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and "What Makes You Happy" by

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. "Hat 2 da Back" reached number 30 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 14 on ''

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Music video

The music video is built around a remixed version of the song. The video depicts the group singing the song during a photo shoot and a concert, where a man is watching them and fantasizing about them in tight clothing as opposed to the baggy clothing they favor; ironically this foreshadowed them wearing gradually tighter and more feminine clothing from the ''

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and Illegal appear in the video.

Track listings

*US CD single #"Hat 2 da Back" (Remix Radio Edit) – 4:12 #"Hat 2 da Back" (Extended Remix) – 5:50 #"Hat 2 da Back" (Remix Instrumental) – 4:12 *US 12-inch single (Note: On some versions of the 12-inch single, the "Remix Radio Edit" is not mentioned on the record sleeve but is contained on the label and recording proper. This was fixed on later pressings.) :A1. "Hat 2 da Back" (Extended Remix) – 5:50 :A2. "Hat 2 da Back" (Remix Radio Edit) – 4:12 :B1. "Hat 2 da Back" (Album Version) – 4:16 :B2. "Hat 2 da Back" (Remix Instrumental) – 4:12 *US cassette single #"Hat 2 da Back" (Radio Edit) – 4:07 #"Hat 2 da Back" (Album Version) – 4:16

Charts

Weekly charts

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References

1992 singles 1992 songs Arista Records singles LaFace Records singles Song recordings produced by Dallas Austin Songs written by Dallas Austin Songs written by Lisa Lopes TLC (group) songs {{1990s-single-stub