Share to: share facebook share twitter share wa share telegram print page

 

Dip It Low

"Dip It Low"
Single by Christina Milian featuring Fabolous
from the album It's About Time
ReleasedMarch 8, 2004 (2004-03-08)
Studio
GenreR&B[1]
Length3:38
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Poli Paul
  • Matt Ward
  • Dean Gillard
Christina Milian singles chronology
"Look Around"
(2003) 		"Dip It Low"
(2004) 		"Whatever U Want"
(2004)
Music video
"Dip It Low" on YouTube

"Dip It Low" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Christina Milian from her second studio album, It's About Time (2004). Written by Poli Paul and Teedra Moses and produced by Paul, the track was released as the album's lead single. Matt Ward and Dean Gallard provided additional production for the song with Ne-Yo working on vocal arrangements. While the original version of the song, featuring American rapper Fabolous, was only given a release in the United States, Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, the remix featuring German rapper Samy Deluxe was released in Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland. A solo version was released in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Norway.

Background

The single is Milian's most successful to date, reaching number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart as well as the top five in the United Kingdom and the top ten in the Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Norway. Milian also performed and promoted the song for a Tommy Hilfiger Jeans commercial. The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2005, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in early January 2005. It remains Milian's biggest hit single in the US to date, and her only one to reach the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.

In August 2006, Milian sued the co-writer and producer of "Dip It Low", Poli Paul, claiming that Paul "very definitively" assured her that "there were no samples whatsoever in [...] 'Dip It Low'".[2] The issue had arisen in February 2005, when Thomas Turino, Larry Crook, and Dan Dickey sued Milian over the song, claiming that it contained a sample from a track they released in 1983 called "La Sirena". The lawsuit claimed that Paul heard the album while in a record store, liked the tune and sampled twelve seconds of it for "Dip It Low". These twelve seconds are repeated in a loop throughout the entire song. This suit was successful and the plaintiffs recovered over a million dollars (after lawyer expenses) divided 40% for Turino (the composer of the theme of the song), and 30% each for Dickey and Crook. Milian claimed that she had to spend more than $300,000 defending herself in the case, which she settled in 2006, and wanted $300,000 plus damages from Paul and his associate, Spencer Cowlings Entertainment.[2][3] In November 2006, Paul countersued the Island Def Jam Music Group and its parent company, Universal Music Group. Paul alleged that Island Def Jam was "negligent in its obligation to obtain clearance and proper licensing for any copyrighted material" used on the album.[4] In February 2006, a superior court judge ruled that Paul's attorneys had failed to file a sworn declaration in the given period of time, but allowed them to file an amended complaint. Paul's lawyers amended the countersuit and added Milian as a defendant, saying that she was also negligent and that she should compensate him for money he spent in the copyright action.[4] In June 2006, Universal Music Group filed a breach-of-contract suit against Milian and Paul. The record label claimed it was forced to pay attorney fees as a result of the litigation between Milian and Paul. The suit also said that Paul owes the company attorneys' fees from an earlier federal court case involving "Dip It Low".[5]

Music video

The music video for "Dip It Low" was directed by Matthew Rolston. Milian is first seen sitting scantily-clad in an East Asian-themed room. She is solely wearing a bra and underwear with a robe and high heels. She dances and sings, and clips of her dressed in a sparkling green costume cut in throughout the video. She is seen in a revealing red dress, walking forward on a stage with two dancers and then begins to dance. One of the male dancers then pulls back the front of the dress, revealing a black dress underneath. Throughout the rest of the video she is shown being pulled through black paint in the black dress and continues to dance, in addition to impressive dance moves where she falls directly onto her back, unhurt. The verse that features Fabolous is completely cut out in the video, and instead a dance sequence is shown.

Different versions of the music video were created to market different remixes of the song. These videos are nearly identical to the original video but feature separate footage of their respective featured artist. One video was produced for a version of the song which features German rapper Samy Deluxe. A reggaeton remix video of the song featuring Puerto Rican rapper Voltio was made, and an Asian remix video featuring Will Pan was shown on Channel V. Another version of the video features Russian rapper Detsl.

