image to gain commercial status."[4]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" was directed by F. Gary Gray and takes place in a plane hangar. The video contains cameo appearances from the actors of the movie Friday including Chris Tucker, Faizon Love and Nia Long. New Line offered the clip to theatres to play right before showings of Friday. It also appears as a bonus feature on the VHS and DVD releases of the film.

Track listing

CD single / 12" vinyl[5]

"Keep Their Heads Ringin'" (LP Version) — 5:01
"Keep Their Heads Ringin'" (Instrumental) — 4:57
"Take a Hit" (by Mack 10) (LP Version) — 4:34
"Take a Hit" (by Mack 10) (Instrumental) — 4:34

US 12" vinyl[6]

"Keep Their Heads Ringin'" (Radio Version) — 5:02
"Keep Their Heads Ringin'" (LP Version) — 5:01
"Keep Their Heads Ringin'" (Instrumental) — 4:57

Personnel

Co-producer - Sam Sneed
Engineer - Tommy D. Daugherty and Keston Wright
Keyboards - Stu "Fingas" Bullard
Producer - Dr. Dre
Chorus Sample - KRS-One
Lead vocals - Nanci Fletcher
Background Vocals - Nanci Fletcher, Barbara Wilson, Dorothy Coleman
Video director - F. Gary Gray
Actors - Chris Tucker, Nia Long and Tiny Lister
Angie Stone is credited for writing the song due to her writing to "Funk You Up". She is credited as A. Brown in the credits of the song since she did not go by Angie Stone at the time she recorded "Funk You Up". Angela Brown is Angie Stone's birth name.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[7]	93
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8]	15
France (SNEP)[9]	29
Germany (Official German Charts)[10]	23
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11]	11
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12]	15
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13]	3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14]	7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	7
UK Singles (OCC)[16]	25
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[17]	3
US Billboard Hot 100[18]	10
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[19]	4
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[20]	10
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[21]	1
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[22]	13

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[23]	60
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[24]	98
France (SNEP)[25]	72
Germany (Official German Charts)[26]	82
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[27]	83
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[28]	38
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[29]	38
US Billboard Hot 100[30]	53
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[31]	42

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[32]	Gold	5,000^*
United States (RIAA)[2]	Gold	700,000[3]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

King, Alex P. (2004). Hit-parade — 20 ans de tubes (in French). Paris: Pascal. p. 338. ISBN 2-35019-009-9.
"American single certifications – Dr. Dre – Keep Their Heads Ringin". Recording Industry Association of America.
"Best-Selling Records of 1995". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 3. BPI Communications. January 20, 1996. p. 56. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
Dr. Bayyan (April 22, 1995). "Urban: Rap Single Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 13. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
"Dr. Dre – Keep Their Heads Ringin' (1995, Dark Blue Disc, CD)".
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"Dr. Dre – Keep Their Heads Ringin'" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
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"Nederlandse Top 40 – week 31, 1995" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
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"Dr. Dre – Keep Their Heads Ringin'". Singles Top 100. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
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"Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
"Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
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"Dr. Dre Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
"Dr. Dre Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
"Dr. Dre Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
"Rapports Annuels 1995". Ultratop. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
"1995 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. December 23, 1995. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
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"Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
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"Billboard Top 100 - 1995". Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
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"New Zealand single certifications – Dr. Dre – Keep Their Heads Ringin'". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved July 8, 2015.

External links

Music video for "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" on YouTube

v t e Dr. Dre songs
Discography Production discography
The Chronic	"Fuck wit Dre Day" "Let Me Ride" "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" "Bitches Ain't Shit"
2001	"The Watcher" "Still D.R.E." "Xxplosive" "What's the Difference" "Forgot About Dre" "The Next Episode"
Compton	"Medicine Man"
Other singles	"We're All in the Same Gang" "Deep Cover" "Natural Born Killaz" "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" "Been There, Done That" "Zoom" "Bad Intentions" "The Wash" "Kush" "I Need a Doctor"
Collaborations	"We Want Eazy" "U Better Recognize" "California Love" "No Diggity" "Ghetto Fabulous" "Just Dippin'" "Guilty Conscience" "Hello" "Fast Lane" "The Knoc" "Symphony in X Major" "Shit Hits the Fan" "Encore" "Imagine" "Bounce" "Crack a Bottle" "Old Time's Sake" "Hell Breaks Loose" "The Recipe" "New Day"

MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video

"Parents Just Don't Understand" (1989)
"U Can't Touch This" (1990)
"Mama Said Knock You Out" (1991)
"Tennessee" (1992)
"People Everyday" (1993)
"Doggy Dogg World" (1994)
"Keep Their Heads Ringin'" (1995)
"Gangsta's Paradise" (1996)
"Hypnotize" (1997)
"Gettin' Jiggy wit It" (1998)
"Can I Get A..." (1999)
"Forgot About Dre" (2000)
"Ride wit Me" (2001)
"Without Me" (2002)
"In da Club" (2003)
"99 Problems" (2004)
"Number One Spot" (2005)
"Ridin'" (2006)

На других языках

- [en] Keep Their Heads Ringin'

[es] Keep Their Heads Ringin'

«Keep Their Heads Ringin'» (a veces incorrectamente denominada Ring Ding Dong) es el nombre de un sencillo de Dr. Dre de la banda sonora de la película Friday. Aunque el álbum fue lanzado por Priority Records, Death Row Records todavía es propietario de los máster de la canción. Alcanzó el número 10 en el Billboard Hot 100 y fue certificada con disco de oro por la RIAA el 10 de mayo de 1995 por tener más de 500 000 de ventas individualmente. También alcanzó el número uno en el Hot Rap Tracks en los Estados Unidos. Interpola la canción "Funk You Up" en la secuencia del sencillo lanzado en 1980 por The Sequence, por el sello Sugar Hill. La canción también aparece en el álbum Death Row Greatest Hits, lanzado en 1996. La intro "Hey. Whatup?" es de Dr. Dre, mientras que la introducción continúa con la música de KRS-One diciendo "Buck, buck, buck".

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