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{{Infobox single |
{{Infobox song
|Name = Window Shopper
|Cover = Window Shopper .jpg
| name = Window Shopper
| cover = Window Shopper .jpg
|Artist = [[50 Cent]]
| alt =
|from Album = [[Get Rich or Die Tryin' Soundtrack]] and [[The Massacre]] (Special Edition)
| type = single
|Released = November 6, 2005
|Format = [[Compact disc|CD]]
| artist = [[50 Cent]]
| album = [[Get Rich or Die Tryin' (Soundtrack)|Get Rich or Die Tryin': Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture]] and [[The Massacre]] (special edition)
|Genre = [[East Coast hip hop]]
| released = November 6, 2005
|Length = 3:13
| recorded = 2005
|Label = [[G-Unit Records|G-Unit]]/[[Interscope]]
| studio =
|Writer = T. Crawford & [[50 Cent|Curtis Jackson]].<br/>Jackson, C.<br/>Bob Marley<br/>Turnbull, J.H.
|Producer = C. Styles , Sire
| venue =
| genre = *[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
|Certification = Gold <small>([[RIAA]])</small>
*[[gangsta rap]]
|Reviews =
| length = 3:13
|Last single = "[[Hustler's Ambition]]"<br/>(2005)
| label = *[[G-Unit Records|G-Unit]]
|This single = "'''Window Shopper'''"<br/>(2005)
*[[Interscope]]
|Next single = "[[Best Friend (50 Cent song)|Best Friend]]"<br/>(2006)
| writer = * [[50 Cent|Curtis Jackson]]
{{Audiosample
*Teraike Crawford
|Upper caption = Window Shopper
* Jason Horace Turnbull
|Audio file = 50Cent-WindowShopper.ogg
*[[Bob Marley|Robert Nesta Marley]]
}}}}
| producer = *C. Styles
*Sire
| prev_title = [[Hustler's Ambition]]
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = [[Best Friend (50 Cent song)|Best Friend]]
| next_year = 2006
| misc = {{Audio sample
| type = single
| file = 50Cent-WindowShopper.ogg
}}
}}


"'''Window Shopper'''" is a single by rapper [[50 Cent]]. It was released in November 2005 as the second single (in the [[United States|U.S.]]) and first single (in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and [[Australia]]) from the ''[[Get Rich or Die Tryin' (film)|Get Rich or Die Tryin']]'' [[Get Rich or Die Tryin' (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] released in 2005. It was later included on his 2005 album, [[The Massacre]] as a bonus track. It peaked at #20 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]], and had slightly more success in a couple other countries. The song was certified Gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].
"'''Window Shopper'''" is a single by rapper [[50 Cent]]. It was released in November 2005 as the second single (in the U.S.) and first single (in the UK and Australia) from the ''[[Get Rich or Die Tryin' (film)|Get Rich or Die Tryin']]'' [[Get Rich or Die Tryin' (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] released in 2005, as well as the film's theme song. It was later included on his 2005 album, ''[[The Massacre]]'' as a bonus track. It peaked at number 20 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], and had slightly more success in a couple of other countries. The song was certified Gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].


==Music video==
==Music video==
The [[music video]] is set in [[Monaco]] and is about how 50 Cent and [[G-Unit Records|friends]] are rich enough to buy overpriced items, such as $400 [[cheeseburgers]], and a $1,500,000 [[Maserati MC12]]. It received a nomination at the [[2006 MTV Video Music Awards]] for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video|Best Rap Video]]. There are two versions of the video: one which contains several clips from the film and one that doesn't and is the full version of the video. For example, the video either starts with footage from the film of Marcus looking through a window at shoes, or it starts with 50 Cent and [[Ma$e]] trying to understand what a French shoe salesman is saying.
The [[music video]] is set in [[Monaco]] and [[Cannes]]. It’s about how 50 Cent and [[G-Unit Records|friends]] are rich enough to buy overpriced items, such as $400 [[cheeseburgers]], and a $1,500,000 [[Maserati MC12]]. It received a nomination at the [[2006 MTV Video Music Awards]] for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video|Best Rap Video]]. There are two versions of the video: one which contains several clips from the film and one that doesn't and is the full version of the video. For example, the video either starts with footage from the film of Marcus looking through a window at shoes, or it starts with 50 Cent and [[Mase]] trying to understand what a French shoe salesman is saying. The video features cameo appearances by other [[G-Unit]] members, [[M.O.P.]], [[Ma$e]], [[Mobb Deep]] and [[Olivia (singer)|Olivia]].


