Doggy Bag was supported by two singles: the first single "Thank You", which samples The Cars' "I'm Not the One", and the second single "Take Ya Home", which was also featured on the soundtrack to Lil' Bow Wow's 2002 film, Like Mike. The album received generally mixed reviews from music critics but was commercially successful, debuting at number eleven on the US Billboard 200 chart and selling 319,000 copies in its first week.[3]
Commercial performance
On January 23, 2002, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over a million copies.[4] As of December 2006, the album has sold 1.1 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan.[5]
Track 1, "We Want Weezy (Intro)" features uncredited vocals by Jermaine Dupri.
Track 2, "Take Ya Home" features uncredited vocals by Aaliyah Minter and Khim Davis.
Track 9, "Crazy" features uncredited vocals by Sleepy Brown.
Sample credits
Track 1, "We Want Weezy (Intro)" samples "We Want Eazy" as performed by Eazy-E, and written by Eric Wright, George Clinton and Maceo Parker. And "Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby" written by Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, and Maceo Parker.
Track 3, "Take Ya Home" samples "Have a Nice Day" as performed by Roxanne Shanté.[7]
Track 6, "All I Know" samples "Candy Girl" as performed by New Edition, and written by Larry Johnson, Michael Edwin Johnson, Dennis Lambert, August Moon, Brian Potter and Tyrone Thomas.[8]
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