"U and Dat" is the second single from E-40's album My Ghetto Report Card. The song features American singers T-Pain and Kandi Girl, and it was produced by Lil Jon. A remix was released in early August with Juelz Santana, Snoop Dogg, and Lil' Flip. It was featured on an Amp'd Mobile commercial. Although it is considered a West Coast hip hop song, the song's beat structure incorporates typical Southern hip hop dance claps as well as Lil Jon's signature crunk synths and whistles. The song peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, which remains E-40's highest-charting single as lead artist to date. The track is credited to have popularized the use of T-Pain as a hook singer on hip hop tracks. The song was certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 15, 2024.[1]

"U and Dat"
Single by E-40 featuring T-Pain and Kandi Girl
from the album My Ghetto Report Card
ReleasedMay 2, 2006
Recorded2005
Genre
Length3:23
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Lil Jon
E-40 singles chronology
"Tell Me When to Go"
(2006)
"U and Dat"
(2006)
"Candy (Drippin' Like Water)"
(2006)
T-Pain singles chronology
"I'm 'n Luv (wit a Stripper)"
(2005)
"U and Dat"
(2006)
"Studio Luv"
(2006)
Kandi Girl singles chronology
"Crew Deep"
(2002)
"U and Dat"
(2006)
"Fly Above"
(2009)

Music video

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The music video is set in a nightclub and within a car. Most of the video includes T-Pain and E-40 scouting various women, Kandi Burruss and Ashalee Albar being just to name a few. Kandi's role in the video is to push off men around her.

Lil Jon and Katt Williams make a cameo appearance in the video.

Chart performance

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2006) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 13
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[3] 11
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[4] 17
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 8
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[6] 4
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[7] 3

Year-end charts

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Chart (2006) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 52
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 57
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[10] 4

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[1] 2× Platinum 2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States July 11, 2006 Contemporary hit radio Reprise [11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "American single certifications – E-40 – U and Dat". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "E-40 Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  3. ^ "E-40 Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "My Ghetto Report Card - E-40". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "E-40 Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "E-40 Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "E-40 Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  8. ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  9. ^ "Year-End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Titles – 2006". Billboard.biz. 2006. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  11. ^ "CHR – Available for Airplay". FMQB. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved December 28, 2023.