Victory (Puff Daddy song)

1998 single by Puff Daddy featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes

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"Victory"

Single by Puff Daddy featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes
from the album  No Way Out
B-side| "Bad Boy's Been Around the World (remix)"
Released| March 17, 1998
Recorded| March 8, 1997
Genre|

* East Coast hip hop
* mafioso rap

Length| 4:55
Label|

* Bad Boy
* Arista

Songwriter(s)|

* Jason Phillips
* Christopher Wallace
* Trevor Smith

Producer(s)|

* Puff Daddy
* Stevie J

Puff Daddy singles chronology
| "Nothin' Move But the Money"
(1998)  | "Victory"
(1998)  | "Come with Me"
(1998)

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The Notorious B.I.G. singles chronology
| "Sky's the Limit" / "Going Back to Cali"
(1997)  | "Victory"
(1998)  | "Dead Wrong"
(1999)

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Busta Rhymes singles chronology
| "Curious"
(1998)  | "Victory"
(1998)  | "Turn It Up (Remix) / Fire It Up"
(1998)

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"Victory" is a song by American rapper and producer Sean Combs, under his then stage name Puff Daddy. The song features vocals from rappers such as the late Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes. It features heavy use of mafioso-style lyrics, as was popular at the time. The song also heavily sampled the Bill Conti song "Going the Distance", which featured on the soundtrack to the movie Rocky making it a darker start to a rap album that featured many (at the time) club-standard singles. It also featured the last verses recorded by The Notorious B.I.G. before his 1997 death, as these verses were recorded a day before his shooting. Released as the fifth and final single from No Way Out in March 1998, it peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and was certified gold by the RIAA later that year.

## Music video

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The music video for the song was directed by Marcus Nispel on March 31, 1998 (although he was supposed to remain anonymous at the time of premiere) and is an homage to The Running Man. The almost eight-minute-long video featured cameos from Dennis Hopper as a New World Order dictator ("President Victor Castiglione") and Danny DeVito as a live action reporter. English socialites Tamara Beckwith and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson were also in the video. Hopper and DeVito reportedly appeared in the video pro bono as a favor to Combs.

Sean Combs' character (known as "Contestant #5" or codename "PD") runs through the dark streets of the year 3002 AD, chased by armed gestapo-esque forces of Chase TV. At one point, Contestant #5 is cornered on a rooftop, where he decides to leap off instead of submitting to the armed troops.

Footage from Biggie's "One More Chance" video was used in "ghost" images, representing a flashback for Sean Comb's character. Busta Rhymes, dressed in black feathers, raps atop a statue representing Victoria, the goddess of victory. The Victoria statue overlooks the chase scenes. Biggie appears in the video only through archive footage due to his death a year earlier.[1][2]

The production costs ran upwards of $2,700,000.[3] It is listed as one of the most expensive music videos ever made.

## Remixes and Freestyles

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* In 2002, 50 Cent and Lloyd Banks freestyled over the instrumental for their mixtape, No Mercy, No Fear, which Diddy used a year later as the official remix, "Victory 2004", for Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary... The Hits album. This remix also has a new verse from P. Diddy.
* In 2002, Mike Jones freestyled over the instrumental for Swishahouse's Before Da Kappa 2K2 mixtape.
* In 2003, while not remixed, the song was used as the main theme in EA Sports Fight Night 2004.
* In 2009, there was an unofficial remix leaked that featured 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Diddy, Busta Rhymes, The Notorious B.I.G., and also features Jay-Z rapping over Diddy's first lines.
* In 2010, another unofficial remix titled "Legends" leaked which featured Diddy, 50 Cent, 2Pac and an unknown artist. The original "Victory" beat was replaced with a motivational-emotional Piano and String instrumental.
* In 2010, British rapper Lowkey used the instrumental for his diss track The Warning which was aimed at Chip. The freestyle was a result of an altercation on Twitter between the pair.[4][5]
* In 2019, Shaquille O'Neal made a diss track against Damian Lillard called Second Round Knockout. Victory was used as a sample song.[6]

## Track listing

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Victory (Remixes)[1]

1. Victory (Album Version) (4:58)
2. Victory (Nine Inch Nails Remix) (5:33)

* Producer, Featuring - Trent Reznor
* Remix - Nine Inch Nails

1.   2. Victory (Drama Mix) (4:58)

* Vocals - Ron Grant, Terri Hawkins

1.   2. Bad Boy's "Been Around The World" (Remix) (5:30)

* Co-remix - Jay Garfield Additional Production By: Jesse Wilson
* Featuring - Mase
* Producer - Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence
* Remix - Nashiem Myrick
* Vocals - Carl Thomas

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1998)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 19
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] | 13
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[9] | 2

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1998)  | Position

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US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 68
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] | 49

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United States (RIAA)[13] | Gold  | 700,000[12]

## References

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1. ^ Yoshii (August 26, 2010), Puff Daddy - Victory (full), retrieved May 10, 2017
2. ^ Yoshii (August 26, 2010), Puff Daddy - Victory (full), retrieved May 10, 2017
3. ^ "Soyouwanna.com - Ten most expensive music videos". Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
4. ^ Lowkey VS Chipmunk – The Sage Continues Archived March 8, 2016, at the Wayback Machine The LALA Report Wednesday, June 16, 2010
5. ^ Tom Talks the Truth: Lowkey v. Chipmunk beef Published: 30 July 2010. Accessed: February 9, 2019
6. ^ "Shaq - Second Round Knockout with Victory as a sample song". YouTube. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14.
7. ^ "Diddy Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
8. ^ "Diddy Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
9. ^ "Diddy Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
10. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". Retrieved August 28, 2010.
11. ^ "1998 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52\. December 26, 1998. p. YE-51. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
12. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1998". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 5\. BPI Communications Inc. January 30, 1999. p. 75\. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
13. ^ "American single certifications – P. Diddy & the Family – Victory". Recording Industry Association of America.