The music video on [[YouTube]] has received over 250 million views as of March 2024.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFLow5StvvU 50 Cent - Window Shopper (Official Video)].[[YouTube]]</ref>
==Charts and Certifications==

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==Charts==
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!scope="col"| Chart (2005)
===Weekly charts===

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col"| Chart (2005–06)
!scope="col"| Peak<br>position
!scope="col"| Peak<br>position
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{{single chart|Australia|13|song=Window Shopper|artist=50 Cent|access-date=13 August 2011|refname="AUS" |rowheader=true}}
!scope="row"|Australia ([[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]])<ref name="AUS">{{cite web|title=50 Cent - Window Shopper|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=50+Cent&titel=Window+Shopper&cat=s|work=australian-charts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=13 August 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|13
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|-
{{single chart|Australiaurban|4|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222439/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20060220-0000/issue832.pdf|urltitle=Issue 832|rowheader=true|access-date=March 4, 2022}}
!scope="row"|Austria ([[Ö3 Austria Top 40]])<ref name="AUT">{{cite web|title=50 Cent - Window Shopper|url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=50+Cent&titel=Window+Shopper&cat=s|work=austriancharts.at|publisher=Hung Medien|language=German|accessdate=13 August 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|26
|-
|-
{{single chart|Austria|26|song=Window Shopper|artist=50 Cent|access-date=13 August 2011|refname="AUT" |rowheader=true}}
!scope="row"|Belgium ([[Ultratop 50]] Flanders)<ref name="BELFL">{{cite web|title=50 Cent - Window Shopper|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=50+Cent&titel=Window+Shopper&cat=s|work=ultratop.be|publisher=Hung Medien|language=Dutch|accessdate=13 August 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|20
|-
|-
{{single chart|Flanders|20|song=Window Shopper|artist=50 Cent|access-date=13 August 2011 |refname="BELFL"|rowheader=true}}
!scope="row"|Belgium ([[Ultratop 50]] Wallonia)<ref name="BELWA">{{cite web|title=50 Cent - Window Shopper|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=50+Cent&titel=Window+Shopper&cat=s|work=ultratop.be|publisher=Hung Medien|language=French|accessdate=13 August 2011}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|19
{{single chart|Wallonia|19|song=Window Shopper|artist=50 Cent|access-date=13 August 2011 |refname="BELWA"|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
!scope="row"{{singlechart|Czech Republic|29|year=2006|week=18}}
{{singlechart|Czech Republic|29|year=2006|week=18|rowheader=true}}
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{{single chart|France|23|song=Window Shopper|artist=50 Cent|access-date=13 August 2011|refname="FRA" |rowheader=true}}
!scope="row"|France ([[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]])<ref name="FRA">{{cite web|title=50 Cent - Window Shopper|url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=50+Cent&titel=Window+Shopper&cat=s|work=lescharts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|language=French|accessdate=13 August 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|23
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|-
{{single chart|Germany|20|artist=50 Cent|song=Window Shopper|songid=146597|rowheader=true}}
!scope="row"|Germany ([[Media Control Charts|Media Control AG]])<ref name="GER">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/50%20Cent/?type=single|title=Chartverfolgung / 50 Cent / Single|work=musicline.de|publisher=[[Media Control Charts]]|accessdate=13 August 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|20
|-
|-
{{single chart|Ireland2|6|song=Window Shopper|access-date=25 September 2021|rowheader=true}}
!scope="row"|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40]])<ref name="DUT">{{cite web|title=Nederlandse Top 40 – week 52, 2005|url=http://www.top40.nl/index.aspx?&jaar=2005&maand=7&week=52|work=top40.nl|publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|language=Dutch|accessdate=13 August 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|38
|-
|-
{{single chart|Dutch40|37|year=2005|week=52|rowheader=true}}
!scope="row"|New Zealand ([[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]])<ref name="NZ">{{cite web|title=50 Cent - Window Shopper|url=http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=50+Cent&titel=Window+Shopper&cat=s|work=charts.org.nz|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=13 August 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|8
|-
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|38|artist=50 Cent|song=Window Shopper|rowheader=true}}
!scope="row"|Norway ([[VG-lista]])<ref name="NOR">{{cite web|title=50 Cent - Window Shopper|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=50+Cent&titel=Window+Shopper&cat=s|work=norwegiancharts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=13 August 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|8
|-
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|8|song=Window Shopper|artist=50 Cent|access-date=13 August 2011|refname="NZ" |rowheader=true}}
!scope="row"|Switzerland ([[Swiss Music Charts|Schweizer Hitparade]])<ref name="SWI">{{cite web|title=50 Cent - Window Shopper|url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=50+Cent&titel=Window+Shopper&cat=s|work=hitparade.ch|publisher=Hung Medien|format=in German|accessdate=13 August 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|7
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|-
{{single chart|Norway|8|song=Window Shopper|artist=50 Cent|access-date=13 August 2011|refname="NOR" |rowheader=true}}
!scope="row"|UK Singles ([[The Official Charts Company]])<ref name=UK>{{cite web|title=Chart Stats - 50 Cent - Window Shopper|url=http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=953|work=Chart Stats|publisher=[[The Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=13 August 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|11
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{{single chart|Scotland|12|song=Window Shopper|artist=50 Cent|date=20051127|access-date=25 September 2021|rowheader=true}}
!scope="row"|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="US100">{{cite web|title=50 Cent Album & Song Chart History: Billboard Hot 100|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=50 cent|chart=Hot 100}}|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=13 August 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|20
