What These Bitches Want

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"What These Bitches Want"
What You Want DMX.jpg
Single by DMX featuring Sisqó
from the album ... And Then There Was X
B-side"Fame"
ReleasedJune 6, 2000
Recorded1999
Genre
Length4:37
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Earl Simmons
  • Mark Andrews
  • Tamir Ruffin
  • Phillip Weatherspoon
Producer(s)Nokio the N-Tity
DMX singles chronology
"Party Up (Up in Here)"
(2000) 		"What These Bitches Want"
(2000) 		"Don't You Ever?"
(2000)
Sisqó singles chronology
"Thong Song"
(2000) 		"What These Bitches Want"
(2000) 		"How Many Licks?"
(2000)

"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
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
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Mahadevan, Tara (August 22, 2019). "DMX's "What These B*tches Want" Sparks New Social Media Challenge". Complex. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "DMX Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "DMX Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "DMX Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  6. ^ "American single certifications – DMX – What These Bitches Want". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

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