Backyard Boogie

"Backyard Boogie"
Single by Mack 10
from the album Based on a True Story
B-side	"Only In California"
Released	August 21, 1997
Format	12", CD
Recorded	1997
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:19
Label	Priority
Writer(s)	Dedrick Rolison
Producer	Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin
Mack 10 chronology
"Nothin' But the Cavi Hit" (1996) "Backyard Boogie" (1997) "Only in California" (1997)

"Backyard Boogie" is the lead single released from Mack 10's second album, Based on a True Story. The song was produced by Bobby "Bobcat" Ervin and mixed by Ant Banks.

Released just prior to the release of Based on a True Story, "Backyard Boogie" became Mack 10's biggest hit on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching a peak of number 37. It became his second and final solo top-40 hit, after the previous year's "Nothin' But the Cavi Hit", a duet with Tha Dogg Pound. It also peaked at #5 on the Hot Rap Songs chart, now known as the Rap Songs chart. It is tied with "Nothin' But the Cavi Hit" as his most successful song on that chart. The song helped the album debut at #14 on the Billboard 200 and get certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. On the single version of "Backyard Boogie", it's follow-up single, "Only in California" featuring Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg, is also included. It peaked at #54 on the Hot 100 and was released from Based on a True Story.

Single track listing

1. "Backyard Boogie" – 4:11
2. "Backyard Boogie" (Instrumental) – 4:29
3. "Only In California" – 4:30 (featuring Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg)
4. "Only In California" (Instrumental) – 4:30

Chart history

Peak positions

Year-End charts

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