Shoulder Lean

"Shoulder Lean" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Young Dro, released July 4, 2006 as his debut single and the lead single from his debut studio album Best Thang Smokin'. The song features Dro's fellow American rapper and Grand Hustle label-boss T.I. on the hook. The production was handled by Grand Hustle in-house producer Cordale "Lil' C" Quinn. The song was a massive hit in the United States, reaching the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart. This was Young Dro's only hit single as a lead artist, his first and only Top 10 single and T.I.'s fourth Top 10 single.

"Shoulder Lean"
Single by Young Dro featuring T.I.
from the album Best Thang Smokin'
Released	May 23, 2006 (2006-05-23)
Genre	Hip hop, crunk
Length	4:20
Label	Grand Hustle
Songwriter(s)	T.I. Young Dro Darwin Quinn
Producer(s)	Lil' C
Young Dro singles chronology
"Shoulder Lean" (2006) "Rubberband Banks" (2006)
T.I. singles chronology
"Why You Wanna" (2006) "Shoulder Lean" (2006) "My Love" (2006)

A freestyle over the song's production, entitled "Live from the 504" by Lil Wayne, is featured on his mixtape Da Drought 3 (2007).

Music video

The music video for "Shoulder Lean", directed by President Thomas Forbes, makes references to the respective video of the Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg song "Nuthin But A "G" Thang". The video includes cameo appearances from DJ Drama, DJ Khaled, Slim Thug, Big Gipp of Goodie Mob and Parlae of Dem Franchize Boyz.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[1]	10
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[2]	1
US Pop 100 (Billboard)^[3]	33
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[4]	1
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[5]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[6]	59
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[7]	13
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[8]	27

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[9] Ringtone	Gold	20,000^*
United States (RIAA)^[10] Mastertone	2× Platinum	2,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Radio and release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
United States	May 2, 2006	Rhythmic contemporary radio^[11]	Grand Hustle Records, Atlantic Records
	May 9, 2006	Urban contemporary radio^[12]
	June 29, 2006	Digital download^[13]
	September 5, 2006	Contemporary hit radio^[14]

See also

• Young Dro discography
• T.I. discography
• List of number-one R&B hits

References

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5. "Young Dro Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
6. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
7. . Billboard.biz. 2006. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
8. "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
9. "Canadian ringtone certifications – Young Dro – Shoulder Lean". Music Canada. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
10. "American single certifications – Young Dro – Shoulder Lean". Recording Industry Association of America. October 24, 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
11. "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!". FMQB. Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Inc. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
12. "R&R: Going For Adds: Urban (Week Of: May 9, 2006)". Radio & Records. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
13. "Shoulder Lean – Single by Young Dro". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
14. "R&R: Going For Adds: CHR/Top 40 (Week Of: September 5, 2006)". Radio & Records. Retrieved January 12, 2013.