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Wikipedia article




"'Cold Rock a Party'" is the lead single released from American rapper MC Lyte's fifth studio album, 'Bad As I Wanna B' (1996). While the original version of the song that appears on the album was produced by Rashad Smith and samples Audio Two's "Top Billin", the single version features Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, was produced by Sean Combs, and samples Diana Ross' 1980 hit "Upside Down".

The song became MC Lyte's second-highest-charting single in the United States (after her previous single "Keep On, Keepin' On"), peaking at 11 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, and it received a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of more than 500,000 copies. To date, it is MC Lyte's last single to appear on the 'Billboard' Hot 100. "Cold Rock a Party" also became a hit in several other countries, including New Zealand, where it reached No. 1 for two weeks.

Critical reception



'Billboard' described "Cold Rock a Party" as "a classic party rocker", that is combining "Lyte's melodic flow" with the high-powered instrumental to "Upside Down". A reviewer from 'Music Week' rated the song five out of five, adding that the veteran female rapper "returns with a hip hop biggie", that is "already receiving big club and media exposure. A good bet for the charts."

Track listings



'US CD single'

# "Cold Rock a Party" (Bad Boy Remixmain version) 4:37

# "Cold Rock a Party" (Bad Boy RemixMC Lyte main version) 4:37

# "Cold Rock a Party" (original album version) 4:17

# "Have U Ever" (album version) 3:33

# "Cold Rock a Party" (Milk Remix) 3:19

# "Paper Thin" (album version) 5:14

'US cassette single'

# "Cold Rock a Party" (Bad Boy Remixclean radio edit) 4:05

# "Have U Ever" (LP version) 3:33

'European cassette single'

# "Cold Rock a Party" (Bad Boy Remixclean radio edit) 4:11

# "Cold Rock a Party" (original versionclean) 4:17

'European and Australian maxi-single'

# "Cold Rock a Party" (Bad Boy Remixclean radio edit) 4:05

# "Cold Rock a Party" (Bad Boy Remixmain version) 4:37

# "Cold Rock a Party" (original versionclean) 4:17

# "Cold Rock a Party" (Milk Remix) 3:19

# "Cold Rock a Party" (Bad Boy Remixa cappella) 4:17

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References





Category:1995 songs

Category:1996 singles

Category:East West Records singles

Category:MC Lyte songs

Category:Missy Elliott songs

Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand

Category:Songs written by Bernard Edwards

Category:Songs written by Missy Elliott

Category:Songs written by Nile Rodgers

Category:Songs written by MC Lyte

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