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U and Dat

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"U and Dat"
Single by E-40 featuring T-Pain and Kandi Girl
from the album My Ghetto Report Card
ReleasedMay 2, 2006
Recorded2005
Genre
Length3:23
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Lil Jon
E-40 singles chronology
"Tell Me When to Go"
(2006)
"U and Dat"
(2006)
"Candy (Drippin' Like Water)"
(2006)
T-Pain singles chronology
"I'm 'n Luv (wit a Stripper)"
(2005)
"U and Dat"
(2006)
"Studio Luv"
(2006)
Kandi Girl singles chronology
"Crew Deep"
(2002)
"U and Dat"
(2006)
"Fly Above"
(2009)

"U and Dat" is the second single from American rapper E-40's album My Ghetto Report Card. The song features American singers T-Pain and Kandi Girl, and it was produced by Lil Jon. A remix was released in early August with Juelz Santana, Snoop Dogg, and Lil' Flip. It was featured on an Amp'd Mobile commercial. Although it is considered a West Coast hip hop song, the song's beat structure incorporates typical Southern hip-hop dance claps as well as Lil Jon's signature crunk synths and whistles. The song peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, which remains E-40's highest-charting single as lead artist to date. The track is credited to have popularized the use of T-Pain as a hook singer on hip hop tracks. The song was certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 15, 2024.[1]

Music video

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The music video is set in a nightclub and within a car. Most of the video includes T-Pain and E-40 scouting various women, Kandi Burruss and Ashalee Albar being just to name a few. Kandi's role in the video is to push off men around her.

Lil Jon and Katt Williams make a cameo appearance in the video.

Chart performance

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2006) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 13
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[3] 11
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[4] 17
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 8
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[6] 4
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[7] 3

Year-end charts

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Chart (2006) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 52
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 57
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[10] 4

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[1] 2× Platinum 2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States July 11, 2006 Contemporary hit radio Reprise [11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "American single certifications – E-40 – U and Dat". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "E-40 Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "E-40 Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "My Ghetto Report Card - E-40". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "E-40 Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "E-40 Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "E-40 Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  8. ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  9. ^ "Year-End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Titles – 2006". Billboard.biz. 2006. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  11. ^ "CHR – Available for Airplay". FMQB. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved December 28, 2023.