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Wikipedia article
"'Addictive'" is a song by American R&B singer Truth Hurts. It was released as the lead single from her debut album, 'Truthfully Speaking' (2002), on April 1, 2002. "Addictive" features a verse from hip-hop rapper Rakim and is based on a Hindi music sample, which eventually brought on a $500 million lawsuit against Aftermath. The song was her only one to chart on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, peaking at number nine, and selling over 600,000 copies in the US. It was also a top five hit in UK, France and Switzerland, and went gold in several countries. The song instrumental was sampled in the Jamaican dancehall beat "Bollywood Riddim".
Background
Steve "Static Major" Garrett wrote the song's lyrics, and the record was produced by DJ Quik. Quik sampled for its instrumental track a Hindi-song he heard on television early one morning. The sample turned out to be "Thoda Resham Lagta Hai", a 1981 song by Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar for the 1981 movie 'Jyoti', which Aftermath neglected to clear the rights to. Copyright holders Saregama India, Ltd. issued a cease-and-desist order, which went unheeded. On September 12, 2002, Saregama filed a $500 million lawsuit against Aftermath and parent company Universal Music Group, and filed an injunction to prevent further performances or broadcasts of the "Addictive" song. The song additionally samples "Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)" by B.T. Express, and the first line of Rakim's rap, "Thinking of a master plan," also serves the opening lyric from his 1987 song "Paid in Full".
Although DJ Quik was credited as the solo producer, he confirmed the song was produced by Dr. Dre. In the album's liner notes, Dr. Dre is credited only as a mixer.
Track listings
'UK CD single'
# "Addictive" (album version) 3:46
# "Addictive" (remix) 4:55
# "Addictive" (instrumental) 3:46
# "Addictive" (video CD-ROM)
'UK 12-inch single'
:A1. "Addictive" (album version) 3:46
:A2. "Addictive" (instrumental) 3:46
:B1. "Addictive" (remix) 4:55
'UK cassette single'
# "Addictive" (album version) 3:46
# "Addictive" (remix) 4:55
'European CD single'
# "Addictive" (album version)
# "Addictive" (remix radio edit)
Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from the 'Truthfully Speaking' album booklet.
'Studios'
* Recorded at Encore Studios (Burbank, California) and Larrabee (Los Angeles)
* Mixed at Encore Studios (Burbank, California)
* Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
'Personnel'
* Static Major writing (as Stephen Garret)
* Rakim writing (as Willian Griffin), featured vocals, production
* DJ Quik writing (as David Blake), percussion
* Billy Nichols writing ("Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)")
* Truth Hurts vocals (as Shari Watson)
* Erick Coomes bass
* Bryan Brock percussion
* Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri recording
* Chris Puram recording
* Farah Fima recording assistant
* Thomas Rounds recording assistant
* James "Flea" McCrone recording assistant
* Francis Forde recording assistant
* Dr. Dre mixing, production (uncredited)
* Kevin "Kirv" Irving vocal arrangement
* Brian "Big Bass" Gardner mastering
Charts and sales
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"!Chart (2002)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)
|36
|-
!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)
|25
|-
!scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)
|47
|-
!scope="row"|France (SNEP)
|42
|-
!scope="row"|Germany (Official German Charts)
|64
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)
|43
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)
|29
|-
!scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hirparade)
|17
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)
|71
|-
!scope="row"|US 'Billboard' Hot 100
|40
|-
!scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ('Billboard')
|13
|}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2003)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|France (SNEP)
|76
|}
Certifications and sales
Release history
References
Category:2002 debut singles
Category:2002 songs
Category:Malefemale vocal duets
Category:Rakim songs
Category:Sampling controversies
Category:Song recordings produced by DJ Quik
Category:Songs written by DJ Quik
Category:Songs written by Static Major
Category:Truth Hurts songs
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