Rockin' That Shit

{{Infobox song

| name = Rockin' That Shit

| cover = Rockin' That Sh**.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = The-Dream

| album = Love vs. Money

| released = December 9, 2008

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = R&B

| length = 3:42

| label = {{hlist|Radio Killa|Def Jam}}

| writer = T. Nash

| producer = {{hlist|The-Dream|Tricky Stewart}}

| chronology = The-Dream

| prev_title = Let Me See the Booty

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = My Love

| next_year = 2009

}}

"Rockin' That Shit" (clean titled "Rockin' That Thang") is the first single from The-Dream's second studio album, Love vs. Money. The song features production by Tricky Stewart.

Release

The song was digitally released on December 9, 2008. It was released to Rhythm/Crossover radio on the same day.{{Cite web |url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=12%2F09%2F2008&Format=9 |title=®R&R :: Going for Adds™ :: Rhythmic |access-date=2022-07-16 |archive-date=2012-02-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218185219/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=12%2F09%2F2008&Format=9 |url-status=dead }}

Music video

The music video was shot on January 27, 2009, with director Ray Kay,[http://www.rap-up.com/2009/01/24/the-dream-to-shoot-rockin-that-sht-video/ The-Dream to shoot 'Rockin' That Sh*t' Video] Rap-Up.com and released on February 10, 2009.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/02/10/video-the-dream-rockin-that-thang/|title = Video: The-Dream – 'Rockin' That Thang'|website=Rap-up.com}} A music video supporting The-Dream's track "Rockin' That Thang", which is explicitly titled "Rockin' That S***", has been released. Directed by Ray Kay, the video mainly captures his performance with several sexy women dancing behind him. The members of Electrik Red are also featured as dancers in parts of the video and Nash appears to wear a thriller jacket.

It ranked at #14 on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown.

Remix

The official remix featuring Fabolous, Ludacris, Rick Ross, Juelz Santana and an intro from DJ Khaled. It was released via iTunes on February 17, 2009.[https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=304646394&s=143441 Rockin' That Sh** Remix on iTunes] iTunes Accessed February 17, 2009. The music video was shot in New York City on February 12, 2009,[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1605070/20090213/50_cent.jhtml Did 50 Cent Take Beef Too Far With Threat To DJ Khaled's Mother?] MTV News. Accessed February 13, 2009. and premiered on Yahoo! Music on Monday, March 9, 2009.{{Cite web |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/premieres/ |title=Premieres on Yahoo! Music |access-date=2009-03-08 |archive-date=2011-10-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008020744/http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/premieres/ |url-status=dead }}

=Other remixes=

Rockin' That Thang (featuring Busta Rhymes & Fabolous)
Rockin' That Thang (featuring N.O.R.E.)
Rockin' That Thang (featuring Freeway)
Rockin' That Thang (Trey Songz freestyle)
Rockin' That Shit (featuring Jamie Foxx)
Rockin' That Shit (featuring T.I.)
She Coppin' That Thang" (Rock City freestyle)

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="row"\|US Pop 100 (Billboard){{citation needed\|date=April 2025}} \|align="center"\|50
class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! Chart (2008–2009) ! Peak position
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{{singlechart\|Billboardrhythmic\|10\|artist=The-Dream\|rowheader=true }}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable"
Chart (2009) ! Position
US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-100-songs\|title=Year End Charts - Year-end songs - The Billboard Hot 100 \|publisher=Billboard\|accessdate=November 11, 2010}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|80
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine\|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2009\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=November 17, 2019}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|5
US Rhythmic (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/rhythmic-songs\|title=Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2009\|magazine=Billboard\|date=9 December 2014\|accessdate=November 17, 2019}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|27

class="wikitable"

Chart (2009)

! Position

US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-100-songs|title=Year End Charts - Year-end songs - The Billboard Hot 100 |publisher=Billboard|accessdate=November 11, 2010}}

| style="text-align:center;"|80

US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2009|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 17, 2019}}

| style="text-align:center;"|5

US Rhythmic (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/rhythmic-songs|title=Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2009|magazine=Billboard|date=9 December 2014|accessdate=November 17, 2019}}

| style="text-align:center;"|27

References

External links

[http://www.myspace.com/thedreamteam The-Dream MySpace]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20081219162739/http://www.defjam.com/site/artist_home.php?artist_id=652 Official Def Jam website]
[http://www.radiokillarecords.com Radio Killa Records]
[http://www.younnta.com/2009/03/17/the-dream-rockin-that-thang-lyrics-music-video/ Rockin’ That Thang (lyrics , video)]

Category:2008 singles

Category:The-Dream songs

Category:Music videos directed by Ray Kay

Category:Songs written by The-Dream

Category:2008 songs

Category:Song recordings produced by The-Dream

Category:Song recordings produced by Tricky Stewart

Category:Def Jam Recordings singles