Vato (song)
"Vato" | ||||
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Single by Snoop Dogg featuring B-Real | ||||
from the album Tha Blue Carpet Treatment | ||||
Released | August 15, 2006 (2006-08-15) | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
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Length | 4:45 | |||
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Producer(s) | The Neptunes | |||
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"Vato" on YouTube | ||||
"Vato" is the first single by Snoop Dogg from his album Tha Blue Carpet Treatment. The song features B-Real and was produced by The Neptunes. The word "vato" is Chicano slang for "homie".
Background
The album version of "Vato" contains an introduction with Snoop Dogg saying "Man, don't you know that I'm loco?" and also some shout-outs from Julio G. Shortly after the release of the song, Snoop Dogg and B-Real would receive disses and responses by numerous Mexican rappers who mistakenly took the song as a slander towards the Chicano culture. The song was performed live in the Life & Rhymes of with B-Real, and in solo on the day of the release in the MSN live session concert.
Music video
The music video, directed by Phillip G. Atwell for Vato premiered on BET on August 30, 2006 Video on YouTube. Pharrell Williams said the rapper's newest music video 'Vato' would not only feature his gangsta side, but would also tackle the issue of racial conflict in Los Angeles between African-Americans and Hispanics and call for racial unity.[1] It features cameos by Chicano rapper Frost as well as Oscar-Nominee Edward James Olmos. An animated video also premiered on snoopdogg.com in September.
Remixes
Official[2]
- "Vato (DJ Jam Remix)" (featuring Malverde)
- "Vato (Remix)" (featuring Lil Uno & B-Real)
Track listing
A-side
- "Vato" (Radio edit)
- "Vato" (Radio edit #2 (extra clean))
- "Vato" (LP)
- "Vato" (Instrumental)
B-side
- "Candy (Drippin' Like Water)" (LP)
- "Candy (Drippin' Like Water)" (Radio)
- "Candy (Drippin' Like Water)" (Instrumental)
- "Candy (Drippin' Like Water)" (A cappella)
Personnel
- Written by C. Broadus, P. Williams, C. Hugo
- Produced by The Neptunes
- Publishers: My Own Chit Publishing/EMI Blackwood Music (BMI); Waters of Nazareth Publishing/ EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI)/
- Recorded by Andrew Coleman at Chalice Studios, Los Angeles, California, Chris Jackson at The Cathedral, Hollywood, California
- Mixed by Phil Tan in the Tanning Booth at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, California and Soapbox Studios, Atlanta, Georgia
- Assisted by Josh Houghkirk Heavy Harmony Music Publishing; WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) and EMI April Music (ASCAP)
Charts
Chart (2004–2005) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[3] | 55 |
Australian Urban (ARIA)[4] | 10 |
Finnish Singles Chart[5] | 3 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] | 85 |
US Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)[7] | 31 |
References
- ^ "New Snoop Dogg Album To Drop In The UK This November". Musicrooms. 2006-08-26.
- ^ "DubCNN". Duncan Rutherford site owner. October 6, 2006.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: Issue 871" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-19. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
- ^ "Issue 874" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit". Ifpi.fi. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
- ^ "Snoop Dogg Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ "Snoop Dogg Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Hot Singles Sales for Snoop Dogg.
External links
- Music Video for "Vato" on YouTube
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