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Westside (TQ song)

"Westside"
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Single by TQ
from the album They Never Saw Me Coming
Released September 15, 1998
Format Vinyl, Cassette, CD
Recorded 1998
Genre R&B
Length 5:04
Label Epic
Writer(s) Donald Custis
Producer(s) Femi Ojetunde, Mike Mosley, TQ
TQ singles chronology
"Westside"
(1998)
"Better Days"
(1999)

"Westside" was the lead single from TQ's debut album, They Never Saw Me Coming. The song was produced by Bay-area producers Femi Ojetunde and Mike Mosley, with TQ serving as co-producer. The song is an anthemic ode to TQ's native California. In the song's lyrics he mentions several other California musicians who influenced him, Ice Cube, Eazy-E, Ice-T, Too Short and DJ Quik, at the end of "Westside", TQ dedicates the song to the deceased Eazy-E and Tupac Shakur.

Released late in 1998, "Westside" became a breakthrough hit for TQ, reaching No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, while also becoming a top 10 hit in several other countries, including the United Kingdom (#4), Ireland (#5) and the Netherlands (#3). In the US, "Westside" was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies on October 22, 1998. The song also took the final spot on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1998.

^shipments figures based on certification alone


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