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Tear It Up (Yung Wun song)

"Tear It Up" is the second single from rapper Yung Wun's debut album, The Dirtiest Thirstiest. It features DMX, Lil' Flip and David Banner.[2]

The song samples and interpolates "Dancing Machine" by the Jackson 5 taken from the performance in the film Drumline without credit.

Reception

Pedro 'DJ Complejo' Hernandez of Rap Reviews admired the album's ability to "captures everything good about Swizz' production" and the high-energy performances by Yung Wun, and guests David Banner and Lil' Flip. Hernandez concluded that the album didn't have anything "overly impressive on paper, but Yung Wun's style and energy are what should really sell him as an emcee".[2]

Yahoo Entertainment, ranking "20 Best DMX Features" in 2023, placed "Tear It Up" at number seventeenth.[3]

Charts

It peaked at No. 76 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it his only single to chart there and his most successful single to date.

Chart (2004) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 76
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 39
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[6] 21
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[7] 26

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States March 29, 2004 (2004-03-29) Rhythmic contemporary radio J [8]
April 19, 2004 (2004-04-19) Urban contemporary radio [9]

References

  1. ^ "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Pedro 'DJ Complejo' Hernandez (November 23, 2004). "Yung Wun: The Dirtiest Thirstiest". Rap Reviews.
  3. ^ Mike McLaughlin (February 22, 2023). "The 20 Best DMX Features". Yahoo Entertainment.
  4. ^ "Yung Wun Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "Yung Wun Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "Yung Wun Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  7. ^ "Yung Wun Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  8. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1548. March 26, 2004. p. 31. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  9. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1551. April 16, 2004. p. 26. Retrieved July 3, 2022.