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Let Me Blow Ya Mind
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Wikipedia article
"'Let Me Blow Ya Mind'" is a song by American rapper Eve, featuring American singer Gwen Stefani. It was released on April 2, 2001, as the second and final single from Eve's second album, 'Scorpion' (2001). It became Eve's highest-charting single on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 (alongside 2002's "Gangsta Lovin'"), peaking at number two on the week of August 18, 2001. Worldwide, the song reached number 29 in Canada, number four in Australia and the United Kingdom, and number one in Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia), Ireland, Norway and Switzerland.
The song was listed at number seven on the 2001 Pazz & Jop list, a survey of several hundred music critics conducted by Robert Christgau.[http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres01.php "Jazz & Pop 2001: Critics' List"]. 'The Village Voice'. February 12, 2002. Retrieved August 15, 2007. It won a Grammy Award in 2002 for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, which was a new category at the time. The music video won the 2001 MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video.
Composition and lyrics
The song is performed in the key of G minor in common time with a tempo of 90 beats per minute. The lyrics address those who doubted Eve's ability to maintain mainstream popularity.
Music video
In the video, Gwen Stefani and Eve are shown stopping at a red light. Eve brings in a gang of party crashers, and she tells Gwen to tag along. Gwen gets out of her car and gets onto a all-terrain vehicle. They crash a formal party (whose attendees include actor Udo Kier) with their loud music and rowdiness and are subsequently arrested. A Leona Helmsley lookalike appears in the video. She tells police officers about the disturbance as Stefani and Eve disrupt the party. Rapper/producer Dr. Dre also makes an appearance at the end of the video when he comes to jail and pays the bail for Eve and Stefani. Fellow Ruff Ryders Jadakiss and Styles P appear in a scene in which Eve acts as a bartender.
The video won the 2001 MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video, and it was also nominated for Best Hip-Hop Video, losing to Outkast's "Ms. Jackson".
Track listings
All versions of "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" feature Gwen Stefani.
'Australasian CD single'
# "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (album version) 3:50
# "Got It All" (featuring Jadakiss) 3:48
# "Who's That Girl?" (Akhenaton remix) 3:59
# "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (video) 4:15
'European CD single'
# "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (album version) 3:50
# "Got It All" (featuring Jadakiss) 3:48
'European enhanced CD single'
# "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" 3:50
# "Who's That Girl?" (C.L.A.S. remix) 4:28
# "Ain't Got No Dough" (featuring Missy Elliott) 4:17
# "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (CD-ROM video)
'UK CD single'
# "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" 3:50
# "Who's That Girl?" (Akhenaton remix) 3:58
# "Gotta Man" 4:24
# "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (video)
'UK 12-inch single'
:A1. "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" 3:50
:A2. "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (instrumental) 5:15
:B1. "Who's That Girl?" (C.L.A.S. remix) 4:28
'UK cassette single'
# "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" 3:50
# "Who's That Girl?" (main pass) 3:58
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"!scope="col"|Chart (2001)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)
|24
|-
!scope="row"|Australian Urban (ARIA)
|10
|-
!scope="row"|Austria (3 Austria Top 40)
|68
|-
!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)
|18
|-
!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)
|15
|-
!scope="row"|Canada Radio (Nielsen BDS)
|95
|-
!scope="row"|Europe (European Hot 100)
|19
|-
!scope="row"|France (SNEP)
|93
|-
!scope="row"|Germany (Official German Charts)
|69
|-
!scope="row"|Ireland (IRMA)
|24
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)
|11
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)
|17
|-
!scope="row"|New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)
|32
|-
!scope="row"|Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)
|56
|-
!scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)
|6
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)
|45
|-
!scope="row"|US 'Billboard' Hot 100
|7
|-
!scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ('Billboard')
|29
|}
Decade-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
Category:2000 songs
Category:2001 singles
Category:European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles
Category:Eve (rapper) songs
Category:Funk songs
Category:Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Category:Gwen Stefani songs
Category:Interscope Records singles
Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
Category:MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video
Category:Number-one singles in Norway
Category:Number-one singles in Switzerland
Category:Ruff Ryders Entertainment singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Dr. Dre
Category:Song recordings produced by Scott Storch
Category:Songs written by Dr. Dre
Category:Songs written by Eve (rapper)
Category:Songs written by Mike Elizondo
Category:Songs written by Scott Storch
Category:Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles
Category:Ultratop 50 Singles (Wallonia) number-one singles
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