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"Don't Cha"
Single by Tori Alamaze
ReleasedNovember 30, 2004 (2004-11-30)
StudioTraxx Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
GenreDance
Length3:57
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Cee-Lo Green

"Don't Cha" is the debut single by American singer Tori Alamaze. The song was written and produced by CeeLo Green and interpolates the chorus of "Swass" (1988) by Sir Mix-a-Lot.

Tori Alamaze version

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Background and release

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During an episode of VH1 Storytellers in 2011 the song's producer, CeeLo Green (pictured) acknowledged that Alamaze wasn’t the right fit for the song.[1]

Tori Alamaze, a former make up artist, transitioned into a singing in 2003 by becoming a backing vocalist for the hip hop duo OutKast. In January 2004, Alamaze met American muscian CeeLo Green, after Green listened to her one of her demos.[2] That same month, in an Atlanta basement studio, Green wrote and produced "Don't Cha" and was recorded by Alamaze. The song started to gain traction in mid-2004 began to gain traction, particularly in Los Angeles, where DJ Felli Fel of Power 106 started playing the demo on the radio.[3] In November, Alamaze inks a deal with Green's Radiculture Records and Universal Records, which is part of Universal Music Group, and releases the song as the lead single of her debut album which was due to release in the same year.[4] It impacted US urban contemporary radio stations on November 30, 2004.[5] Alamaze grew dissatisfied with label, as they didn't produce a music video or provide adequate marketing support.[2] Eventually, she agrees to release her rights to the song in to get out of her contract as she felt that she "got caught up in the middle of egos and favors." She completes an album with the producer and shops it to other labels.[3] After Alamaze's departure in January 2005 from the label, DJs Justin Martin and Sammy D. make a house-music remix of "Don't Cha" for their sets, but don't press it on vinyl, believing the song didn't have broad appeal. In June of that year, urban music retailers carry an unofficial 12-inch single titled "Breezy Blends No. 3" featuring a mash-up of "Don't Cha", Rick James's "Cold Blooded", and a sketch by Dave Chappelle. Simultaneously, the song was receiving airplay on radio stations across the country and physical copies of the song began appearing in stores.[3]

Composition and reception

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Musically, "Don't Cha" is a midtempo dance song with R&B elements that runs for 3:57.[6][7] It is backed by a "driving minimalist bassline,"[6] "glacial organ, sour tom drums, and [a] metronomic triangle cast."[8] Based on the hook from Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Swass", Alamaze taunts men that lust after her whilst being in a relationship.[6] In the refrain she exudes a "sinewy sexual tension".[9] In the bridge the singer does a "sung-spoken breakdown [..] with pitch-perfect dispassionate cool".[10] Saptosa Foster of Vibe magazine described "Don't Cha" as "sultry" while Salon's Thomas Bartlett commented that the song is "strange, sad and astonishingly good."[4][11] Rashaun Hall of Billboard highlights Alamaze's potential as a solo artist, noting her strong debut, praising her vocal performance and production elements.[6] Michael F. Gill of Stylus Magazine praised the emotional complexity and unique blend of melancholy and sensuality, describing it as an "anomaly" with a distinctive sound.[8]

Listicles

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"Don't Cha" on lists
Publication List Rank Ref.
Stylus Magazine Top 50 Singles of 2005
30
[8]
Billboard The 100 Greatest Song Bridges of the 21st Century
74
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The Pussycat Dolls version

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"Don't Cha"
 
Single by The Pussycat Dolls featuring
Busta Rhymes
from the album PCD
ReleasedApril 19, 2005 (2005-04-19)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)CeeLo Green
The Pussycat Dolls singles chronology
"Sway"
(2004) 		"Don't Cha"
(2005) 		"Stickwitu"
(2005)
Busta Rhymes singles chronology
"What's Happenin'"
(2004) 		"Don't Cha"
(2005) 		"Where's Your Money?"
(2005)
Alternative cover
 
International editions cover
Music video
"Don't Cha" on YouTube

Re-recording and composition

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The Pussycat Dolls originated as a burlesque dance ensemble founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1993. Over the years, the troupe gained popularity which resulted in Antin strucking a deal with Jimmy Iovine (then president of Interscope Geffen A&M Records), to develop the Pussycat Dolls into a brand and create a seperate pop. The group ultimately consisted of six members: Carmit Bachar, Ashley Roberts, Nicole Scherzinger, Jessica Sutta, Melody Thornton, and Kimberly Wyatt.[12] Iovine assigned the project to producer Ron Fair,[13] who considered the Pussycat Dolls as one of the "label's high-priority projects" and began enlisting various producers and songwriters to "ensure [a] maximum radio friendl[y]" sound for their debut album.[14][15] Fair felt it would be best to deviate from "straight-ahead burlesque" and transition into a more traditional, pop group with contemporary R&B influences.[16] At the suggestion of Doug Morris,[17]—then chairman of Universal Music Group—"Don't Cha" was given to the group, after Sugababes and Paris Hilton both passed it on.[18] They asked Green to re-record the song with the Pussycat Dolls, who was initially skpetical. "I didn’t know too much about them, but when I found out that [Universal-owned] Interscope Records was involved, that was an alliance I didn’t hesitate to make."[19] The song was finished by March 2005.[3] Initially, Thornton didn't liked that song, feeling it was controversial and didn't understand its appeal.[20] Alamaze later revealed that she was unaware of Universal's decision until the re-recorded version had already been completed.[2] A remix package commisioned by Interscope's Juan Martinez was released on July 26, 2005.[21]

