"Rockin' That Shit" (clean titled "Rockin' That Thang") is the first single from The-Dream's second studio album, '' Love vs. Money''. The song features production by Tricky Stewart.

Release

The song was digitally released on December 9, 2008. It was released to Rhythm/Crossover radio on the same day.

Music video

The music video was shot on January 27, 2009, with director

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, and released on February 10, 2009. A music video supporting The-Dream's track "Rockin' That Thang", which is explicitly titled "Rockin' That S***", has been released. Directed by Ray Kay, the video mainly captures his performance with several sexy women dancing behind him. The members of Electrik Red are also featured as dancers in parts of the video and Nash appears to wear a thriller jacket. It ranked at #14 on

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's ''Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2009'' countdown.

Remix

The official remix featuring

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and an intro from

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. It was released via iTunes on February 17, 2009. The music video was shot in

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on February 12, 2009, and premiered on

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on Monday, March 9, 2009.

Other remixes

*Rockin' That Thang (featuring

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) *Rockin' That Thang (featuring

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) *Rockin' That Thang (featuring

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) *Rockin' That Thang (

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freestyle) *Rockin' That Shit (featuring

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) *Rockin' That Shit (featuring

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) *She Coppin' That Thang" ( Rock City freestyle)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

The-Dream MySpace

Official Def Jam website

Radio Killa Records

Rockin’ That Thang (lyrics , video)
{{The-Dream 2008 singles The-Dream songs Music videos directed by Ray Kay Songs written by The-Dream 2008 songs Song recordings produced by The-Dream Song recordings produced by Tricky Stewart Def Jam Recordings singles