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"'''Ridin''''" is a song by American ] recording artist ], released as the ] from his debut studio album '']'' (2005). The song, ] by ], features a ] from fellow American ] ], of ]. Its title is often incorrectly assumed to be "Ridin' Dirty", due to the chorus. The lyrics concern ] and ], as well as the ] driving a vehicle with ] or other ] on the inside ("Riding dirty").
==Music video==
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This article is about the Chamillionaire single. For the Mýa song, see Ridin' (Mýa song). For the UGK album, see Ridin' Dirty.
The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. for two weeks and peaked at number two in the United Kingdom, behind Shakira when it was released. "Ridin'" was awarded Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. It was also nominated for Best Rap Song. It was awarded the last Best Rap Video at the MTV Video Music Awards, which was awarded in 2006. The song ranked number three on Rolling Stone's "100 Best Songs of 2006". It was the best selling ringtone in 2006, with 3.2 million sales, certified by the RIAA as the first multi-platinum Mastertone artist in history. "Ridin'" appeared at #6 on BET's "Top 100 Music Videos Of 2006"
The song is played after Houston Astros victories. Spunk rock band Zolof the Rock and Roll Destroyer has covered the song live. Ridin' Dirty is the title of the 1996 album by UGK. Chamillionaire often cites this as one of his all-time favorite records.
The chorus, specifically "They see me rollin', they hatin'", has become an internet meme in image macros.
Chart performance
"Ridin'" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 88 the week of February 25, 2006. Eight weeks later, it moved eight spots from number 12 to number 4 the week of April 29, 2006 and stayed there for two weeks. It peaked at number one and stayed there for two weeks. This gave both artists their first Hot 100 number-one hit in their career. It stayed on the chart for thirty-one weeks.
Later adaptation
On July 17, 2006, Chamillionaire announced via bulletin on his official Myspace page that American parodist"Weird Al" Yankovic recorded a parody of "Ridin'" for his new album Straight Outta Lynwood (released on September 26, 2006). The parody, called "White & Nerdy" also featured a music video and was released as the lead single from the album. On YouTube, the music video of "White and Nerdy" surpassed "Ridin'" in popularity receiving over 50 million more views than the original.
Chamillionaire stated in an interview that he enjoyed the parody of the song written by Yankovic, and was surprised by Yankovic's rapping ability.
