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| Artist = [[LL Cool J]] featuring [[Timbaland]]
| Artist = [[LL Cool J]] featuring [[Timbaland]]
| from Album = [[The DEFinition]]
| from Album = [[The DEFinition]]
|B-side = Feel the Beat
| B-side = Feel the Beat
| Released = June 7, 2004
| Released = June 7, 2004
| Format = [[Compact disc single|CD]]
| Format = [[Compact disc single|CD]], [[12" single|12"]], [[Music download|digital download]]
| Recorded = 2003-early 2004
| Recorded = 2003-early 2004
| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
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"'''Headsprung'''" is a song by [[USA|American]] [[hip hop]] artist [[LL Cool J]]. It was released in June 2004 as the lead single from his eleventh album, ''[[The DEFinition]]''. The song was a success on the charts, it peaked at number 16 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], #4 on the [[Hot Rap Singles]] and #7 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]].
"'''Headsprung'''" is a song by [[USA|American]] [[hip hop]] artist [[LL Cool J]]. It was released in June 2004 as the lead single from his eleventh album, ''[[The DEFinition]]''. The song was a success on the charts, it peaked at number 16 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], number 4 on the [[Hot Rap Songs]] and number 7 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]].


[[Keri Hilson]] did a cover of this song featuring [[Justin Timberlake]], the cover was used as a remix with LL Cool J's 1st verse. A version of this song, however without Timberlake, has appears, renamed, as the title track for Hilson's 2009 compilation album, ''[[Ms. Keri]]''.
[[Keri Hilson]] did a cover of this song featuring [[Justin Timberlake]], the cover was used as a remix with LL Cool J's 1st verse. A version of this song, however without Timberlake, has appears, renamed, as the title track for Hilson's 2009 compilation album, ''[[Ms. Keri]]''.


==Track listing==
==Critical reception==
[[AllMusic]]'s David Jeffries praised the song as change from the slow jams of LL's ''[[10 (LL Cool J album)|10]]'', highlighting the southern production and New York style vocal delivery as a great merger, concluding that, "Simple, club, crunk, and not the kind of revolution Timbaland or LL Cool J can crank out when on fire, but solid enough to put the rapper back on top of the beatbox."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/headsprung-mt0013879354|title=Headsprung - LL Cool J|last=Jeffries|first=David|work={{noitalic|[[AllMusic]]}}|publisher=[[All Media Network]]|accessdate=August 2, 2015}}</ref>


==Formats and track listing==
===A-Side===
;Europe CD (Promo)<ref name="EuroPromo">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/LL-Cool-J-Headsprung/release/2382787|title=LL Cool J - Headsprung (CD)|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=August 2, 2015}}</ref>
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#"Headsprung" (Radio Mix)
#"Headsprung" (Instrumental)
#"Headsprung" (Radio Edit) – 3:55
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#"Headsprung" (Acapella)


;UK CD<ref name="UKCD">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/LL-Cool-J-Headsprung/release/4903520|title=LL Cool J - Headsprung (CD)|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=August 2, 2015}}</ref>
===B-Side===
#"Headsprung" (Album Version) – 4:27
#"Feel The Beat" (Radio Mix)
#"Feel The Beat" (Instrumental)
#"Feel the Beat" (Album Version) – 4:17
#"Feel The Beat" (Acapella)


;US CD (Promo)<ref name="USCD">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/LL-Cool-J-Headsprung/release/2421216|title=LL Cool J - Headsprung (CD)|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=August 2, 2015}}</ref>
==Chart performance==
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#"Headsprung" (Radio) – 3:58
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#"Headsprung" (Instrumental) – 4:31
#"Call Out" – 0:11

==Charts and certifications===
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
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!Chart (2004)
!Chart (2004)
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{{singlechart|Swiss|20|artist=LL Cool J|song=Headsprung}}
{{singlechart|Swiss|20|artist=LL Cool J|song=Headsprung}}
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{{singlechart|UK|25|artist=LL Cool J|song=Headsprung|date=2004-08-24|rowheader=true}}
|align="left"|UK Singles ([[The Official Charts Company]])
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|align="center"|25
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{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|16|artist=LL Cool J|song=Headsprung|artistid={{BillboardID|LL Cool J}}|accessdate=August 2, 2015}}
|align="left"|U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]
|align="center"|16
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{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|7|artist=LL Cool J|song=Headsprung|artistid={{BillboardID|LL Cool J}}|accessdate=August 2, 2015}}
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]]
|align="center"|7
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{{singlechart|Billboardrapsongs|4|artist=LL Cool J|song=Headsprung|artistid={{BillboardID|LL Cool J}}|accessdate=August 2, 2015}}
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Rap Tracks]]
|align="center"|4
|}
|}

===Certifications===
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Gold|artist=LL Cool J|title=Headsprung|certyear=2005|relyear=2004|digital=true|accessdate=August 2, 2015|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nounspecified=yes}}
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===Year-end charts===
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!Chart (2004)
!Position
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!scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/hot-r-b-hip-hop-songs|title=2004 Year-End Charts: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|accessdate=August 2, 2015}}</ref>
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|align="center"|39
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{{col-end}}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:2004 singles]]
[[Category:2004 singles]]
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[[Category:2004 songs]]
[[Category:LL Cool J songs]]
[[Category:LL Cool J songs]]
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[[Category:Def Jam Recordings singles]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Timbaland]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Timbaland]]
[[Category:Songs written by LL Cool J]]
[[Category:Songs written by LL Cool J]]
[[Category:Singles certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America]]
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[[Category:2004 songs]]
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[[Category:Def Jam Recordings singles]]

Revision as of 17:01, 2 August 2015

"Headsprung"
Song
B-side"Feel the Beat"

"Headsprung" is a song by American hip hop artist LL Cool J. It was released in June 2004 as the lead single from his eleventh album, The DEFinition. The song was a success on the charts, it peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 4 on the Hot Rap Songs and number 7 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

Keri Hilson did a cover of this song featuring Justin Timberlake, the cover was used as a remix with LL Cool J's 1st verse. A version of this song, however without Timberlake, has appears, renamed, as the title track for Hilson's 2009 compilation album, Ms. Keri.

Critical reception

AllMusic's David Jeffries praised the song as change from the slow jams of LL's 10, highlighting the southern production and New York style vocal delivery as a great merger, concluding that, "Simple, club, crunk, and not the kind of revolution Timbaland or LL Cool J can crank out when on fire, but solid enough to put the rapper back on top of the beatbox."[1]

Formats and track listing

Europe CD (Promo)[2]
  1. "Headsprung" (Radio Edit) – 3:55
UK CD[3]
  1. "Headsprung" (Album Version) – 4:27
  2. "Feel the Beat" (Album Version) – 4:17
US CD (Promo)[4]
  1. "Headsprung" (Radio) – 3:58
  2. "Headsprung" (Instrumental) – 4:31
  3. "Call Out" – 0:11

Charts and certifications=

References

  1. ^ Jeffries, David. "Headsprung - LL Cool J". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved August 2, 2015. {{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in |work= at position 1 (help)
  2. ^ "LL Cool J - Headsprung (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "LL Cool J - Headsprung (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  4. ^ "LL Cool J - Headsprung (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  5. ^ "LL Cool J – Headsprung". Swiss Singles Chart.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  7. ^ "LL Cool J Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  8. ^ "LL Cool J Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  9. ^ "LL Cool J Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  10. ^ "American single certifications – LL Cool J – Headsprung". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  11. ^ "2004 Year-End Charts: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
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