Things That U Do
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{{Infobox song
| name = Things That U Do
| cover = Jay Z Things That U Do cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Jay-Z featuring Mariah Carey
| album = Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter
| released = January 11, 2000
| recorded = 1999
| studio = Sony Music Studios (New York, NY){{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/vol-3-the-life-and-times-of-shawn-carter-mw0000247563|title = Vol. 3... Life and Times of Shawn Carter - Jay-Z | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|website = AllMusic}}
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|East Coast hip hop|R&B}}
| length = 4:52
| label = {{hlist|Roc-A-Fella|Def Jam}}
| writer = {{hlist|Shawn Carter|Kasseem Dean}}
| producer = Swizz Beatz
| chronology = Jay-Z
| prev_title = Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = Anything
| next_year = 2000
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Mariah Carey
| type = single
| prev_title = Thank God I Found You
| prev_year = 1999
| title = Things That U Do
| year = 2000
| next_title = Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)
| next_year = 2000
}}
}}
"Things That U Do" is the second single from rapper Jay-Z's 1999 album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter. It features guest vocals by Mariah Carey and a beat produced by Swizz Beatz. AllMusic's John Bush describes it as an "overblown production,"{{cite web | last = Bush | first = John | url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r449404|pure_url=yes}} | title = Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter Review at Allmusic | access-date = July 11, 2007}} while Steve Juon of RapReviews.com considers it a "commercially aimed song" that "still sounds fresh and original."{{cite web | last = Juon | first = Steve | url = http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2000_01_vol3lifeandtimes.html | title = Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter Review at RapReviews.com | access-date = July 18, 2007}} It was neither heavily promoted nor released as a CD single, causing it to chart lowly.
Critical reception
AllMusic editor John Bush described this song's production is "overblown."{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/vol-3-the-life-and-times-of-shawn-carter-mw0000247563|title = Vol. 3... Life and Times of Shawn Carter - Jay-Z | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|website = AllMusic}} Rolling Stone's Kris Ex wrote: "Far be it from me to question Allah's wisdom," he (Jay Z) rhymes on the Mariah Carey-assisted, Swizz Beatz-produced "Things That U Do." "I dodged prison, came out unscathed from car collisions/I know I must be part of some mission."{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/vol-3-life-and-times-of-s-carter-20000203|title = Vol. 3 Life and Times of S. Carter|magazine = Rolling Stone|date = February 3, 2000}}
Charts
Release history
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| February 15, 2000{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/things-that-u-do-mw0001113353 | title=Things That U Do – Jay-Z | work=Allmusic | publisher=Rovi Corporation | access-date=June 30, 2013}} |
See also
References
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{{Jay-Z songs}}
{{Mariah Carey singles}}
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Category:Song recordings produced by Swizz Beatz
Category:Songs written by Swizz Beatz