2 Step (song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = 2 Step
| cover = 2 Step single.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Unk
| album = Beat'n Down Yo Block!
| B-side = Beat'n Down Yo Block
| released = March 13, 2007 (U.S.)
| recorded = 2006
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Southern hip hop
| length = 3:15
4:45 (remix/clean version)
5:25 (remix/explicit version)
| label = Big Oomp Records/Koch Records
| writer = Humphrey, Montay/Platt, Anthony/Shahid, Fard
| producer =
| prev_title = Walk It Out
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = Hit the Dance Floor
| next_year = 2007
}}
"2 Step" is the second single from Unk's debut album Beat'n Down Yo Block!, released in 2007. It has an accompanying dance, called the "2 Step". The video was co-directed by Dale "Rage" Resteghini and Will Horton and was released on February 23, 2007 on Yahoo! Music. The official remix features T-Pain, Jim Jones and E-40.
The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 94 in February 2007Jonathan Cohen, [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1054860/furtados-say-it-right-bests-beyonce-on-hot-100 "Furtado's 'Say It Right' Bests Beyonce On Hot 100"], Billboard.com, February 15, 2007. and peaked at number 24. It also climbed to number 9 and number 4 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap charts, respectively.
Track listing
- "2 Step (Clean)"
- "2 Step (Explicit)"
- "2 Step (Instrumental)"
- "2 Step (A Cappella)"
- "Beat'n Down Yo Block (Clean)"
- "Beat'n Down Yo Block (Explicit)"
- "Beat'n Down Yo Block (Instrumental)"
- "Beat'n Down Yo Block (A Cappella)"
Both a cappellas are explicit.
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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!align="left"|Chart (2007) !align="center"|Peak |
align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot 100
|align="center"|24 |
align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
|align="center"|9 |
align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks
|align="center"|4 |
align="left"|U.S. Billboard Pop 100
|align="center"|32 |
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=Year-end charts=
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!Chart (2007) !position |
US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/hot-100-songs|title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2007|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 4, 2019}}
|align="center"|78 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2007|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 4, 2019}}
|align="center"|43 |
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References
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Category:MNRK Music Group singles
Category:Music videos directed by Dale Resteghini
Category:2000s fads and trends
Category:Novelty and fad dances
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