# Vivrant Thing

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"**Vivrant Thing**" is the first single released by [Q-Tip](/source/Q-Tip_(musician)) on his debut solo album *[Amplified](/source/Amplified_(Q-Tip_album))*. It was produced by Q-Tip himself, and is credited as such in the liner notes of *[Violator: The Album](/source/Violator:_The_Album)*, [A Tribe Called Quest](/source/A_Tribe_Called_Quest)'s compilation *[The Anthology](/source/The_Anthology_(A_Tribe_Called_Quest_album))*, and the [12-inch vinyl](/source/Twelve-inch_single)/[CD single](/source/CD_single).[2][3][4][5] [Jay Dee](/source/J_Dilla) is only credited in the liner notes of *Amplified*, as they were considered a production duo solely for that album. "Vivrant Thing" became the fourth rap song to reach number one on the [*Billboard*](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) [Hot R&B Airplay](/source/Hot_R%26B_Airplay) chart since its 1992 inception. The single also reached number seven on the main [Hot R&B Singles & Tracks](/source/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs) chart, with its performance being driven overwhelmingly by airplay due to its lack of domestic availability in any configuration besides 12-inch vinyl.[6]

The single was a success, charting the [*Billboard* Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100) at number 26, making it Q-Tip's highest charting solo single to date, as well as his only Top 40 solo single to date. The beat contains a sample of "I Wanna Stay" by the [Love Unlimited Orchestra](/source/Love_Unlimited_Orchestra). The remix features stanzas by rappers [Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott](/source/Missy_Elliott) and [Busta Rhymes](/source/Busta_Rhymes).

The song was used as the opening scene on the television series, *[The Game](/source/The_Game_(U.S._TV_series))*, in the episode, "The List Episode", on March 30, 2008. The beat was frequently used in the animated series *[MTV Downtown](/source/MTV_Downtown)*. It was heard in the *[PEN15](/source/PEN15)* episode, "Miranda".

## Critical reception

Kris Ex of [Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone) called the song an "undeniable groove vehicle".[7] Steve Jones of [USA Today](/source/USA_Today) also described the tune as "bouncy and insistent".[8]

## Music video

The music video was directed by [Hype Williams](/source/Hype_Williams).

## Charts

### Weekly charts

Chart (1999–2000) Peak position

### Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 31

## References

1. [Q-Tip – Vivrant Thing](https://www.allmusic.com/album/vivrant-thing-mw0000768981) [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic). Accessed on February 10, 2019.

1. [Exclusive: Q-Tip Interview](http://www.moovmnt.com/2009/04/19/exclusive-q-tip-interview/) *moovmnt.com* Retrieved on May 26, 2010.

1. *Violator: The Album* (Album credits). [Violator Records](/source/Violator_(company)). 1999. 314 558 941-1.

1. *The Anthology* (Album credits). [Jive Records](/source/Jive_Records). 1999. 01241-41679-1.

1. *Vivrant Thing* (Single credits). [Violator Records](/source/Violator_(company)). 1999. DEF 354-1.

1. Faison, Datu (October 16, 1999). ["Datu Faison's Rhythm Section"](https://books.google.com/books?id=dQgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Vol. 111, no. 42. BPI Communications. p. 28. [ISSN 0006-2510](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0006-2510). Retrieved March 17, 2019.

1. Ex, Kris (January 20, 2000). ["Q-Tip: Amplified"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071002061600/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/qtip/albums/album/111969/review/6067581/amplified). [Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone). Archived from [the original](http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/qtip/albums/album/111969/review/6067581/amplified) on October 2, 2007.

1. Jones, Steve (November 30, 1999). ["Q-Tip, Amplified"](https://archive.today/20130104223944/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/46749137.html?dids=46749137:46749137&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+30,+1999&author=&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=Experimental+Metallica,+quirky+Q-Tip,+grand+Grimaud&pqatl=google) (Transcription of original review at talk page). *[USA Today](/source/USA_Today)*. p. 04.D. Archived from [the original](https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/46749137.html?dids=46749137:46749137&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+30%2C+1999&author=&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=Experimental+Metallica%2C+quirky+Q-Tip%2C+grand+Grimaud&pqatl=google) on January 4, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2009.

1. ["Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1999"](http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs). *Billboard*. Retrieved October 8, 2021.

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