Cyclone (song)

"Cyclone" is the second single by American rapper Baby Bash from his album Cyclone. The song features T-Pain on the last verse and Mickaël on the intro and chorus. The song was produced by Lil Jon and the song's beat structure incorporates typical Southern hip hop claps and pizzicatos, as well as Lil Jon's signature crunk synths and whistles. The Recording Industry Association of America certified the song as double platinum.[1] The song peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Cyclone"
Single by Baby Bash featuring T-Pain & Mickaël Zibi
from the album Cyclone
ReleasedApril 5, 2007
GenreCrunk
Length3:59
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Craig Love
Faheem Najm
Jonathan Smith
LaMarquis Jefferson
Ronald Bryant
Producer(s)Lil Jon
Baby Bash singles chronology
"Na Na (The Yummy Song)"
(2007)		 "Cyclone"
(2007)		 "What Is It"
(2008)
T-Pain singles chronology
"Shawty"
(2007)		 "Cyclone"
(2007)		 "I'm So Hood"
(2007)

Music video

The "Cyclone" video was directed by Malcolm Jones.[2][3] It premiered on August 6, 2007 on Yahoo! Music. The music video takes place in a strip club.

Remix

On November 26, the official remix was made and it features T-Pain, Hurricane Chris and Gorilla Zoe.

Chart performance

On the Billboard Hot 100, the song debuted at number 65 on the issue dated August 11, 2007. It reached the top 40 at number 33 on September 15, 2007, and peaked at number 7 on November 3, 2007, for two weeks.

Chart positions

Weekly charts
Charts (2007–2008) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] 41
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 7
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 70
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[7] 6
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[8] 11
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[9] 3

Year-end charts
Charts (2007) position
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 84
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[11] 18
Charts (2008) position
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 71
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References
  1. RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - "Cyclone", Retrieved 2009-08-21
  2. Malcolm Jones interview on The Mike Sherman Show
  3. Making of "Cyclone", the Baby Bash music video on The Mike Sherman Show
  4. "Baby Bash Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. "Baby Bash Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. "Baby Bash Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  7. "Baby Bash Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
  8. "Baby Bash Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  9. "Baby Bash Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
  10. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  11. "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  12. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2019.


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