Father (LL Cool J song)

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"Father"
Single by LL Cool J
from the album Phenomenon
B-side "4, 3, 2, 1"
Released January 13, 1998
Format CD single, cassette single, 12" single, 7" single
Recorded 1997
Genre Gospel, christian hip hop
Length 4:44
Label Def Jam
Writer(s) James Todd Smith, Jean-Claude Olivier, Samuel Barnes, George Michael
Producer(s) Trackmasters
LL Cool J chronology
4, 3, 2, 1
(1997)		 Father
(1998)		 Candy
(1998)

"Father" is the third single from LL Cool J's seventh album, Phenomenon. It was released on January 13, 1998 for Def Jam Recordings and was produced by the Trackmasters.

"Father", which was an auto-biographical song that detailed LL's abuse from his mother's boyfriend, would prove to be the most successful single from the album, it made it to #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became his eighth single to reach #1 on the Hot Rap Singles. It sold 500,000 copies.[1] The song's main sample is "Father Figure" by George Michael.

The music video was directed by Samuel Bayer.

Track listing

A-Side

  1. "Father" (Radio Edit)- 3:57
  2. "Father" (Instrumental)- 4:42

B-Side

  1. "4,3,2,1" (Remix Instrumental)- 5:00
  2. "4,3,2,1" (Instrumental)- 4:15

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Billboard Hot 100 18
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 12
Billboard Hot Rap Singles 1
Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 23

End of year charts

End of year chart (1998) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 97
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks[3] 80
Billboard Hot Rap Singles[4] 14

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