That's Right

Infobox Song
Name = That's Right
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Border = Yes
Artist = Ciara featuring Lil Jon
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Genre = Electropop, crunk
Length = 4:16
Label = LaFace/Jive
Writer = Ciara Harris, Jonathan Smith, LaMarquis Jefferson, Candice Nelson, Balewa Muhammad, Jasper Cameron
Producer = Lil Jon
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next = "Like a Boy"
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"That's Right" is a song performed by American R&B singer Ciara for her second album "" (2006). Written by Ciara Harris, Jonathan Smith, LaMarquis Jefferson, Candice Nelson, Balewa Muhammad, and Jasper Cameron, the song is built around samples of Pretty Tony's "Jam the Box" and "Fix It in the Mix." The song reunited Ciara with Lil Jon, who produced Ciara's debut single "Goodies." "That's Right" is a female empowerment song, which explains a woman telling her boyfriend that she refuses to let him kill her fun because of his selfish needs.

ingle release

"That's Right" was confirmed as the fifth release and fourth single and due to be as the third UK single from "Ciara: The Evolution", however it was decided "Can't Leave 'Em Alone" was released instead. [ [http://www.so-urban.com/news/6255/0/ "That's Right" UK single confirmation] Retrieved July 18, 2007] This single was cancelled for unknown reasons. It was one of three choices with "Like a Boy" and "Can't Leave 'Em Alone" for the second U.S. single, according to Ciara's official MySpace voting poll. However, "Like a Boy" was released before polling was completed. The single was confirmed on Ciara's official MySpace blog.

Critical reception

"That’s Right" received positive reviews from music critics. Bill Lamb of About.com published the song is "crunktastic" and "the intensity rarely lets up." He also wrote it is one of the top tracks on "The Evolution". [ [http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/ciaraevolution.htm "Ciara: The Evolution" About.com Review] ] Jill Menze of Billboard published, it's a "bass-heavy, dancefloor jam." [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews/album_review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003467416 Billboard.com Review] ] Jody Rosen of Entertainment Weekly published The song "combines eerily quiet crooning with a squall of synthesizer buzzes and percussion clatter." [ [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1564585,00.html Entertainment Weekly Review] ] Matt Cibula of PopMatters published, "it's powerful booty-bass-lovin' bubble-crunk to the 9th degree." [ [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/8847/ciara-ciara-the-evolution/ PopMatters Review] ] Bertan Budak of Ukmusic.com called it an "electrifying album opener." Budak continued to say Ciara sings with a "sexy mellow voice with Jon's in your face type rapping." [ [http://www.ukmusic.com/reviews/pop/ciara-the-evolution.html UK Music Review] ]

Music video

The music video for "That's Right" was filmed a day before "Can't Leave 'Em Alone" and was directed by The Fat Cats. On 11 July 2007, a clip of the video, which was videotaped by an unknown person, was released on the internet. On 25 December 2007 at midnight, the video became available for download on Ciara's official MySpace blog. On January 15 2008, "That's Right" premiered on BET's "106 & Park".

The video begins with a close-out shot of a gas station, amongst which a telephone rings. The shot changes to where we see Ciara, Monica, and Ciara's head-choreographer Jamaica sitting in a car at a gas pump. Ciara sends the caller "straight to voice-mail" and begins to discuss how she's taking independence from her significant other. The shot changes again to where Lil Jon is shouting "I bet you won't get crunk!" Ciara proceeds to ride down the street until she reaches a "food mart" where she dances to choreography along with male friends. The shot then changes to Ciara in all leather with her girls gettin' Crunk. They all begin to dance until the ending of the song where a distant fading shot of Ciara is shown.

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