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{{single chart|Switzerland |7|song=Window Shopper|artist=50 Cent|access-date=13 August 2011 |refname="SWI"|rowheader=true}}
!scope="row"|US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref name="USR&B">{{cite web|title=50 Cent Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=50 cent|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}}|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=13 August 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|14
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{{single chart|UK|33|song=Window Shopper|artist=50 Cent|date=20060101|access-date=21 February 2011|refname=UK |rowheader=true}}
!scope="row"|US [[Pop 100]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref name="USPop">{{cite web|title=50 Cent > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles|url=http://allmusic.com/artist/50-cent-p372609/charts-awards/billboard-singles|work=[[Allmusic]]|publisher=[[Macrovision]]|accessdate=13 August 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|41
|-
|-
{{single chart|UKrandb|2|date=20051127|access-date=May 7, 2022|rowheader=true}}
!scope="row"|US [[Hot Rap Songs|Rap Songs]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref name="USRap">{{cite web|title=50 Cent Album & Song Chart History: Rap Songs|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=50 cent|chart=Rap Airplay}}|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|accessdate=13 August 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|9
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===Certifications===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|-
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{{single chart|Billboardhot100|20|song=Window Shopper|artist=50 Cent|access-date=13 August 2011|refname="US100"|rowheader=true}}
!scope="col"| Country
!scope="col"| [[List of music recording certifications|Certification]]
|-
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{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|14|song=Window Shopper|artist=50 Cent|access-date=13 August 2011 |refname="USR&B"|rowheader=true}}
!scope="row"|[[Recording Industry Association of America|United States]]
|-
|Gold<ref name=UScert>{{cite web|title=Gold & Platinum: 50 Cent|url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=50_Cent&format=&go=Search&perPage=50|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|accessdate=17 September 2011}}</ref>
{{single chart|Billboardrapsongs|9|song=Window Shopper|artist=50 Cent|access-date=13 August 2011 |refname="USRap"|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Pop 100]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref name="USPop">{{cite web|title=50 Cent > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles|url=http://allmusic.com/artist/50-cent-p372609/charts-awards/billboard-singles|work=[[Allmusic]]|publisher=[[Macrovision]]|access-date=13 August 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|41
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{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|21|artist=50 Cent|access-date=3 June 2022|refname="USRhyth"|rowheader=true}}
|}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! Chart (2005)
! Position
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40]])<ref name="netherlands2005yearend">{{cite web|url=http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr2005.html|title=Dutch Top 40 Year End|publisher=[[MegaCharts]]|access-date=18 September 2011|language=nl}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Chart (2005)
!scope="col"| Peak<br>position
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40]])<ref name="netherlands2005yearend">{{cite web|url=http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr2005.html|title=Dutch Top 40 Year End|publisher=[[MegaCharts]]|accessdate=18 September 2011|language=Dutch}}</ref>
| 277
| 277
|-
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles ([[The Official Charts Company]])<ref name="UK2005yearend">{{cite web|title=End Of Year Charts: 2005|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2005.pdf|publisher=[[UKChartsPlus]]|accessdate=18 September 2011|format=PDF}}</ref>
!scope="row"|UK Singles ([[The Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref name="UK2005yearend">{{cite web|title=End Of Year Charts: 2005|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2005.pdf|publisher=[[UKChartsPlus]]|access-date=18 September 2011}}</ref>
| 190
| 190
|-
!scope="row"|UK Urban (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2006/Music-Week-2006-01-14.pdf |title=2005 Urban Top 40|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=22|date=January 14, 2006|access-date=August 5, 2023}}</ref><br />{{small|''"Window Shopper" / "Hustler's Ambition"''}}
|29
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! Chart (2006)
! Position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia ([[ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2006/singles-chart|title=ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2006|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref>
| 80
|-
!scope="row"|Switzerland ([[Schweizer Hitparade]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2006|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2006|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref>
| 62
|}
|}
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==Trivia==
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Window Shopper''}}
* Before the song was released as a [[Single (music)|single]], the rough edit (which is the clean version's chorus) incorporated rappers that 50 Cent has had feuds with: [[Ja Rule]], [[Jadakiss]], [[Fat Joe]], [[Nas]] & [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]]. "Ja yous a window shopper, mad at me I think I know why, Jada yous a window shopper, in the jewelry store lookin at shit you can't buy..." etc.
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|type=single|artist=50 Cent|title=Window Shopper|award=Gold|relyear=2005|certyear=2023|access-date=December 10, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=50 Cent|title=Window Shopper|award=Gold|relyear=2005|certyear=2024|id=16534-567-1|accessdate=May 24, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=50 Cent|title=Window Shopper|award=Platinum|relyear=2005|certyear=2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=ringtone|artist=50 Cent|title=Window Shopper|award=Gold|relyear=2005|certyear=2006|note=Mastertone}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|noshipments=true}}


