Buy U a Drank ( Shawty Snappin ' ) - wikipedia Buy U a Drank ( Shawty Snappin ' ) `` Buy U a Drank ( Shawty Snappin ' ) '' Single by T - Pain featuring Yung Joc from the album Epiphany Released February 20, 2007 Format Digital download, CD single Recorded 2006 Genre R&B hip hop Length 3 : 48 Label Nappy Boy, Konvict, Jive Songwriter ( s ) Faheem Najm, Jasiel Robinson Producer ( s ) T - Pain T - Pain singles chronology `` Outta My System '' ( 2007 ) `` Buy U a Drank ( Shawty Snappin ' ) '' ( 2007 ) `` I 'm So Hood '' ( 2007 ) `` Outta My System '' ( 2007 ) `` Buy U a Drank ( Shawty Snappin ' ) '' ( 2007 ) `` I 'm So Hood '' ( 2007 ) Yung Joc singles chronology `` In the Hood '' ( 2006 ) In the Hood2006 `` Buy U a Drank ( Shawty Snappin ' ) '' ( 2007 ) Buy U a Drank ( Shawty Snappin ' ) 2007 `` Coffee Shop '' ( 2007 ) Coffee Shop 2007 `` Buy U a Drank ( Shawty Snappin ' ) '' is a song by American singer - songwriter T - Pain, released on February 20, 2007, as the lead single from his second studio album, Epiphany. The song, produced by T - Pain himself, features a guest verse from American rapper Yung Joc. Contents 1 Background 2 References to other songs 3 Chart performance 4 Music video 5 Chart positions 5.1 Year - end charts 6 Remixes 7 See also 8 References Background T - Pain describes the meaning of the song as ``... these days lots of people begin their relationships in the clubs. Whole conversations begin with some guy buying a young lady a drink. I wanted to make a song for those folks. '' References to other Songs The song is noted for having many references to other popular dance / rap songs : Lil Scrappy 's song `` Money in the Bank '' is referenced in the chorus with the line, `` I got money in the bank / Shawty what you think about that ''. Towards the middle you can hear the line `` You do n't know me '' referring to T.I. 's `` U Do n't Know Me ''. The line `` We in the bed like ' Ooh ' '' is a reworked version of the chorus to the Lil Boosie song `` Zoom ''. At the beginning, the line, `` Snap yo fingers, do your step, you can do it all by yourself '', is a lead line from the Lil Jon song, `` Snap Yo Fingers ''. Also he states `` back to the crib, show you how I live '' refers to 50 Cent 's `` Just a Lil Bit ''. At the end of the second verse, T - Pain says ' On That Patrón You Should Get Like Me ', referencing Yung Joc 's `` It 's Goin ' Down '' off his album New Joc City. Later on in the song, T - Pain takes a line from the single by Unk, `` Walk It Out '' when he says, ``... Walk it out. '' The song also includes uncredited vocals by T - Pain 's Nappy Boy artists, Tay Dizm and Jay Lyriq. Jay Lyriq sings : `` Let 's get gone, walk it out... Now rock, rock, rock, rock, you can do it all by yourself '', and Tay Dizm sings : `` Now walk it out, think about it... Ah snap ! ''. The song ranks 63rd on Rolling Stone 's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. Chart performance The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 84 on the issue date of March 10, 2007. On the issue date of May 12, 2007 the single became T - Pain 's first and Yung Joc 's second number 1 single on Billboard 's Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs chart. On the same Billboard magazine issue date, `` Buy U a Drank ( Shawty Snappin ' ) '' became T - Pain 's highest charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 to date, surpassing the number 5 peak of `` I 'm ' n Luv ( Wit a Stripper ) ''. On the issue date of May 26, 2007, `` Buy U a Drank ( Shawty Snappin ' ) '' reached number 1, becoming T - Pain as well as Yung Joc 's first number 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was less popular in the United Kingdom, failing to appear on the official UK Singles Chart. The song, which spent its chart run in each of the top 12 positions of the Hot 100, broke the record of `` Truly Madly Deeply '' by Savage Garden, which previously had been the only single in the history of the Hot 100 to spend time in each of the top 10 positions on the chart during its run. Music video The music video was directed by Benny Boom. It premiered on April 9, 2007 on MTV and features cameos from various artists such as E-40, Gorilla Zoe, Huey, Tay Dizm, Ryan Shaw, Shawnna, Jay Lyriq, Kardinal Offishall, Brandon T. Jackson and many others. Chart positions Chart ( 2007 ) Peak position Australian ARIA Singles Chart 18 Canadian Hot 100 25 New Zealand Singles Chart Portuguese Singles Chart 39 US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs Year - end charts Charts ( 2007 ) Position Australian Singles Chart 92 US Billboard Hot 100 5 US R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ( Billboard ) Remixes `` Buy U