Sexual Eruption

Name	Sexual Eruption
Cover	Sexual Eruption.jpg
Artist	Snoop Dogg
Album	Ego Trippin'
Released	November 20, 2007 (U.S.) March 24, 2008 (UK)
Format	CD singleDigital download
Recorded	2007
Genre	Hip hop soul, nu-disco, electro hop, dirty rap
Length	4:07
Label	DoggystyleGeffen
Writer	Broadus, C./Lovejoy, S./Stewart, D.
Producer	Shawty Redd
Last single	"Ghetto"(2007)
This single	"Sexual Eruption"(2008)
Next single	"Neva Have 2 Worry"(2008)

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"Sexual Eruption" (also known by the censored version title "Sensual Seduction"), is a single from Snoop Dogg's ninth solo album Ego Trippin'. It is produced by Shawty Redd and Snoop Dogg sings most of the song using Auto-Tune (only rapping in the final verse). The video's style visually references the style of Roger Troutman, as part of its retro imagery.

Writing and background

Snoop Dogg originally heard the single "Drifter", produced by Atlanta-based producer FATBOI, and was prepared to purchase the song. Snoop Dogg's cousin - So So Def affiliate rapper-producer Daz Dillinger - began to facilitate mediations between the two artists. Dillinger, in a good connection with Shawty Redd, organized an arrangement in which Shawty agreed to send Dillinger the rights, but also offered to make an exclusive track for Snoop with a similar sound just like "Drifter". Daz also organized an audition meeting for the two while Snoop was touring Georgia. Shawty Redd was unable to attend the meeting, but later conversed about the beat with Snoop via telephone. He sent a demo instrumental to Los Angeles, and was ultimately surprised with the changes Snoop made to the track. Originally, Redd didn't intend to use the autotuned effect on the vocals. The tape was sent back, vocals included, and Shawty began to play it in his local club. The song was leaked in early October 2007.

Music video

The music video for "Sensual Seduction" was directed by Melina and Steven Johnson, and premiered November 28, 2007 on MTV. The video features Snoop in retro eighties outfits holding a keytar while using a talkbox, and includes direct homages to Prince's "When Doves Cry" video. It is the second time Snoop Dogg has made a retro style video. The first was in "Doggy Dogg World". MADtv parodied this video as "Sensible Deduction," featuring Keegan-Michael Key as Snoop Dogg. A remixed version of the video as Wideboys Club Mix also exists, and sees Snoop Dogg singing in the Wideboys club, while the club dancers are seeing dancing in background. The models in the video are Gina Choe, Monet Stunson, Eugena Washington, and Nancy Olivares.

Remixes

There 2 official remixes of the song, the first remix uses the clean version, Sensual Seduction, and features Lil' Kim and the second remix uses the both versions of the song and called, Sensual Seduction (Fyre Department Remix) or Sexual Eruption (Fyre Department Remix), and features Swedish artist Robyn and Snoop's 1st & 3rd verses are switched, on the clean version of this remix, the word "bitch" was not censored. Other unofficial remixes features Chicago rapper Yung Berg, Australian DJ Dirty South, and British DJs the Wideboys. A remix called The Art of Sensual Seduction has not been officially released, although it is available in online shops, and a merengue/hip hop remix produced by Guary & Cleyton has been released titled "Seduccion Sensual"

Versions

Album Version (as it appears on Ego Trippin')

Sensual Seduction (Radio Edit)

Sensual Seduction [Remix] featuring Lil' Kim (Official Remix #1)

Sensual Seduction [Fyre Department Remix] featuring Robyn (Official Remix #2)

Sensual Seduction [Wideboys Club Mix]

Sensual Eruption DPG Mix featuring Kurupt & Daz

Sensual Eruption [David Garcia & High Spies Remix]

Sensual Eruption [Boys Noize Remix]

Sensual Eruption [Dirty South Remix]

Sensual Seduction [Solly Bmore Remix]

Sexual Eruption [Simon Sez Remix] featuring Snoop Dogg & Busta Rhymes

Sexual Eruption [Instrumental]

Chart positions

On the issue date of December 15, 2007 the single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 76 and has since peaked at number 7. It is Snoop Dogg's fifth top ten Billboard Hot 100 single as a lead artist and eleventh overall. {|class="wikitable sortable" !align="left"|Chart (2008) !align="center"|Peakposition |- |align="left"|Austria Singles Top 75 |align="center"|55 (4)¹ |- |align="left"|Swiss Singles Top 100 |align="center"|1 |- |align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot 100

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External links

Category:2007 singles Category:2008 singles Category:Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs number-one singles Category:Music videos directed by Melina Matsoukas Category:Number-one singles in Turkey Category:Snoop Dogg songs Category:Songs written by Snoop Dogg