Clones (album)

The Neptunes Present... Clones is a compilation album produced and released by American production and songwriting duo The Neptunes (Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo). It was released on August 19, 2003 and has been certified Gold by the RIAA. The album featured six singles; "Frontin'" by Pharrell Williams, "Popular Thug" by Kelis, "Light Your Ass on Fire" by Busta Rhymes, “Rock ‘n’ Roll” by Fam-Lay, "Hot Damn" by Clipse and "It Blows My Mind" by Snoop Dogg.

The Neptunes Present... Clones
Compilation album by
The Neptunes
ReleasedAugust 19, 2003
Recorded2002–2003
Genre
Length63:34
Label
ProducerThe Neptunes
Singles from The Neptunes Present... Clones
  1. "Hot Damn"
    Released: April 29, 2003
  2. "Frontin'"
    Released: June 3, 2003
  3. "Popular Thug"
    Released: July 14, 2003[1]
  4. "Light Your Ass on Fire"
    Released: July 22, 2003
  5. "Rock 'n' Roll"
    Released: September 30, 2003[2]
  6. "It Blows My Mind"
    Released: 2003

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
RapReviews.com(7/10)[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
Vibe[6]

Clones received generally positive reviews from music critics.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 250,000 copies in the United States.[7] In its second week, the album fell to number three on the Billboard 200, selling 115,000 copies.[8] In its third week, Clones fell to number six on the US chart with 81,000 copies, for a three-week total of 450,000 units.[9] The album sold over 500,000 domestically, and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.

Track listing

All songs produced by The Neptunes.

Clones — North American standard version
No.TitleLength
1."Intro" (performed by The Neptunes)0:26
2."Light Your Ass on Fire" (performed by Busta Rhymes featuring Pharrell Williams)3:39
3."Blaze of Glory" (performed by Clipse featuring Pharrell Williams and Ab-Liva)3:51
4."It Wasn't Us" (performed by Ludacris featuring I-20)3:34
5."Frontin'" (Pharrell Williams featuring Jay-Z)3:56
6."Good Girl" (performed by Vanessa Marquez)4:10
7."If" (performed by Nelly)4:10
8."Hot" (performed by Rosco P. Coldchain featuring Pusha T and Boo-Bonic)3:36
9."It Blows My Mind" (performed by Snoop Dogg)4:59
10."Half-Steering..." (performed by Spymob)3:34
11."Fuck N' Spend" (performed by The High Speed Scene)1:27
12."Loser" (performed by N.E.R.D featuring Clipse)3:11
13."Rock 'n' Roll" (performed by Fam-Lay)4:19
14."The Don of Dons (Put De Ting Pon Dem)" (performed by Super Cat featuring Jadakiss)4:10
15."Hot Damn" (performed by Clipse featuring Ab-Liva, Pharrell Williams and Rosco P. Coldchain)4:03
16."Put 'Em Up" (performed by N.O.R.E. featuring Pharrell Williams)3:31
17."Pop Shit" (performed by Dirt McGirt featuring Pharrell Williams)3:34
18."Popular Thug" (performed by Kelis featuring Nas)3:54
Clones — Limited edition bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Frontin'" (performed by Pharrell Williams featuring Jay-Z (music video)) 
2."Hot Damn" (performed by Clipse featuring Ab-Liva, Pharrell Williams and Rosco P. Coldchain (music video)) 
3."Rock 'n' Roll" (performed by Fam-Lay (music video)) 
4."Eighth Planet Short Film" 

Credits

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[27] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References
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  4. "The Neptunes :: The Neptunes Present... Clones :: Star Trak/Arista Records". Rapreviews.com. 2003-08-26. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
  5. "The Neptunes: The Neptunes Present...Clones : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. 2003-08-13. Archived from the original on 2010-02-13. Retrieved 2014-02-23.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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