Track listings

US 12-inch single[6]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Dip It Low" (featuring Fabolous)Paul 
2."Dip It Low" (featuring Shawnna)Paul 
3."Dip It Low"Paul 
4."Dip It Low" (instrumental)Paul 
UK CD1[7]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Dip It Low"Paul 
2."Dip It Low" (featuring Shawnna)Paul 
3."Dip It Low" (Full Intention club)
 
4."Dip It Low" (JJ Flores dub)
  • Paul
  • JJ Flores[a]
 
5."Dip It Low" (JJ Flores "Double J" remix)
  • Paul
  • JJ Flores[a]
 
6."Dip It Low" (the video)  
UK CD2 and European CD single[8][9]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Dip It Low"Paul 
2."Dip It Low" (featuring Fabolous)Paul 
UK 12-inch single[10]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Dip It Low"Paul 
2."Dip It Low" (featuring Fabolous)Paul 
3."Dip It Low" (Full Intention club)
 
Australian CD single[11]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Dip It Low"Paul 
2."Dip It Low" (featuring Fabolous)Paul 
3."Dip It Low" (featuring Shawnna)Paul 
4."Dip It Low" (video)  
Japanese CD single[12]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Dip It Low"Paul 
2."Dip It Low" (featuring Fabolous)Paul 
3."Dip It Low" (featuring Shawnna)Paul 
4."Dip It Low" (featuring S-Word)Paul 

Notes

  • ^[a] denotes additional producer

Personnel

Personnel are adapted from the It's About Time album booklet.[13]

  • Poli Paul – composition, production
  • Teedra Moses – composition, background vocals
  • Christina Milian – lead vocals, background vocals
  • Collin Miller – recording engineering
  • Manny Marroquin – mix engineering
  • Matt Ward – additional and remix production
  • Dean Gillard – additional and remix production
  • Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith – vocal arrangement
  • Fabolous – featured vocals

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[56] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[57] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Dip It Low"
Region Version(s) Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United States Fabolous March 8, 2004 Rhythmic contemporary radio Island [58]
Japan Solo March 17, 2004 CD Universal [59]
United States Fabolous and Shawnna April 5, 2004 Contemporary hit radio Island [60]
Various April 13, 2004 12-inch vinyl [61]
Australia Solo May 3, 2004 CD Universal [62]
United Kingdom Various
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 Island [63]
United States Solo June 21, 2004 Urban contemporary radio [64]
  • Dance remixes
  • Full Phat remixes
 June 22, 2004 Digital download [65][66]
Germany Various July 5, 2004 CD [67]

