"I Wanna Rock" is the third official single from American rapper, Snoop Dogg's tenth studio album, ''

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''. It was released digitally on iTunes on November 17, 2009, after the second single " That's Tha Homie". The song was produced by Scoop DeVille and mixed by Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg released it on a mixtape titled "I Wanna Rock" on November 23. The song was confirmed by

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to be released in the UK on March 15, 2010 but is now listed as "Coming Soon". The lines "Right about now" and "I wanna rock right now" as well as the beat are sampled from

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's 1988 song " It Takes Two." The main sample is from "Space Dust" by Galactic Force Band. The song features no production from Dr. Dre, but was mixed by him. The beat was produced by

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Music video

The

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(directed by Erick Peyton) premiered on MTV Hits and MTV.com on November 26, 2009. It features

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, America's Best Dance Crew season 3 winners

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, Hip-Hop Group

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, professional skateboarder Terry Kennedy, Laurie Ann Gibson, and popular

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crew The Ranger$. The video takes place during an alley dance battle and Snoop rapping on top of a roof.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

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Remixes

The official remix features Jay-Z and is referred to as "The Kings' G-Mix." The

was released to

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through Snoop Dogg's official channel on March 25, 2010. The video has Jay-Z's vocals but he is not physically in the video Sometimes the

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freestyle is added to the original or The Kings' G-Mix" on the radio as the remix. It features a vocal sample of "

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" by Eric B. & Rakim in Snoop Doggs new verse. It is the 1st track on the album's re-release, entitled ''More Malice''. The 2nd official remix has surfaced known as the "Interstate Trafficking Remix", and it features

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on the chorus, Rick Ross, Maino,

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and

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. It is produced by

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with a whole different beat and a new verse by Snoop Dogg. It was leaked on February 15, 2010. The 3rd official remix features

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. It is known as the "TO Remix", and it has a new intro by Snoop Dogg. The 4th official remix is the "Travis Barker Remix". It is the 2nd bonus track on the album's re-release, entitled ''More Malice''. Other remixes have been released, the "West Coast Remix", which features

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, Crooked I,

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and

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., as well as the release of a "Queens Remix" featuring Lil' Kim and

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. In addition, multiple rappers have freestyled over the beat, including: *

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* Fat Joe * Rock City * Joell Ortiz *

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* Busta Rhymes * Crooked I * Cassidy *

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* Bow Wow *

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* Bun B * Nu Jerzey Devil *

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* Lil' Rob *

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* Sway *

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* Lil' Kim * Jae Millz *

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* Chris Brown * Jay Z

References

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