Clones (album)

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Clones
Clones.jpg
Compilation album by The Neptunes
Released August 19, 2003
Recorded 2002–2003
Genre
Length 63:34
Label
Producer The Neptunes
Singles from Clones
  1. "Hot Damn"
    Released: April 29, 2003
  2. "Light Your Ass On Fire"
    Released: 2003
  3. "Frontin'"
    Released: June 3, 2003
  4. "It Blows My Mind"
    Released: 2003

The Neptunes Present...Clones is an album of songs from various artists, produced by the production duo of Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams, known as The Neptunes. It was released on August 19, 2003 and has been certified Gold by the RIAA. The album featured four singles; "Frontin'" by Pharrell, "Light Your Ass On Fire" by Busta Rhymes, "Hot Damn" by Clipse and "It Blows My Mind" by Snoop Dogg.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[1]
RapReviews.com (7/10)[2]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars [3]
Vibe 3.5/5 stars[4]

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 249,000 copies in the United States.[5] In its second week the album fell to number 3 on the Billboard 200 selling 115,000 copies.[6] In the third week Clones fell on number 6 on the US chart with 81,000 copies, for a three-week total of 447,000 units.[7] The album sold over 500,000 domestically, has been certified Gold by the RIAA.

Track listing

All songs produced by The Neptunes.

Clones — North American standard version
No. Title Length
1. "Intro" (performed by The Neptunes) 0:26
2. "Light Your Ass on Fire" (performed by Busta Rhymes featuring Pharrell) 3:39
3. "Blaze of Glory" (performed by Clipse featuring Pharrell & Ab-Liva) 3:51
4. "It Wasn't Us" (performed by Ludacris featuring I-20) 3:34
5. "Frontin'" (Pharrell 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 & 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 & Rosco P. Coldchain) 4:03
16. "Put 'Em Up" (performed by N.O.R.E. featuring Pharrell) 3:31
17. "Pop Shit" (performed by Ol' Dirty Bastard featuring Pharrell) 3:34
18. "Popular Thug" (performed by Kelis featuring Nas) 3:54
Clones — Limited Edition Bonus DVD
No. Title Length
1. "Frontin'" (performed by Pharrell featuring Jay-Z (Music Video))  
2. "Hot Damn" (performed by Clipse featuring Ab-Liva, Pharrell & Rosco P. Coldchain (Music Video))  
3. "Rock 'n' Roll" (performed by Fam-Lay (Music Video))  
4. "Eight Planet Short Film"    

Credits

Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 24
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 34
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] 7
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] 7
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[12] 1
French Albums (SNEP)[13] 52
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 22
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 27
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 29
UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[17] 56
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[18] 1
US Billboard 200[19] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[20] 1
Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
August 31 – September 6, 2003		 Succeeded by
Love & Life by Mary J. Blige

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[21] Gold 500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

References

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  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – The Neptunes & Friends – The Neptunes - Present... Clones" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  9. ↑ "The Neptunes & Friends: The Neptunes - Present... Clones" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  10. ↑ "The Neptunes – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for The Neptunes. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Norwegiancharts.com – The Neptunes & Friends – The Neptunes - Present... Clones". Hung Medien.
  12. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Neptunes & Friends – The Neptunes - Present... Clones" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  13. ↑ "Lescharts.com – The Neptunes & Friends – The Neptunes - Present... Clones". Hung Medien.
  14. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  15. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – The Neptunes & Friends – The Neptunes - Present... Clones". Hung Medien.
  16. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – The Neptunes & Friends – The Neptunes - Present... Clones". Hung Medien.
  17. ↑ "Official Compilations Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  18. ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  19. ↑ "The Neptunes – Chart history" Billboard 200 for The Neptunes.
  20. ↑ "The Neptunes – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for The Neptunes.
  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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