Sittin' on Top of the World (Da Brat song)

"Sittin' on Top of the World"
Single by Da Brat
from the album Anuthatantrum
Released	September 24, 1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	Hip hop, rap rock
Length	4:16
Label	So So Def Recordings
Songwriter(s)	Jermaine Dupri, Shawntae Harris, Rick James
Producer(s)	Jermaine Dupri
Da Brat singles chronology
"Give It 2 You" (1996) "Sittin' on Top of the World" (1996) "Ghetto Love" (1997)

"Sittin' on Top of the World" is the lead single from Da Brat's second studio album Anuthatantrum.

Background[]

"Sittin' on Top of the World" was released in September 1996 and was produced and written by Jermaine Dupri, who used a sample of "Mary Jane". The song became her fourth consecutive top 40 hit in the United States, peaking at No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. About two months after its release, "Sittin' on Top of the World" reached gold status for sales of 500,000 copies on November 20, her third single to do so.^[1]

Music video[]

The music video was directed by Richard Murray and premiered on BET, MTV & VH1 in 1996.

Single track listing[]

1. "Sittin' on Top of the World" (Radio Edit)- 3:58
2. "Sittin' on Top of the World" (LP Version)- 4:17
3. "Sittin' on Top of the World" (Instrumental)- 4:17
4. "Sittin' on Top of the World" (Extended Radio Edit)- 5:09
5. "Sittin' on Top of the World" (Extended LP Version)- 5:09

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