How Do U Want It

"How Do U Want It" is a song by American hip hop artist 2Pac. It was released on June 4, 1996, as the second single from the album All Eyez on Me, and was his final single to be released during his lifetime. The song features R&B duo K-Ci & JoJo, who at the time were best known as the lead singers of the group Jodeci. The song reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 17 in the UK in 1996. In 1997, the song was nominated at the Grammy Awards for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.[1]

"How Do U Want It"
Single by 2Pac featuring K-Ci & JoJo
from the album All Eyez on Me
A-side"California Love"
B-side"Hit 'Em Up"
ReleasedJune 4, 1996
RecordedOctober 1995
StudioCan-Am Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length
  • 4:47 (album version)
  • 3:59 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Johnny "J"
2Pac singles chronology
"2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted"
(1996)		 "How Do U Want It"
(1996)		 "I Ain't Mad at Cha"
(1996)
K-Ci & JoJo singles chronology
"If You Think You're Lonely Now"
(1994)		 "How Do You Want It"
(1996)		 "How Could You"
(1996)
Music video
"How Do U Want It" on YouTube

The track, produced by Johnny "J", samples Quincy Jones' 1974 song "Body Heat", and includes a diss against civil rights trailblazer C. Delores Tucker. A music video was created for "How Do U Want It" and its B-sides "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" and "Hit 'Em Up".

Music videos

There were three videos filmed for this song: A dirty version and a clean version, both directed by Ron Hightower and produced by Tracy D. Robinson. These two versions are distinguished by music ratings (one is certified adult material). The videos portray a wild sex party with Jacuzzi, mechanical bull riding, cage dancing and pole stripping. The dirty version also features numerous porn stars, including Nina Hartley, Heather Hunter, Nadia Cassini and Angel Kelly. The third version, known as the concert version, is mostly live on stage (not from the House of Blues live performance). There are cameo appearances by K-Ci & JoJo, and fellow group member of Digital Underground Shock G both in the concert and studio segments.

Track listing

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[17] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[18] Gold 5,000*
United States (RIAA)[19] 2× Platinum 2,000,000[20]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Albums with the song

See also

Hot 100 number-one hits of 1996 (USA)

Notes
  1. 39th Grammy Awards - 1997. Rock on the Net. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  2. "2 Pac feat. KC and JoJo – How Do U Want It". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
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  4. "2 Pac feat. KC and JoJo: How Do U Want It" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
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  6. "2 Pac feat. KC and JoJo – How Do U Want It". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  7. "2 Pac feat. KC and JoJo – How Do U Want It". Singles Top 100. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  8. "2 Pac feat. KC and JoJo – How Do U Want It". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  9. http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/r-and-b-singles-chart/19960721/114/
  10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  11. "2Pac Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  12. "2Pac Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  13. "2Pac Chart History (Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  14. "End of Year Charts 1996". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  15. "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  16. "1996 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 108 no. 52. December 28, 1996. p. YE-40. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  17. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  18. "New Zealand single certifications – 2Pac – How Do You Want It?". Recorded Music NZ.
  19. "American single certifications – 2 Pac – How Do U Want It/California Love". Recording Industry Association of America.
  20. "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard. Vol. 109 no. 3. BPI Communications Inc. January 18, 1997. p. 61. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
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