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"Let's Get Blown"
Single by Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell
from the album R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece
Released	December 13, 2004 (2004-12-13)
Genre	Hip hop R&B G-funk
Length	4:40
Label	Doggystyle Star Trak Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Chad Hugo Calvin Broadus Pharrell Williams M. Adams Steve Arrington R. Turner S. Washington D. Webster
Producer(s)	The Neptunes
Snoop Dogg singles chronology
"Drop It Like It's Hot" (2004) "Let's Get Blown" (2004) "Signs" (2005)
Pharrell Williams singles chronology
"Drop It Like It's Hot" (2004) "Let's Get Blown" (2004) "Can I Have It Like That" (2005)

"Let's Get Blown" is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg featuring fellow American musician Pharrell Williams. It was released on December 13, 2004, as the second single released from the former's seventh studio album R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece (2004). It was produced by The Neptunes (Williams and Chad Hugo) and features additional uncredited vocals from American singer Keyshia Cole.

Composition and recording

"Let's Get Blown" is a hip hop, mid-tempo that features beats and influences of funk and G-funk music. The song samples and contains interpolations from Slave's "Watching You", which was also interpolated in "Gin and Juice". It was recorded by Andrew Coleman and Phil Tan at Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles.

Music video

The video was first aired in the week of February 21, 2005. It was 27th on LAUNCH Music Videos Top 100 in January 2005 and 59th on MTV's Top 100 of 2005 video list in December. The music video was directed by Paul Hunter.

Awards

In 2005, the Neptunes were nominated for Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in the Rap category for composing this song.

Commercial performance

"Let's Get Blown" is one of Snoop Dogg's biggest hits in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 13.

Live performance

The song was performed live at The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on January 20, 2005.

Track listings

Charts

Release history

References

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External links

• MusicMatch
• MVPA PDF

• 2004 singles
• Music videos directed by Paul Hunter (director)
• Pharrell Williams songs
• Snoop Dogg songs
• Song recordings produced by the Neptunes
• Songs written by Pharrell Williams
• Songs written by Chad Hugo
• Songs written by Snoop Dogg
• 2004 songs
• Geffen Records singles