# Hat 2 da Back

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1992 single by TLC

"Hat 2 da Back" Single by TLC from the album Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip Released September 3, 1992 (1992-09-03) Recorded 1991 Genre New jack swing[1] Length 4:16 (album version) 4:09 (radio edit) Label LaFace Arista Songwriters Dallas Austin Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes Kevin Wales Producer Dallas Austin TLC singles chronology "What About Your Friends" (1992) "Hat 2 da Back" (1992) "Get It Up" (1993) Music video "Hat 2 da Back" on YouTube

"**Hat 2 da Back**" is a song by American girl group [TLC](/source/TLC_(group)) from their debut studio album, *[Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip](/source/Ooooooohhh..._On_the_TLC_Tip)* (1992). It was released as the album's fourth and final single. The song contains samples of "[Big Ole Butt](/source/Big_Ole_Butt)" by [LL Cool J](/source/LL_Cool_J) and "What Makes You Happy" by [KC and the Sunshine Band](/source/KC_and_the_Sunshine_Band).[2] "Hat 2 da Back" reached number 30 on the [*Billboard* Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100) and number 14 on *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*'s [Hot R&B Singles](/source/Hot_R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Songs) chart.

## Music video

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The music video is built around a remixed version of the song. The video depicts the group singing the song during a photo shoot and a concert, where a man is watching them and fantasizing about them in tight clothing as opposed to the baggy clothing they favor; ironically this foreshadowed them wearing gradually tighter and more feminine clothing from the *[CrazySexyCool](/source/CrazySexyCool)* era onwards. Hip hop duos [Kris Kross](/source/Kris_Kross) and [Illegal](/source/Illegal_(group)) appear in the video.

## Track listings

- **US CD single**[3]

1. "Hat 2 da Back" (Remix Radio Edit) – 4:12

1. "Hat 2 da Back" (Extended Remix) – 5:50

1. "Hat 2 da Back" (Remix Instrumental) – 4:12

- **US 12-inch single**[4]

(Note: On some versions of the 12-inch single, the "Remix Radio Edit" is not mentioned on the record sleeve but is contained on the label and recording proper. This was fixed on later pressings.)

- A1. "Hat 2 da Back" (Extended Remix) – 5:50

- A2. "Hat 2 da Back" (Remix Radio Edit) – 4:12

- B1. "Hat 2 da Back" (Album Version) – 4:16

- B2. "Hat 2 da Back" (Remix Instrumental) – 4:12

- **US cassette single**[5]

1. "Hat 2 da Back" (Radio Edit) – 4:07

1. "Hat 2 da Back" (Album Version) – 4:16

## Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1993) Peak position New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 22 US Billboard Hot 100[7] 30 US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[8] 26 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 14 US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)[10] 14 Year-end charts Chart (1993) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] 100

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Cinquemani, Sal (October 20, 2013). ["TLC – *20*"](https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/tlc-20). *[Slant Magazine](/source/Slant_Magazine)*. Retrieved August 4, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** *[Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip](/source/Ooooooohhh..._On_the_TLC_Tip)* (liner notes). [TLC](/source/TLC_(group)). [LaFace Records](/source/LaFace_Records). 1992. 73008-26003-2.{{[cite AV media notes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_AV_media_notes)}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_others_in_cite_AV_media_(notes)))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** *"Hat 2 da Back"* (US CD single). TLC. LaFace Records. 1993. 73008-24046-2.{{[cite AV media notes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_AV_media_notes)}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_others_in_cite_AV_media_(notes)))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** *"Hat 2 da Back"* (US 12-inch single). TLC. LaFace Records. 1993. 73008-24046-1.{{[cite AV media notes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_AV_media_notes)}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_others_in_cite_AV_media_(notes)))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** *"Hat 2 da Back"* (US cassette single). TLC. LaFace Records. 1993. 73008 24043-4.{{[cite AV media notes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_AV_media_notes)}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_others_in_cite_AV_media_(notes)))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_New_Zealand_TLC_6-0)** "[TLC – Hat 2 da Back](https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=TLC&titel=Hat+2+da+Back&cat=s)". [Top 40 Singles](/source/Official_Aotearoa_Music_Charts). Retrieved December 5, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardhot100_TLC_7-0)** "[TLC Chart History (Hot 100)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/TLC/chart-history/HSI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboarddancesales_TLC_8-0)** "[TLC Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/TLC/chart-history/DSA)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved September 7, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_TLC_9-0)** "[TLC Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/TLC/chart-history/BSI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardrhythmic_TLC_10-0)** "[TLC Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/TLC/chart-history/TFC)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1993"](https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1993/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs). *Billboard*. Retrieved April 19, 2020.

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