Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)

Infobox Single
Name = Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)


Artist = Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule and Caddillac Tah
Album =
Released = 2002
Format = CD single, 12" maxi single
Recorded = Sony Music Studios
(New York City, New York)
Genre = Pop, R&B, hip hop
Length = 3:49
Label = Epic
Writer = Jennifer Lopez, Cory Rooney, Irv Gotti, 7 Aurelius, Ja Rule, Caddillac Tah
Producer = Irv Gotti, 7 Aurelius
Certification =
Misc = Extra chronology
Artist = Jennifer Lopez
Type = singles
Last single = "I'm Real" (Murder Remix)
(2001)
This single = "Ain't It Funny" (Murder Remix)
(2002)
Next single = "I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Track Masters Remix)
(2002)Extra chronology
Artist = Ja Rule
Type = singles
Last single = "Always on Time"
(2002)
This single = "Ain't It Funny" (Murder Remix)
(2002)
Next single = "Down Ass Chick"
(2002)Extra chronology
Artist = Caddillac Tah
Type = singles
Last single = "Just Like a Thug"
(2001)
This single = "Ain't It Funny" (Murder Remix)
(2002)
Next single = "It's Caddillac"
(2002)

"Ain't It Funny" (Murder Remix) is a pop–R&B–hip hop song written by American singer-songwriter Jennifer Lopez, Cory Rooney, Ja Rule, Caddillac Tah, Irv Gotti, and 7 Aurelius for Lopez's remix album, ' (2002). It was released in 2002 as the album's lead single. The song was also included on the 2002 compilation album ' as well as Ja Rule's greatest hits album "Exodus".

ong information

The single, which features rappers Ja Rule, topped the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 becoming Lopez's third number-one single, as well as Ja Rule's third number-one single; it also peaked at number four in the United Kingdom. Caddillac Tah also performs on the song and appears on the song's music video, and even has a longer part than Ja Rule. The remix samples Craig Mack's 1994 hit "Flava in Ya Ear".

The original version of the song, "Ain't It Funny", appears on Lopez's second studio album, "J. Lo" (2001), and was also a single of its own. It was written by Cory Rooney for the soundtrack to Lopez's film "The Wedding Planner", but it was felt that the timbales gave it too much of a Latin sound, and the song was not used for the soundtrack. After the success of "I'm Real (Murder Remix)", a previous Lopez-Ja Rule collaboration, they decided to remix "Ain't It Funny" as a duet and release it as a follow-up. Unlike "I'm Real", the two versions of "Ain't It Funny" were released on different dates, and so charted separately. The remix was originally meant for Ashanti but Irv Gotti persuaded her to give the song to Lopez in order to give his record company, Murder Inc. (currently The Inc. Records), a wider catalogue of artist collaborations. When asked in a 2004 interview with "People" what song did she wish she had recorded, Ashanti responded with "Ain't It Funny". Ashanti provides background vocals on Lopez's song, with many people speculating it was also Ashanti that sung the chorus and not Lopez.

The song spent six weeks at the top of the "Billboard" Hot 100 from March 9, and followed another Ja Rule duet, "Always on Time" with Ashanti. Ashanti's "Foolish" replaced it at the number-one spot. Ashanti also appears in the video alongside Lopez, Ja Rule, Irv Gotti, Caddillac Tah, and other Inc. members.

Music video

The video is in two parts which frequently interchange back and forth throughout the song. The first part of the video shows Lopez having a small party in her home with guests including Ja Rule and Christina Milian. This part of the video is from the point of view of the guy who is being mentioned in the song. His face is not seen, and Lopez addresses the camera throughout this section of the video. This section begins with the guy knocking on the door, Lopez inviting him in, and then eventually showing him the door when she sees him attempting to look/flirt with other women at the party. As he leaves, she goes on entertaining the other guests.

The second part of the video involves scenes with Lopez and Ja Rule in a white room, Ja Rule in a recording studio in Lopez's home, Lopez sitting in a chair singing bits of the song, and Lopez and Ja Rule singing the parts of the final verse against a gold backdrop. Teen actor Brandon Funt is quickly flashed in the video while wearing a white suit, sipping a glass of wine.

Track listings

;CD single
#"Ain't It Funny" (Murder Remix featuring Ja Rule and Caddillac Tah)
#"Play" (Artful Dodger Main Mix)
#"Feelin' So Good" (HQ2 Club Mix)
#"Ain't It Funny" (Murder Remix featuring Ja Rule and Caddillac Tah) (Video)

;12" maxi single
#"Ain't It Funny" (Murder Remix featuring Ja Rule and Caddillac Tah)
#"Ain't It Funny" (Murder Remix featuring Ja Rule and Caddillac Tah) (Instrumental)
#"Waiting for Tonight" (Hex Hector Vocal Club Extended/Hex's Momentous Club Mix)

Charts

{|class="wikitable" !align="center"|Chart (2002)!align="center"|Peak
position
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align="left"|Latvian Airplay Top 40 [cite web |url=http://www.lanet.lv/news/airplay/2002/020421lv.html |title=Latvian Airplay Top 40 – week 16 – 2002 |accessdate=2008-08-20 |work=Lanet.lv]
align="center"|30
-
align="left"|Swiss Singles Chart
align="center"|7
-
align="left"|UK Singles Chart [cite web |url=http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=29777 |title=Chart Stats – Jennifer Lopez – Ain't It Funny {2002} |accessdate=2008-08-20 |work=Chart Stats]
align="center"|4
-
align="left"|United World Chart [cite web |url=http://www.mediatraffic.de/week13-2002.htm |title=United World Chart – singles & airplay – week 13 / 2002 |accessdate=2008-08-20 |work=Media Traffic]
align="center"|10
-
align="left"|U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100
align="center"|1
-
align="left"|U.S. "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
align="center"|4
-
align="left"|U.S. "Billboard" Hot Dance Club Play
align="center"|8

References

succession box
before = "Always on Time" by Ja Rule featuring Ashanti
title = U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one single
years = March 9, 2002 – April 13, 2002
after = "Foolish" by Ashanti