"Shooter" is the third
single
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* Single (music), a song release
Songs
* "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004
* "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008
* "Single" (William Wei song), 2016
* "Single", by ...
from
Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. His career began in 1995, at the age of 12, when he was signed by rapper Birdman (rapper), ...
's fifth
studio album
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''
Tha Carter II
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'' being also the second single on
Robin Thicke's second studio album ''
The Evolution of Robin Thicke''. The song was also featured on the ''
Like Father, Like Son'' bonus disc. The song samples the electric piano from
Vic Juris
Victor Edward Jurusz Jr. (September 26, 1953 – December 31, 2019), known professionally as Vic Juris, was an American jazz guitarist.
Music career
Juris was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, but he moved with his family to Parsippany early i ...
’ "Horizon Drive,". It is a remake of Robin Thicke's "Oh Shooter", from his first album ''
A Beautiful World
''A Beautiful World'' is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Robin Thicke. Originally released on October 15, 2002, the album went under the name ''Cherry Blue Skies'' but was later renamed. On April 15, 2003; the album was reis ...
'', which was inspired by Thicke's real-life experience of being caught in a bank robbery when he was 18.
Music video
Directed by
Benny Boom
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Do ...
, the video is an interpretation of the 1986
Run-DMC
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video "
Walk This Way
"Walk This Way" is a song by the American rock band Aerosmith. Written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, the song was originally released as the second single from the album '' Toys in the Attic'' (1975). It peaked at number 10 on the ''Billboa ...
", with Thicke and Wayne in neighboring apartments representing R&B and Dirty South respectively. The video shows both artists' different lifestyles as they begin to overlap each other, culminating in both artists performing onstage.
In popular culture
It was featured in the
2008
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film ''
Rambo
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''.
Charts
References
2005 songs
2006 singles
Cash Money Records singles
Lil Wayne songs
Robin Thicke songs
Music videos directed by Benny Boom
Songs written by Lil Wayne
Songs written by Robin Thicke
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