Still D.R.E.

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"Still D.R.E."
Single by Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg
from the album 2001
B-side
  • "The Next Episode"
  • "The Message"
ReleasedSeptember 25, 1999
Recorded1999
Studio
Melvin "Mel-Man"
  • Scott Storch
    • Dr. Dre singles chronology
    "Guilty Conscience"
    (1999)     		"Still D.R.E."
    (1999)     		"Forgot About Dre"
    (2000)
    Snoop Dogg singles chronology
    "Down for My N's"
    (1999)     		"Still D.R.E."
    (1999)     		"The Next Episode"
    (2000)
    Audio sample
    • YouTube

    "Still D.R.E." is a song by American rapper-producer Dr. Dre, featuring fellow American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on November 2, 1999, as the lead single from Dre's multi-platinum second studio album, 2001 (1999).

    Anchored by a memorable

    vamp, the single was popular, helping the album reach multi-platinum status and announcing Dre's return to the forefront of the hip-hop scene. "Still D.R.E." debuted and peaked at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1999 before re-entering and peaking at number 23 in 2022. It was more successful in the United Kingdom, where it reached number 6. The song has been performed live numerous times by both Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. Notable performances include the 2000 Up in Smoke Tour and as the final song in the Super Bowl LVI halftime show on February 13, 2022, alongside fellow American rappers Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent. with Anderson .Paak
    on drums.

    The beat of the song was ranked as the second greatest hip-hop beat of all time by Rock the Bells in 2024.[1]

    Background

    Dr. Dre released his highly acclaimed debut solo album The Chronic in 1992. After this, Dre went seven years without releasing an album. During this time he featured on the Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers "California Love" and "No Diggity", while also producing Snoop Dogg and Eminem's debut studio albums Doggystyle and The Slim Shady LP, respectively. The stakes were higher for the sequel to The Chronic, so Dre recruited Jay-Z to ghostwrite lyrics for the former's comeback single, "Still D.R.E.". "At first, he wrote about diamonds and Bentleys," Dre told Blaze magazine in 1999. "So I told Jay to write some other shit. Jigga sat for 20 minutes and came back with some hard-ass, around-the-way L.A. shit."[2] In an interview on The Breakfast Club, Snoop Dogg elaborated on Jay-Z's contributions on the song. "He wrote Dre’s shit and my shit and it was flawless," he said. "It was 'Still D.R.E.' and it was Jay-Z and he wrote the whole fucking song."[3]

    Music video

    The music video, directed by Hype Williams, consists mainly of The D.O.C., Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre driving and riding in lowrider cars (a reference to the "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" music video from The Chronic album). It features several cameos: Eminem chasing a group of women across a beach,[4] Xzibit driving a lowrider, Funkmaster Flex with Dr. Dre, and Warren G riding with several women. In the background the individual throwing up the W with the crowd next to Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre right next to the lowrider car was Coldhard from the Chicago-based rap group Crucial Conflict. The music video was released for the week ending on October 3, 1999. The video performance was officially uploaded via Vevo to Dr. Dre YouTube Channel on 27 October 2011.

    The music video hit one billion YouTube views in February 2022.

    Track listing

    UK CD single #1[5]
    No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
    1."Still D.R.E."
    • Dr. Dre
    • Mel-Man
    		2:42
    3."Still D.R.E."
    • Young
    • Bradford
    • Storch
    • Carter
    • Dr. Dre
    • Mel-Man
    • Storch
    		4:34
    4."Still D.R.E." (music video) (explicit)
    • Young
    • Bradford
    • Storch
    • Carter
    • Dr. Dre
    • Mel-Man
    • Storch
    		 
    Total length:11:10
    UK CD single #2[6]
    No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
    1."Still D.R.E." (radio edit)
    		4:13
    3."Still D.R.E." (instrumental)
    • Young
    • Bradford
    • Storch
    • Carter
    • Dr. Dre
    • Mel-Man
    • Storch
    		4:34
    4."Still D.R.E." (music video) (clean)
    • Young
    • Bradford
    • Storch
    • Carter
    • Dr. Dre
    • Mel-Man
    • Storch
    		 
    Total length:12:01
    12-inch vinyl
    No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
    1."Still D.R.E."
    		4:34
    2."Still D.R.E." (radio edit)
    • Young
    • Bradford
    • Storch
    • Carter
    • Dr. Dre
    • Mel-Man
    • Storch
    		4:34
    3."Still D.R.E." (instrumental)
    • Young
    • Bradford
    • Storch
    • Carter
    • Dr. Dre
    • Mel-Man
    • Storch
    		4:34
    4."Still D.R.E." (acapella)
    • Young
    • Bradford
    • Storch
    • Carter
    • Dr. Dre
    • Mel-Man
    • Storch
    		4:34
    Total length:16:56

    Charts

    Chart (2000) Peak
    position
    France (
    SNEP)[7]
    		 29
    Ireland (IRMA)[8] 14
    Scotland (OCC)[9]
    		 10
    UK Singles (OCC)[10]
    		 6
    UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[11]
    		 1
    US Billboard Hot 100[12] 93
    US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[13] 32
    US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[14] 11
    US Rhythmic (Billboard)[15] 29
    Chart (2011) Peak
    position
    France (
    SNEP)[7]
    		 96
    Chart (2012) Peak
    position
    France (
    SNEP)[7]
    		 103
    Chart (2013) Peak
    position
    France (
    SNEP)[7]
    		 77
    Chart (2022) Peak
    position
    Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[16] 34
    Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[17] 11
    Germany (Official German Charts)[18] 38
    Global 200 (Billboard)[19] 16
    Hungary (Single Top 40)[20] 12
    Lithuania (AGATA)[21] 90
    New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[22] 21
    Portugal (AFP)[23] 101
    South Africa (RISA)[24] 79
    Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 67
    Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 15
    US Billboard Hot 100[12] 23
    US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[27] 6

    Year-end charts

    Chart (2000) Position
    UK Urban (Music Week)[28] 30

    Certifications

    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[29] Platinum 90,000‡
    Germany (BVMI)[30] 3× Gold 750,000‡
    Italy (FIMI)[31] Platinum 50,000‡
    New Zealand (RMNZ)[32] 3× Platinum 90,000‡
    Portugal (AFP)[33] Platinum 40,000‡
    United Kingdom (BPI)[34] 3× Platinum 1,800,000‡
    Streaming
    Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[35] Gold 1,300,000†
    Greece (IFPI Greece)[36] Gold 1,000,000†

    ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
    † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

    References

    1. ^ "ROCK THE BELLS RADIO NAMES "SHOOK ONES PT. II" GREATEST HIP-HOP BEAT". Rock The Bells. January 2, 2024.
    2. ^ Reeves, Mosi (June 29, 2017). "Dr. Dre, "Still D.R.E." (1999): 25 Greatest Songs Produced by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
    3. ^ Jones, Damian (July 31, 2020). "Snoop Dogg confirms Jay-Z wrote Dr Dre's 'Still D.R.E.' in full". NME. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
    4. ^ Price, Joe (July 22, 2022). "Eminem Completely Forgot He Was in Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg's "Still D.R.E." Music Video". Complex. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
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    9. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
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    11. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
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    14. ^ "Dr. Dre Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
    15. ^ "Dr. Dre Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
    16. ^ "Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg – Still D.R.E." (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
    17. ^ "Dr. Dre Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
    18. ^ "Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg – Still D.R.E." (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
    19. ^ "Dr. Dre Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
    20. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
    21. ^ "2022 8-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
    22. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. February 28, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
    23. ^ "Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg – Still D.R.E.". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
    24. ^ "Local & International Streaming Chart Top 100 Week 08-2022". The Official South African Charts. Recording Industry of South Africa. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
    25. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 8". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
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    28. ^ "Top 40 Urban Tracks Of 2000" (PDF). Music Week. January 13, 2001. p. 20. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
    29. ^ "Danish single certifications – Dr. Dre – Still D.R.E." IFPI Danmark. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
    30. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg; 'Still D.R.E.')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
    31. ^ "Italian single certifications – Dr. Dre – Still D.R.E." (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved January 2, 2022. Select "2018" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Still D.R.E." in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
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    33. ^ "Portuguese single certifications – Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg – Still D.R.E." (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
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    36. ^ "IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Εβδομάδα: 7/2022" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
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