In da Club

"In Da Club"
Single by 50 Cent
From the album Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Released	2003
Format	12" single
Genre	Rap
Length	3:13
Label	Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Writers	50 Cent Dr. Dre Mike Elizondo
Producers	Dr. Dre Mike Elizondo
Director	—
Certification	—
Chart positions	#1 (USA) #3 (UK) #1 (AU)
50 Cent singles chronology
"Wanksta" (2002)	"In Da Club" (2003)	"21 Questions" (2003)

"In Da Club" is the first single from 50 Cent's debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Released in 2003, it became 50 Cent's first number-one single in the United States; it also reached number three in the United Kingdom. The song was written by 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Mike Elizondo and produced by Dr. Dre and Elizondo. "In Da Club" is one of the most listened to songs in the history of radio. During the second week of March 2003, Arbitron radio ratings estimated that at some point during that week, 200 million people had listened to some or all of the song.

Parodies

The song has become a popular subject for parodies, including "In Da Pub" by a British D.J. calling himself "50 Pence". Also, in NHL 2003/2004 playoffs, "In Da Club" was parodied for the Calgary Flames Stanley Cup Run. The song was titled "In Da Dome". It has been also recorded in Finnish by a Finnish rap act "Urbaanilegenda" and titled "Klubilla" ("In Da Club" in Finnish), and established R&B artists such as Beyoncé and Mary J. Blige have also covered the song. The music video has been parodied. One artist to do so is Bizarre, the largest member of Eminem's D12 crew, trying to run on a treadmill to be fit as 50 in the group's "My Band" music video. DJ Danger Mouse mashed "In Da Club" with Suzanne Vega's "Tom's Diner."

Controversy

On January 20, 2006, 50 Cent was sued for copyright infringement by former 2 Live Crew manager Joe Weinberger, who owns the rights to the rap group's catalog. Weinberger claims that 50 plagarized lines from the song "It's Your Birthday" by former 2 Live Crew lead singer Luther Campbell, in his 1994 album Still A Freak For Life. [1]