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It Wasn't Me

September 28, 2023

This article is about the song by Shaggy. For the song by Solé, see It Wasn't Me (Solé song). For the song by Chuck Berry, see Fresh Berry's.
Not to be confused with It Ain't Me.

"It Wasn't Me" is the first single from Jamaican-American reggae musician Shaggy's fifth studio album, Hot Shot (2000). The song features vocals from RikRok (credited as Rickardo "RikRok" Ducent). The lyrics of the song depict one man (RikRok) asking his friend (Shaggy) what to do after his girlfriend caught him cheating on her with "the girl next door". His friend's advice is to deny everything, despite clear evidence to the contrary, with the phrase "It wasn't me."

"It Wasn't Me"
Single by Shaggy featuring RikRok
from the album Hot Shot
B-side"Dance & Shout"
Released7 November 2000 (2000-11-07)
StudioRanch (Valley Stream, New York)
Length3:47
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Shaun "Sting" Pizzonia
Shaggy singles chronology
"Luv Me, Luv Me"
(1998) 		"It Wasn't Me"
(2000) 		"Angel"
(2001)
RikRok singles chronology
"It Wasn't Me"
(2000) 		"Your Eyes"
(2004)

"It Wasn't Me" was serviced to US contemporary hit radio on 7 November 2000 and has been regarded as Shaggy's breakthrough in the pop market. It is his highest-charting song to date, topping the charts in Australia, Flanders, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It was the best-selling single of 2001 in the UK, selling over 1.15 million copies that year[1] and over 1.42 million as of 2017.

Background Edit

The lyrics of "It Wasn't Me" depict one man asking his friend what to do after his girlfriend catches him having sex with another woman. His friend's advice is to deny everything, despite clear evidence to the contrary, with the phrase "It wasn't me." Ultimately, the narrator says that the advice "makes no sense at all" and decides to confess and apologize. It is written in the key of C major.[2]

The song was inspired by a bit called "No Loyal Men," performed by Eddie Murphy in his comedy special Raw (1987).[3] In an interview in February 2016, Shaggy acknowledged similarities with the War song "Smile Happy".[4] The connection is further supported by Liam Payne's debut single of 2017, "Strip That Down", itself based on "It Wasn't Me", which credited both Shaggy (as Orville Burrell) and members of War as co-songwriters.[5][6]

The clean version of the song replaces the lyric "Picture this: we were both butt-naked banging on the bathroom floor" with "Picture this: we were both caught making love on the bathroom floor" and "Saw me banging on the sofa" with "Saw me kissing on the sofa".

"It Wasn't Me" was originally never intended to be released as a single. Before the original version of Hot Shot was released in August 2000, Hawaiian DJ Pablo Sato downloaded the album from "a Napster like MP3 site he won't name" and discovered that "It Wasn't Me" was "the album's standout cut." He played the song on American radio the next day, and in an interview, claimed, "The phone lines lit up right away. Within a couple of days, it was our number-one requested song."[7] The song was released to radio on 7 November 2000,[8] then was given a retail release on 6 February 2001 following its airplay success.[9]

Chart performance Edit

"It Wasn't Me" was Shaggy's first number-one hit in the United States. The song reached number two on 23 December 2000.[10] On 30 December, it was bumped down one position to number three.[11] It moved back up to the number-two spot on 13 January 2001, then, on 3 February, it ascended to number one, replacing Destiny's Child's "Independent Women Part I".[12][13] The song remained at number one for two weeks and spent 25 weeks on the chart altogether.[14]

The song also reached number one on the UK Singles Chart on 4 March 2001, selling 345,000 copies, making the song a transatlantic chart topper.[15] It also reached number one in Australia on 1 April 2001. It is also the 11th biggest selling single of the 21st century in the United Kingdom,[16] with sales of over 1.42 million as of September 2017.[16]

As of August 2014, it is the 49th-best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 399,500 units sold.[17]

Music video Edit

The music video was directed by Stephen Scott.[citation needed] It begins with RikRok running to Shaggy's mansion to explain to him what has just happened. RikRok tells him that he cheated on his girlfriend and got caught. Shaggy tells him to tell her that "It wasn't me." The video then cuts into a flashback to earlier that day. RikRok has been caught sleeping with another woman, and his girlfriend is outside the apartment in her convertible when two women pull up next to her on their sport bikes.

