Big Shit Poppin' (Do It)
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| Single by T.I. | ||||
| from the album T.I. vs. T.I.P. | ||||
| Released | May 29, 2007 | |||
| Format | CD single, Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:47 (Album Version) 4:00 (Radio Edit) |
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| Label | Grand Hustle, Atlantic | |||
| Writer(s) | C.J Harris, Harold Faltermeyer | |||
| Producer(s) | Mannie Fresh | |||
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"Big Shit Poppin' (Do It)" (edited for radio as "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)") is a song by American hip hop recording artist T.I., released on May 29, 2007 as the lead single from his fifth album T.I. vs. T.I.P. (2007). The song was produced by Mannie Fresh. The song was listed as no. 66 on Rolling Stone's "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" list.
The song leaked on April 14, 2007 on numerous P2P file-sharing sites. "Big Shit Poppin (Do It)", debuted at number thirty-nine on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on April 26, 2007. On May 22, the single was released on the iTunes Store and the rest of the album was made available for pre-order.
The single samples a guitar riff from the song "Top Gun Anthem," the theme of the 1986 film Top Gun. "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" is used with alternative lyrics as the theme song to an ESPN SportsCenter special known as the "Who's Now?" series, which was aired throughout the summer of 2007. The song is featured in the multiplayer online casual rhythm game DANCE! Online. The song is used in the Wayans brothers' 2009 parody film Dance Flick.
The single was performed at the 2007 BET Awards and at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. The single won the award for Hot Ringtone at the 2007 BET Hip Hop Awards.
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