What These Bitches Want
"What These Bitches Want" | ||||
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Single by DMX featuring Sisqó | ||||
from the album ... And Then There Was X | ||||
B-side | "Fame" | |||
Released | June 6, 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
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Length | 4:37 | |||
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Producer(s) | Nokio the N-Tity | |||
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Sisqó singles chronology | ||||
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"What These Bitches Want" (edited for radio as "What You Want") is a song by American hip hop recording artist DMX, released as the third single from his third album ... And Then There Was X (1999). The single features Def Soul singer Sisqó and was billed on the front cover as "The Biggest in Rap meets The Biggest in R&B." The subject matter in the song is past women in DMX's life. Nokio the N-Tity, Sisqó's bandmate in the R&B group Dru Hill, produced "What These Bitches Want" and also provides additional vocals.[1]
In August 2019, the song regained prominence on social media after 19 years of its initial release date when a DMX challenge surfaced on the internet. For the challenge, women piece together photos and clips of themselves in various hairstyles, switching the images to the song's lyrics to suggest that they're a different person with every hairstyle.[2]
Music video[]
The music video was directed by Hype Williams.
Charts[]
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 49 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] | 11 |
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[5] | 29 |
Certifications[]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[6] | Gold | 500,000 |
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References[]
- ^ Vozick-Levinson, Jayson Buford,Christian Hoard,Jeff Ihaza,Elias Leight,Mosi Reeves,Rob Sheffield,Simon; Buford, Jayson; Hoard, Christian; Ihaza, Jeff; Leight, Elias; Reeves, Mosi; Sheffield, Rob; Vozick-Levinson, Simon (2021-04-09). "DMX: 16 Essential Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ Mahadevan, Tara (August 22, 2019). "DMX's "What These B*tches Want" Sparks New Social Media Challenge". Complex. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ "DMX Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "DMX Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "DMX Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ "American single certifications – DMX – What These Bitches Want". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
External links[]
- 1999 songs
- 2000 singles
- DMX (rapper) songs
- Sisqó songs
- Ruff Ryders Entertainment singles
- Def Jam Recordings singles
- Dirty rap songs
- Music videos directed by Hype Williams
- Songs written by DMX (rapper)
- Songs written by Sisqó
- 2000s hip hop song stubs