Tear It Up (Yung Wun song)

"Tear It Up" is the second single from rapper Yung Wun's debut album, The Dirtiest Thirstiest. It features DMX, Lil' Flip and David Banner.

"Tear It Up"
Single by Yung Wun featuring DMX, Lil' Flip and David Banner
from the album The Dirtiest Thirstiest
Released	April 6, 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	Hardcore hip hop
Length	3:25
Label	Full Surface J
Songwriter(s)	Hal Davis Don Fletcher Dean Parks Lavell William Crump Bernard Freeman Lil Flip James L Anderson Dallas Austin Jasper Cameron Luis Matos Todd Shaw Earl Simmons
Producer(s)	Faust
Yung Wun singles chronology
"Yung Wun Anthem" (2004) "Tear It Up" (2004) "Walk It, Talk It" (2004)
David Banner singles chronology
"Crank It Up" (2004) "Tear It Up" (2004) "Walk It, Talk It" (2004)
DMX singles chronology
"Get It on the Floor" (2003) "Tear It Up" (2004) "We in Here" (2006)
Lil' Flip singles chronology
"Like a Pimp" (2003) "Tear It Up" (2004) "Never Really Was" (2004)

The song samples and interpolates "Dancing Machine" by the Jackson 5 taken from the performance in the film Drumline without credit.

It peaked at No. 76 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it his only single to chart there and his most successful single to date.

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	76
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	39
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)	21
US Rhythmic (Billboard)	26

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	March 29, 2004 (2004-03-29)	Rhythmic contemporary radio	J
	April 19, 2004 (2004-04-19)	Urban contemporary radio