How We Do (song)

Infobox Single
Name = How We Do


Artist = The Game featuring 50 Cent
from Album = The Documentary
Released = November 23 2004
Format = 12" single, CD single
Recorded = 2004
Genre = Hip hop, gangsta rap
Length = 3:55
Label = Aftermath, G-Unit, Interscope
Writer = The Game, 50 Cent
Producer = Dr. Dre (Co-Production by Scott Storch)
Reviews =
Last single = "Westside Story" (2004)
This single = "How We Do" (2004)
Next single = "Hate It or Love It" (2005) Extra chronology
Artist = 50 Cent
Type = singles
Last single = "Encore/Curtains Down" (2004)
This single = "How We Do" (2004)
Next single = "Disco Inferno" (2005):"For the Das EFX album, see How We Do (album)".

"How We Do", also known as "This Is How We Do" and "Fresh'83", was the commercial debut single by The Game from his debut album, "The Documentary", but second single in the U.S.. It featured 50 Cent and was released in late 2004.

Information

The song was a hit at urban and rhythmic radio stations in America, and was a success on American mainstream pop music radio stations. The song reached #4 on the Hot 100 in early 2005 and reached platinum sales status as a digital single because it was legally downloaded at least 200,000 times. There's also a remix which features Faith Evans, and one featuring Eazy-E and 2Pac.

The song fell down the charts relatively quickly for a top ten hit, likely due to an overabundance of 50 Cent/Eminem-related singles all competing for airtime during late 2004 and early 2005 period. However, despite its fast fall out of the top twenty, the song managed to hang on in the lower rungs of the top 40 for months, in spite of, or possibly because of, The Game's follow up, "Hate It or Love It" becoming even bigger on pop radio only a few weeks after "How We Do" had peaked.

This song is also on the playlist of the video game Midnight Club 3.

Other Versions

There is a 'Diss track' which is directly aimed at Murder Inc.. The track features The Game, 50 Cent, Fabolous, Young Gunz, Lil Wayne, Slim, JD, Daz, Da Brat, Mase, Faith Evans & Xavier Aeon. The track lasts for 10:20. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KtWQ8XNeqc "Video"] . YouTube. Accessed June 13 2008.]

ingle track listing

A-side

*"How We Do (edited)" (4:03)

B-side

*"How We Do (edited)" (4:03)
*"How We Do (explicit)" (4:20)
*"How We Do (instrumental)" (4:04)
*"How We Do (a cappella)" (3:01)

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