"Heat It Up" is the second single off

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's third full-length album ''

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'' (2006). It was produced by Mr Collipark. The song garnered a negative reception from critics. "Heat It Up" had less chart success than its predecessor "

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", peaking at numbers 24 and 57 on the ''Billboard''

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and

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charts respectively.

Critical reception

"Heat It Up" received generally negative reviews from

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. Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews criticized the song for having production that's generic and simplistic sounding, and Bubba for delivering dull brag rap. Peter Relic of ''

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'' found the song just as less effective than the other Collipark-produced song "Ms. New Booty", calling it "even more unimpressive than the first."

Live performance

Bubba performed "Heat It Up" with Mr. Collipark on ''

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'' on August 3, 2006.

Charts

References

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