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{{Short description|1991 single by TLC}}
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{{Infobox song

| name = Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg
{{Infobox single |
| Name = Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg
| cover = Aint 2 Proud 2 Beg.jpg
| Cover = TLC-Aint2Proud2Beg.jpg
| alt =
| Artist = [[TLC (music)|TLC]]
| type = single
| from Album = [[Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip]]
| artist = [[TLC (group)|TLC]]
| Released = November 22, 1991
| album = [[Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip]]
| released = {{start date|1991|11|22}}
| Format = [[Cassette single|Cassette]], [[CD single|CD]]
| recorded = April 1991<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PgGqNrqfrsoC&q=%22dallas+austin&pg=PT842 |title=The Billboard Book of Number One Hits |isbn=9780823076772 |access-date=December 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103121623/http://books.google.com/books?id=PgGqNrqfrsoC |archive-date=January 3, 2014 |url-status=dead |last1=Bronson |first1=Fred |year=2003 |publisher=Billboard Books }}</ref>
| Recorded = August 1991
| studio =
| Genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Hip hop music|hip hop]], [[New jack swing]]
| venue =
| Length = 4:08 <small>(Radio Edit)</small><br>5:36 <small>(Album Version)</small>
| genre =
| Label = [[LaFace Records|LaFace]], [[Arista Records|Arista]]
* [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| Writer = [[Dallas Austin]]<br />[[Lisa Lopes]]
* [[new jack swing]]
| Producer = [[Dallas Austin]]
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref>{{cite web|first= Sal |last= Cinquemani |title= TLC – ''20'' |date= October 20, 2013 |website= [[Slant Magazine]] |url= http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/tlc-20 |access-date= August 4, 2016}}</ref>
| Certification = RIAA: Platinum
| Last single =
| length =
* 5:37 (album version)
| This single = "'''Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg'''"<br />(1991)
* 4:10 (single edit)
| Next single = "[[Baby-Baby-Baby]]"<br />(1992)
| Misc = {{Extra track listing
| label =
* [[LaFace Records|LaFace]]
| Album = [[Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip]]
* [[Arista Records|Arista]]
| Type = single
| prev_track = "Introduction"
| writer =
* [[Dallas Austin]]
| prev_no = 1
* [[Lisa Lopes]]
| this_track = '''"Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg"'''
* [[Roger Ball (musician)|Roger Ball]]
| track_no = 2
* [[Robert Bell (musician)|Robert Bell]]
| next_track = "Shock That Monkey"
* [[Ronald Bell (musician)|Ronald Bell]]
| next_no = 3
* Donald Boyce
}}
* George Brown
* [[Malcolm Duncan (musician)|Malcolm Duncan]]
* [[Steve Ferrone|Steven Ferrone]]
* Alan Gorrie
* Owen McIntyre
* Robert "Spike" Mickens
* [[Claydes Smith]]
* Hamish Stuart
* Dennis Thomas
* Richard Westfield
| producer = [[Dallas Austin]]
| prev_title = [[Word to the Badd!!]]
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = [[Baby-Baby-Baby]]
| next_year = 1992
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|XmH4_pr6mH0|"Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg"}}}}
}}
}}
"'''Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg'''" is the debut single by [[United States|American]] [[girl group]] [[TLC (group)|TLC]], from their debut album, ''[[Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip]]'' (1992). It was released by [[LaFace Records]] on November 22, 1991 (promo) and late January 1992 (retail). The song would ultimately peak at number six on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and number two on Billboard's [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]]. The single also reached the top 20 in the [[UK Singles Chart]]. The song describes the group explaining that they don't mind begging for attention from their significant others. Songwriters [[Dallas Austin]] and [[Lisa Lopes|Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes]] received a nomination for the 1993 [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song]]. The song appeared in video games ''[[Dance Central 3]]'' and the 2022 reboot of ''[[Saints Row (2022 video game)|Saints Row]]''.


