"Area Codes" | ||||
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Single by Ludacris featuring Nate Dogg | ||||
from the album Rush Hour 2 (soundtrack) and Word of Mouf | ||||
Released | June 26, 2001 | |||
Recorded | 2000-2001 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 5:03 | |||
Label | Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam | |||
Writer(s) | D. Davis, K. Hilson, J. Jones, R. Walters, C. Bridges, Fred Tatlow | |||
Producer(s) | Jazze Pha | |||
Ludacris singles chronology | ||||
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"Area Codes" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Ludacris, released as the first single from his third album, Word of Mouf (2001). It features Nate Dogg. The song's lyrics focus on U.S. telephone area codes that denote the location of women with whom the rapper has had sexual relations in cities across the United States.
The song was written by D. Davis, K. Hilson, J. Jones, R. Walters, and C. Bridges and was produced by Jazze Pha.
At five minutes and three seconds, it is the fifth-longest track on the album. The song was originally released on the soundtrack to Rush Hour 2.
It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 84 on July 14, 2001 and peaked at No. 24 on September 8, 2001.
The song was also included briefly in a scene from The Fast and the Furious.
These are the area codes listed in the song, in order.