2007Released
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Interesting facts and trivia about Crank That (Soulja Boy). By Songfacts®.

"Crank That (Soulja Boy)" was a monster hit, spending seven weeks at #1 in the USA. Soulja Boy, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, co-wrote and produced the track when he was just 16. He had just turned 17 when the song topped the Hot 100 on September 15, 2007, making him the youngest solo artist to write, perform and produce a chart topper, a record previously held by Debbie Gibson with "Foolish Beat."

The lyrical content of this song is a combination of bragging and dance instructions. A Crank That dance craze arose from the song's success. These is also an alternate interpretation of the lyrics: It could be about having sex at a young age. The lyrics, "Superman that ho" can refer to something a guy might do when a girl withholds sex from him. When she falls asleep, he will ejaculate on her back and then put a bedsheet or piece of paper there so she appears to be wearing a Superman cape when she wakes up.

This song features a sample of a steel drum. Steel drums are percussion instruments originating from the West Indian islands of Trinidad and Tobago. They are generally made from 55 gallon oil drums and their use in carnival music competitions on the Caribbean islands became commonplace in the 1940s. Other hits to feature steel drums include the Hollies 1967 hit "Carrie Anne," The Beach Boys 1988 American chart-topper "Kokomo" and 50 Cent's 2003 transatlantic Top-Tenner "P.I.M.P."

Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Crank That (Soulja Boy).
CKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
140BPM

Album

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Universal Music AS
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℗ 2007 ColliPark Music/Interscope Records

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