Then, the three women go into the building. He then sneaks out the window, takes the motorcycle of one of his girlfriends accomplices and leaves. The women come out and the girlfriend and one of the accomplices get in the convertible and the other gets on her motorcycle and they chase after him. From his mansion, Shaggy, using his futuristic technology, tracks down where RikRok is going and prepares an escape for him. RikRok then gets on a bridge over the highway when the accomplice rode on the bridge in front of him.

He then hits the brakes to stop while she stops her motorcycle. RikRok then hears a noise behind him and it is the other accomplices and the girlfriend driving the convertible on the other side of the bridge with the highway down below. An eighteen-wheeler drives by, and Shaggy leaves RikRok a text message telling him to look behind and he notices the truck and jumps off the side of overhead and lands on the truck. He is then dropped off at Shaggy's mansion, showing the same scene from the start of the video.

Legacy Edit

The lyrics of "It Wasn't Me" inspired Slate writer Josh Levin to coin the term the "Shaggy defense" to describe R. Kelly's defense at his 2008 child pornography trial stemming from the production of a sex tape: "I predict that in the decades to come, law schools will teach this as the 'Shaggy defense'. You allege that I was caught on camera, butt naked, banging on the log cabin floor? It wasn't me."[18] R. Kelly was ultimately found not guilty on those charges.[19] Levin repeated the term on NPR,[20] and "Shaggy Defense" entered common use to describe a defendant flatly denying guilt despite overwhelming evidence against them.

The song was spoofed by Bob Rivers, as Caught Me One Handed, and makes a reference to the Scooby-Doo character, Shaggy Rogers. The video focused on him being caught masturbating (about the girl next door) by his mother.[21] The song was also spoofed on Svengoolie. On The Chris Moyles Show, the song was used as a prank call with "Shaggy" (actually impressionist Jon Culshaw) trying to book a taxi, with the final line being "Can you drop me off at The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1?, 97 to 99 FM".[22]

Track listings Edit

Credits and personnel Edit

Credits are taken from the Hot Shot album booklet.[32]

Studios

Personnel

  • Shaggy – writing (as Orville Burrell)
  • Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent – writing (as Rickardo Ducent)
  • Shaun "Sting" Pizzonia – writing, background vocals, drums, production, recording, mixing
  • Brian Thompson – writing
  • Brian and Tony Gold – background vocals
  • Robert Zapata – guitar
  • Nigel Staff – keyboard
  • Jerry Johnson – brass
  • Kevin Batchelor – brass
  • Gwen Laster – violin
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering

Charts Edit

Certifications Edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[88] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[89] Gold 25,000*
Belgium (BEA)[90] Platinum 50,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[91] Platinum 8,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[92] Gold 45,000‡
France (SNEP)[93] Platinum 500,000*
Germany (BVMI)[94] Gold 250,000^
Italy (FIMI)[95]
since 2009 		Gold 25,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)[96] Platinum 60,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[97] Platinum  
Sweden (GLF)[98] Platinum 30,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[99] Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[100] 4× Platinum 2,400,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history Edit

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United States 7 November 2000 Contemporary hit radio MCA [8][101]
14 November 2000 Urban contemporary radio [102]
7 February 2001 Maxi-CD [9]
Australia 26 February 2001 CD [103]
United Kingdom
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [104]

