"Headsprung" is a song by American hip hop artist LL Cool J. It was released in June 2004 as the lead single from his eleventh album, The DEFinition. The song was a success on the charts, it peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 4 on the Hot Rap Songs and number 7 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
Keri Hilson did a cover of this song featuring Justin Timberlake, the cover was used as a remix with LL Cool J's 1st verse. A version of this song, however without Timberlake, has appears, renamed, as the title track for Hilson's 2009 compilation album, Ms. Keri.
Critical reception
AllMusic's David Jeffries praised the song as a change from the slow jams of LL's 10, highlighting the southern production and New York style vocal delivery as a great merger, concluding that, "Simple, club, crunk, and not the kind of revolution Timbaland or LL Cool J can crank out when on fire, but solid enough to put the rapper back on top of the beatbox."[1] Nick Southall of Stylus Magazine said that it was "a hit but not a monster."[2]
Formats and track listing
- Europe CD (Promo)[3]
- "Headsprung" (Radio Edit) – 3:55
- UK CD[4]
- "Headsprung" (Album Version) – 4:27
- "Feel the Beat" (Album Version) – 4:17
- US 12" (Promo)[5]
- "Headsprung" (Radio Edit) – 3:55
- "Headsprung" (Instrumental) – 4:27
- "Feel the Beat" (Radio Edit) – 3:48
- "Feel the Beat" (Instrumental) – 4:20
- US CD (Promo)[6]
- "Headsprung" (Radio) – 3:58
- "Headsprung" (Instrumental) – 4:31
- "Call Out" – 0:11
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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