"Holidae In" is a song by American rapper Chingy featuring Ludacris and

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. It was released on August 25, 2003, by

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and Ludacris's Disturbing tha Peace record label as the second single off his debut album ''

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'' (2003). Produced by the duo

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, the release garnered positive reviews from critics who praised the performances. In 2020,

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wrote that the legacy of the song was that increased the "coolness factor" of Holiday Inn, hotel chain based in

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, and owned by the

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company, InterContinential Hotels Group.

Critical reception

Nathan Rabin of ''

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'' was positive towards the song, finding Chingy being able to hold his own opposite Ludacris and Snoop Dogg saying "it seems less like two icons helping out a scrappy newcomer than like a collaboration among three bona fide superstars." ''

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'' contributor Rashaun Hall praised the appearances of all three rappers throughout the track, giving note of both Chingy's "nasal flow" and Ludacris' "booming voice" mixing well and Snoop's "laid-back" delivery of the hook, raising it above your "typical party track". Matt Cibula of ''

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'' panned the song, finding the scenario tiring and its guest stars contributed nothing to it, saying, "Big stars phoning it in is always a turn-off, and the fact that they bury this song at track #12 is telling. ''No one likes this stuff''."

Commercial performance

The single debuted at number 73 on US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart the week of September 20, 2003. By October 4, the single had entered the top 40. In November, the St. Louis rapper was added to a nationwide promotional tour with the Atlanta based rappers, Ludacris,

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, Ying Yang Twins and singer,

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. The tour included a number of music festivals arranged by local radio stations. The went on to reach the top 10 across nine ''Billboard'' charts and remained on all nine charts for 21 weeks or more.

Music video

Directed by independent film and music video director

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, the video take inspiration from the music video for the song Temptations featured on

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's third studio album, Me Against The World(1995) and it's song title an features a hotel setting. Shot from viewer's perspective, the camera is guided through a high end mansion/hotel called the ''Jackpot Inn''. Every room has a special feature including a sleeproom, a pillow fight room (Room 102), Jamaican smoke room (Room 103), and a neon glowing room (fitness room). There is also a ''

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'' parody segment and T-shirts that parody the logos of Holiday Inn and Atlanta based company,

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(but reads as "The Ho Depot"). Filmed years after his death, an actor bearing a resemblance to Tupac is also in the video. The video was nominated for an 2004

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but lost to OutKast's " Hey Ya!".

Track listings

US and Australian CD single # "Holidae In" (clean version) (featuring Ludacris and

) – 4:32 # "Represent" (clean version) (featuring

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and

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) – 4:12 # "Holidae In" (instrumental) (featuring Ludacris and Snoop Dogg) – 4:32 US 12-inch single # "Holidae In" (clean version) (featuring Ludacris and Snoop Dogg) – 4:30 # "Holidae In" (album version) (featuring Ludacris and Snoop Dogg) – 5:13 # "Holidae In" (instrumental) (featuring Ludacris and Snoop Dogg) – 5:13 # "Represent" (clean version) (featuring Tity Boi and I-20) – 4:12 # "Represent" (album version) (featuring Tity Boi and I-20) – 4:12 # "Represent" (instrumental) (featuring Tity Boi and I-20) – 4:12 UK CD1 # "Holidae In" (radio clean version) (featuring Ludacris and Snoop Dogg) # "Holidae In" (video) (featuring Ludacris and Snoop Dogg) # "Represent" (clean) (featuring Tity Boi and I-20) # "

Right Thurr "Right Thurr" is a song by American rapper Chingy. It was co-written and produced by St. Louis production team The Trak Starz. It was released on April 14, 2003, by Capitol Records, Priority Records, and Disturbing tha Peace as the debut single f ...

" (video) UK CD2 # "Holidae In" (radio clean version) (featuring Ludacris and Snoop Dogg) # "Represent" (clean) (featuring Tity Boi and I-20) UK 12-inch single :A1. "Holidae In" (explicit version) (featuring Ludacris and Snoop Dogg) – 5:14 :A2. "Holidae In" (instrumental) (featuring Ludacris and Snoop Dogg) – 5:15 :B1. "Represent" (clean version) (featuring Tity Boi and I-20) – 4:12

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2003 songs 2004 singles Capitol Records singles Chingy songs Ludacris songs Music videos directed by Jeremy Rall Snoop Dogg songs Songs about hotels and motels Songs written by Chingy Songs written by Ludacris