Crank that (Soulja Boy) by Soulja Boy Tell 'Em

Crank That (Soulja Boy) is the debut single that was released off of rapper Soulja Boy Tell 'Em's debut album, souljaboytellem.com. It was one of the more popular songs during 2007, most known for the looping steel pan riff and the popular dance routine. Soulja Boy was the youngest person to write, produce, and perform a number one single. This song stayed as the top single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks. He was seventeen at the time this song reached number one status. This was nominated as the twenty-first best song of 2007, according to Rolling Stone. This song was nominated for a Grammy award at the 50^th Grammy Awards for Best Rap Song.

This song debuted at number forty-seven on the charts on July 28, 2007. This song reached twenty-eighth after one week. On September 15, 2007, it was able to reach the top spot. It stayed on top of the charts for two weeks before being replaced by Kanye West's song Stronger. It returned to the top of the charts on October 6, 2007 and remained there for five more weeks. This song has become one of the best selling digital downloads of all time, as there have been over five million purchases of this song. This song has been used in a trailer for Fast & Furious and is a common song that is played at the University of Miami home football games.

This music video beings in the ColliPark Residence, as two children are imitating the dance. Mr. Collipark sees the popularity of this dance, so he contacts Soulja Boy in order to sign him. On his way, he notices more and more people performing ths dance. This video was first played on August 9, 2007 on BET's 106 & Park. Bow Wow, Omarion, Unk, Baby D, Jibbs, Rich Boy, and Arab are featured in the video as some of the dancers doing the signature dance.

This song performed very well on the charts, especially on the United States charts. It did reach the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot Rap Tracks. It was also able to reach the second spot of the U.S. Billboard Pop 100 and third on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. This song was also an international success. It placed second on the New Zealand Singles Chart and United Kingdom Singles Chart. It also reached as high as third on the Australian Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart. Other chart standings were reaching as high as fifth on the Canadian Hot 100 and twenty-ninth on the French Singles Chart.

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