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"Dip It Low" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter
Christina Milian Christina Milian ( , Flores; born September 26, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Following a number of minor television and film roles in the late nineties, Milian made her recording debut on American rapper Ja Rule's 20 ...
from her second studio album, '' It's About Time'' (2004). Written by Poli Paul and
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and produced by Paul, the track was released as the album's
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. Matt Ward and Dean Gallard provided additional production for the song with
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working on vocal arrangements. While the original version of the song, featuring American rapper
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, was only given a release in the United States, Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, the remix featuring German rapper
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was released in Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland. A solo version was released in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Norway.


Background

"Dip It Low" is Christina Milian's most successful to date, reaching number five on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart as well as the top five in the United Kingdom and the top ten in the Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Norway. Milian also performed and promoted the song for a
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Jeans commercial. The song was nominated for the
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at the
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in 2005, and was certified gold by the
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in early January 2005. It remains Milian's biggest hit single in the US to date, and her only one to reach the top 10 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.


Legal issues

In August 2006, Milian sued the co-writer and producer of "Dip It Low", Poli Paul, claiming that Paul "very definitively" assured her that "there were no samples whatsoever in ..'Dip It Low'". The issue had arisen in February 2005, when
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, Larry Crook, and Dan Dickey sued Milian over the song, claiming that it contained a sample from a track they released in 1983 called "La Sirena". The lawsuit claimed that Paul heard the album while in a record store, liked the tune and sampled twelve seconds of it for "Dip It Low". These twelve seconds are repeated in a loop throughout the entire song. This suit was successful and the plaintiffs recovered over a million dollars (after lawyer expenses) divided 40% for Turino (the composer of the theme of the song), and 30% each for Dickey and Crook. Milian claimed that she had to spend more than $300,000 defending herself in the case, which she settled in 2006, and wanted $300,000 plus damages from Paul and his associate, Spencer Cowlings Entertainment. In November 2006, Paul countersued
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and its parent company,
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. Paul alleged that Island Def Jam was "negligent in its obligation to obtain clearance and proper licensing for any copyrighted material" used on the album. In February 2006, a superior court judge ruled that Paul's attorneys had failed to file a sworn declaration in the given period of time, but allowed them to file an amended complaint. Paul's lawyers amended the countersuit and added Milian as a defendant, saying that she was also negligent and that she should compensate him for money he spent in the copyright action. In June 2006, Universal Music Group filed a breach-of-contract suit against Milian and Paul. The record label claimed it was forced to pay attorney fees as a result of the litigation between Milian and Paul. The suit also said that Paul owes the company attorneys' fees from an earlier federal court case involving "Dip It Low".


Music video

The
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for "Dip It Low" was directed by
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. Milian is first seen sitting scantily-clad in an
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n-themed room. She is solely wearing a bra and underwear with a robe and high heels. She dances and sings, and clips of her dressed in a sparkling green costume cut in throughout the video. She is seen in a revealing red dress, walking forward on a stage with two dancers and then begins to dance. One of the male dancers then pulls back the front of the dress, revealing a black dress underneath. Throughout the rest of the video she is shown being pulled through black paint in the black dress and continues to dance, in addition to impressive dance moves where she falls directly onto her back, unhurt. The verse that features
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is completely cut out in the video, and instead a dance sequence is shown. Different versions of the music video were created to market different remixes of the song. These videos are nearly identical to the original video but feature separate footage of their respective featured artist. One video was produced for a version of the song which features German rapper
Samy Deluxe Samy Sorge (; born 19 December 1977), commonly known as Samy Deluxe, is a German rapper and record producer from Hamburg. Early life Samy was two years old when his Sudanese father left Germany. Samy grew up with his mother's family. His ha ...
. A
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remix video of the song featuring Puerto Rican rapper
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was made, and an Asian remix video featuring
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was shown on
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. Another version of the video features Russian rapper
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.


Track listings

Notes * denotes additional producer


Personnel

Personnel are adapted from the ''It's About Time'' album booklet.Milian, Christina. lbum liner notes ''It's About Time''. Island Records. Catalog no.602498627037 * Poli Paul – composition, production *
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– composition, background vocals *
Christina Milian Christina Milian ( , Flores; born September 26, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Following a number of minor television and film roles in the late nineties, Milian made her recording debut on American rapper Ja Rule's 20 ...
– lead vocals,
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* Collin Miller – recording engineering *
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– mix engineering * Matt Ward – additional and remix production * Dean Gillard – additional and remix production * Shaffer "
Ne-Yo Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), known professionally as Ne-Yo ( ), is an American singer and songwriter. Regarded as a leading figure of Contemporary R&B#2000s, 2000s R&B music, he is the recipient of numerous accolades, includi ...
" Smith – vocal arrangement *
Fabolous John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), known professionally as Fabolous, is an American rapper. Raised in Brooklyn, he first gained recognition for his ability upon performing live on DJ Clue's WQHT, Hot 97 radio show. Jackson then signed ...
– featured vocals


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External links

* {{Authority control 2004 songs 2004 singles Christina Milian songs Fabolous songs Island Records singles Music videos directed by Matthew Rolston Songs about dancing Songs written by Fabolous Songs written by Teedra Moses