Thug Lovin'


"Thug Lovin" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule featuring singer Bobby Brown, released on November 4, 2002, as the first single from Ja Rule's fourth studio album, The Last Temptation. The song was produced by Irv Gotti. Bobby Brown's sung portion is an interpolation of part of the chorus of the Stevie Wonder song "Knocks Me Off My Feet".
The music video for the song, directed by Irv Gotti, features scenes of Ja Rule and Bobby Brown in a helicopter, on a helipad on top of a skyscraper which has the Murder Inc. logo on it, the two artists driving in a Bentley, and the two going to a party. The video premiered on BET's Access Granted in 2002.

Track listings

US 12-inch single
Canadian and European CD single
  1. "Thug Lovin'"
  2. "Connected"
UK CD single
  1. "Thug Lovin'" – 4:31
  2. "Thug Lovin'" – 4:54
  3. "Thug Lovin'" – 5:13
  4. "Thug Lovin'" – 4:36
UK 12-inch single
UK cassette single
  1. "Thug Lovin'" – 4:54
  2. "Thug Lovin'" – 5:13
Australian CD single
  1. "Thug Lovin'"
  2. "Between Me and You"
  3. "Put It on Me"
  4. "Thug Lovin'"
  5. "Thug Lovin'"

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Australia 47