Left, Right, Left (song)

"Left, Right, Left"
"Left, Right, Left"
Single by Drama
from the album Causin' Drama
Released	October 12, 1999
Recorded	1999
Studio	BullFrog Studios
Genre	Hip hop; gangsta rap; crunk;
Length	3:37
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Terence L. Cook
Producer(s)	Shawty Redd
Drama singles chronology
Music video
	"Left, Right, Left" on YouTube

"Left, Right, Left" (also known as "Left/Right") is a song written and performed by American rapper Drama. It was released on October 12, 1999 via Atlantic Records as the lead single off of the rapper's debut studio album Causin' Drama. Production was handled by Shawty Redd, with Raheem the Dream serving as executive producer.

The song reached number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 18 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 35 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, number 17 on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, number 2 on the Hot Rap Songs, number 14 on the Rap Airplay, number 38 on the Rhythmic Airplay and number 8 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales in the United States.

Track listing[edit]

CD maxi single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)
1.	"Left/Right" (Radio)	Terence Cook	Shawty Redd
2.	"Left/Right" (Instrumental)	Cook	Shawty Redd
3.	"Left/Right" (Street w/ Intro)	Cook	Shawty Redd
4.	"Left/Right" (Street w/o Intro)	Cook	Shawty Redd
5.	"I'm Ballin' Man" (Radio)	Cook Micaiah Raheem	Shawty Redd
6.	"I'm Ballin' Man" (Instrumental)	Cook Raheem	Shawty Redd
7.	"I'm Ballin' Man" (Street)	Cook Raheem	Shawty Redd

Personnel[edit]

Terence "Drama" Cook – vocals
Demetrius Lee "Shawty Redd" Stewart – producer
Paul Thompson – recording, engineering
Micaiah Raheem – executive producer
Eric Johnson – photography
BJ Luster – layout

Chart positions[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Charts (2000)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[1]	73
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[2]	18
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)^[3]	35
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[4]	2
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[5]	38

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2000)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)^[6]	70
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales (Billboard)^[7]	32
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard) (Billboard)^[8]	9

References[edit]

^ "Drama Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Drama Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Drama Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Drama Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Drama Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "The Year in Music 2000: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 30, 2000. p. YE-56. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "The Year in Music 2000: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 30, 2000. p. YE-57. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "The Year in Music 2000: Hot Rap Singles". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 30, 2000. p. YE-58. ISSN 0006-2510.

External links[edit]

"Left, Right" at Discogs (list of releases)

[sc_Billboardhot100_Drama-1] "Drama Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Drama-2] "Drama Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphopairplay_Drama-3] "Drama Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[sc_Billboardrapsongs_Drama-4] "Drama Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[sc_Billboardrhythmic_Drama-5] "Drama Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[6] "The Year in Music 2000: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 30, 2000. p. YE-56. ISSN 0006-2510.

[7] "The Year in Music 2000: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 30, 2000. p. YE-57. ISSN 0006-2510.

[8] "The Year in Music 2000: Hot Rap Singles". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 30, 2000. p. YE-58. ISSN 0006-2510.

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