"This D" is a song by American singer

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from his first official mixtape ''AnNieRuO'TAY 1''. The song was released on October 2, 2013 by Excuse My Liquor and

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as his debut single. It was produced by frequent collaborator

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. After receiving a high amount of

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, the song peaked at number 35 on the US ''

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chart.

Background

The song was originally released in November 2012 as a part of TeeFlii's first official mixtape ''AnNieRuO'TAY 1''. On July 4, 2013,

and TeeFlii released a collaboration mixtape titled ''Fireworks''. It was entirely produced by DJ Mustard and featured collaborations with

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, and

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Commercial performance

On September 20, 2013, "This D" debuted on the US ''

chart at number 38. It received serious support on hometown

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, being played nearly 800 times during the previous week. The song would end up peaking at number 35 on that chart.

Music video

On July 16, 2013, ''

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'' premiered the song's music video, also praising TeeFlii as Los Angeles' best R&B singer. The video was directed by Topshelf Junior.

Remix

On July 16, 2013, The Game released a freestyle to "This D". On September 6, 2013, a remix featuring

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was premiered online. The day after the song's retail release, on October 3, 2013, the song's official remix featuring

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and Jadakiss was released. The remix was then serviced to DJ's as a

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Chart performance

Release history

References

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