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Made You Look (Nas song)

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"Made You Look"
Single by Nas
from the album God's Son
B-side"The Cross"
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2002
Recorded2002
GenreHip-hop
Length3:23
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Salaam Remi
Nas singles chronology
"One Mic"
(2002) 		"Made You Look"
(2002) 		"Thugz Mansion"
(2002)

"Made You Look" is the first single from Nas' 2002 album, God's Son. Built around several samples lifted from the Incredible Bongo Band's "Apache", the single was important in establishing Nas' direction following his battle with Jay-Z and the Stillmatic album in its reliance on intricate lyricism and an old-school aesthetic. The song reached much commercial success, on the level of "I Can", and it was a sizeable hit among urban audiences and remains one of the more popular tracks on the God's Son album. It is his third highest charting single to date.

Lyrically "Made You Look" is similar to much of the material Nas was releasing in the early 2000s (decade) with its loose, complex, free-associative rhymes conveying obscure, wide-ranging themes: partying, boasting, hyping Nas and his legacy.

The beat for "Made You Look" was also used on the song "In My Bed" by British singer Amy Winehouse from her 2003 album Frank. Both songs were produced by Salaam Remi.

The official remix features new additional verses by Jadakiss and Ludacris.

Listicles

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  • Q ranked it as the 903rd best song ever in 2003.[1]

Track listing

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A-side

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  1. "Made You Look" (Explicit Version) (3:22)
  2. "Made You Look" (Instrumental with Guns) (3:14)

B-side

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  1. "The Cross" (Explicit Version) (3:47)
  2. "The Cross" (Instrumental) (3:47)

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ Q – 1001 best songs ever (2003)
  2. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "Nas Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Nas Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  5. ^ "Nas Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  6. ^ "Nas Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "Nas Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  8. ^ "Nas Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  9. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
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