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This article is about the song by Shaggy For the song by Sole see It Wasn t Me Sole song For the song by Chuck Berry see Fresh Berry s Not to be confused with It Ain t Me It Wasn t Me is the first single from Jamaican American reggae musician Shaggy s fifth studio album Hot Shot 2000 The song features vocals from RikRok credited as Rickardo RikRok Ducent The lyrics of the song depict one man RikRok asking his friend Shaggy what to do after his girlfriend caught him cheating on her with the girl next door His friend s advice is to deny everything despite clear evidence to the contrary with the phrase It wasn t me It Wasn t Me Single by Shaggy featuring RikRokfrom the album Hot ShotB side Dance amp Shout Released7 November 2000 2000 11 07 StudioRanch Valley Stream New York Length3 47LabelMCASongwriter s Orville Burrell Rickardo Ducent Shaun Pizzonia Brian ThompsonProducer s Shaun Sting PizzoniaShaggy singles chronology Luv Me Luv Me 1998 It Wasn t Me 2000 Angel 2001 RikRok singles chronology It Wasn t Me 2000 Your Eyes 2004 It Wasn t Me was serviced to US contemporary hit radio on 7 November 2000 and has been regarded as Shaggy s breakthrough in the pop market It is his highest charting song to date topping the charts in Australia Flanders France Ireland the Netherlands Poland the United Kingdom and the United States It was the best selling single of 2001 in the UK selling over 1 15 million copies that year 1 and over 1 42 million as of 2017 update Contents 1 Background 2 Chart performance 3 Music video 4 Legacy 5 Track listings 6 Credits and personnel 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 7 3 Decade end charts 7 4 All time charts 8 Certifications 9 Release history 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksBackground EditThe lyrics of It Wasn t Me depict one man asking his friend what to do after his girlfriend catches him having sex with another woman His friend s advice is to deny everything despite clear evidence to the contrary with the phrase It wasn t me Ultimately the narrator says that the advice makes no sense at all and decides to confess and apologize It is written in the key of C major 2 The song was inspired by a bit called No Loyal Men performed by Eddie Murphy in his comedy special Raw 1987 3 In an interview in February 2016 Shaggy acknowledged similarities with the War song Smile Happy 4 The connection is further supported by Liam Payne s debut single of 2017 Strip That Down itself based on It Wasn t Me which credited both Shaggy as Orville Burrell and members of War as co songwriters 5 6 The clean version of the song replaces the lyric Picture this we were both butt naked banging on the bathroom floor with Picture this we were both caught making love on the bathroom floor and Saw me banging on the sofa with Saw me kissing on the sofa It Wasn t Me was originally never intended to be released as a single Before the original version of Hot Shot was released in August 2000 Hawaiian DJ Pablo Sato downloaded the album from a Napster like MP3 site he won t name and discovered that It Wasn t Me was the album s standout cut He played the song on American radio the next day and in an interview claimed The phone lines lit up right away Within a couple of days it was our number one requested song 7 The song was released to radio on 7 November 2000 8 then was given a retail release on 6 February 2001 following its airplay success 9 Chart performance Edit It Wasn t Me was Shaggy s first number one hit in the United States The song reached number two on 23 December 2000 10 On 30 December it was bumped down one position to number three 11 It moved back up to the number two spot on 13 January 2001 then on 3 February it ascended to number one replacing Destiny s Child s Independent Women Part I 12 13 The song remained at number one for two weeks and spent 25 weeks on the chart altogether 14 The song also reached number one on the UK Singles Chart on 4 March 2001 selling 345 000 copies making the song a transatlantic chart topper 15 It also reached number one in Australia on 1 April 2001 It is also the 11th biggest selling single of the 21st century in the United Kingdom 16 with sales of over 1 42 million as of September 2017 16 As of August 2014 it is the 49th best selling single of the 21st century in France with 399 500 units sold 17 Music video EditThe music video was directed by Stephen Scott citation needed It begins with RikRok running to Shaggy s mansion to explain to him what has just happened RikRok tells him that he cheated on his girlfriend and got caught Shaggy tells him to tell her that It wasn t me The video then cuts into a flashback to earlier that day RikRok has been caught sleeping