==Critical reception==
"'''Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg'''" is the debut song by [[United States|American]] [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]/[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] group [[TLC (band)|TLC]] from their debut album, ''[[Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip]]''. It was released by [[LaFace Records]] in November 1991, and is the groups first single. The song would ultimately peak at number six on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] and number two on Billboard's [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]], becoming their first single to reach the top ten on both charts. The single also reached to Top Twenty in the [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]. The song is very much about the girls saying that they don't mind begging for [[sexual intercourse|sex]]. Songwriters [[Dallas Austin]] and [[Lisa Lopes|Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes]] were nominated for the [[Best R&B Song]] [[Grammy Award]] for this single.
In a retrospective review, Daryl McIntosh from Albumism remarked that on the song, "the fresh look and unique sound of the southern fried trio exploded with flavor that satisfied every taste bud as [[Rozonda Thomas|Chilli]]’s sweet [[soprano]] contrasted [[Tionne Watkins|T-Boz]]’s tangy [[contralto]], and [[Lisa Lopes|Left Eye]]’s spicy lyrics and natural charisma brought all of the ingredients together." He added, "Throw in [[Dallas Austin]]’s production, and you had the perfect musical gumbo that listeners never imagined could be enjoyed in a single serving."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://albumism.com/features/tribute-celebrating-30-years-of-tlc-debut-album-ooooooohhh-on-the-tlc-tip|date=February 24, 2022|first=Daryl|last=McIntosh|title=TLC's Debut Album 'Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip' Turns 30 — Anniversary Retrospective|publisher=Albumism|accessdate=June 15, 2022}}</ref> [[Robert Hilburn]] from ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote, "The title may be borrowed from a [[Ain't Too Proud to Beg|‘60s Motown hit]], but the playful, kinetic [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] attitude--youthful with a feminist edge--is right to the minute."<ref>{{cite news|first=Robert|last=Hilburn|title=Dance Energy Saves Dreary '92: Year-End Review|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=December 31, 1992|page=|accessdate=January 22, 2023|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-12-31-ca-4254-story.html|author-link=Robert Hilburn}}</ref>


==Music video==
==Music video==
The video of the song is pretty basic. It is a fun and colorful video with the girls wearing condoms, baggy clothes, and Lisa with a big hats and sunglasses. The video shows the girls singing, dancing and rapping and will occasionally have the girl's nicknames at the bottom of the screen. Some shots feature the group outside with people in the background and then them in front of a white background. In a BET interview, T-Boz and Chilli said they were trying to warm-up to the cameras in this video because it was their first one. They said that Lisa was a natural because it was her "big break" and what she had "been waiting for". T-Boz also said with amusement that you can see her playing with her side-burns in the beginning, and Chilli stated it was her least favorite video they did. The end of the video shows the girls in character as hillbillies. The radio edit of the song is used instead of the album version. Their manager at the time, [[Perri "Pebbles" Reid|Pebbles]], also makes an appearance at the end of the video. The video was filmed and produced in November 1991.
The accompanying [[music video]] for "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg", filmed and produced in late 1991, features the girls wearing [[condom]]s, baggy clothes, and Lisa with a big hat and sunglasses. The video shows the girls singing, dancing and rapping and will occasionally have the girl's nicknames at the bottom of the screen. Some shots feature the group outside with people in the background and then them in front of a white background. In a [[BET (television)|BET]] interview, T-Boz and Chilli said they were trying to warm-up to the cameras in this video because it was their first one, and that Lisa was a natural because it was her "big break" and what she had "been waiting for". T-Boz also said amusedly that you can see her playing with her side-burns in the beginning, and Chilli stated it was her least favorite video they did. The end of the video shows the girls in character as hillbillies. The radio edit of the song is used instead of the album version. Their then-manager, [[Perri "Pebbles" Reid|Pebbles]], also appears at the end of the video.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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'''US CD'''<br>
<small>(73008-24009-2; Released: 2001; Reissue)</small>
* '''US CD promo''' <small>(LFPCD-4008; Released: 1991)</small>

# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Album Version) - 5:39
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Smoothed Down Radio Remix) - 4:37
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Smoothed Down Extended Remix) - 5:53
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Dallas' Dirt Mix) - 5:56
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Left Eye's "3 Minutes And Counting") - 5:47
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Rap Version) - 4:52

'''US CD Promo'''<br>
<small>(LFPCD-4008; Released: 1991)</small>

# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Single Version) - 4:10
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Single Version) - 4:10
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Album Version) - 5:36
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Album Version) - 5:36
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Instrumental) - 5:36
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Instrumental) - 5:36


'''US CD Promo'''<br>
* '''US CD promo''' <small>(LFPCD-4009; Released: 1992)</small>
<small>(LFPCD-4009; Released: 1991)</small>

# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Album Version) - 5:39
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Album Version) - 5:39
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Smoothed Down Radio Remix) - 4:37
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Smoothed Down Radio Remix) - 4:37
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# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Rap Version) - 4:52
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Rap Version) - 4:52


'''US 12" Vinyl'''<br>
* '''US 12" vinyl''' <small>(73008-24009-1; Released: 1992)</small>
:A: "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Smoothed Down Extended Remix) - 5:52
<small>(73008-24009-1; Released: 1991)</small>
:AA: "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Album Version) - 5:38

