"Cyclone" is the second single by American rapper
Baby Bash from his album
of the same name. The song features
T-Pain on the last verse and Mickaël Zibi on the intro and chorus though he is only credited on the album. The song was produced by
Lil Jon
Jonathan H. Smith (born January 17, 1971), better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, DJ, and record producer. Regarded as a progenitor of the club-oriented hip-hop subgenre crunk, his production and voice presence were inst ...
and the song's musical structure incorporates typical
Roland TR-808 crisp
Southern hip-hop
Southern hip-hop, also known as Southern rap, South Coast hip-hop, or dirty south, is a blanket term for a regional genre of American hip-hop music that emerged in the Southern United States, especially in Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, Texas, ...
dance claps, basslines, and
pizzicatos, as well as Lil Jon's signature crunk
synths and whistles. The
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ...
certified the song as double platinum.
[ The song peaked at number 7 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.
]
Music video
The "Cyclone" video was directed by Malcolm Jones. Making of "Cyclone", the Baby Bash music video
on '' The Mike Sherman Show'' It premiered on August 6, 2007 on
Yahoo! Music. The music video takes place in a strip club.
Remix
On November 26, the official remix released which features T-Pain and rappers
Hurricane Chris and
Gorilla Zoe.
Chart performance
On the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, the song debuted at number 65 on the issue dated August 11, 2007. It reached the top 40 at number 33 on September 15, 2007, and peaked at number 7 on November 3, 2007, for two weeks.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
2007 songs
2007 singles
Baby Bash songs
T-Pain songs
Arista Records singles
Crunk songs
Song recordings produced by Lil Jon
Songs written by Baby Bash
Songs written by T-Pain
Songs written by Lil Jon
Songs written by Craig Love
Songs about dancing
Songs about nightclubs
Songs about parties
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