Snoop's Upside Ya Head

"Snoop's Upside Ya Head"
"Snoop's Upside Ya Head"
Single by Snoop Doggy Dogg featuring Charlie Wilson
from the album Tha Doggfather
Released	September 14, 1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	West Coast hip hop; funk; gangsta rap; G-funk;
Length	4:28 (album version); 5:17 (video)
Label	Death Row; Interscope;
Songwriter(s)	Calvin Broadus; Lonnie Simmons; Rudolph Taylor; Ronnie Wilson; Charles Wilson;
Producer(s)	Mark Jordan
Snoop Doggy Dogg singles chronology
Charlie Wilson singles chronology
Music video
	"Snoop's Upside Ya Head" on YouTube

"Snoop's Upside Ya Head" is the second European hit and the first single release of Snoop Doggy Dogg's 1996 second album Tha Doggfather. The song heavily samples "I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops)" by the Gap Band and features new vocals from Gap Band's lead singer Charlie Wilson. It was released as a single in the UK on September 14, 1996.^[1] It was released one day after Death Row Labelmate Tupac Shakur died from injuries sustained in a drive by shooting the week prior.

Music video[]

In the video an imaginary execution takes place where Snoop Doggy Dogg manages to escape from the electric chair (It refers to the end of Snoop's real life murder trial by verdict of not guilty). After that protesters are outside some with signs stating "we love you Snoop" and others stating "fry 'em". Later Snoop saves a news reporter and drives away in his car and manages to escape the cops briefly. Apparently the news reporter helped Snoop escape as shown briefly in the music video.

Later he performs in an outdoor concert for his awaiting fans and in the progress gets arrested by the cops and is put back in jail. While in jail he performs again for the inmates later showing Snoop in 2021; still an inmate rocking the jail. It stars Vincent Schiavelli as the prison governor, Wilson as the prison guard, and Uncle Junebug as the old Snoop in prison. DJ Pooh makes a cameo appearance as a DJ in the prison.

Track listing[]

UK 12" single^[1]

Side A

Snoop's Upside Ya Head (Album Version) (featuring Charlie Wilson) — 4:29

Side B

Snoop's Upside Ya Head (Radio Edit) (featuring Charlie Wilson) — 4:29
Snoop's Upside Ya Head (Instrumental) — 4:29

Charts[]

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	46
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[3]	8
Germany (Official German Charts)^[4]	34
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[5]	7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[6]	32
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[7]	39
Scotland (OCC)^[8]	24
UK R&B (OCC)^[9]	3
UK Singles (OCC)^[10]	12
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)^[11]	37
US Rap Songs (Billboard)^[12]	5

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[13]	Gold	5,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Snoop Doggy Dogg* Featuring Charlie Wilson – Snoop's Upside Ya Head". Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
^ "Australian-charts.com – Snoop Doggy Dogg – Snoop's Upside Ya Head". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
^ "Ultratop.be – Snoop Doggy Dogg – Snoop's Upside Ya Head" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Snoop Doggy Dogg – Snoop's Upside Ya Head" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
^ "Charts.nz – Snoop Doggy Dogg – Snoop's Upside Ya Head". Top 40 Singles.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Snoop Doggy Dogg – Snoop's Upside Ya Head" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Snoop Doggy Dogg – Snoop's Upside Ya Head". Singles Top 100.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
^ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
^ "Snoop Dogg: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
^ "Snoop Dogg Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
^ Snoop Dogg Billboard chart
^ "New Zealand single certifications – Snoop Dogg – Snoop's Upside Your Head". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved September 3, 2016.

[Discogs-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Snoop Doggy Dogg* Featuring Charlie Wilson – Snoop's Upside Ya Head". Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2015.

[sc_Australia_Snoop_Doggy_Dogg-2] "Australian-charts.com – Snoop Doggy Dogg – Snoop's Upside Ya Head". ARIA Top 50 Singles.

[sc_Flanders_Snoop_Doggy_Dogg-3] "Ultratop.be – Snoop Doggy Dogg – Snoop's Upside Ya Head" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Germany_Snoop_Doggy_Dogg-4] "Offiziellecharts.de – Snoop Doggy Dogg – Snoop's Upside Ya Head" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.

[sc_New_Zealand_Snoop_Doggy_Dogg-5] "Charts.nz – Snoop Doggy Dogg – Snoop's Upside Ya Head". Top 40 Singles.

[sc_Dutch100_Snoop_Doggy_Dogg-6] "Dutchcharts.nl – Snoop Doggy Dogg – Snoop's Upside Ya Head" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_Swedish_Snoop_Doggy_Dogg-7] "Swedishcharts.com – Snoop Doggy Dogg – Snoop's Upside Ya Head". Singles Top 100.

[sc_Scotland_-8] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 14, 2015.

