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== Certifications == == Certifications ==
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2005 single by D4L
"Laffy Taffy"
Single by D4L
from the album Down for Life
ReleasedOctober 18, 2005 (2005-10-18)
Recorded2005
StudioPatchWerk Recording Studios
(Atlanta, Georgia)
GenreSnap
Length3:44
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)Lafabian Williams, Adrian Parks, Dennis Butler, Cory Way, Broderick Thompson Smith, Michael Johnson
Producer(s)K-Rab
D4L singles chronology
"Laffy Taffy"
(2005) 		"Betcha Can't Do It Like Me"
(2006)

"Laffy Taffy" is a 2005 song by Atlanta-based hip hop group D4L which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 2006. The song's success on the charts was largely due to its enormous online sales. The music video version of the song samples and interpolates elements of "Candy Girl" by New Edition, whereas the CD single version of the song excludes the sampling. The song was produced by Born Immaculate, Broderick Thompson Smith and "K-Rab", and the music video was directed by Thomas Forbes.

Criticism

During "The Champ" from 2006's Fishscale, Ghostface Killah asks "My arts is crafty darts/ while y'all stuck on Laffy Taffy/Wondering, how'd y'all niggas get past me?" Ghostface had mocked the "snap dance" during his 2005 tour. There has also been controversy on who wrote "Laffy Taffy". Rapper Liam "Smack Eyes" Thomas claims that the group had stolen the lyrics from his rhyme book.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005–06) Peak
Position
Germany (GfK) 61
Ireland (IRMA) 48
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 25
UK Singles (OCC) 29
US Billboard Hot 100 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 15
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard) 6
US Pop Airplay (Billboard) 14

Year-end charts

Chart (2006) Position
US Billboard Hot 100 46
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 83

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000
United States (RIAA)
Mastertone 		3× Platinum 3,000,000

Sales figures based on certification alone.
Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. Sanneh, Kelefa (January 12, 2006). "'Laffy Taffy': So Light, So Sugary, So Downloadable". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-07-01.
  2. Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "D4L - Biography". ViTV. 2007. Archived from the original on 2009-02-19.
  4. "D4L – Laffy Taffy" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  5. "Irish-charts.com – Discography D4L". Irish Singles Chart.
  6. "D4L – Laffy Taffy". Top 40 Singles.
  7. "D4L: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  8. "D4L Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  9. "D4L Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  10. "D4L Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
  11. "D4L Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  12. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  13. "Year-End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Titles – 2006". Billboard.biz. 2006. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  14. "American single certifications – D4L – Laffy Taffy". Recording Industry Association of America.
  15. "American ringtone certifications – D4L – Laffy Taffy". Recording Industry Association of America.
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