"Big Shit Poppin' (Do It)" ( edited for radio as "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)") is a song by American hip hop recording artist T.I., released on May 29, 2007, as the

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from his fifth album '' T.I. vs. T.I.P.'' (2007). The song was produced by

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. The song was listed as No. 66 on ''

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''s "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" list.

Release

The hip hop song leaked on April 14, 2007, on numerous P2P file-sharing sites. "Big Shit Poppin (Do It)", debuted at number thirty-nine on ''Billboards

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chart on April 26, 2007. On May 22, the single was released on the

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and the rest of the album was made available for pre-order.

Background

The single samples a

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", the theme of the 1986 film Top Gun. "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" is used with alternative lyrics as the theme song to an

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SportsCenter special known as the "Who's Now?" series, which was aired throughout the summer of 2007. The song is featured in the multiplayer online casual

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''DANCE! Online''. The song is used in the Wayans brothers' 2009 parody film ''

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''. The single was performed at the 2007

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and at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. The single won the award for Hot Ringtone at the 2007

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Remixes

The official remix was produced by Grand Hustle in-house production duo Nard & B, and was billed as the "Grand Hustle Remix". The remix features

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s from Grand Hustle artists

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, Alfamega,

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and JR Get Money. The song was later remixed by American rappers

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and

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Chart performance

The single debuted at number 30 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart on June 9, 2007 and went on to peak at number nine. On the

it reached #7. The song reached number two on the ''Billboard''

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. As of August 2011, the song has sold more than a million digital downloads in the US alone. The single debuted at number twenty-one in

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and peaked at number eight. It was the first solo chart entry by T.I. in New Zealand. It was

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on August 23, 2009, selling over 7,500 copies.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Track listings

Promo CD single

# Clean version # dirty, dirty # Instrumental

Vinyl

;Side A # Amended version # Instrumental ;Side B # Explicit version # Acapella

Certifications

References

External links

Video shooting in Atlanta
{{authority control 2007 singles Grand Hustle Records singles T.I. songs Songs written by T.I. Song recordings produced by Mannie Fresh Music videos directed by Erik White Songs written by Harold Faltermeyer 2007 songs