"This D" is a song by American hip hop
recording artist
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TeeFlii
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from his first official mixtape ''AnNieRuO'TAY 1''. The song was released on October 2, 2013 by Excuse My Liquor and
Epic Records
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as his debut single. It was
produced
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by frequent collaborator
DJ Mustard. After receiving a high amount of
radio airplay, the song peaked at number 35 on the US ''
Billboard
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Rhythmic chart.
Background
The song was originally released in November 2012 as a part of TeeFlii's first official mixtape ''AnNieRuO'TAY 1''. On July 4, 2013,
DJ Mustard and TeeFlii released a collaboration mixtape titled ''Fireworks''. It was entirely produced by DJ Mustard and featured collaborations with
Dom Kennedy,
Casey Veggies
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,
Ty Dolla Sign,
Omarion,
Kevin McCall, and
E-40.
Commercial performance
On September 20, 2013, "This D" debuted on the US ''
Billboard
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Rhythmic chart at number 38. It received serious support on hometown
Power 106, being played nearly 800 times during the previous week. The song would end up peaking at number 35 on that chart.
Music video
On July 16, 2013, ''
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'' premiered the song's music video, also praising TeeFlii as Los Angeles' best R&B singer. The video was directed by Topshelf Junior and it highlights the fun, party vibe of the record.
Remix
On July 16, 2013,
The Game released a freestyle to "This D". On September 6, 2013, a remix featuring
Jadakiss was premiered online. The day after the song's retail release, on October 3, 2013, the song's official remix featuring
Tyga and Jadakiss was released. The remix was then serviced to
DJ's as a
promotional single.
Chart performance
Release history
References
{{DJ Mustard
2013 songs
2013 singles
Mustard (record producer) songs
Song recordings produced by Mustard (record producer)
Epic Records singles
Songs written by Mustard (record producer)