The arrangement of The Pussycat Dolls version of "Don't Cha" remains identical to that of Alamaze's;[3] though it includes a "garrulous" rap courtsey of American rapper Busta Rhymes,[22] and includes twice the instrumentation.[8] Kerri Mason of Billboard magazine described it as a "gyrating version" in contrast to Alamaze's "slow-groove" rendition.[21] The group's vocals are described as "controlled and competent."[23] Alamaze commented that the Dolls version "lacks the original soul" critisized the group for trying to emulate her vocal stylings.[2] In an interview with Entertainment Weekly she further express her dissatisfaction: "I like to call them the Copycat Dolls. It’s an attempt to sound like what I did, but it just sounds real watered-down." Using Alamaze’s version as a reference, lead singer Scherzinger acknowledged the two versions sounded identical.[19] According to the sheet music published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the Dolls version was composed using common time in the key of B♭ minor, and set in a moderate hip hop tempo of 120 beats per minute.[24]

Critical reception

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Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic defined "Don't Cha" as a "genius hit single" adding "there has never been a sex song quite as knowingly ironic yet undeniably sexy as this."[25] Chuck Arnold and Ralph Novak of People magazine wrote that the group is "responsible for [2005] guiltiest pleasure."[26] BBC Music's Lisa Haines opined that "Don't Cha" is the best on the entire album and used the word "memorable" to describe the track.[27] Troy Patterson of Slate declared "Don't Cha" as "the song of the summer" for its "sheer ubiquity, insidious catchiness, and pure annoyance."[28]

John Murphy from musicOMH hailed the song as "a silky, sexy little number" but labelled Rhymes' appearance as "annoying" without spoiling the song as much.[29] Similarly, Azeem Ahmad of the same publication commented that Rhyme's appearance can't "prevent 'Don't Cha' from seeming like nothing more than a promo for some generic product aimed at young males" but remarked that "Don't Cha" isn't "purely eye candy [...] thanks to the funky swift beat, controlled and competent vocals."[23] Nathan Rabin, writing for the The A.V. Club, described the song's message, "taunting the men of the world because their girlfriends can’t possibly compare to the women of Pussycat Dolls, whose job is looking sexy" a "pretty obnoxious sentiment."[30]

Music video

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Concept

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The music video for "Don't Cha" was filmed during the week of April 11, 2005 by Paul Hunter.[31] During various interviews, Scherzinger elaborated that the video focuses on confidence, fun and,[32] "not taking [ourselves] too seriously." The video features the Dolls performing in a variety of outfits.[33] Furthermore, they engage in various activities like drag racing in convertible jeeps and bouncing on trampolines.[34] Throughout the video Scherzinger is seen wearing a hoodie that emblazons the song's lyrics are emblazons across the top.[34] Vice's Elizabeth Sankey wrote that music video illustrates and blends the fashion trends of 2005.[35]

Reception

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The music video was widely popular, receiving heavy rotation on MTV, and established the group as mainstays for subsequent videos.[34] Richard Harrington of The Washington Post described the video as "hot-hot-hot."[33] Billy Johnson Jr. of Yahoo! Music wrote that the video is "a fantasy come true" adding "front and center, the stunning Nicole Scherzinger, surrounded by good company, pranced around in tank tops and short shorts while drag racing in convertible jeeps. They raised the bar."[36] The Wall Street Journal's Ethan Smith found the video to be "somewhat less racy than the average hip-hop video."[16] Naomi West of The Telegraph wrote that the video "is no more titillating than any of Jennifer Lopez's or Beyoncé's, and a good deal less than Christina Aguilera's sweat-drenched 'Dirrty' promo."[22] Billboard's Andrew Unterberger regarded "Don't Cha" as the best video of the group's career and included it on the "Top 10 Most Iconic Girl Group Music Videos" list commenting that "it was inevitable that the song and video would become massive, and become massive they did" as "Don't Cha" presented them "as a virtually unstoppable army of seduction."[34]

VH1 listed "Don't Cha" as the fourteenth most viewed video of 2005.[37] It won Best Video at the 2005 Smash Hits Poll Winners Party and Favorite International Video at the Myx Music Awards 2006.[38][39] Additionally, it was nominated for Best Dance Video at the 21st Annual International Dance Music Awards,[40] Best R&B Video at the 2006 MTV Australia Video Music Awards,[41] Favorite International Video at the 2006 MTV Pilipinas Music Award,[42] and Best International Video - Group and People's Choice: Favourite International Group at the 2006 MuchMusic Video Awards.[43]

