Cross the Border

"Cross the Border"
Single by Philly's Most Wanted
from the album Get Down or Lay Down
ReleasedOctober 10, 2000 (2000-10-10)
GenreHip hop
Length4:14
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Neptunes
Philly's Most Wanted singles chronology
"Y'all Can't Never Hurt Us"
(2000)
"Cross the Border"
(2000)
"Please Don't Mind"
(2001)
Music video
"Cross the Border" on YouTube

"Cross the Border"[1] is a rap song by American hip hop duo Philly's Most Wanted. It was released on October 10, 2000 via Atlantic Records as the second single from the duo's debut studio album Get Down or Lay Down. Written by members Boo-Bonic and Mr. Man together with Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, it was produced by the latter two.

The song peaked at number 98 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 50 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 71 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, number 3 on the Hot Rap Songs, number 37 on the Rhythmic Airplay and number 7 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales in the United States.

An accompanying music video was directed by Jeremy Rall.[2]

  1. ^ Thompson, Paul. "The brief, exciting run of Philly's Most Wanted". The Fader. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
  2. ^ Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Jeremy Rall technician videography". Music Video DataBase. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2014.