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Wikipedia article




"'That's Right'" is a song performed by American recording artist Ciara for her second album, 'Ciara: The Evolution'. Written mainly by Ciara and produced by Lil Jon, the song reunites Ciara with Lil Jon, who produced Ciara's debut single, "Goodies." "That's Right" is a female empowerment song telling the story of a woman who does not let her boyfriend's selfish needs prevent her from having fun.

Composition



"That's Right" was written by Ciara, Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith, LaMarquis Jefferson, Candice Nelson, Balewa Muhammad, and Jasper Cameron. The song samples Lathun's "Freak It" as well as Raheem The Dream's "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World." The song is a crunk song, the sound that Lil Jon is known for.

Background



"That's Right" was initially confirmed as the fourth official single from 'Ciara: The Evolution'. It was initially meant to be the third UK single from the album. However, it was decided that "Can't Leave 'Em Alone" would be released instead.[http://www.so-urban.com/news/6255/0/ "That's Right" US single confirmation] Retrieved July 18, 2007 There were rumors that "That's Right" was slated for release as the next single after "Can't Leave 'Em Alone," but eventually it was cancelled for unknown reasons. It was one of three choices with "Like a Boy" and "Can't Leave 'Em Alone" for the second US single, according to Ciara's official MySpace voting poll. However, "Like a Boy" was released before polling was completed. The single was confirmed on Ciara's official MySpace blog.

Critical reception



"That's Right" received positive reviews from music critics. Jill Menze of 'Billboard' magazine called the song a "bass-heavy, dancefloor jam."[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews/album_review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003467416 Billboard.com Review] Jody Rosen of 'Entertainment Weekly' said the song "combines eerily quiet crooning with a squall of synthesizer buzzes and percussion clatter."[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1564585,00.html Entertainment Weekly Review] Matt Cibula of 'PopMatters' labelled it as a "powerful booty-bass-lovin' bubble-crunk to the 9th degree."[http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/8847/ciara-ciara-the-evolution/ PopMatters Review] Bertan Budak of Ukmusic.com called it an "electrifying album opener." Budak continued to say Ciara sings with a "sexy mellow voice with Jon's in your face type rapping."[http://www.ukmusic.com/reviews/pop/ciara-the-evolution.html UK Music Review]

Music video





The music video for "That's Right" was directed by The Fat Cats and filmed the day before the filming of "Can't Leave 'Em Alone."

On July 11, 2007, a clip of the video videotaped by an unknown person, was released on the internet. On December 25, 2007 at midnight, the video became available for download on Ciara's official MySpace blog. On January 15, 2008, "That's Right" premiered on BET's '106 & Park'.

The video begins with a close-out shot of a gas station, amongst which a telephone rings. The shot changes to where we see Ciara, Monica, and Ciara's head-choreographer, Jamaica, sitting in a car at a gas pump. Ciara sends the caller "straight to voice-mail" and begins to discuss how she's taking independence from her significant other. The shot changes again to where Lil Jon is shouting "I bet you won't get crunk!" Ciara proceeds to ride down the street until she reaches a "food mart" where she dances to choreography along with male friends. The shot then changes to Ciara in all leather with her girls "gettin' crunk." They all begin to dance until the ending of the song where a distant fading shot of Ciara is shown.

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Category:2006 songs

Category:Ciara songs

Category:American hip hop songs

Category:Lil Jon songs

Category:Songs with feminist themes

Category:Songs written by Ciara

Category:Songs written by Jasper Cameron

Category:Songs written by Lil Jon

Category:Song recordings produced by Lil Jon

Category:Songs written by Candice Nelson (songwriter)

Category:Songs written by Balewa Muhammad

Category:Crunk songs

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