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Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)

"Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)"
Single by Blu Cantrell
from the album So Blu
ReleasedApril 23, 2001 (2001-04-23)
StudioD.A.R.P. (Atlanta, Georgia)
Length4:10
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Dallas Austin
Producer(s)Dallas Austin
Blu Cantrell singles chronology
"Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)"
(2001)
"I'll Find a Way"
(2001)

"Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)" is a song by American R&B singer Blu Cantrell, written and produced by Dallas Austin and included on Cantrell's debut album, So Blu (2001). The song was released in the United States on April 23, 2001, as Cantrell's debut single. It is her most successful single in the US and her only single to enter the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number two for two weeks in July 2001. It experienced similar success worldwide, becoming a top-10 hit in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. Cantrell received a Grammy nomination for Best Female R&B Performance for the single.

Composition

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The lyrics propose that women should take revenge on cheating men by draining them of their available assets, both monetary assets and property. Cantrell has said that she did not particularly care for the song artistically, but the bitter feelings she was experiencing at the time led her to include it on the album anyway.[1] "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)" takes a small snippet sample from Frank Sinatra’s "Boys' Night Out". The song is written in the key of F minor and is written in half time with a tempo of 90 beats per minute. The song features the chords Fm and Bm6, and Cantrell's vocals span from B3 to A5.[2][3]

Track listings

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The snippets from So Blu consist of "Till I'm Gone" (1:01), "I'll Find a Way" (1:03), "The One" (1:09), "U Must B Crazy" (0:59), and "Waste My Time" featuring L.O. (1:08)

Credits and personnel

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Credits are adapted from the US CD single liner notes.[4]

Studios

Personnel

  • Blu Cantrell – vocals, background vocals
  • Dallas Austin – writing, bass, keyboards, production
  • Kimberly Smith – production coordination
  • Carlton Lynn – recording
  • Doug Harms – recording assistance
  • Kevin "KD" Davis – mixing
  • Rick Sheppard – MIDI and sound design
  • Antonio "LA" Reid – executive production
  • C. "Tricky" Stewart – executive production
  • Tab Nkhereanye – co-executive production
  • gravillis inc. – design
  • Kwaku Alston – photography

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[50] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[51] 2× Platinum 60,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[52] Silver 200,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United States April 23, 2001 Radio Arista [53]
Europe September 1, 2001 CD [54]
Denmark September 3, 2001 [55]
Australia September 17, 2001 [56]
United Kingdom November 12, 2001
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
[54][57]

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