"Addictive" is a song by American R&B singerTruth Hurts. It was released as the lead single from her debut album,Truthfully Speaking (2002), on April 1, 2002. "Addictive" features a verse from hip-hop rapperRakim and is based on a Hindi music sample, which eventually brought on a $500 million lawsuit against Aftermath. The song was her only one to chart on the USBillboard Hot 100, peaking at number nine. It was also a top-five hit in several European countries, achieving gold status in Belgium, France, and Switzerland. The song instrumental was sampled in the Jamaican dancehall beat "Bollywood Riddim".
Steve "Static Major" Garrett wrote the song's lyrics, and the record was produced byDJ Quik. Quik sampled for its instrumental track a Hindi-song he heard on television early one morning. The sample turned out to be "Thoda Resham Lagta Hai", a 1981 song by Indian singerLata Mangeshkar for the 1981 movieJyoti, which Aftermath neglected to clear the rights to. Copyright holdersSaregama India, Ltd. issued a cease-and-desist order, which went unheeded. On September 12, 2002, Saregama filed a $500 million lawsuit against Aftermath and parent companyUniversal Music Group, and filed an injunction to prevent further performances or broadcasts of the "Addictive" song.[1][2] At the end of 2002,Slant ranked the single the ninth-best of the year and jokingly awarded it the title of "Best Use of an Illegal Sample".[3]
The song additionally samples "Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)" byB.T. Express,[4] and the first line of Rakim's rap, "Thinking of a master plan," also serves the opening lyric from his 1987 song "Paid in Full".[5] Although DJ Quik was credited as the solo producer, he confirmed the song was produced byDr. Dre.[6] In the album's liner notes, Dr. Dre is credited only as amixer.[4]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
^Addictive (UK CD single liner notes). Truth Hurts. Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records. 2002. 497 778-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Addictive (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Truth Hurts. Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records. 2002. 497 778-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Addictive (UK cassette single sleeve). Truth Hurts. Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records. 2002. 497 778-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Addictive (European CD single liner notes). Truth Hurts. Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records. 2002. 497 753-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
