| "Dirt off Your Shoulder" | ||||
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| Single byJay-Z | ||||
| from the albumThe Black Album | ||||
| Released | March 2, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | East Coast hip-hop | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Timbaland | |||
| Jay-Z singles chronology | ||||
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"Dirt off Your Shoulder" is the secondsingle released fromJay-Z's 2003 albumThe Black Album.
In 2004, the song was combined with theLinkin Park single "Lying from You" and released as asingle for the mash-up albumCollision Course.
On April 17, 2008, Democratic presidential candidateBarack Obama referenced the song in gesture, in response to sharp attacks from his then-rivalHillary Clinton and a debate which was widely criticized for focusing on campaign gaffes rather than on candidates' policy positions.[1][2] Referencing his opponents' "textbook Washington" tactics (focusing on personal attacks and trivial issues) Obama used Jay-Z's hand signal to "brush the dirt" off his shoulders.[3] When asked whether Obama was deliberately referencing the song, a campaign spokesman said, "He has some Jay-Z on hisiPod."[4]
Clinton later made the same gesture during her appearance before theHouse Select Committee on Benghazi.[5]
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In the U.S. the song peaked at number 5 on theBillboard Hot 100 making it Jay-Z's third highest peak on the chart at the time when including featured appearances (tied with "Swagga Like Us").
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[16] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | January 19, 2004 (2004-01-19) | Rhythmic contemporary ·urban contemporary radio | Roc-A-Fella,IDJMG | [17] |