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"Let's Get Blown" is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg featuring musician Pharrell Williams. It was released on December 14, 2004, as the second single released from the former's seventh studio album R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece (2004). It was produced by The Neptunes (Pharrell & Chad Hugo) and features uncredited additional vocals from American singer Keyshia Cole.

"Let's Get Blown"
Single by Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell
from the album R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece
Released
  • December 14, 2004 (US)
  • February 14, 2005 (UK)[1]
Recorded2004
Genre
  • Hip hop
  • R&B
  • G-funk
Length4:40
Label
  • Doggystyle
  • Star Trak
  • Geffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Neptunes
Snoop Dogg singles chronology
"Drop It Like It's Hot"
(2004)		 "Let's Get Blown"
(2004)		 "Signs"
(2005)
Pharrell Williams singles chronology
"Drop It Like It's Hot"
(2004)		 "Let's Get Blown"
(2004)		 "Can I Have It Like That"
(2005)

Composition and recording


"Let's Get Blown" is a Hip hop, mid-tempo that features beats and influences of funk and G-funk music. The song samples and contains interpolations from Slave's "Watching You", which was also interpolated in "Gin and Juice". It was recorded by Andrew Coleman and Phil Tan at Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, California in 2004.


Music video


The video was first aired in the week of February 21, 2005. It was 27th on LAUNCH Music Videos Top 100 in January 2005 and 59th on MTV's Top 100 of 2005 video list in December. The music video was directed by Paul Hunter.


Awards


In 2005, the Neptunes were nominated for Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in the Rap category for composing this song.


Commercial performance


It did not repeat the success of the artists' previous single "Drop It Like It's Hot", but it filled the gap between the aforementioned song and the club hit "Signs". "Let's Get Blown" is one of Snoop Dogg's biggest hits in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 13.


Live performance


The song was performed live at The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on January 20, 2005.


Track listing


Let's Get Blown — United States CD single[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Let's Get Blown (Radio)"4:42
2."Let's Get Blown (Album)"4:40
3."Let's Get Blown (Instrumental)"4:40
Let's Get Blown — United Kingdom CD single[3]
No.TitleLength
1."Let's Get Blown"4:40
2."Ups & Downs"4:07
3."Let's Get Blown (Instrumental)"4:40
4."Let's Get Blown (Video)"4:58
Let's Get Blown — United Kingdom EP[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Let's Get Blown (Album Version)"4:41
2."Ups & Downs" (featuring Bee Gees)4:07
3."Let's Get Blown (Instrumental)"4:41

Charts



Release history


Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States December 13, 2004 (2004-12-13) Rhythmic contemporary · urban contemporary radio Doggystyle, Geffen [22]

References


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  17. "Snoop Dogg Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
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  20. "Snoop Dogg Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  21. "The Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Year End Charts 2005". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  22. "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1585. November 10, 2004. p. 25. Retrieved July 9, 2022.



На других языках

- [en] Let's Get Blown

[ru] Let’s Get Blown

«Let’s Get Blown» (с англ. — «Давай взорвёмся!») — второй сингл американского рэпера Snoop Dogg, с его студийного альбома R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece, при участии Pharrell. Продюсером трека стал The Neptunes. Этот трек не повторил успех первого сингла с альбома «Drop It Like It’s Hot», но это заполнило промежуток между вышеупомянутой песней и клубным хитом «Signs».


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