I Wanna Rock (Snoop Dogg song)

"I Wanna Rock"
Single by Snoop Dogg
from the album Malice n Wonderland
ReleasedNovember 17, 2009
Recorded2009
GenreWest Coast hip hop
Length3:56
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Scoop DeVille
Snoop Dogg singles chronology
"That's Tha Homie"
(2009)
"I Wanna Rock"
(2009)
"Pronto"
(2009)

"I Wanna Rock" is the third official single from American rapper, Snoop Dogg's tenth studio album, Malice n Wonderland. It was released digitally on iTunes on November 17,[1] 2009, after the second single "That's Tha Homie". The song was produced by Scoop DeVille and mixed by Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg released it on a mixtape titled "I Wanna Rock" on November 23. The song was confirmed by BBC Radio 1 to be released in the UK on March 15, 2010 but is now listed as "Coming Soon".[2]

The lines "Right about now" and "I wanna rock right now" as well as the beat are sampled from Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock's 1988 song "It Takes Two." The main sample is from "Space Dust" by Galactic Force Band.[3] The song features no production from Dr. Dre, but was mixed by him.[4] The beat was produced by Scoop DeVille

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  2. ^ "Radio1 Rodos Greece ::: UK Forthcoming Singles ::: Charts, DJ Promos, Dance, Lyrics, Free Mp3 Samples Downloads". Archived from the original on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  3. ^ "Gumsole Beatdowns x Snoop Dogg's "I Wanna Rock" x "Space Dust"". 13 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Complex | Music, Sneakers, Style, Pop Culture, News & Shows". Complex Networks. Archived from the original on 2010-08-27. Retrieved 2010-05-28.