"Straight to the Bank"
Single by 50 Cent
from the album Curtis
Released	May 2, 2007 July 2, 2007
Format	CD
Recorded	2006
Genre	East Coast hip hop, gangsta rap
Length	3:10
Label	Aftermath, Interscope, Shady
Writer(s)	Curtis Jackson, Ty Fyffe
Producer	Ty Fyffe, Dr. Dre
50 Cent singles chronology
"Jimmy Crack Corn" (2007) "Straight to the Bank" (2007) "Amusement Park" (2007)

"Straight to the Bank" is the first single from 50 Cent's third album, Curtis. The song is produced by Ty Fyffe with additional production from Dr. Dre.^[1] Tony Yayo contributes with a laughing effect in the chorus. This stuttered laughing effect was then later copied by Lupe Fiasco on his song, The Coolest, from Lupe Fiasco's The Cool

[edit] Background

Six days after the song was leaked on the Internet, it debuted at number 48 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and peaked at number 30 weeks later.^[2] "Straight to the Bank" debuted at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of May 26, 2007.^[3]

50 Cent performed the song live for the first time at the highly touted WBC Super Welterweight Championship fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Oscar De La Hoya on May 5, 2007, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, while leading Mayweather's entourage into the ring.

At its highest, "Straight to the Bank" hit number 3 on the iTunes single chart; however, due to the Curtis album being delayed, the song was removed from the iTunes library.

[edit] Music video

The music video debuted on MTV on May 17, 2007, after the "Amusement Park" video, which was released on May 16, 2007. On December 31, 2007, the music video appeared at number 83 on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2007 countdown.

[edit] Remixes

An official remix was made featuring up and coming G-Unit Records artist Young Hot Rod. The song featured an altered, slower beat. The remix clocked in at 3 minutes and 44 seconds and was introduction to Hot Rod as an artist.

A second remix was made featuring 2Pac and Daz Dillinger. Both guest star's verses were taken from previously released songs by both artists.

The main remix is the song I Get Money. Originally I Get Money was supposed to be a remix to Straight to the Bank, but due to major publicity the song became a single and song by itself. A remix to I Get Money was released featuring Ludacris and another version featuring Diddy & Jay-Z, which was originally supposed to feature Rakim, Fabolous and Busta Rhymes.

[edit] Chart performance

[edit] References

1. ^ 50 Cent – "Straight to the Bank". XXL (April 2, 2007). Accessed April 2, 2007.
2. ^ Jonathan Cohen (April 12, 2007). Timbaland Soars to No. 1 After Sales Explosion. Billboard. Accessed April 12, 2007.
3. ^ ^{a b} 50 Cent – Straight to the Bank. aCharts.us. Accessed May 21, 2007.
4. ^ 50 Cent – Straight to the Bank. LesCharts. Accessed August 27, 2007.