:B: "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Dallas' Dirt Mix) - 5:52
''Side A''
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Smoothed Down Extended Remix) - 5:52
:BB: "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Left Eye's "3 Minutes And Counting") - 5:41
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Album Version) - 5:38
:BBB: "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Rap Version) - 4:51
:BBBB: "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Instrumental) - 5:37
''Side B''
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Dallas' Dirt Mix) - 5:52
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Left Eye's "3 Minutes And Counting") - 5:41
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Rap Version) - 4:51
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Instrumental) - 5:37

'''UK CD'''<br>
<small>(665 265; Released: 1991)</small>


* '''UK CD''' <small>(665 265; Released: 1992)</small>
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (U.S. 7" Edit) - 4:10
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (U.S. 7" Edit) - 4:10
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Skratch 7" Edit) - 4:20
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Skratch 7" Edit) - 4:20
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# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Smoothed Down Extended Remix) - 5:55
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Smoothed Down Extended Remix) - 5:55


'''UK CD'''<br>
* '''UK CD''' <small>(665 265; Released: 1992)</small>
<small>(665 265; Released: 1991)</small>

# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (U.S. 7" Edit)
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (U.S. 7" Edit)
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Skratch Mix 7" Edit)
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Skratch Mix 7" Edit)
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# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Ben Liebrand 12" Club Mix)
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Ben Liebrand 12" Club Mix)
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Left Eye's "3 Minutes And Counting")
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Left Eye's "3 Minutes And Counting")
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* '''UK 12" vinyl''' <small>(615 265; Released: 1992)</small>
:A: "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Smoothed Down Extended Remix)
:AA: "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Left Eye's "3 Minutes And Counting")
:AAA: "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Rap Version)
:B: "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Ben Liebrand 12" Club Mix)
:BB: "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Ben Liebrand 12" Dub Mix)


'''UK 12" Vinyl'''<br>
* '''UK 12" vinyl promo''' <small>(TLC 1; Released: 1992)</small>
:A: "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Smoothed Down Extended Remix)
<small>(615 265; Released: 1991)</small>
:AA: "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Left Eye's "3 Minutes And Counting")
:AAA: "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Rap Version)
:B: "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Ben Liebrand 12" Club Mix)
:BB: "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Ben Liebrand 12" Dub Mix)


* '''DEU 7" vinyl''' <small>(115 265; Released: 1992)</small>
''Side A''
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Smoothed Down Extended Remix)
:A: "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (U.S. 7" Edit) - 4:10
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Left Eye's "3 Minutes And Counting")
:B: "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Skratch 7" Edit) - 4:20
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Rap Version)
''Side B''
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Ben Liebrand 12" Club Mix)
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Ben Liebrand 12" Dub Mix)


* '''DEU 12" vinyl''' <small>(615 265; Released: 1992)</small>
'''UK 12" Vinyl Promo'''<br>
:A: "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Ben Liebrand 12" Club Mix) - 6:20
<small>(TLC 1; Released: 1991)</small>
:AA: "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Ben Liebrand 12" Dub Mix) - 5:44
:B: "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Smoothed Down Extended Remix) - 5:55


* '''US CD''' <small>(73008-24009-2; Released: 2001; Reissue)</small>
''Side A''
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Smoothed Down Extended Remix)
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Album Version) - 5:39
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Left Eye's "3 Minutes And Counting")
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Smoothed Down Radio Remix) - 4:37
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Rap Version)
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Smoothed Down Extended Remix) - 5:53
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Dallas' Dirt Mix) - 5:56
''Side B''
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Ben Liebrand 12" Club Mix)
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Left Eye's "3 Minutes And Counting") - 5:47
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Ben Liebrand 12" Dub Mix)
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Rap Version) - 4:52
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==Sample credits==
'''DEU 7" Vinyl'''<br>
The song uses seven samples. The most notable sample used is a sped-up sample of "[[School Boy Crush]]" by [[Average White Band]]. This same sample was used on [[Floetry]]'s "[[Wanna B Where U R]]", "[[Microphone Fiend]]" by [[Eric B. & Rakim]] and [[IMx|Immature]]'s "[[Watch Me Do My Thing]]". [[IMx|Immature]], [[Eric B. & Rakim]] and [[Floetry]] also sped up their sample. The song also samples "[[Jungle Boogie]]" by [[Kool & the Gang]], "Escapism" by [[James Brown]], "[[Fly, Robin, Fly]]" by [[Silver Convention]], "Get Me Back on Time, Engine Number 9, Pt. 1" by [[Wilson Pickett]], "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" by [[Bob James (musician)|Bob James]] and "[[I Want to Take You Higher]]" by Sly and the Family Stone.
<small>(115 265; Released: 1991)</small>

