Loungin

"Loungin"
Single by LL Cool J featuring Total
from the album Mr. Smith and the Good Burger movie soundtrack
B-side	Summer Luv
Released	June 25, 1996
Format	CD single, cassette single, 12-inch single
Recorded	1995
Genre	Hip hop, R&B, new jack swing
Length	4:10
Label	Def Jam, PolyGram
Writer(s)	James Todd Smith, Rashad "Ringo" Smith, Albert Brown III, Kyle West (album version) James Todd Smith, Samuel Barnes, Jean-Claude Olivier, Leonard White, Bernard Wright (remix)
Producer(s)	Rashad "Ringo" Smith, LL Cool J, Trackmasters (Remix)
LL Cool J singles chronology
"Doin' It" (1995) "Loungin" (1996) "Ain't Nobody" (1996) Total singles chronology "No One Else" (1995) "Loungin" (1996) "What About Us?" (1997) Mr. Smith track listing "No Airplay" (9) "Loungin" (10) "Hollis to Hollywood" (11) All World: Greatest Hits track listing "Doin' It" (14) "Loungin (15) "Hey Lover" (16) Music sample "Loungin (Who do You Luv Remix)" 22 second sample

"Loungin" is the third and final single from LL Cool J's sixth album, Mr. Smith. It was released by Def Jam Recordings and PolyGram Records on June 25, 1996. It is also featured in the 1997 Paramount Pictures/Nickelodeon Movies comedy film Good Burger and on the movie's soundtrack. It was written by LL Cool J and Al B. Sure! and produced by Rashad "Ringo" Smith and LL Cool J. A popular remix featuring vocals by Total and production from the Trackmasters was also released. "Loungin" was a success, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, number one on Hot Rap Singles and number four on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It sold 1.3 million copies, earning a platinum certification from the RIAA.^[1][2] The song samples Al B. Sure!'s "Nite and Day" and on the B-Side was "Summer Luv".

The remix version of the song samples "Who Do You Love" by Bernard Wright.^[3]

The song also appeared in an episode of LL's sitcom, In The House.

Track listing

A-Side

1. "Loungin'" (Radio Remix Edit)- 3:45
2. "Loungin'" (LP Radio Edit)- 3:59

B-Side

1. "Loungin'" (LP Version)- 4:10
2. "Summer Luv" -4:38

Charts

End of year chart (1996)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4]	21

References

1. "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard (BPI Communications Inc.) 109 (3): 61. January 18, 1997. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
2. "American certifications – L.L. Cool J – Loungin". Recording Industry Association of America.
3. "Loungin (Remix) - LL Cool J feat. Total | WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
4. "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". Retrieved 2010-08-27.