U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)

2005 studio album by Ying Yang Twins

U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)

Studio album by

Ying Yang Twins

Released| June 28, 2005
Recorded| 2004–2005
Genre|

* Hip hop
* Southern hip hop
* crunk

Length| 72:17
Label| TVT Records
Producer| Mr. Collipark
Ying Yang Twins chronology
| My Brother & Me
(2004)  | U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)
(2005)  | Chemically Imbalanced
(2006)

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Singles from  U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)

1. "Wait (The Whisper Song)"
Released: March 1, 2005
2. "Badd"
Released: July 26, 2005
3. "Shake"
Released: August 23, 2005
4. "Bedroom Boom"
Released: 2005

Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 76/100[1]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
Entertainment Weekly| (A−)[3]
HipHopDX| [4]
Okayplayer| 50/100[5]
RapReviews| 6/10[6]
Rolling Stone| [7]
Spin| (B)[8]

U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) (stylized on the cover as U.nited S.tate of A.tlanta) is the fourth studio album by the American hip hop duo Ying Yang Twins.[9] It was released on June 28, 2005. The album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, with approximately 201,000 copies sold in the first week released, marking the duo's highest-charting album to date.[10] The album was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA with an excess of 1 million copies sold .[11] It was also released in a chopped and screwed version.[12]

The Collipark remix of "(I Got That) Boom Boom" with Britney Spears was initially going to appear on the album but did not make the final cut.[13]

## Track listing

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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[14]

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "All Good Things" (Intro)| Eric Jackson| Kaine| 1:29
2.| "Fuck the Ying Yang Twins"|

* Michael Crooms
* Deongelo Holmes
* E. Jackson

| Mr. Collipark| 4:56
3.| "Long Time" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)|

* E. Jackson
* Tracey Sewell
* Reuben Fairfax
* Al Green
* Fred Jordan

| Midnight Black| 5:16
4.| "Live Again" (featuring Adam Levine)|

* M. Crooms
* D. Holmes
* E. Jackson
* William Whedbee
* John Hruby
* Jacob Arnold

* Mr. Collipark
* The Pentagon

| 4:15
5.| "We at War" (Skit)|  | Homebwoi| 0:59
6.| "Ghetto Classics"|

* M. Crooms
* D. Holmes
* E. Jackson
* Anne Dudley
* Trevor Horn
* J. J. Jeczalik
* Gary Langan
* Paul Morley

| Mr. Collipark| 3:58
7.| "The Courthouse" (Skit)|  | Homebwoi| 0:28
8.| "23 Hr. Lock Down" (featuring Bun B)|

* M. Crooms
* D. Holmes
* E. Jackson
* Bernard Freeman

| Mr. Collipark| 4:37
9.| "Sex Therapy 101" (Skit)|  | Mr. Collipark| 1:12
10.| "Wait (The Whisper Song)"|

* M. Crooms
* D. Holmes
* E. Jackson

| Mr. Collipark| 2:59
11.| "Sex Therapy 102" (Skit)|  | Mr. Collipark| 1:01
12.| "Pull My Hair"|

* M. Crooms
* D. Holmes
* E. Jackson

| Mr. Collipark| 4:12
13.| "Sex Therapy 103" (Skit)|  | Mr. Collipark| 0:58
14.| "Bedroom Boom" (featuring Avant)|

* M. Crooms
* D. Holmes
* E. Jackson
* Myron Avant
* Michael Sterling

| Mr. Collipark| 4:37
15.| "The Walk" (featuring Da Muzicianz, Big Kuntry King, Homebwoi & B.G.)|

* M. Crooms
* D. Holmes
* Brandon Sams
* Courtney Holmes
* Sean Merrett
* James Maddox
* Christopher Dorsey

| Mr. Collipark| 4:21
16.| "Hoes" (featuring Jacki-O)|

* M. Crooms
* D. Holmes
* E. Jackson
* Angela Kohn
* Jeffrey Thompkins

| Mr. Collipark| 4:23
17.| "Badd" (featuring Mike Jones & Mr. Collipark)|

* M. Crooms
* D. Holmes
* E. Jackson
* Mike Jones

| Mr. Collipark| 3:45
18.| "Put That Thang Down" (featuring Teedra Moses)|

* Jonathan Smith
* D. Holmes
* E. Jackson
* Teedra Moses
* Craig Love
* LaMarquis Jefferson
* Tony Butler

| Lil Jon| 3:30
19.| "Shake" (featuring Pitbull)|

* M. Crooms
* D. Holmes
* E. Jackson
* Pjarro Scott
* Armando Pérez
* George Kranz

* Mr. Collipark
* Tom Slick

| 4:01
20.| "My Brother's Keeper" (featuring Anwar)|

* T. Sewell
* D. Holmes
* E. Jackson

| Midnight Black| 5:24
21.| "Dedication & Upcoming Events" (Skit)|  | Mr. Collipark| 2:19
22.| "U.S.A."|

* M. Crooms
* D. Holmes
* E. Jackson

| Mr. Collipark| 3:32
23.| "Wait (The Whisper Song)" (Remix) (featuring Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliott, Lil Scrappy, Free & Mr. Collipark)|

* M. Crooms
* D. Holmes
* E. Jackson
* Trevor Smith
* Melissa Elliott
* Darryl Richardson
* Marie Wright

| Mr. Collipark| 4:35

Leftover tracks

* "(I Got That) Boom Boom (Mr. Collipark Remix)" (with Britney Spears)

Sample Credits[14]

* "Long Time" contains an interpolation of "Belle", written by Reuben Fairfax, Al Green, and Fred Jordan.
* "Ghetto Classics" contains a sample of "Beat Box", written by Anne Dudley, Trevor Horn, J. J. Jeczalik, Gary Langan, and Paul Morley, and performed by Art of Noise.
* "Bedroom Boom" contains an interpolation of "I Will Always Be There For You", written by Michael Sterling.
* "Hoes" contains an interpolation of "I Hate Hoes", written by Jeffrey Thompkins.
* "Put That Thang Down" contains a sample of "When I Hear Music", written by Tony Butler, and performed by Debbie Deb.
* "Shake" contains a sample of "Din Daa Daa", written and performed by George Kranz.

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2005)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard 200[15] | 2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] | 1

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2005)  | Position

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US Billboard 200[17] | 75
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[18] | 29

## References

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1. ^ USA (United State Of Atlanta) Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More - Metacritic
2. ^ U.S.A. at AllMusic
3. ^ Marino, Nick (June 24, 2005). "U.S.A. (United States of Atlanta) Review". Entertainment Weekly. p. 162\. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
4. ^ HipHopDX review
5. ^ Okayplayer review
6. ^ RapReviews review
7. ^ "Ying Yang Twins: U.S.A (United State of Atlanta) : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 22, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2007.`{{cite magazine}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
8. ^ Spin Magazine review
9. ^ "Usa (United State of Atlanta): Ying Yang Twins: Music". Amazon. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
10. ^ "Strait's 'Somewhere' Heads Right To No. 1". Billboard.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
11. ^ "Ying Yang Twins". RIAA. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
12. ^ "United State of Atlanta [Chopped & Screwed]: Ying Yang Twins: Music". Amazon. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
13. ^ "Lewd Vibrations". Emusician.com. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
14. ^ a b U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) (booklet). TVT Records. 2005.
15. ^ "Ying Yang Twins Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
16. ^ "Ying Yang Twins Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
17. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
18. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2020.

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Ying Yang Twins

* Discography

Studio albums|

* Thug Walkin' (2000)
* Alley: The Return of the Ying Yang Twins (2002)
* Me & My Brother (2003)
* U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) (2005)
* Chemically Imbalanced (2006)
* Ying Yang Forever (2009)

Remix albums|

* My Brother & Me (2004)
* U.S.A. Still United (2005)

Mixtapes|

* The Official Work (2008)

Singles|

* "Whistle While You Twurk"
* "Say I Yi Yi"
* "Naggin'"
* "Salt Shaker"
* "What's Happenin!"
* "Wait (The Whisper Song)"
* "Badd"
* "Shake"
* "Dangerous"

Featured singles|

* "Get Low"
* "Ms. New Booty"
* "Git It"
* "Bojangles (Remix)"
* "Tell Daddy"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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