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, Nas, The Game, and Big Daddy Kane. It was played during the opening act of the

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for a dance off between Chris Brown and

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. The track reached #83 on the ''Billboard''

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chart. It was also featured in the video game ''

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''. When the album Back on My B.S. was officially released, this track did not appear on the album.

Remixes

An official remix was released through the Internet. It features

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, Spliff Star,

, Nas, The Game and Big Daddy Kane. The song is 4:56 and is longer than the original. Another remix was done by

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also made a freestyle over the song's instrumental.

Music video

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, "

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, Willie the Kid) and the current members of the

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Uses

This song has been used on several occasions in the ''

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'' competition which boosted the song's popularity. It has also become an anthem for dance crews everywhere after its use by the ACDC or Adam/Chu Dance Crew (formed by actor/dancer Adam Sevani & film director Jon M. Chu) who collaborated on the films, '' Step Up 2 The Streets'' & '' Step Up 3''. The song is also available as DLC in the game

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Track listing

#"Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'em)" (Clean) #"Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'em)" (Dirty) #"Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'em)" (Instrumental)

References

{{Busta Rhymes 2008 singles Busta Rhymes songs Songs written by Busta Rhymes Aftermath Entertainment singles Music videos directed by Dale Resteghini