with another woman and his girlfriend is outside the apartment in her convertible when two women pull up next to her on their sport bikes Then the three women go into the building He then sneaks out the window takes the motorcycle of one of his girlfriends accomplices and leaves The women come out and the girlfriend and one of the accomplices get in the convertible and the other gets on her motorcycle and they chase after him From his mansion Shaggy using his futuristic technology tracks down where RikRok is going and prepares an escape for him RikRok then gets on a bridge over the highway when the accomplice rode on the bridge in front of him He then hits the brakes to stop while she stops her motorcycle RikRok then hears a noise behind him and it is the other accomplices and the girlfriend driving the convertible on the other side of the bridge with the highway down below An eighteen wheeler drives by and Shaggy leaves RikRok a text message telling him to look behind and he notices the truck and jumps off the side of overhead and lands on the truck He is then dropped off at Shaggy s mansion showing the same scene from the start of the video Legacy EditThe lyrics of It Wasn t Me inspired Slate writer Josh Levin to coin the term the Shaggy defense to describe R Kelly s defense at his 2008 child pornography trial stemming from the production of a sex tape I predict that in the decades to come law schools will teach this as the Shaggy defense You allege that I was caught on camera butt naked banging on the log cabin floor It wasn t me 18 R Kelly was ultimately found not guilty on those charges 19 Levin repeated the term on NPR 20 and Shaggy Defense entered common use to describe a defendant flatly denying guilt despite overwhelming evidence against them The song was spoofed by Bob Rivers as Caught Me One Handed and makes a reference to the Scooby Doo character Shaggy Rogers The video focused on him being caught masturbating about the girl next door by his mother 21 The song was also spoofed on Svengoolie On The Chris Moyles Show the song was used as a prank call with Shaggy actually impressionist Jon Culshaw trying to book a taxi with the final line being Can you drop me off at The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 97 to 99 FM 22 Track listings EditJamaican 7 inch single 23 A It Wasn t Me B It Wasn t Me club mix US 7 inch single 24 A It Wasn t Me album version 3 48 B It Wasn t Me vocal club 4 10US CD single 25 It Wasn t Me album version It Wasn t Me Squeaky version It Wasn t Me instrumental version It Wasn t Me Sports version US 12 inch single 26 A1 It Wasn t Me vocal 12 inch mix 3 49 A2 It Wasn t Me vocal 12 inch mix instrumental 3 49 B1 It Wasn t Me Punch remix 3 54 B2 It Wasn t Me album version 3 47European CD single 27 It Wasn t Me radio edit 3 43 It Wasn t Me vocal 12 inch mix 3 49 UK CD single 28 It Wasn t Me radio edit 3 43 It Wasn t Me vocal 12 inch mix 3 49 Dance amp Shout Pussy 2000 club mix edit 8 07 It Wasn t Me enhanced video UK 12 inch single 29 A1 It Wasn t Me radio edit 3 43 A2 It Wasn t Me album version 3 47 B1 It Wasn t Me 12 inch vocal 3 49UK cassette single 30 It Wasn t Me radio edit 3 43 It Wasn t Me album version 3 47Australian CD single 31 It Wasn t Me radio edit 3 43 It Wasn t Me vocal 12 inch mix 3 49 It Wasn t Me Crash amp Burn remix 5 37 Dance amp Shout Pussy 2000 club mix edit 8 07 Dance amp Shout Kulb Kings club mix 6 30 It Wasn t Me enhanced video Credits and personnel EditCredits are taken from the Hot Shot album booklet 32 Studios Recorded and mixed at Ranch Recording Studios Valley Stream New York Mastered at Sterling Sound New York City Personnel Shaggy writing as Orville Burrell Ricardo RikRok Ducent writing as Rickardo Ducent Shaun Sting Pizzonia writing background vocals drums production recording mixing Brian Thompson writing Brian and Tony Gold background vocals Robert Zapata guitar Nigel Staff keyboard Jerry Johnson brass Kevin Batchelor brass Gwen Laster violin Chris Gehringer masteringCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2000 2001 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 33 1Australian Urban ARIA 34 1Austria O3 Austria Top 40 35 3Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 36 1Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 37 2Canada Nielsen SoundScan 38 18Croatia HRT 39 1Denmark Tracklisten 40 2Europe Eurochart Hot 100 41 1Finland Suomen virallinen lista 42 11France SNEP 43 1Germany Official German Charts 44 4Hungary Mahasz 45 8Ireland IRMA 46 1Italy FIMI 47 2Netherlands Dutch Top 40 48 1Netherlands Single Top 100 49 1New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 50 6Norway VG lista 51 2Poland Nielsen Music Control 52 1Portugal AFP 53 3Scotland OCC 54 1Spain PROMUSICAE 