Snoop's Upside Ya Head

"Snoop's Upside Ya Head"
Single by Snoop Doggy Dogg featuring Charlie Wilson
from the album Tha Doggfather
Released	September 14, 1996 (UK)
Format	CD single 12" single
Recorded	1996
Genre	West coast hip hop Funk Gangsta rap G-funk
Length	4:28 (album version) 5:17 (video)
Label	Death Row Interscope
Writer(s)	Calvin Broadus Lonnie Simmons Rudolph Taylor Ronnie Wilson Charles Wilson
Producer(s)	Mark Jordan
Snoop Doggy Dogg chronology "Never Leave Me Alone" (1996) "Snoop's Upside Ya Head" (1996) "Vapors" (1996) Charlie Wilson chronology "Stomp" (1996) "Snoop's Upside Ya Head" (1996) "Vapors" (1997)

"Snoop's Upside Ya Head" is the second European hit and the first single release of Snoop Doggy Dogg's 1996 second album Tha Doggfather. The song heavily samples "I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops)" by the Gap Band and features new vocals from Gap Band's lead singer Charlie Wilson. It was released as a single in the UK on September 14, 1996.^[1]

Music video

In the video an imaginary execution takes place where Snoop Doggy Dogg manages to escape from the electric chair (It refers to the end of Snoop's real life murder trial by verdict of not guilty). After that protesters are outside some with signs stating "we love you Snoop" and others stating "fry 'em". Later Snoop saves a news reporter and drives away in his car and manages to escape the cops briefly. Apparently the news reporter helped Snoop escape as shown briefly in the music video.

Later he performs in an outdoor concert for his awaiting fans and in the progress gets arrested by the cops and is put back in jail. While in jail he performs again for the inmates later showing Snoop in 2021; still an inmate rocking the jail. It stars Vincent Schiavelli as the prison governor, Wilson as the prison guard, and Uncle Junebug as the old Snoop in prison. DJ Pooh makes a cameo appearance as a DJ in the prison.

Track listing

• UK 12" single^[1]

Side A

1. Snoop's Upside Ya Head (Album Version) (featuring Charlie Wilson) — 4:29

Side B

1. Snoop's Upside Ya Head (Radio Edit) (featuring Charlie Wilson) — 4:29
2. Snoop's Upside Ya Head (Instrumental) — 4:29

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Germany (Official German Charts)[2]	34
Australia (ARIA)[3]	46
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4]	8
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5]	7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6]	32
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7]	39
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[8]	24
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[9]	3
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10]	12
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[11]	37
US Rap Songs (Billboard)[12]	5

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
New Zealand (RMNZ)[13]	Gold	7,500
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Snoop Doggy Dogg* Featuring Charlie Wilson – Snoop's Upside Ya Head". Discogs. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
2. "Musicline.de – Snoop Doggy Dogg Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
3. "Australian-charts.com – Snoop Doggy Dogg – Snoop's Upside Ya Head". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
4. "Ultratop.be – Snoop Doggy Dogg – Snoop's Upside Ya Head" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
5. "Charts.org.nz – Snoop Doggy Dogg – Snoop's Upside Ya Head". Top 40 Singles.
6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Snoop Doggy Dogg – Snoop's Upside Ya Head" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
7. "Swedishcharts.com – Snoop Doggy Dogg – Snoop's Upside Ya Head". Singles Top 100.
8. "Archive Chart: 1996-12-16". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
9. "Archive Chart: 1996-12-14" UK R&B Chart. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
10. "Snoop Dogg: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
11. "Snoop Dogg – Chart history" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay for Snoop Dogg. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
12. Snoop Dogg Billboard chart
13. "New Zealand single certifications – Snoop Doggy Dogg – Snoop's Upside Your Head". Recorded Music NZ.

External links

• Snoop Dogg Chart Data