a Drank ( Shawty Snappin ' ) ( Remix ) '' Single by T - Pain featuring Kanye West Released July 16, 2007 Format Digital download, CD single Recorded 2006 Genre Hip hop snap&B Length 4 : 17 4 : 32 ( Part II Remix w / UGK ) Label Nappy Boy / Konvict / Jive Songwriter ( s ) Faheem Najm, Jasiel Robinson Producer ( s ) T - Pain Kanye West and T - Pain singles chronology `` Buy U a Drank ( Shawty Snappin ' ) ( Remix ) '' ( 2007 ) `` Good Life '' ( 2007 ) `` Buy U a Drank ( Shawty Snappin ' ) ( Remix ) '' ( 2007 ) `` Good Life '' ( 2007 ) The official remix on the single features rapper Kanye West and the part 2 of the remix has UGK with T - Pain & West. There are also other remixes that features Chingy, Trey Songz, Stat Quo and T.I. respectively. There is also a remix with T - Pain, West, UGK & Trey Songz. Miami rapper, Lil ' Brianna, sampled this record for a freestyle from her 2007 mixtape Princess of Miami. See also List of Hot 100 number - one singles of 2007 ( U.S. ) List of number - one R&B singles of 2007 ( U.S. ) References Jump up ^ Entertainment Africa, T - Pain earns a # 1 debut, June 14, 2007 Jump up ^ No byline ( December 11, 2007 ). `` The 100 Best Songs of 2007 '' Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007 - 12 - 21 Jump up ^ Katie Hasty, `` Mims Puts The ' Hot ' In The Hot 100 At No. 1 '', Billboard.com, March 1, 2007. Jump up ^ Jonathan Cohen, `` T. Pain Tastes Hot 100 Glory With ' Drank ' '', Billboard.com, May 17, 2007. Jump up ^ Songfacts Buy UA Drank ( Shawty Snappin ' ) by T - Pain Jump up ^ `` ARIA Charts -- End Of Year Charts -- Top 100 Singles 2007 ''. Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2010 - 07 - 31. Retrieved 2011 - 01 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Hot 100 Year - End 2007 ''. Retrieved 2012 - 04 - 15. Jump up ^ `` The Billboard R&B / Hip - Hop Songs - Year End Charts 2007 ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. T - Pain singles discography Discography Rappa Ternt Sanga `` I 'm Sprung '' `` I 'm ' n Luv ( Wit a Stripper ) '' Epiphany `` Buy U a Drank ( Shawty Snappin ' ) '' `` Bartender '' `` Church '' Three Ringz `` Ca n't Believe It '' `` Chopped ' n ' Skrewed '' `` Freeze '' RevolveЯ `` Best Love Song '' `` 5 O'clock '' `` Turn All the Lights On '' T - Pain Presents Happy Hour : The Greatest Hits `` Up Down ( Do This All Day ) '' `` Drankin Patna '' Non-album singles `` Booty Wurk ( One Cheek at a Time ) '' Promotional singles `` Take Your Shirt Off '' `` Reverse Cowgirl '' `` Rap Song '' Featured singles `` U and Dat '' `` I 'm a Flirt ( Remix ) '' `` Outta My System '' `` Pop, Lock & Drop It ( Remix ) '' `` 2 Step ( Remix ) '' `` Shawty '' `` Cyclone '' `` I 'm So Hood '' `` Kiss Kiss '' `` Good Life '' `` Low '' `` Who the Fuck Is That ? '' `` Baby Do n't Go '' `` Shawty Get Loose '' `` The Boss '' `` She Got It '' `` I Ca n't Wait '' `` Cash Flow '' `` Moon of Dreams '' `` Got Money '' `` Cuddy Buddy '' `` Go Hard '' `` One More Drink '' `` Blame It '' `` I 'm on a Boat '' `` Hustler 's Anthem ' 09 '' `` Feel It '' `` All the Above '' `` Download '' `` Til da Sun Come Up '' `` Overtime '' `` Number One ( Remix ) '' `` Maybach Music 2 '' `` Body Language '' `` Imagínate '' `` All I Do Is Win '' `` Trillionaire '' `` Hey Baby ( Drop It to the Floor ) '' `` Move That Body '' `` Black & Yellow ( G - Mix ) '' `` No Dejemos Que se Apague '' `` Welcome to My Hood '' `` Boom '' `` The Way You Move '' `` Bag of Money '' `` So Listen '' `` Algo Me Gusta de Ti '' Featured promotional singles `` Know What I 'm Doin ' '' `` Go Girl '' `` Holla Holla '' `` My Own Step '' `` Shake Señora '' Yung Joc Albums New Joc City Hustlenomic $ Singles `` It 's Goin ' Down '' `` I Know You See It '' `` 1st Time '' `` Coffee Shop '' Featured singles `` I Love You '' `` Show Stopper '' `` Zoom '' `` In the Hood '' `` Buy U a Drank ( Shawty Snappin ' ) '' `` 5000 Ones '' `` Portrait of Love '' `` Killa '' `` Lookin Boy '' `` Get Like Me '' `` So Fly '' `` Beep '' `` Imma Put It on Her '' Related articles Discography Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buy_U_a_Drank_(Shawty_Snappin%27)&oldid=807359559 '' Categories : 2007 singles T - Pain songs Yung Joc songs Snap music Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number - one singles Music videos directed by Benny Boom Song recordings produced by T - Pain Songs written by T - Pain Songs about alcohol Hidden categories : Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano Kiswahili Magyar Português Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 27 October 2017, at 13 : 22. 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Question: when did buy you a drink come out
Answer: February 20, 2007