==Parodies==
==Parodies==
* [[Lily Allen]] recorded a [[parody]] of "Window Shopper" called "Nan, You're a Window Shopper", about her [[grandma]]. The version of this song is on the [[U.S.]] release of her album ''[[Alright, Still]]''.
* [[Lily Allen]] recorded a [[parody]] of "Window Shopper" called "Nan, You're a Window Shopper", about her [[grandmother]]. The version of this song is on the U.S. release of her album ''[[Alright, Still]]''.
* [[Loon (rapper)|Loon]] parodied the song in a [[diss]] to [[Mase|Ma$e]].
* [[Loon (rapper)|Loon]] parodied the song in a [[Diss (music)|diss]] to [[Mase|Ma$e]].<ref>{{cite web| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/oS6ZrzSdJWA| archive-date = 2021-12-05| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS6ZrzSdJWA| title = Loon dissin 50 and mase | website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
* Gazouza Setif recorded a [[parody]] of "Window Shopper" <ref>{{cite web| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/i_CBQEfemTI| archive-date = 2021-12-05| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_CBQEfemTI| title = gazouza setif freestyle window shopper | website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>


==Remix==
==Remix==
{{unref|date=June 2023|section}}
There is also a Window Shopper remix featuring [[Ma$e]]. It was released in the mixtape: "G-Unit Radio part 16" with Ma$e.
There is also a Window Shopper remix featuring [[Ma$e]]. It was released in the mixtape: "G-Unit Radio part 16" with Ma$e.


