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.

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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.

Clones track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."Intro"0:26
2."Light Your Ass on Fire" (featuring Pharrell Williams)Chad HugoPharrell WilliamsTrevor SmithBusta Rhymes3:39
3."Blaze of Glory" (featuring Pharrell Williams and Ab-Liva)HugoWilliamsGene ThorntonRennard EastTerrence ThorntonClipse3:51
4."It Wasn't Us" (featuring I-20)HugoWilliamsBobby SandimanieChristopher BridgesLudacris3:34
5."Frontin'" (featuring Jay-Z)HugoWilliamsShawn CarterPharrell Williams3:56
6."Good Girl"HugoWilliamsVanessa Marquez4:10
7."If"HugoWilliamsCornell HaynesNelly3:40
8."Hot" (featuring Boo-Bonic and Pusha T)HugoWilliamsT. ThorntonAl HollyAmin PorterRosco P. Coldchain3:36
9."It Blows My Mind"HugoWilliamsCalvin BroadusSnoop Dogg4:59
10."Half-Steering..." (produced by Alex Oana)John OstbySpymob3:34
11."Fuck N' Spend" (produced by Dana Gumbiner and the High Speed Scene)Max HartThe High Speed Scene1:27
12."Loser" (featuring Clipse)HugoWilliamsG. ThorntonT. ThorntonShay HaleyN.E.R.D.3:11
13."Rock N' Roll"HugoWilliamsNathaniel JohnsonFam-Lay4:19
14."The Don of Dons (Put De Ting Pon Dem)" (featuring Jadakiss)HugoWilliamsJason PhillipsWilliam MaraghSuper Cat4:10
15."Hot Damn" (featuring Ab-Liva, Pharrell Williams and Rosco P. Coldchain)HugoWilliamsG. ThorntonT. ThorntonBryan WilliamsClipse4:03
16."Put 'Em Up" (featuring Pharrell Williams)HugoWilliamsVictor SantiagoN.O.R.E.3:31
17."Pop Shit" (featuring Pharrell Williams)HugoWilliamsRussell JonesOl' Dirty Bastard3:34
18."Popular Thug" (featuring Nas)HugoWilliamsNasir JonesKelis3:54
Total length:1:03:34

Credits

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Clones
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) 1Year-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 2001
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)1
Chart (2003)Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)86
US Billboard 20090
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)41

Certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)Gold500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also