Diamond in the Back

2004 single by Ludacris

"Diamond in the Back"

Single by Ludacris

from the album Chicken-n-Beer

Released

May 11, 2004

Recorded

2003

Genre

Hip hop

Length

4:12

Label

Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam^[1]

Songwriter(s)

Christopher Bridges, Paul Beauregard, Jordan Houston, William DeVaughn

Producer(s)

DJ Paul, Juicy J

Ludacris singles chronology

"Yeah!"
(2004)

"Diamond in the Back"
(2004)

"Break Bread"
(2004)

"Diamond in the Back" is the fifth and final single released from the album Chicken-n-Beer by Ludacris. It is based on William DeVaughn's "Be Thankful for What You Got" and samples it heavily in the southern chopped & screwed format. It was produced by DJ Paul & Juicy J of Three 6 Mafia. This was Ludacris's first single to not hit the Billboard Hot 100's Top 40 and the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks's Top 20. The music video is directed in Atlanta, and features cameo appearances by Lil Duval, Atlanta based comedian Shawty, members of Ludacris' Disturbing the Peace label Shawnna, I-20, Bobby V, Tity Boi, David Banner and the producer duo of DJ Paul and Juicy J.

Performance

"Diamond in the Back" peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at #94. On the Hot Rap/R&B chart it reached #51.^[2] Lupe Fiasco has also freestyled over this instrumental.

Chart positions

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	94
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[4]	51
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[5]	40

Composers

Beauregard,
P./Devaughn,
W./Houston,
J./Bridges, C.^[1]
R./Moody,

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	June 1, 2004 (2004-06-01)	Rhythmic contemporary · urban contemporary radio	Def Jam South, IDJMG	^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Chicken and Beer". Archived from the original on 2007-03-09. Retrieved 2006-12-04.
^ "51 and 64 on the charts". Retrieved 2006-12-04.
^ "Ludacris Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
^ "Ludacris Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
^ "Ludacris Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1557. 28 May 2004. p. 24. Retrieved 3 July 2022.