A second remix was released featuring [[Ma$e]] and [[Lloyd Banks]]. It was released in the mixtape: "Static Scelektah & G-Unit Radio -
A second remix was released featuring [[Ma$e]] and [[Lloyd Banks]]. It was released in the mixtape: "Statik Selektah & G-Unit Radio -
The Empire Strikes Back". This version has a different chorus sung by [[50 Cent]], instead of him saying "Ja you's a window shopper" he says "nigga you's a window shopper".
The Empire Strikes Back". This version has a different chorus sung by [[50 Cent]], instead of him saying "Ja you's a window shopper" he says "nigga you's a window shopper".

In 2015 [[Post Malone]] released a remix of the song titled '#mood'. The remix "addresses the peskiest of haters: those from the Internet."


==Sample==
==Sample==
{{unref|date=June 2023|section}}
"Window Shopper" samples "Burnin' and Lootin'" by [[Bob Marley]]
"Window Shopper" samples "Burnin' and Lootin'" by [[Bob Marley]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External Links==
==External links==
*{{youtube|bFLow5StvvU|50 Cent - Window Shopper}}
* {{MetroLyrics song|50-cent|window-shopper}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


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Latest revision as of 10:48, 26 June 2024

Not to be confused with window shopping.
"Window Shopper"
Single by 50 Cent
from the album Get Rich or Die Tryin': Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture and The Massacre (special edition)
ReleasedNovember 6, 2005
Recorded2005
Genre
Length3:13
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • C. Styles
  • Sire
50 Cent singles chronology
"Hustler's Ambition"
(2005) 		"Window Shopper"
(2005) 		"Best Friend"
(2006)
Audio sample

"Window Shopper" is a single by rapper 50 Cent. It was released in November 2005 as the second single (in the U.S.) and first single (in the UK and Australia) from the Get Rich or Die Tryin' soundtrack released in 2005, as well as the film's theme song. It was later included on his 2005 album, The Massacre as a bonus track. It peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, and had slightly more success in a couple of other countries. The song was certified Gold by the RIAA.

Music video

[edit]

The music video is set in Monaco and Cannes. It’s about how 50 Cent and friends are rich enough to buy overpriced items, such as $400 cheeseburgers, and a $1,500,000 Maserati MC12. It received a nomination at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Rap Video. There are two versions of the video: one which contains several clips from the film and one that doesn't and is the full version of the video. For example, the video either starts with footage from the film of Marcus looking through a window at shoes, or it starts with 50 Cent and Mase trying to understand what a French shoe salesman is saying. The video features cameo appearances by other G-Unit members, M.O.P., Ma$e, Mobb Deep and Olivia.

The music video on YouTube has received over 250 million views as of March 2024.[1]

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Window Shopper
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[29] Gold 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[31] Platinum 1,000,000‡
United States (RIAA)[32]
Mastertone 		Gold 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Parodies

[edit]

Remix

[edit]

There is also a Window Shopper remix featuring Ma$e. It was released in the mixtape: "G-Unit Radio part 16" with Ma$e.

A second remix was released featuring Ma$e and Lloyd Banks. It was released in the mixtape: "Statik Selektah & G-Unit Radio - The Empire Strikes Back". This version has a different chorus sung by 50 Cent, instead of him saying "Ja you's a window shopper" he says "nigga you's a window shopper".

In 2015 Post Malone released a remix of the song titled '#mood'. The remix "addresses the peskiest of haters: those from the Internet."

Sample

[edit]

"Window Shopper" samples "Burnin' and Lootin'" by Bob Marley

References

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  1. ^ 50 Cent - Window Shopper (Official Video).YouTube
  2. ^ "50 Cent – Window Shopper". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Issue 832" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "50 Cent – Window Shopper" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  5. ^ "50 Cent – Window Shopper" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  6. ^ "50 Cent – Window Shopper" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  7. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 18. týden 2006 in the date selector.
  8. ^ "50 Cent – Window Shopper" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  9. ^ "50 Cent – Window Shopper" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  10. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Window Shopper". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 52, 2005" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  12. ^ "50 Cent – Window Shopper" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. ^ "50 Cent – Window Shopper". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  14. ^ "50 Cent – Window Shopper". VG-lista. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
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