"Tear da Club Up" is a song by American hip hop group

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. It was released as the lead single from their debut studio album ''

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'' (1995) and was produced by members

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and

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. A remix of the song titled "Tear da Club Up '97" was featured on the group's third studio album '' Chapter 2: World Domination'' (1997).

Background and composition

First released in 1995, the original version of the song sampled "

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''. It became a minor hit for the group. "Tear da Club Up" has been considered the beginning of Three 6 Mafia's shift from

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to more aggressive music for clubs, as well as a precursor to the rise of

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music in the mainstream during the early 2000s. The song was later reworked into "Tear da Club Up '97", which replaced the "Nadia's Theme" sample with that of "

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" (from the 1975 TV series ''

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''), and also featured vocals from every member of Three 6 Mafia. This remix served as the lead single from the group's second album ''Chapter 2: World Domination''.

Critical reception

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'' ranked the song at number 150 on their "250 Greatest Songs of the 1990s" list.

Controversy

The song was notably banned from nightclubs in the South for inciting fan riots.

Charts

References

{{Three 6 Mafia 1995 debut singles 1995 songs Three 6 Mafia songs Relativity Records singles Songs written by DJ Paul Songs written by Juicy J