References

  1. ^ Qureshi, Arusa (December 10, 2022). "The 45 best R&B songs of all time". Forty Five. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Kaufman, Gil (August 8, 2006). "Christina Milian Sues 'Dip It Low' Producer For Dipping From Another Song". MTV Newsroom. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2006.
  3. ^ "Milian sues over "Dip It Low" controversy". Yahoo! News UK. August 9, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ a b "Judge: No countersuit by songwriter against singer Christina Milian over "Dip It Low"". Contra Costa Times. February 20, 2006. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2006.
  5. ^ "Christina Milian named in record label cross-complaint". Los Angeles Daily News. June 8, 2016. Archived from the original on June 12, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2006.
  6. ^ Dip It Low (US 12-inch single sleeve). Christina Milian. Island Records. 2004. B0002304-11.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Dip It Low (UK CD1 liner notes). Christina Milian. Island Def Jam Music Group. 2004. 9862395.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Dip It Low (UK CD2 liner notes). Christina Milian. Island Def Jam Music Group. 2004. 9862394.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Dip It Low (European CD single liner notes). Christina Milian. Island Def Jam Music Group. 2004. 9862394.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Dip It Low (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Christina Milian. Island Def Jam Music Group. 2004. 9862397.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ Dip It Low (Australian CD single liner notes). Christina Milian. Universal Records. 2004. 9862483.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ Dip It Low (Japanese CD single liner notes). Christina Milian. Island Records. 2004. UICL-5016.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ Milian, Christina. [Album liner notes]. It's About Time. Island Records. Catalog no.602498627037
  14. ^ "Christina Milian – Dip It Low". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  15. ^ "Issue 745" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  16. ^ "Christina Milian feat. Samy Deluxe – Dip It Low" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  17. ^ "Christina Milian – Dip It Low" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  18. ^ "Christina Milian – Dip It Low" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  19. ^ "R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1567. August 6, 2004. p. 28. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  20. ^ "Christina Milian – Dip It Low". Tracklisten.
  21. ^ "Hits of the World: Eurocharts". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 21. May 22, 2004. p. 45.
  22. ^ "Christina Milian: Dip It Low" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  23. ^ "Christina Milian feat. Samy Deluxe – Dip It Low" (in French). Les classement single.
  24. ^ "Christina Milian feat. Samy Deluxe – Dip It Low" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  25. ^ "Top 50 Singles Εβδομάδα 6–12/6" (in Greek). IFPI. Archived from the original on June 11, 2004. Retrieved June 30, 2020. See Best Position column.
  26. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  27. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Dip It Low". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  28. ^ "Christina Milian feat. Samy Deluxe – Dip It Low". Top Digital Download. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  29. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 22, 2004" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  30. ^ "Christina Milian – Dip It Low" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  31. ^ "Christina Milian – Dip It Low". Top 40 Singles.
  32. ^ "Christina Milian – Dip It Low". VG-lista.
  33. ^ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 30, saptamina 26.07 – 2.08, 2004" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on January 17, 2005. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  34. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  35. ^ "Christina Milian feat. Samy Deluxe – Dip It Low". Singles Top 100.
  36. ^ "Christina Milian feat. Samy Deluxe – Dip It Low". Swiss Singles Chart.
  37. ^ "Christina Milian: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  38. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  39. ^ "Christina Milian Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  40. ^ "Christina Milian Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  41. ^ "Christina Milian Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  42. ^ "Christina Milian Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  43. ^ "Christina Milian Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  44. ^ "Christina Milian Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  45. ^ "Christina Milian Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  46. ^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2004". Dutch Top 40. Archived from the original on October 15, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  47. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2004" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  48. ^ "End of Year Charts 2004". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on June 6, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  49. ^ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2004" (in German). Archived from the original on January 16, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  50. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2004" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  51. ^ "2004 Urban top 30" (PDF). Music Week. January 22, 2005. p. 24. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  52. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 2004". Billboardtop100of.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  53. ^ a b "Year in Music & Touring". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 52. December 25, 2004. p. YE-61. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  54. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: 2004". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  55. ^ a b "Year in Music & Touring". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 52. December 25, 2004. p. YE-75. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  56. ^ "British single certifications – Christina Milian – Dip It Low". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  57. ^ "American single certifications – Christina Milian – Dip It Low". Recording Industry Association of America.
  58. ^ "R&R Going for Adds – Week of 3/8/04" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1545. March 5, 2004. p. 27. ISSN 0277-4860 – via World Radio History.
  59. ^ "2004/3月新譜リリース表" [March 2004 New Release List] (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  60. ^ "R&R Going for Adds – Week of 4/5/04" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1549. April 2, 2004. p. 22. ISSN 0277-4860 – via World Radio History.
  61. ^ "Dip It Low". Amazon.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  62. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 03/05/2004" (PDF). ARIA. May 3, 2004. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 6, 2004. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  63. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. May 1, 2004. p. 27.
  64. ^ "R&R Going for Adds – Week of 6/21/04" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1560. June 18, 2004. p. 26. ISSN 0277-4860 – via World Radio History.
  65. ^ "Dip It Low". Amazon. United States.
  66. ^ "Dip It Low". Amazon. United States. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  67. ^ "Dip It Low". Amazon (in German). Germany. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
Kembali kehalaman sebelumnya