Bow Wow (That's My Name)

"Bow Wow (That's My Name)"
"Bow Wow (That's My Name)"
Single by Lil' Bow Wow featuring Snoop Dogg
from the album Beware of Dog
Released	October 31, 2000
Studio	Southside (Atlanta, Georgia)
Length	3:44
Label	So So Def
Songwriters	Jermaine Mauldin; Calvin Broadus; Bryan-Michael Cox; George Clinton; Garry Shider; David Spradley;
Producer	Jermaine Dupri
Lil' Bow Wow singles chronology
Snoop Dogg singles chronology

"Bow Wow (That's My Name)" is the second single from American rapper Lil' Bow Wow's debut album, Beware of Dog. It features fellow rapper Snoop Dogg and was released on October 31, 2000. The song peaked at number 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was Bow Wow's first major international hit, becoming a top-10 hit in Australia and eight European countries, including France and the Netherlands, where it peaked at number two.

Composition

"Bow Wow (That's My Name)" samples "Dernier Domicile Connu", originally recorded by François de Roubaix, and "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton.

Music video

The video was shot of Los Angeles directed by Dave Meyers.^[1] Bow Wow appears in the video along with his alleged "Godfather" Snoop Dogg, Fred Durst, Chanté Moore, Moby, and his 'mentor' Jermaine Dupri. The beginning of the music video, in which students sit in a classroom during detention, is referenced in the music video of Ava Max's 2019 song "So Am I".^[2]^[3]

Track listing

Maxi CD single

Bow Wow (That's My Name) (Track Masters remix)
Bow Wow (That's My Name) (Going Back to Cali remix)
Bow Wow (That's My Name) (radio edit)
Bow Wow (That's My Name) (instrumental)

The "radio edit" completely removes Snoop Dogg's rap and instead, includes a new verse. It also removes Lil' Bow Wow's mention of Snoop Dogg and Jermaine Dupri's line as well, making it a song by Lil' Bow Wow only. All versions censor profanities, including the second half of "motherfucker" in Snoop's verse, leading listeners to only hear "woof, mother-woof...the Dogg came to play".

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	6
Australian Urban (ARIA)^[5]	3
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[6]	18
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[7]	9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[8]	4
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)^[9]	35
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[10]	6
France (SNEP)^[11]	2
Germany (GfK)^[12]	9
Ireland (IRMA)^[13]	13
Italy (FIMI)^[14]	46
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[15]	3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[16]	2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[17]	17
Norway (VG-lista)^[18]	7
Scottish Singles Sales (Official Charts)^[19]	9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[20]	5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[21]	4
UK Singles (Official Charts)^[22]	6
UK Hip Hop/R&B (Official Charts)^[23]	2
US Billboard Hot 100^[24]	21
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[25]	9
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[26]	1
US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)^[27]	14

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[28]	39
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[29]	56
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[30]	18
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)^[31]	199
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[32]	45
France (SNEP)^[33]	30
Germany (Media Control)^[34]	57
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[35]	58
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[36]	44
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[37]	33
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[38]	33
UK Singles (OCC)^[39]	130
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)^[40]	62
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)^[41]	4
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)^[42]	62

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[43]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
Belgium (BRMA)^[44]	Gold	25,000^*
France (SNEP)^[45]	Gold	250,000^*
Sweden (GLF)^[46]	Gold	15,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	October 31, 2000	Urban radio	So So Def	^[47]
United Kingdom	April 2, 2001	CD cassette	So So Def Columbia	^[48]
Australia	April 16, 2001	CD	So So Def Columbia	^[49]

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Bow Wow
Discography Filmography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Beware of Dog Doggy Bag Unleashed Wanted The Price of Fame New Jack City II
Collaboration albums	Face Off (with Omarion)
Compilation albums	Rich Gang (with YMCMB)
Singles	"Bounce with Me" "Bow Wow (That's My Name)" "Puppy Love" "Ghetto Girls" "Thank You" "Take Ya Home" "Basketball" "Let's Get Down" "My Baby" "Let Me Hold You" "Like You" "Fresh Azimiz" "Shortie Like Mine" "Outta My System" "I'm a Flirt" "Girlfriend" "Hey Baby (Jump Off)" "Marco Polo" "You Can Get It All" "Ain't Thinkin' 'Bout You" "Sweat"
Featured singles	"Baby It's You" "I Think They Like Me" "Lil' L.O.V.E." "Easy" "I'm Grown"
See also	CSI: Cyber (Brody Nelson) Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta Growing Up Hip Hop After Happily Ever After
Related articles	Angela Simmons

