"Pass That Dutch" is a song by American rapper

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. It was written and produced by

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and Elliott for her fifth studio album, ''

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'' (2003), and contains samples of "Magic Mountain" by

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and " Potholes in My Lawn" by

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. Released as the album's lead single in September 2003, "Pass That Dutch" reached number nine on the US ''

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chart and number 27 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It additionally peaked at number 10 in United Kingdom and reached the top 20 in Finland and Norway. The song was ranked first on

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's "Top 50 MuchVibe Videos of All Time" countdown and 291st on ''

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''s "Top 500 songs of the 2000s".

Music video

The

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directed video features Elliott on a farm, dancing under a

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, on a stage as a beauty queen being cheered on by a crowd of

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dolls, in a car where one of the other passengers eats a man after he sets off the car alarm, and on the

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in a parody of

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. This is the second song where Elliott references

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, as her picture is on Elliott's desk in the beginning of the music video. The song also features the first verse and chorus of "Wake Up" alongside cameo appearances from former

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personality Free and Elliott's former protégé

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. Images of Aaliyah are displayed on t-shirts worn by Elliott and back up dancers in this closing segment.

Track listings

US 12-inch single :A1. "Pass That Dutch" (amended main version) :A2. "Pass That Dutch" (main version) :A3. "Pass That Dutch" (instrumental) :A4. "Pass That Dutch" (acappella) :B1. "Wake Up" (amended main version) :B2. "Wake Up" (main version) :B3. "Wake Up" (TV track) :B4. "Wake Up" (acappella) European CD single # "Pass That Dutch" (explicit version) # "Hurt Sumthin" UK and Australian CD single # "Pass That Dutch" (amended version) # "Pass That Dutch" (explicit version) # "Hurt Sumthin" UK 12-inch single :A1. "Pass That Dutch" (amended version) :A2. "Pass That Dutch" (explicit version) :B1. "Pass That Dutch" (acappella) :B2. "Pass That Dutch" (instrumental) :B3. "Hurt Sumthin"

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

In popular culture

* The song was predated by "

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", released by

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in 1982 and "Pass the Kouchie" by

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(also 1982) * The song was featured in the film ''

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''. * It was briefly used in an episode of ''

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'' where

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gets married, the censored version was used.

References

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