don't cha

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"Don't Cha" is a 2004 song written by Cee-Lo and Sir Mix A Lot. First recorded by Tori Alamaze in 2004, it was then a hit cover version in 2005 for The Pussycat Dolls and Busta Rhymes. It was the Dolls' second single after 'Sway' from their debut album PCD.

song information...

The chorus of the song is based on Sir Mix A Lot's 1988 song "Swass" ("Don't you wish your boyfriend was swass like me?"). Tori Alamaze's 2004 single reached number fifty-three on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Writer/Producer Cee-Lo used the same backing track as the basis for The Pussycat Dolls' recording. The Dolls' single version (the 'radio edit') added a rap by Busta Rhymes and became a number-one hit in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Germany and New Zealand and a number two hit in the United States.

chart performance...

When the single was first released, critics dismissed it, feeling that the group was nothing more than a novelty act, and predicting that the song would flop. The song has became a huge hit on the charts.

The song reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, number one on Pop 100, and number eight on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. Although the song nearly reached the top spot on the Hot 100, it could not overcome the massive airplay of Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" (the yard stick that any novelty act must measure up to), even as "We Belong Together" began to descend the charts. As the song is not exactly a typical R&B/Hip-Hop song, the song failed to chart on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, but was able to reach number eight on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks with strong sales of its physical singles.

The single was also a major sales hit, as it reached number one on Hot 100 Singles Sales and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales. The song was able to reach number one on the sales charts, as it is one of the few major songs in the U.S. market to be released as a CD single or as a CD maxi single. The single also proved to be a dance smash, reaching number one on the three dance charts Hot Dance Singles Sales, Hot Dance Music/Club Play, and Dance Radio Airplay. It also reached number one on the Australian ARIAnet Singles Chart.In the US "Don't Cha" became one of the few songs to sell more than one million digital downloads in July 2006, one year after its release there, showing the longevity of this song. It was certified 5x platinum that month.

"Don't Cha" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at ninety-five, and has remained in the chart for 40 weeks. In 2005 "Don't cha" reached #2 on the Australian end of year chart, after spending 7 weeks at the top of the Australian ARIAA singles chart.

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