[sc_UKrandb_-9] "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 14, 2015.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_Snoop_Dogg-10] "Snoop Dogg: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphopairplay_Snoop_Dogg-11] "Snoop Dogg Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2015.

[12] Snoop Dogg Billboard chart

[New_ZealandSnoop_DoggSnoop's_Upside_Your_HeadsingleCertRef-13] "New Zealand single certifications – Snoop Dogg – Snoop's Upside Your Head". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved September 3, 2016.

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Discography Songs Awards and nominations
Doggystyle	"Gin and Juice" "Lodi Dodi" "Murder Was the Case" "What's My Name?" "Doggy Dogg World"
Tha Doggfather	"Doggfather" "Vapors" "Snoop's Upside Ya Head"
Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told	"Woof" "Still a G Thang"
No Limit Top Dogg	"Snoopafella" "G Bedtime Stories" "Down for My N's" "Bitch Please" "Just Dippin'"
Tha Last Meal	"Hennesey n Buddah" "Snoop Dogg (What's My Name Pt. 2)" "Wrong Idea" "Lay Low" "Loosen' Control"
Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss	"From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" "Beautiful" "Paper'd Up" "Pimp Slapp'd" "Mission Cleopatra"
R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece	"Drop It Like It's Hot" "Ups & Downs" "Let's Get Blown" "Signs" "Girl Like U"
Tha Blue Carpet Treatment	"Vato" "That's That" "Candy (Drippin' Like Water)" "Boss' Life" "I Wanna Fuck You" "Imagine"
Ego Trippin'	"Neva Have 2 Worry" "Sensual Seduction" "Life of da Party" "My Medicine" "Those Gurlz"
Malice n Wonderland	"I Wanna Rock" "Gangsta Luv"
More Malice	"I Wanna Rock (G-Mix)" "That Tree"
Doggumentary	"Platinum" "Boom" "Wet"
Mac & Devin Go to High School	"Smokin' On" "Young, Wild & Free"
Reincarnated	"Here Comes the King" "Lighters Up" "No Guns Allowed" "Smoke the Weed" "Torn Apart" "Ashtrays and Heartbreaks" "La La La"
7 Days of Funk	"Hit Da Pavement" "Faden Away"
Bush	"California Roll" "Awake" "So Many Pros" "Peaches N Cream"
Coolaid	"Point Seen Money Gone" "Light It Up" "Kush Ups"
Neva Left	"Lavender (Nightfall Remix)" "Vapors (DJ Battlecat Remix)"
I Wanna Thank Me	"I Wanna Thank Me"
As featured artist	"Deep Cover" "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" "Fuck wit Dre Day" "Let Me Ride" "Bitches Ain't Shit" "Afro Puffs" "What Would You Do?" "New York, New York" "All bout U" "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" "Come and Get with Me" "Unify" "Cali Chronic" "Fuck You" "Still D.R.E." "Bow Wow (That's My Name)" "Crybaby" "The Next Episode" "Bitch Please II" "Welcome to Atlanta (Coast to Coast Remix)" "Holidae In" "P.I.M.P. (Remix)" "I Wanna Thank Ya" "The Wash" "Gangsta Zone" "Say Somethin'" "Keep Bouncin'" "Buttons" "Cali Iz Active" "Go to Church" "Gangsta Walk" "Hollywood Divorce" "My 64" "9mm" "What a Job" "Ghetto" "Bottle Pop" "Day Dreaming" "Hot Girl" "Dime Piece" "I Do" "All I Do Is Win" "California Gurls" "Get 'Em Girls" "Kush" "Boyfriend" "Turtleneck and Chain" "Mr Endowed (Remix)" "Last Night" "If I Was You (OMG)" "The Mack" "Want U Back "I Drink I Smoke" "Slow Motion" "Major Distribution" "Dynamite" "Wiggle" "Hangover" "You and Your Friends" "Stuck on a Feeling" "Dumb Shit" "My Cutie Pie" "Professional Rapper" "No Social Media" "Westside" "Way Back" "Smile (Living My Best Life)" "Top of the World" "Hollywood" "Moves" "Be Nice"
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Discography
Studio albums	You Turn My Life Around (1992) Bridging the Gap (2000) Charlie, Last Name Wilson (2005) Uncle Charlie (2009) Just Charlie (2010) Love, Charlie (2013) Forever Charlie (2015) In It to Win It (2017)
Singles	"Without You" "There Goes My Baby" "I Wanna Be Your Man" "Goodnight Kisses"
Featured singles	"Computer Love" "Snoop's Upside Ya Head" "Vapors" "Beautiful" "Signs" "That Girl" "Download" "All of the Lights" "Peaches N Cream" "Tiring Game"
Other songs	"See Me Now" "Brothers"
Related articles	The Gap Band