''Side A''
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (U.S. 7" Edit) - 4:10
''Side B''
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Skratch 7" Edit) - 4:20

'''DEU 12" Vinyl'''<br>
<small>(615 265; Released: 1991)</small>

''Side A''
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Ben Liebrand 12" Club Mix) - 6:20
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Ben Liebrand 12" Dub MIx) - 5:44
''Side B''
# "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (Smoothed Down Extended Remix) - 5:55

==Samples==
The song uses three samples. The most notable sample used is a sped-up sample of "[[School Boy Crush]]" by [[Average White Band]]. This same sample was used on [[Floetry]]'s "[[Wanna B Where U R]]", "[[Microphone Fiend]]" by [[Eric B. & Rakim]] and [[IMx|Immature]]'s "[[Watch Me Do My Thing]]". [[IMx|Immature]], [[Eric B. & Rakim]] and [[Floetry]] also sped up their sample. The song also samples "[[Jungle Boogie]]" by [[Kool & the Gang]] and "Escapism" by [[James Brown]].


==Charts==
==Charts==
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===Peak positions===
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Chart (1991) !! Peak<br>position
! Chart (1992–93)
! Peak<br/>position
|-
{{single chart|Australia|28|artist=TLC|song= AIN'T 2 PROUD 2 BEG|accessdate=December 5, 2017}}
|-
{{single chart|Canadadance|3|chartid=2140|accessdate=February 8, 2020}}
|-
|-
|Europe ([[Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-07-11.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=9|issue=28|page=11|date=July 11, 1992|access-date=June 24, 2023}}</ref>
|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|13
|align="center"|53
|-
|-
|Europe ([[European Dance Radio Chart|European Dance Radio]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-07-04.pdf|title=European Dance Radio|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|date=July 4, 1992|page=22|accessdate=October 31, 2021}}</ref>
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot 100]]
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|6
|-
|-
{{single chart|Dutch40|25|year=1992|week=34|accessdate=March 24, 2018}}
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B Singles]]
|align="center"|2
|-
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|24|artist=TLC|song=AIN'T 2 PROUD 2 BEG|accessdate=December 5, 2017}}
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Dance Singles Sales]]
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|35|artist=TLC|song=AIN'T 2 PROUD 2 BEG|accessdate=December 5, 2017}}
|-
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|13|artist=TLC|accessdate=December 5, 2017}}
|-
|[[UK Dance Singles Chart|UK Dance]] (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1992/MW-1992-06-27.pdf |title= Top 60 Dance Singles |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= June 27, 1992 |page= 22 |accessdate= September 29, 2020}}</ref>
|align="center"|5
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|6|artist=TLC|accessdate=December 5, 2017}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddancesales|1|artist=TLC|access-date=April 11, 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|2|artist=TLC|accessdate=December 5, 2017}}
|}
|}
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===End of year charts===
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|End of year chart (1992)
!align="left"|Chart (1992)
!align="center"|Position
!align="center"|Position
|-
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1992|title=Billboard Top 100 - 1992|accessdate=2010-07-30}}</ref>
|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1992 |title=Billboard Top 100 - 1992 |accessdate=July 30, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708050630/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1992 |archivedate=July 8, 2009 }}</ref>
|align="center"|36
|align="center"|36
|-
|-
|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref name="BByeRb">{{cite web|url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1992/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|title=1992 Year End Chart: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|accessdate=January 27, 2012}}</ref>
|align="center"|26
|}
|}
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==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=TLC|title=Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg|award=Platinum|relyear=1991|certyear=1992|access-date=February 26, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
!scope="col"|Label(s)
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|United States
|November 22, 1991
|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|cassette}}
|[[LaFace Records|LaFace]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.univision.com/san-antonio/kmyo/musica/tlc/classic-jam-tlc-aint-2-proud-2-beg|title=Classic Jam: TLC - Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg|website=Univision.com|access-date=January 30, 2018}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|United Kingdom
|June 8, 1992
|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}
|rowspan="2"|{{hlist|[[Arista Records|Arista]]|LaFace}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=17|date=June 6, 1992}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|Sweden
|June 29, 1992
|CD
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://click2music.se/product.asp?prd=87&art=31|title=TLC: Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg|website=click2music.se|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050222173837/http://click2music.se/product.asp?prd=87&art=31|archive-date=February 22, 2005|access-date=November 30, 2023}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[N.E. Heartbreak]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:TLC (band) songs]]
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Latest revision as of 03:35, 27 August 2024

"Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg"
Single by TLC
from the album Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip
ReleasedNovember 22, 1991 (1991-11-22)
RecordedApril 1991[1]
Genre
Length
  • 5:37 (album version)
  • 4:10 (single edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dallas Austin
TLC singles chronology
"Word to the Badd!!"
(1991)
"Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg"
(1991)
"Baby-Baby-Baby"
(1992)
Music video
"Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" on YouTube

"Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" is the debut single by American girl group TLC, from their debut album, Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip (1992). It was released by LaFace Records on November 22, 1991 (promo) and late January 1992 (retail). The song would ultimately peak at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number two on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. The single also reached the top 20 in the UK Singles Chart. The song describes the group explaining that they don't mind begging for attention from their significant others. Songwriters Dallas Austin and Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes received a nomination for the 1993 Grammy Award for Best R&B Song. The song appeared in video games Dance Central 3 and the 2022 reboot of Saints Row.

Critical reception

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In a retrospective review, Daryl McIntosh from Albumism remarked that on the song, "the fresh look and unique sound of the southern fried trio exploded with flavor that satisfied every taste bud as Chilli’s sweet soprano contrasted T-Boz’s tangy contralto, and Left Eye’s spicy lyrics and natural charisma brought all of the ingredients together." He added, "Throw in Dallas Austin’s production, and you had the perfect musical gumbo that listeners never imagined could be enjoyed in a single serving."[3] Robert Hilburn from Los Angeles Times wrote, "The title may be borrowed from a ‘60s Motown hit, but the playful, kinetic hip-hop attitude--youthful with a feminist edge--is right to the minute."[4]

Music video

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The accompanying music video for "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg", filmed and produced in late 1991, features the girls wearing condoms, baggy clothes, and Lisa with a big hat and sunglasses. The video shows the girls singing, dancing and rapping and will occasionally have the girl's nicknames at the bottom of the screen. Some shots feature the group outside with people in the background and then them in front of a white background. In a BET interview, T-Boz and Chilli said they were trying to warm-up to the cameras in this video because it was their first one, and that Lisa was a natural because it was her "big break" and what she had "been waiting for". T-Boz also said amusedly that you can see her playing with her side-burns in the beginning, and Chilli stated it was her least favorite video they did. The end of the video shows the girls in character as hillbillies. The radio edit of the song is used instead of the album version. Their then-manager, Pebbles, also appears at the end of the video.

Track listing

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Sample credits

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The song uses seven samples. The most notable sample used is a sped-up sample of "School Boy Crush" by Average White Band. This same sample was used on Floetry's "Wanna B Where U R", "Microphone Fiend" by Eric B. & Rakim and Immature's "Watch Me Do My Thing". Immature, Eric B. & Rakim and Floetry also sped up their sample. The song also samples "Jungle Boogie" by Kool & the Gang, "Escapism" by James Brown, "Fly, Robin, Fly" by Silver Convention, "Get Me Back on Time, Engine Number 9, Pt. 1" by Wilson Pickett, "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" by Bob James and "I Want to Take You Higher" by Sly and the Family Stone.

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[19] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States November 22, 1991
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • cassette
LaFace [20]
United Kingdom June 8, 1992
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
[21]
Sweden June 29, 1992 CD [22]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. Billboard Books. ISBN 9780823076772. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  2. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (October 20, 2013). "TLC – 20". Slant Magazine. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  3. ^ McIntosh, Daryl (February 24, 2022). "TLC's Debut Album 'Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip' Turns 30 — Anniversary Retrospective". Albumism. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  4. ^ Hilburn, Robert (December 31, 1992). "Dance Energy Saves Dreary '92: Year-End Review". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "TLC – AIN'T 2 PROUD 2 BEG". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 2140." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 28. July 11, 1992. p. 11. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  8. ^ "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. July 4, 1992. p. 22. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  9. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 34, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  10. ^ "TLC – AIN'T 2 PROUD 2 BEG" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  11. ^ "TLC – AIN'T 2 PROUD 2 BEG". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
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  13. ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. June 27, 1992. p. 22. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  14. ^ "TLC Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  15. ^ "TLC Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  16. ^ "TLC Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  17. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1992". Archived from the original on July 8, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
  18. ^ "1992 Year End Chart: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  19. ^ "American single certifications – TLC – Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  20. ^ "Classic Jam: TLC - Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg". Univision.com. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  21. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. June 6, 1992. p. 17.
  22. ^ "TLC: Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg". click2music.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on February 22, 2005. Retrieved November 30, 2023.