55 13Sweden Sverigetopplistan 56 2Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 57 2UK Singles OCC 58 1UK Hip Hop R amp B OCC 59 1US Billboard Hot 100 14 1US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 60 3US Hot Rap Songs Billboard 61 1US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 62 1US Rhythmic Billboard 63 1 Year end charts Edit Chart 2001 PositionAustralia ARIA 64 2Australian Urban ARIA 65 1Austria O3 Austria Top 40 66 25Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 67 6Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 68 6Canada Nielsen SoundScan 69 113Canada Radio Nielsen BDS 70 82Europe Eurochart Hot 100 71 3France SNEP 72 7Germany Official German Charts 73 20Ireland IRMA 74 2Netherlands Dutch Top 40 75 7Netherlands Single Top 100 76 6Sweden Sverigetopplistan 77 25Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 78 17UK Singles OCC 1 1UK Urban Music Week 79 37US Billboard Hot 100 80 12US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 81 34Decade end charts Edit Chart 2000 2009 PositionAustralia ARIA 82 62Netherlands Single Top 100 83 29UK Singles OCC 84 4US Billboard Hot 100 85 81All time charts Edit Chart PositionIreland IRMA 86 12UK Singles OCC 87 49Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 88 3 Platinum 210 000 Austria IFPI Austria 89 Gold 25 000 Belgium BEA 90 Platinum 50 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 91 Platinum 8 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 92 Gold 45 000 France SNEP 93 Platinum 500 000 Germany BVMI 94 Gold 250 000 Italy FIMI 95 since 2009 Gold 25 000 Netherlands NVPI 96 Platinum 60 000 Norway IFPI Norway 97 Platinum Sweden GLF 98 Platinum 30 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 99 Gold 20 000 United Kingdom BPI 100 4 Platinum 2 400 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history EditRegion Date Format s Label s Ref s United States 7 November 2000 Contemporary hit radio MCA 8 101 14 November 2000 Urban contemporary radio 102 7 February 2001 Maxi CD 9 Australia 26 February 2001 CD 103 United Kingdom 12 inch vinylCDcassette 104 See also EditList of Billboard Hot 100 number one singles of 2001 List of best selling singles and albums of 2001 in Ireland List of best selling singles of the 2000s decade in the United Kingdom List of best selling singles of the 2000s century in the United Kingdom List of million selling singles in the United Kingdom List of 2000s UK Singles Chart number ones Shaggy defenseReferences Edit a b Shaggy s single is UK s best seller BBC News 27 December 2001 Retrieved 16 June 2015 It Wasn t Me Musicnotes com 23 October 2014 MN0137223 Retrieved 2 June 2021 How I Wrote That Song Shaggy It Wasn t Me YouTube 23 April 2015 Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 Retrieved 12 April 2018 You Can t Deny It How Shaggy Pioneered Reggae s Pop Crossover with It Wasn t Me Complex Networks Mench Chris 19 May 2017 Liam Payne Interpolates A Shaggy Classic On His New Single Strip That Down Featuring Quavo Genius Retrieved 12 April 2018 Rainbird Ashleigh 1 September 2017 Liam Payne insists he did not rip off Shaggy song for new track as he gave singer credit Daily Mirror Retrieved 12 April 2018 Paiva Derek 18 January 2001 Isle deejay takes credit for Shaggy hit The Honolulu Advertiser Gannett Co Inc Archived from the original on 22 February 2001 Retrieved 22 February 2001 a b CHR Pop Going for Adds PDF Radio amp Records No 1375 3 November 2000 p 48 Retrieved 21 April 2021 a b Pietroluongo Silvio 10 February 2001 Hot 100 Spotlight PDF Billboard Vol 113 no 6 p 89 Retrieved 11 October 2020 Billboard Hot 100 Billboard 23 December 2000 Retrieved 4 August 2023 Billboard Hot 100 Billboard 30 December 2000 Retrieved 4 August 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Wasn t Me IFPI Switzerland Hung Medien British single certifications Shaggy ft Rikrok It Wasn t Me British Phonographic Industry Retrieved 21 April 2023 Gavin Top 40 Rhythm Crossover Impact Dates Gavin Report No 2329 3 November 2000 p 7 AddVance Notice PDF Radio amp Records No 1376 10 November 2000 p 76 Retrieved 21 April 2021 The ARIA Report ARIA New Releases Singles Week Commencing 26th February 2001 PDF ARIA 26 February 2001 p 23 Archived from the original PDF on 20 February 2002 Retrieved 21 April 2021 New Releases For Week Starting February 26 2001 Singles PDF Music Week 24 February 2001 p 27 Retrieved 9 August 2021 The Billboard Book of Number One Hits fifth editionExternal links EditEverything Is A Remix Shaggy is inspired by Eddie Murphy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title It Wasn 27t Me amp oldid 1175744859, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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