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, featuring vocals from American singer
Butch Cassidy
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. was released on December 7, 1999 as the first single of his
self-titled debut album, with the
record label
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s;
Doggystyle Records
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and
TVT Records
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.
The song was produced by
Battlecat.
Commercial performance
The song became a moderate crossover hit, peaking at number 47 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, while finding better success on the ''Billboard''
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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chart and
Rap Songs
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chart, peaking at 19 and 2 respectively.
Track listing
*Vinyl
#"G'd Up" (Street) - 4:34
#"G'd Up" (Clean) - 4:33
#"G'd Up" (Instrumental) - 4:32
#"G'd Up" (Acapella) - 4:08
*CD Single
#"G'd Up" (Radio) - 4:33
#"G'd Up" (Instrumental) - 4:32
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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1999 singles
TVT Records singles
Gangsta rap songs
1999 songs
Songs written by Snoop Dogg
Songs written by Battlecat (record producer)