Snoop Dogg songs
Singles discography Songs Guest appearances Awards and nominations
Doggystyle	"Gin and Juice" "Lodi Dodi" "Murder Was the Case" "What's My Name?" "Ain't No Fun (If the Homies Can't Have None)" "Doggy Dogg World"
Tha Doggfather	"Doggfather" "Vapors" "Snoop's Upside Ya Head"
Men in Black: The Album	"We Just Wanna Party with You"
Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told	"Woof" "Still a G Thang"
No Limit Top Dogg	"Snoopafella" "G Bedtime Stories" "Down for My N's" "Bitch Please" "Just Dippin'"
Tha Last Meal	"Hennesey'n Buddah" "Snoop Dogg (What's My Name Pt. 2)" "Wrong Idea" "Lay Low" "Loosen' Control"
Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss	"From tha Chuuuch to da Palace" "Beautiful" "Paper'd Up" "Pimp Slapp'd" "Mission Cleopatra"
R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece	"Drop It Like It's Hot" "Ups & Downs" "Let's Get Blown" "Signs" "Girl Like U"
Tha Blue Carpet Treatment	"Vato" "That's That" "Candy (Drippin' Like Water)" "Boss' Life" "I Wanna Fuck You" "Imagine"
Ego Trippin'	"Neva Have 2 Worry" "Sensual Seduction" "Life of da Party" "My Medicine" "Those Gurlz"
Malice n Wonderland	"I Wanna Rock" "Gangsta Luv"
More Malice	"I Wanna Rock" (G-Mix)
Doggumentary	"Platinum" "Boom" "Wet"
Mac & Devin Go to High School	"Smokin' On" "Young, Wild & Free"
Reincarnated	"Here Comes the King" "Lighters Up" "No Guns Allowed" "Smoke the Weed" "Torn Apart" "Ashtrays and Heartbreaks" "La La La"
7 Days of Funk	"Hit Da Pavement" "Faden Away"
Bush	"California Roll" "Awake" "So Many Pros" "Peaches N Cream"
Coolaid	"Point Seen Money Gone" "Light It Up" "Kush Ups"
Neva Left	"Lavender" (Nightfall Remix) "Vapors" (DJ Battlecat Remix)
I Wanna Thank Me	"I Wanna Thank Me"
Category Template

BET Award for Viewer's Choice Award
2000s	"Bow Wow (That's My Name)" – Bow Wow (2001) "Uh Huh" – B2K (2002) "Bump, Bump, Bump" – B2K featuring P. Diddy (2003) "Yeah!" – Usher featuring Lil' Jon and Ludacris (2004) "O" – Omarion (2005) "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" – Chris Brown (2006) "Stuntin' Like My Daddy" – Birdman and Lil Wayne (2007) "Lollipop" – Lil Wayne featuring Static Major (2008) "Live Your Life" – T.I. featuring Rihanna (2009)
2010s	"Hard" – Rihanna featuring Young Jeezy (2010) "Look at Me Now" – Chris Brown featuring Busta Rhymes and Lil Wayne (2011) "Hello" – Mindless Behavior (2012) "Started from the Bottom" – Drake (2013) "I Luv This Shit" – August Alsina featuring Trinidad James (2014) "Only" – Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, Lil Wayne, and Chris Brown (2015) "Formation" – Beyoncé (2016) "Sorry" – Beyoncé (2017) "Bodak Yellow" – Cardi B (2018) "Trip" – Ella Mai (2019)
2020s	"Hot Girl Summer" – Megan Thee Stallion featuring Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla Sign (2020) "Savage (remix)" – Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé (2021) No Award (2022) "Break My Soul" – Beyoncé (2023) "Texas Hold 'Em" – Beyoncé (2024) "Residuals" – Chris Brown (2025) "Burning Blue" – Mariah the Scientist (2026)