"Throw That" is the fifth single of the

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supergroup

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from their second and final album '' Welcome to: Our House'', which was released on August 28, 2012 via

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and

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. The song features

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and production by Eminem and T-Minus. It was available to purchase on

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on August 21, 2012. "Throw That" entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 98, making it both the group's and the album's most successful single.

Critical reception

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highlighted it and reviewed it positively: "Still in the club, "Throw That" sits in the same booth but seeking 'higher mileage' with 'I throw this, I throw this dick on you girl' as its brutish hook." Slava Kuperstein of

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thought that the song was skippable. Phillip Mlynar of ''

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'' was acclaiming noting that it expertly channels the disorderly energy of iconic late-'90s Tunnel-era anthems. Critic DJBooth noted that "You don’t have Em on the hook of a stripper anthem like Throw That without some hit aspirations" and opined that the song was "squeezed in a box."

Track listing

;Digital single

Charts

"Throw That" debuted and peaked at numbers 98 and 69 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and

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charts respectively for the week of September 8, 2012.

Release history

References

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