Blame the Booty

"Blame the Booty"
Song by Leslie Hall
Recorded2008
GenrePop
Length3:30 [original]
3:07 [acoustic]
3:17 [NSL Bottom Heavy Remix]
3:52 [Titus Jones Remix]
LabelHefty Hideaway Inc.
SongwriterLeslie Hall
ProducerLeslie Hall

"Blame the Booty" is a song recorded by American rapper Leslie Hall in 2008. It originally appeared on her second studio album, ceWEBrity, and received a music video, which was first uploaded to YouTube on August 24, 2009.[1] "Blame the Booty" has appeared on four of Hall's five albums,[2][3][4][5][6] and has had two remixes commissioned for the track.[4][7]

Album appearances

Live performances

Leslie Hall has performed the song on most of her tours since the song's release in 2008. She performed the NSL Bottom Heavy Remix until 2012, when she started performing the Titus Jones Remix instead.[8][9][10][11]

NSL Bottom Heavy Remix

DJ Ninja Science Labartatories remixed the song in 2009. The remix was released on October 8, 2009 as a promotional single;[7] the music video for the track was released on August 24, 2009. The video has received over 557,000 views on YouTube as of April 2017.[1]

Titus Jones Remix

"Blame the Booty (Titus Jones Remix)"
Single by Leslie Hall
from the album Destination Friendship
B-side"Tight Pants/Body Rolls (Utopia Park Remix)"
ReleasedDecember 1, 2011
GenrePop[4]
Length7:26
LabelMaximus Ames Records
SongwriterLeslie Hall
ProducerTitus Jones
Leslie Hall singles chronology
"Hydrate Jirate"
(2011)		 "Blame the Booty (Titus Jones Remix)"
(2011)		 "You're Not Taken?"
(2012)

DJ Titus Jones remixed the track in 2011, and was ultimately released in 7" vinyl format December 1, 2011, as the second single from her fourth studio album, Destination Friendship. It would later appear on her sixth album, Songs in the Key of Gold.[4]

Composition

The Titus Jones remix is a pop remix that contains influences of electro and house music. The song's tempo is sped up to a faster tempo of 126 beats per minute. The song is still in the key of C minor.

Release

"Blame the Booty" was released as a 7" vinyl on December 1, 2011 as the second single from her fifth studio album, Destination Friendship (2011). The B-side of the vinyl is a remix of her viral hit, "Tight Pants/Body Rolls."

Live performances

In 2008, Hall performed the song on NPR.[12] Following the release of the single, Hall would perform the song at her live shows.[8][9][10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Leslie Hall[4]

No.TitleLength
1."Blame the Booty" (Titus Jones Remix)3:53
2."Tight Pants/Body Rolls" (Utopia Park Remix)3:33
Total length:7:26

Release history

Region Release date Format Ref.
Various December 1, 2011 7" Vinyl [4]

References

  1. 1 2 lesliehall (August 4, 2009), Blame The Booty LIVE, retrieved April 13, 2017
  2. 1 2 "Cewebrity - Leslie Hall | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Back 2 Back Palz - Leslie Hall | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Leslie Hall (2) - Blame The Booty (Titus Jones Remix)". Discogs. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  5. 1 2 ♫ Destination Friendship - Leslie Hall. Listen @cdbaby, retrieved April 13, 2017
  6. 1 2 "Leslie Hall (2) - Songs In The Key Of Gold". Discogs. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  7. 1 2 Leslie Hall - Blame the Booty (NSL's Bottom Heavy remix), retrieved April 13, 2017
  8. 1 2 Ashley Strayer (July 7, 2009), Leslie & The Lys Blame My Booty Live at the Wild Rose Seattle, retrieved April 13, 2017
  9. 1 2 myherojay (March 7, 2010), Leslie & the Lys - Blame the Booty (NSL's Bottom-Heavy Remix) [live at the Echoplex 3.04.10], retrieved April 13, 2017
  10. 1 2 SuicunePoots (March 10, 2012), Leslie Hall - Blame My Booty (Live), retrieved April 13, 2017
  11. ↑ Shelly McBurnett (February 7, 2014), Leslie and The LYs - Blame The Booty - St Louis, retrieved April 13, 2017
  12. ↑ "Taking Over the World One Sweater at a Time". NPR.org. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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