"King Kong" is the second single from the album Jibbs Featuring Jibbs by American rapper Jibbs. The song features fellow hip hop artist Chamillionaire. It is written by Javon Campbell, Derryl Howard, Bradford Ray, Orlando Watson, and Maurice Wilson. The song failed to duplicate the success of "Chain Hang Low", peaking at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 32 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
| "King Kong" | ||||
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| Single by Jibbs featuring Chamillionaire | ||||
| from the album Jibbs Featuring Jibbs | ||||
| A-side | "Smile" | |||
| Released | December 27, 2006 (United States) March 26, 2007 (United Kingdom) | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Studio | The Closet Larrabee Sound Studios Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:35 | |||
| Label | Geffen Records | |||
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| Producer(s) | Terry "T.A." Allen/The Beatstaz (Co-produced by Zaytoven) | |||
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| Chamillionaire singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "King Kong" on YouTube | ||||
Song information
editThe song does not directly involve King Kong, the fictional giant ape. Instead, it is a reference to a loud, powerful speaker system with loud subwoofers, with ultra high sound pressure and is a "bass shaker" in the back of a car trunk. Or King Kong's "roar" in the trunk. The reference originates from King Kong Electronics, a place in Houston, Texas that sells car audio and peripherals, mainly high-end subwoofers and head units.
Chart performance
edit"King Kong" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at number 96. It descended two spots to number 98, when "Chain Hang Low" was already in the top 40 by the second week. By the third week it had climbed up to number 87. It peaked at number 54 on the chart four weeks later.[1]
Music video
editDirected by Jonathan Mannion, the video shows Jibbs celebrating getting his driver's license by driving around town in his car and putting other people down who have other vehicles with his car's speakers in the trunk, all cumulating to Jibbs' car turning into a monster truck (with the song title on both sides) and running over a parked car. Intercut are scenes in which Jibbs, Chamillionaire and their entourage are in a room filled with various dancers and vehicles they interact with. The video shoot took place in Los Angeles on October 25, 2006.[2]
Remixes and freestyles
editRemixes and freestyles to the song was released with additional rappers:
- The official remix features Chamillionaire, Lil Wayne, Yo Gotti, and Chingy.[3]
- Another remix features Chamillionaire, Jibbs's official remix verse and features Young Jeezy.
- Lil Wayne did a freestyle over the beat on his 2007 mixtape Da Drought 3.
- Krayzie Bone made a remix of this song on his 2008 mixtape The Fixtape Vol. 1: Smoke on This with Lil Chico.
Track listing
edit- US 12-inch single[4]
- A1 "King Kong" (Main) – 4:07
- A2 "King Kong" (Instrumental w/hook) – 4:07
- B1 "King Kong" (Main) – 4:07
- B2 "King Kong" (Instrumental w/hook) – 4:07
- US 12-inch single w/ remix[5]
- A1 "Smile" (Main) – 3:32
- A2 "Smile" (Instrumental) – 3:35
- B1 "King Kong" (Remix) – 4:08
- B2 "King Kong" (Remix Instrumental) – 3:56
Charts
edit| Chart (2007) | Peak Position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 54 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] | 32 |
| US Rhythmic (Billboard)[8] | 33 |
| US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 51 |
References
edit- ^ "Jibbs and Chamillionaire – King Kong". aCharts.co. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ^ DJ Z (October 25, 2006). "Jibbs Sells One Million Ringtones of Hit Single "Chain Hang Low". DJBooth. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ Raftery, Brian (February 22, 2007). "Leak Of The Day: Jibbs Hangs Low, With About 23 Of His Friends". Idolator. Spin Media. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
- ^ "Jibbs – King Kong (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ^ "Jibbs – Smile / King Kong (Remix) (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ^ "Jibbs Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ^ "Jibbs Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ^ "Jibbs Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ "Jibbs Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2013.