Recognition

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"Don't Cha" won a Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Sales award at the at the 2006 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards,[44] a XM Nation Music Award for "Turn Up the Heat" - Sexiest Song.[45] at the 21st Annual International Dance Music Awards the song was won the award for Best R&B/Urban Dance Track and was nominated for Best Pop Dance Track.[40] For receiving 300,000 radio spins in the United States, it was awarded a BDS Certified Spin Award.[46] It received nomination for Top-Selling Hot 100 Song of the Year at the 2005 Billboard Music Awards and a Soul Train Music Award nomination for Best R&B/Soul Single – Group, Band or Duo.[47] VH1 ranked "Don't Cha" at number 96 on their list of the 100 Greatest Songs of the 2000s.[48] The Daily Telegraph listed the song at number 58 on their list of "100 songs that defined the Noughties."[49] Billboard magazine ranked the song at number 30 on their list of the 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time; Frank Digiacomo wrote that, despite Tori Alamaze exuding "the sinewy sexual tension that the song's refrain, [...] It took the star power of the Dolls, to get it all the way to [number two]."[9] Based on chart performance on the Billboard Hot 100, "Don't Cha" is the 29th most successful song by a girl group.[50]

Chart performance

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In the United States, "Don't Cha" debuted at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated May 7, 2005.[51] In it's sixteenth week on the chart, the song rose and peaked at number two.[52] for three consecutive weeks, being held off the top spot by Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together".[53] It spent 40 weeks on the chart and remains the highest charting single for the Dolls and Rhymes.[54][55] "Don't Cha" peaked the summit on peaked the summit on Billboard's component charts: Hot Dance Club Play (three weeks),[56] Dance Singles Sales (11 weeks),[57] Dance/Mix Show Airplay (six weeks),[58] and Pop 100 (seven weeks).[59] It also set the record for the highest-charting single by a girl group on Hot Digital Songs (number two),[60] where it spent 68 weeks, becoming one of the longest running songs on the chart.[61] It took three-and-a-half years to reach the two million mark in digital downloads according to Nielsen Soundscan,[62] and by May 2011 it crossed the three million mark.[1] Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awarded two seperate platinum certifications: for shipment of a million copies of the single and for selling a million master ringtones.[63]

Prior its single release in the United Kingdom, "Don't Cha" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 44 based on import. The next week, the song reached number one, making the Pussycat Dolls the first American female group to top the chart since Destiny's Child's "Survivor" (2001) and the first A&M Records single to do so since 2003. It sold 85,021 copies, displacing the Gorillaz' "Dare" by nearly four times as many sales.[64] In its second week, the song's sales dropped 23% to 65,122 copies but still topped the chart, outselling others by more than two to one as PCD debuted at number eight on the UK Albums Chart.[64] In its final week at number one, sales dropped 31.1% to 44,897 copies, reaching 195,164 total and becoming the year's seventh best-seller of the year at that point.[65] Furthermore, the song peaked at number one on the UK R&B Chart and on the Scottish Singles Charts, which are compiled by the Official Charts Company's (OCC).[66][67] According to the OCC, the song remains the Pussycat Dolls' most succesful song in the UK,[68] selling 1.2 million track-equivalent units,[69] is the 18th best selling girl group,[70] and the 147th best-selling single of the 21st century.[71]

In Australia, "Don't Cha" debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart and remained in the pole position for seven non-consecutive weeks between August and September earning the group a distinction for having the longest stay at number one since Eminem's "Lose Yourself" which topped the chart for 12 weeks in 2002–03. Moreover, it was one of the three songs in 2005 to remain in the top ten for 14 weeks.[72] It has been certified double times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). In New Zealand, the song reached number one in its first week and spent more than half of its time on the chart in the top ten. It was certified gold, selling over 7,500 copies, according to the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ).

Charts

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Tori Alamaze version

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Weekly peak performance for "Don't Cha"
Chart (2005) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[73] 2
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[74] 53
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[75] 20

The Pussycat Dolls version

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Weekly peak performance for "Don't Cha"
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[76] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[77] 2
France (SNEP)[78] 6
Germany (GfK)[79] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[80] 1
Italy (FIMI)[81] 5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[82] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[82] 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[83] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[84] 1
Scotland (OCC)[67] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[85] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[86] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[87] 1
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[66] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[54] 2
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[56]
R. Rosario/Kaskade/DJ Dan Mixes 		1
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[57]
R. Rosario/Kaskade/DJ Dan Mixes 		1
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[58] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[88] 1
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[89] 2
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[59] 1
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[90] 15

Credits and personnel

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Recording
  • Recorded and mixed at Traxx Studios (Atlanta, Georgia).[a]
Sample
  • Contains interpolations of "Swass" performed and written by Sir Mix-a-Lot.
Personnel

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Don't Cha"
Country Date Format Label Ref
Tori Alamaze version
United States November 30, 2004 (2004-11-30) Urban contemporary radio Universal
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The Pussycat Dolls version
United States April 19, 2005 Contemporary hit radio
[91]
Rhythmic contemporary radio

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Tori Alamaze version
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h The Pussycat Dolls version

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