"Caramel" is the second single released from American
hip hop trio
City High
City High was an American R&B/ hip hop trio consisting of rappers/singers Ryan Toby, Robbie Pardlo, and Claudette Ortiz. City High is best known for their song " What Would You Do?", which earned a Grammy nomination.
Career
In 2001, City High ...
's
self-titled debut album. The single, released on September 11, 2001, features American rapper
Eve
Eve (; ; ar, حَوَّاء, Ḥawwāʾ; el, Εὕα, Heúa; la, Eva, Heva; Syriac: romanized: ) is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. According to the origin story, "Creation myths are symbolic stories describing how the ...
. It was produced by Jerry Duplessis and written by Ryan Toby. "Caramel" is the group's second-most-successful single, peaking at number 18 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number nine on the ''Billboard''
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
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chart in January 2002. The track contains vocal samples from the song "Silent Treatment" by
the Roots.
Music video
A
music video
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was produced for the song that begins with the original version and transitions into the
Trackmasters
The Trackmasters are an American hip hop production duo composed of music producers Poke (Jean-Claude Olivier) and Tone (Samuel Barnes), best known for their commercial hit records in the mid-late 1990s and early 2000s. Frank "Nitty" Pimentel joi ...
remix version. It begins with a shot of
Ryan Toby
City High was an American R&B/ hip hop trio consisting of rappers/singers Ryan Toby, Robbie Pardlo, and Claudette Ortiz. City High is best known for their song " What Would You Do?", which earned a Grammy nomination.
Career
In 2001, City Hig ...
and Robbie Pardlo on a computer that shows the words "Dream Girl 2001". It then cuts to a shot of Ortiz singing the first verse, and then the trio is dancing at a party as Ortiz sings. The video continues switching from Ortiz singing on a couch, the trio at the party, and Ortiz
boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermine ...
Zab Judah. As the third verse, the first not sung by Ortiz, begins, it features the guys in a car. The video switches to
Eve
Eve (; ; ar, حَوَّاء, Ḥawwāʾ; el, Εὕα, Heúa; la, Eva, Heva; Syriac: romanized: ) is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. According to the origin story, "Creation myths are symbolic stories describing how the ...
on a motorcycle and starting her rap. The video ends with Toby and Pardlo still in front of the computer, watching the video.
Track listings
US 12-inch single
:A1. "Caramel" (LP version featuring Eve) – 3:47
:A2. "Caramel" (LP version featuring Eve acappella) – 3:22
:A3. "Caramel" (LP version instrumental) – 3:55
:B1. "Caramel" (Trackmasters Joint) – 3:46
:B2. "Caramel" (Trackmasters Joint instrumental) – 3:46
:B3. "Caramel" (LP version) – 3:55
UK CD single
# "Caramel" (video version)
# "Caramel" (Trackmasters Joint)
# "Caramel" (LP version)
# "Caramel" (Saqib remix)
# "Caramel" (CD-ROM video featuring Eve)
UK 12-inch single
:A1. "Caramel" (video version) – 3:33
:A2. "Caramel" (Trackmasters Joint) – 3:40
:B1. "Caramel" (LP version) – 3:30
:B2. "Caramel" (Saqib remix) – 4:31
European CD single
# "Caramel" (LP version) – 3:34
# Excerpts from ''
City High
City High was an American R&B/ hip hop trio consisting of rappers/singers Ryan Toby, Robbie Pardlo, and Claudette Ortiz. City High is best known for their song " What Would You Do?", which earned a Grammy nomination.
Career
In 2001, City High ...
'' – 8:49
Australian CD single
# "Caramel" (LP version featuring Eve) – 3:34
# "Caramel" (Trackmasters Joint) – 3:41
# "Caramel" (Saqib remix) – 4:32
# Excerpts from ''City High'' – 8:49
# "Caramel" (video)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
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2001 singles
2001 songs
City High songs
Eve (rapper) songs
Interscope Records singles
Song recordings produced by Jerry Duplessis
Songs written by Jerry Duplessis
Songs written by Ryan Toby
Songs written by Scott Storch