Ice Cream Paint Job

"Ice Cream Paint Job"
Single by Dorrough
from the album Dorrough Music
Released	April 7, 2009
Format	Digital download, CD single
Recorded	2008
Genre	Crunk
Length	3:59
Label	Ngenius Ent/E1 Music
Writer(s)	Dorrough
Producer(s)	2Much
Certification	Platinum (RIAA)
Dorrough singles chronology
"Walk That Walk" (2009) "Ice Cream Paint Job" (2009) "Wired to the T" (2009)
Music video "Ice Cream Paint Job" on YouTube

"Ice Cream Paint Job" is the second official single from Dorrough's debut album, Dorrough Music. The single peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA

Music video

A video was shot for the song which features Dorrough driving the streets of Texas, standing in front of a huge chart that reads "Periodic Table of Dallas", and making his way to a car show at which he performs the song. Cameos are made by Lil Boosie, Slim Thug, Paul Wall, Bun B, and Chamillionaire.

Remixes and freestyles

• The first official remix was released on iTunes on August 11, 2009, featuring Jermaine Dupri, Soulja Boy, Jim Jones, Slim Thug, E-40 and Rich Boy.
• A megamix featuring Chalie Boy, Wreckamic, C Hen, Snoop Dogg, Nipsey Hussle, Jermaine Dupri, Soulja Boy, Jim Jones, Slim Thug, E-40 & Rich Boy was released September 1, 2009 by Dj Fletch on Dorrough's mixtape Mr. D-O Double R.^[1]
• The second official remix, called the "West Coast Remix", features Jim Jones, Soulja Boy, E-40, Snoop Dogg, and Nipsey Hussle. It was released on iTunes on September 22, 2009. This remix has two versions: the digital download single version, which has E-40's verse after Jones but doesn't feature Soulja Boy; and the main version, which has Soulja Boy's verse after Jones but doesn't feature E-40.
• A shortened, more radio-friendly remix was made with E-40 and Soulja Boy Tell 'Em.
• Lil Wayne performed a freestyle for his No Ceilings mixtape.
• Tyga performed a freestyle of this song on his mixtape Black Thoughts.
• A remix featuring D. Woods and Mika Means was made for D. Woods' mixtape "Independence Day, Vol. 2".
• A mashup was made by Girl Talk on the album All Day in November 2010 which sampled the song.

Chart performance

"Ice Cream Paint Job" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending June 13, 2009 at number 92. Fourteen weeks later, it peaked at number 27 on the week ending September 19, 2009 and spent a total of twenty weeks on the chart after dropping off.^[2] To date, this is Dorrough's only top 40 hit on that chart.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2009) Peak position scope="row" US Billboard Hot 100[3] 27 scope="row" US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] 10 scope="row" US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[5] 5

Year-end charts Chart (2009) Peak position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 48 US Rap Songs (Billboard)[7] 14 Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments United States (RIAA)[8] Platinum 1,000,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

1. http://globalgrind.com/2009/09/01/the-piff-dj-fletch-dorrough-mr-d-o-double-r-mixtape/
2. "Dorrough - Ice Cream Paint Job". aCharts.us. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
3. "Dorrough – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Dorrough. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
4. "Dorrough – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Dorrough. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
5. "Dorrough – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rap Songs for Dorrough. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
6. "2009 Year End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved March 17, 2012. (subscription required (help)).
7. "2009 Year End Charts – Rap Songs". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved March 17, 2012. (subscription required (help)).
8. "American single certifications – Dorrough – Ice Cream Paint Job". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 17, 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics