Clones (album)
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The Neptunes Present... Clones is the only compilation album produced and released by American production duo The Neptunes (Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo). It was released on August 19, 2003 and has been certified Gold by the RIAA. The album featured six singles; "Frontin'" by Pharrell Williams, "Popular Thug" by Kelis, "Light Your Ass on Fire" by Busta Rhymes, "Rock 'n' Roll" by Fam-Lay, "Hot Damn" by Clipse and "It Blows My Mind" by Snoop Dogg.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| RapReviews | (7/10) |
| Rolling Stone | |
| USA Today | |
| Vibe |
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 250,000 copies in the United States. In its second week, the album fell to number three on the Billboard 200, selling 115,000 copies. In its third week, Clones fell to number six on the US chart with 81,000 copies, for a three-week total of 450,000 units. The album sold over 500,000 domestically, and has been certified Gold by the RIAA.
Track listing
All tracks produced by the Neptunes, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 0:26 | ||
| 2. | "Light Your Ass on Fire" (featuring Pharrell Williams) | Chad HugoPharrell WilliamsTrevor Smith | Busta Rhymes | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Blaze of Glory" (featuring Pharrell Williams and Ab-Liva) | HugoWilliamsGene ThorntonRennard EastTerrence Thornton | Clipse | 3:51 |
| 4. | "It Wasn't Us" (featuring I-20) | HugoWilliamsBobby SandimanieChristopher Bridges | Ludacris | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Frontin'" (featuring Jay-Z) | HugoWilliamsShawn Carter | Pharrell Williams | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Good Girl" | HugoWilliams | Vanessa Marquez | 4:10 |
| 7. | "If" | HugoWilliamsCornell Haynes | Nelly | 3:40 |
| 8. | "Hot" (featuring Boo-Bonic and Pusha T) | HugoWilliamsT. ThorntonAl HollyAmin Porter | Rosco P. Coldchain | 3:36 |
| 9. | "It Blows My Mind" | HugoWilliamsCalvin Broadus | Snoop Dogg | 4:59 |
| 10. | "Half-Steering..." (produced by Alex Oana) | John Ostby | Spymob | 3:34 |
| 11. | "Fuck N' Spend" (produced by Dana Gumbiner and the High Speed Scene) | Max Hart | The High Speed Scene | 1:27 |
| 12. | "Loser" (featuring Clipse) | HugoWilliamsG. ThorntonT. ThorntonShay Haley | N.E.R.D. | 3:11 |
| 13. | "Rock N' Roll" | HugoWilliamsNathaniel Johnson | Fam-Lay | 4:19 |
| 14. | "The Don of Dons (Put De Ting Pon Dem)" (featuring Jadakiss) | HugoWilliamsJason PhillipsWilliam Maragh | Super Cat | 4:10 |
| 15. | "Hot Damn" (featuring Ab-Liva, Pharrell Williams and Rosco P. Coldchain) | HugoWilliamsG. ThorntonT. ThorntonBryan Williams | Clipse | 4:03 |
| 16. | "Put 'Em Up" (featuring Pharrell Williams) | HugoWilliamsVictor Santiago | N.O.R.E. | 3:31 |
| 17. | "Pop Shit" (featuring Pharrell Williams) | HugoWilliamsRussell Jones | Ol' Dirty Bastard | 3:34 |
| 18. | "Popular Thug" (featuring Nas) | HugoWilliamsNasir Jones | Kelis | 3:54 |
| Total length: | 1:03:34 |
Credits
- Executive producers – Pharrell Williams, and Chad Hugo for Star Trak Entertainment
- All tracks produced by The Neptunes
- Pharrell Williams – keyboards, synthesizers, programming, mixing
- Chad Hugo – keyboards, synthesizers, sequencer, mixing
Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Clones Chart (2003) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) 53 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 24 Canadian Albums (Billboard) 7 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 1 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 34 French Albums (SNEP) 52 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 22 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) 7 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 29 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 27 UK Compilation Albums (OCC) 56 UK R&B Albums (OCC) 1 US Billboard 200 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 1 | Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Clones Chart (2003) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 86 US Billboard 200 90 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 41 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 53 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 24 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) | 7 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 1 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) | 34 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 52 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 22 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 7 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 29 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 27 |
| UK Compilation Albums (OCC) | 56 |
| UK R&B Albums (OCC) | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 | 1 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
| Chart (2003) | Position |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 86 |
| US Billboard 200 | 90 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 41 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000^ |
| ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |