Dirt off Your Shoulder
2004 single by Jay-Z
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"Dirt off Your Shoulder" is the second single released from Jay-Z's 2003 album The Black Album.
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| Single by Jay-Z | ||||
| from the album The Black Album | ||||
| Released | March 2, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | East Coast hip-hop | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
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| Producer | Timbaland | |||
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| "Dirt off Your Shoulder" on YouTube | ||||
In 2004, the song was combined with the Linkin Park single "Lying from You" and released as a single for the mash-up album Collision Course.
Political influence
On April 17, 2008, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama referenced the song in gesture, in response to sharp attacks from his then-rival Hillary Clinton and a debate which was widely criticized for focusing on campaign gaffes rather than on candidates' policy positions.[1][2] Referencing his opponents' "textbook Washington" tactics (focusing on personal attacks and trivial issues) Obama used Jay-Z's hand signal to "brush the dirt" off his shoulders.[3] When asked whether Obama was deliberately referencing the song, a campaign spokesman said, "He has some Jay-Z on his iPod."[4]
Clinton later made the same gesture during her appearance before the House Select Committee on Benghazi.[5]
Formats and track listings
A-Side
- Dirt off Your Shoulder (Radio Edit)
- Dirt off Your Shoulder (LP)
- Dirt off Your Shoulder (Instrumental)
B-Side
- Encore (Radio Edit)
- Encore (LP)
- Encore (Instrumental)
99 Problems/Dirt off Your Shoulder, Pt. 1
- 99 Problems (Explicit)
- Dirt off Your Shoulder (Explicit)
99 Problems/Dirt off Your Shoulder, Pt. 2
- 99 Problems (Explicit)
- Dirt off Your Shoulder (Explicit)
- 99 Problems (Video)
- Dirt off Your Shoulder (Video)
99 Problems/Dirt off Your Shoulder, Vinyl
A-Side
- 99 Problems (Explicit)
- 99 Problems (Clean)
B-Side
- Dirt off Your Shoulder (Explicit)
- Dirt off Your Shoulder (Clean)
Charts
In the U.S. the song peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 making it Jay-Z's third highest peak on the chart at the time when including featured appearances (tied with "Swagga Like Us").
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[16] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United States | January 19, 2004 | Rhythmic contemporary · urban contemporary radio | Roc-A-Fella, IDJMG | [17] |