Dirt off Your Shoulder 3518345 209958234 2008-05-03T19:35:34Z 76.19.142.44 {{Mergefrom|Dirt off Your Shoulder/Lying from You|date=February 2008}} {{Infobox Single | Name = Dirt Off Your Shoulder | Cover = Jay-Z_-_99_Problems+Dirt_Off_Your_Shoulder_(CD2).jpg | Artist = [[Jay-Z]] | from Album = [[The Black Album (Jay-Z album)|The Black Album]] | Released = 2003 | Format = [[12" Single]] | Recorded = The Hit Factory Criteria in [[Miami, Florida]] by Demacio "Demo" Castellion | Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] | Length = 3:59 | Label = [[Roc-A-Fella Records]] | Writer = [[Jay-Z|S. Carter]]<br>[[Timbaland|T. Mosley]] | Producer = [[Timbaland]] | Chart position = * #5 [[United States|U.S.]] | Last single = "[[Encore (Jay-Z song)|Encore]]"<br>(2003) | This single = "Dirt Off Ya Shoulder"<br>(2003) | Next single = "[[99 Problems]]<br>(2003) }} "'''Dirt off Your Shoulder'''" is the second [[Single (music)|single]] released from [[Jay-Z]]'s 2003 album ''[[The Black Album (Jay-Z album)|The Black Album]]''. It peaked at #5 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]]. In 2004, the song was combined with the [[Linkin Park]] single "[[Lying from You]]" and released as a [[Dirt off Your Shoulder/Lying from You|single]] for the mash-up album ''[[Collision Course (album)|Collision Course]]''. ==Political influence== On [[April 17]], [[2008]], Democratic presidential hopeful [[Barack Obama]] referenced the song in gesture, in response to sharp attacks from his rival [[Hillary Clinton]] and a debate which was widely criticized for focusing on campaign gaffes.<ref>{{cite news |first=Howard |last=Kurtz |authorlink=Howard Kurtz |title=Performance By ABC's Moderators Is a Matter Of Debate |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/17/AR2008041704303.html?hpid=topnews |work=[[Washington Post]] |date=2008-04-18 |accessdate=2008-04-18 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Dan |last=Whitcomb |title=ABC criticized for handling of Democratic debate |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN1740256020080418?pageNumber=3&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true |publisher=[[Reuters]] |date=2008-04-18 |accessdate=2008-04-19 }}</ref> According to ''[[The Nation]]'', Obama "told his supporters not to fret about all the "textbook Washington" drama on Thursday, recounting the superficial moderators and Hillary Clinton's attempts to 'twist the knife' on trivial issues. Then Obama made pop cultural history, miming the rapper Jay-Z's iconic hand signal to "brush the dirt" off his shoulders."<ref>{{cite news |first=Ari |last=Melber |title=Obama Meets Jay-Z in YouTube Mashup Slamming Clinton & Debate |url=http://www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters?bid=45&pid=312336 |work=The Nation |date=2008-04-17 |accessdate=2008-04-18 }}</ref> When asked whether Obama was deliberately referencing the song, a campaign spokesman said, "He has some Jay-Z on his iPod."<ref>{{cite news |first=Teresa |last=Wiltz |title=Obama Has Jay-Z on His IPod and The Moves To Prove It |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/18/AR2008041803282.html?hpid=topnews |work=[[The Washington Post]] |date=2008-04-19 |accessdate=2008-04-19 }}</ref> ==Single track listings== [[Image:Jayz99problemsdirtoffyourshoulder.jpg|thumb|150px|right||"''99 Problems/Dirt Off Your Shoulder, Pt. 1'''" single cover]] [[Image:Jay-Z - 99 Problems+Dirt Off Your Shoulder (CD2).jpg|thumb|150px|right||"''99 Problems/Dirt Off Your Shoulder, Pt. 2'''" single cover]] [[Image:Jayzdirtoffyourshoulder.jpg|thumb|150px|right||"''Dirt Off Your Shoulder''" promo cover]] ===A-Side=== # Dirt Off Your Shoulder (Radio Edit) # Dirt Off Your Shoulder (LP) # Dirt Off Your Shoulder (Instrumental) ===B-Side=== # Encore (Radio Edit) # Encore (LP) # Encore (Instrumental) ===99 Problems/Dirt Off Your Shoulder, Pt. 1=== # 99 Problems (Explicit) # Dirt Off Your Shoulder (Explicit) ===99 Problems/Dirt Off Your Shoulder, Pt. 2=== # 99 Problems (Explicit) # Dirt Off Your Shoulder (Explicit) # 99 Problems (Video) # Dirt Off Your Shoulder (Video) ===99 Problems/Dirt Off Your Shoulder, Vinyl=== '''A-Side''' # 99 Problems (Explicit) # 99 Problems (Clean) '''B-Side''' # Dirt Off Your Shoulder (Explicit) # Dirt Off Your Shoulder (Clean) ==References== {{reflist}} ==See also== *[[List of Jay-Z songs]] *[[Barack Obama]] <br> {{Jay-Z}} [[Category:2003 singles]] [[Category:Jay-Z songs]] [[Category:Music videos directed by Dave Meyers]] [[Category:Songs produced by Timbaland]] {{hip-hop-song-stub}} [[pt:Dirt off Your Shoulder]]