That's Right (Ciara song)
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"That's Right" | |
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Length | 4:16 |
Label | LaFace |
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"That's Right" is a song performed by American recording artist
Composition
"That's Right" was written by Ciara, Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, LaMarquis Jefferson, Candice Nelson, Balewa Muhammad, and Jasper Cameron. The song samples Lathun's "Freak It" as well as Raheem The Dream's "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World." The song is a crunk song, the sound that Lil Jon is known for.
Background
"That's Right" was initially confirmed as the fourth official single from Ciara: The Evolution. It was initially meant to be the third
Critical reception
"That's Right" received positive reviews from music critics. Jill Menze of Billboard magazine called the song a "bass-heavy, dancefloor jam."[2] Jody Rosen of Entertainment Weekly said the song "combines eerily quiet crooning with a squall of synthesizer buzzes and percussion clatter."[3] Matt Cibula of PopMatters labelled it as a "powerful booty-bass-lovin' bubble-crunk to the 9th degree."[4] Bertan Budak of Ukmusic.com called it an "electrifying album opener." Budak continued to say Ciara sings with a "sexy mellow voice with Jon's in your face type rapping."[5]
Music video
The music video for "That's Right" was directed by The Fat Cats and filmed the day before the filming of "Can't Leave 'Em Alone." On July 11, 2007, a clip of the video videotaped by an unknown person, was released on the internet. On December 25, 2007 at midnight, the video became available for download on Ciara's official
The video begins with a close-out shot of a gas station, amongst which a telephone rings. The shot changes to where we see Ciara,
Charts
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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New Zealand Urban Airplay (RMNZ)[6] | 37 |
References
- ^ "That's Right" US single confirmation Archived 2007-10-06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved July 18, 2007
- ^ Billboard.com Review
- ^ "Ciara: The Evolution". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2013-12-15.
- ^ PopMatters Review
- ^ UK Music Review Archived 2008-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "RadioScope100 – April 20, 2008 – RadioScope New Zealand". RadioScope. April 20, 2008. Archived from the original on October 16, 2008. Retrieved March 29, 2020.