Make It Clap
single
CoverMake_it_clap_cover.jpg
ArtistBusta Rhymes featuring Sean Paul and Spliff Star
AlbumIt Ain't Safe No More...
ReleasedOctober 14, 2002
Recorded2002
StudioSoundtrack Studios (New York City)
GenreReggae fusion · dancehall
LabelFlipmode · J
WriterTrevor Smith · Sean Henriques · William Lewis · Ricardo Thomas
ProducerRick Rock

"Make It Clap" is the first single from Busta Rhymes' sixth studio album It Ain't Safe No More...[1][2] The remix version was released on January 13, 2003[3] as the official single in place of the original, released on October 14, 2002. It features Sean Paul and Spliff Star. The single peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Music video

The music video takes place in a club. Other settings in the video include Busta Rhymes and Sean Paul in different outfits. Other scenes others have both them and Spliff Starr together in black jackets. The video also shows some dancehall dancers and strippers.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Make It Clap"
Chart (2002–2003)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4]61
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[5]21

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Make It Clap"
Chart (2002)Position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[6]108
Chart (2003)Position
UK Urban (Music Week)[7]14
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8]62

Release history

Release history and formats for "Make It Clap"
RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
United StatesOctober 14, 2002Urban contemporary radioOriginalJ[9]
—October 22, 2002CD—[10]
CanadaNovember 26, 2002Original[11]
GermanyJanuary 13, 2003—[3]
United KingdomJanuary 27, 2003Cassette · CDArista[12]
CanadaFebruary 4, 2003CDRemixJ[13]
AustraliaFebruary 24, 2003BMG[14]

References

  1. ^ "It Ain't Safe No More... by Busta Rhymes". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Archived July 30, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  2. ^ John Bush (November 26, 2002). "It Ain't Safe No More – Busta Rhymes". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Archived July 30, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  3. ^ "Busta Rhymes – Make It Clap CD Single". cduniverse.com. Archived October 9, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  4. ^ p. 246.
  5. ^ "Busta Rhymes Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2002 (Part 2)". Jam!. January 14, 2003. Archived September 6, 2004 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ^ "2003 Urban top 30". Music Week. January 17, 2004. p. 18. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  8. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  9. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. October 11, 2002. p. 36. Archived December 8, 2023 at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ^ "Make It Clap [US 12"]". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Archived July 30, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  11. ^ "Title: "Make It Clap" (2 Mixes) (3 Tracks)". CDPlus.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2003.
  12. ^ "Singles". Music Week. January 25, 2003. p. 33.
  13. ^ "Title: "Make It Clap": Remix (2 Tracks)". CDPlus.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2003.
  14. ^ "New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 24th February 2003". The ARIA Report. ARIA. February 24, 2003. p. 24. Archived from the original on February 23, 2008. – via Trove