Hat 2 da Back

"Hat 2 da Back" is a song by American girl group TLC from their debut studio album, Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip (1992). It was released as the album's fourth and final single. The song contains samples of "Big Ole Butt" by LL Cool J and "What Makes You Happy" by KC and the Sunshine Band.[2] "Hat 2 da Back" reached number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 14 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles.

"Hat 2 da Back"
Single by TLC
from the album Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip
ReleasedSeptember 3, 1992 (1992-09-03)
Recorded1991–1992
GenreNew jack swing[1]
Length4:16
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dallas Austin
TLC singles chronology
"What About Your Friends"
(1992)		 "Hat 2 da Back"
(1992)		 "Get It Up"
(1993)
Music video
"Hat 2 da Back" on YouTube

Music video

The music video is built around a remixed version of the song. The video depicts the group singing the song during a photo shoot and a concert, where a man is watching them and fantasizing about them in tight clothing as opposed to the baggy clothing they favor; ironically this foreshadowed them wearing gradually tighter and more feminine clothing from the CrazySexyCool era onwards. Hip hop duos Kris Kross and Illegal appear in the video. In an episode of MTV Past, Present and Future centering on the group, Lopes voiced her dissatisfaction about the way the video was edited, claiming that it did not match the message of the song.

Track listings
  • US CD single[3]
  1. "Hat 2 da Back" (Remix Radio Edit) – 4:12
  2. "Hat 2 da Back" (Extended Remix) – 5:50
  3. "Hat 2 da Back" (Remix Instrumental) – 4:12
  • US 12-inch single[4]

(Note: On some versions of the 12-inch single, the "Remix Radio Edit" is not mentioned on the record sleeve but is contained on the label and recording proper. This was fixed on later pressings.)

A1. "Hat 2 da Back" (Extended Remix) – 5:50
A2. "Hat 2 da Back" (Remix Radio Edit) – 4:12
B1. "Hat 2 da Back" (Album Version) – 4:16
B2. "Hat 2 da Back" (Remix Instrumental) – 4:12
  • US cassette single[5]
  1. "Hat 2 da Back" (Radio Edit) – 4:07
  2. "Hat 2 da Back" (Album Version) – 4:16

Charts
Chart (1993) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 22
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 30
US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[8] 26
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 14
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[10] 14

Year-end charts

Chart (1993) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] 100

References
  1. Cinquemani, Sal (October 20, 2013). "TLC – 20". Slant Magazine. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  2. Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip (liner notes). TLC. LaFace Records. 1992. 73008-26003-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. "Hat 2 da Back" (US CD single). TLC. LaFace Records. 1993. 73008-24046-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. "Hat 2 da Back" (US 12-inch single). TLC. LaFace Records. 1993. 73008-24046-1.CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. "Hat 2 da Back" (US cassette single). TLC. LaFace Records. 1993. 73008 24043-4.CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. "Charts.nz – TLC – Hat 2 da Back". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  7. "TLC Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. "TLC Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  9. "TLC Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  10. "TLC Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  11. "1993 Year End Chart: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Retrieved 2012-01-27.
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