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* Discography
* Production discography
* Accolades

Studio albums|

* No Way Out
* Forever
* The Saga Continues...
* Press Play
* Last Train to Paris
* The Love Album: Off the Grid

Mixtapes|

* MMM (Money Making Mitch)

Remix albums|

* We Invented the Remix

Singles|

* "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down"
* "I'll Be Missing You"
* "It's All About the Benjamins"
* "Been Around the World"
* "Victory"
* "Come with Me"
* "Satisfy You"
* "Let's Get It"
* "Bad Boy for Life"
* "Diddy"
* "I Need a Girl (Part 1)"
* "I Need a Girl (Part 2)"
* "Come to Me"
* "Tell Me"
* "Last Night"
* "Through the Pain (She Told Me)"
* "Angels"
* "Hello Good Morning"
* "Loving You No More"
* "Coming Home"
* "Your Love"
* "Ass on the Floor"
* "Finna Get Loose"
* "Workin (Remix)"
* "Gotta Move On"
* "Creepin (Remix)"
* "Another One of Me"

Featured singles|

* "No Time"
* "Mo Money Mo Problems"
* "Honey"
* "Nothin' Move But the Money"
* "Lookin' at Me"
* "Hate Me Now"
* "All Night Long"
* "Notorious B.I.G."
* "Son of a Gun"
* "Trade It All, Pt. 2"
* "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II"
* "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)"
* "Bump, Bump, Bump"
* "Do That..."
* "Shake Ya Tailfeather"
* "I Don't Wanna Know"
* "Nasty Girl"
* "Take You There"
* "Imma Put It on Her"
* "Must Be Love"
* "Better on the Other Side
* "All I Do Is Win (Remix)"
* "Someone to Love Me (Naked)"
* "Scream & Shout (Remix)"

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The Notorious B.I.G.

* Songs
* Discography
* Awards and nominations
* Death

Studio albums|

* Ready to Die
* Life After Death

Posthumous albums|

* Born Again
* Duets: The Final Chapter
* The King & I

Compilations|

* Greatest Hits
* Notorious: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Singles|

* "Party and Bullshit"
* "Juicy"
* "Big Poppa" / "Who Shot Ya?"
* "One More Chance"
* "Hypnotize"
* "Mo Money Mo Problems"
* "Sky's the Limit"
* "Dead Wrong"
* "Notorious B.I.G."
* "Nasty Girl"
* "Spit Your Game"
* "Old Thing Back"

Featured singles|

* "Flava in Ya Ear (Remix)"
* "Can't You See"
* "The Points"
* "Runnin' from tha Police"
* "This Time Around"
* "It's All About the Benjamins"
* "Victory"
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* "Just Playing (Dreams)"
* "Notorious Thugs"
* "Going Back to Cali"
* "Ten Crack Commandments"

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* Lil' Cease
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* East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry
* "I'll Be Missing You"
* Biggie & Tupac
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* Discography
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Albums|

* The Coming
* When Disaster Strikes...
* Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front
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* Genesis
* It Ain't Safe No More...
* The Big Bang
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* Year of the Dragon
* Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God
* Blockbusta

Compilations|

* Total Devastation: The Best of Busta Rhymes
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* The Artist Collection: Busta Rhymes
* Rich Gang (with YMCMB)

Singles|

* "The Points"
* "Woo-Hah!! Got You All in Check"
* "It's a Party"
* "Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)"
* "Do My Thing"
* "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"
* "Dangerous"
* "One"
* "Turn It Up (Remix) / Fire It Up"
* "Tear da Roof Off"
* "Gimme Some More"
* "Party Is Goin' on Over Here"
* "What's It Gonna Be?!"
* "Get Out!!"
* "Fire"
* "What It Is
* "Break Ya Neck"
* "As I Come Back"
* "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II"
* "Make It Clap"
* "I Know What You Want"
* "Where's Your Money?"
* "Touch It"
* "I Love My Bitch"
* "New York Shit"
* "In the Ghetto"
* "Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'Em)"
* "We Made It"
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* "Hustler's Anthem '09"
* "Respect My Conglomerate"
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* "Why Stop Now"
* "Twerk It"
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Featured singles|

* "Nitty Gritty (Dog Spelled Backwards Mix)"
* "Oh My God"
* "Flava in Ya Ear (Remix)"
* "Wild for da Night"
* "Rumble in the Jungle"
* "Victory"
* "Fire"
* "Don't Cha"
* "Hurt"
* "Run the Show"
* "Rotate"
* "C'mon (Catch 'Em by Surprise)"
* "Look at Me Now"
* "Welcome to My Hood (remix)"
* "Worldwide Choppers"
* "The Woman You Love"
* "Pride N Joy"
* "Take You There"
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