"What These Bitches Want" (edited for radio as "What You Want" or "What They Really Want") is a song by American rapper DMX, released as the third single from his third album ... And Then There Was X (1999). The song features Sisqó from the group Dru Hill, while his fellow group member Nokio the N-Tity produced the song and provided background vocals. The subject matter in the song is past women in DMX's life.[1]
| "What These Bitches Want" | ||||
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| Single by DMX featuring Sisqó | ||||
| from the album ... And Then There Was X | ||||
| B-side | "Fame" | |||
| Released | June 6, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
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| Length | 4:37 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Nokio the N-Tity | |||
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| Sisqó singles chronology | ||||
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In August 2019, the song regained prominence on social media 19 years after its initial release date when a DMX challenge surfaced on the internet. For the challenge, women piece together photos and clips of themselves in various hairstyles, switching the images to the song's lyrics to suggest that they're a different person with every hairstyle.[2]
Music video
editThe music video was directed by Hype Williams.
Charts
edit| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 49 |
| US Radio Songs (Billboard)[4] | 42 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] | 11 |
| US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[6] | 9 |
| US Rhythmic (Billboard)[7] | 29 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[8] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Vozick-Levinson, Jayson Buford,Christian Hoard,Jeff Ihaza,Elias Leight,Mosi Reeves,Rob Sheffield,Simon; Buford, Jayson; Hoard, Christian; Ihaza, Jeff; Leight, Elias; Reeves, Mosi; Sheffield, Rob; Vozick-Levinson, Simon (2021-04-09). "DMX: 16 Essential Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Mahadevan, Tara (August 22, 2019). "DMX's "What These B*tches Want" Sparks New Social Media Challenge". Complex. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ "DMX Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "DMX Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "DMX Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "DMX Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard.
- ^ "DMX Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ "American single certifications – DMX – What These Bitches Want". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
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