Peak
1
Weeks
32
Score
7,979
Chart Year
2007
"Crank That (Soulja Boy)" is the debut single by American rapper Soulja Boy Tell 'Em. It served as the lead single from his debut studio album, souljaboytellem.com (2007) and accompanies the Soulja Boy dance. The song is recognized by its looping steelpan riff. It caused what has been called "the biggest dance fad since the Macarena", with an instructional YouTube video for the dance surpassing 27 million views by early 2008. "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" spent seven weeks at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in the fall of 2007, and was the number 21 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. The song received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song at the 50th Grammy Awards but lost to Kanye West's song "Good Life". On January 6, 2008, it became the first song ever to sell 3 million digital copies in the US. In 2009 it was named the 23rd most successful song of the 2000s on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade. It had sold 5,080,000 downloads in the US by February 2014. Outside of the United States, "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
Yuu Soulja Boy tell 'em Ay, I got this new dance for y'all Called the Soulja Boy You just gotta punch Then crank back three times from left to right Soulja Boy off in this ho Watch me crank it, watch me roll Watch me crank dat Soulja Boy Then Superman that oh Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me Soulja Boy off in this ho Watch me crank it, watch me roll Watch me crank dat Soulja Boy Then Superman that ho Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch Soulja boy up in this ho Watch me lean and watch me rock Superman that ho Then watch me crank that Robocop Super fresh, now watch me jock Jocking on them haters, man When I do that Soulja Boy I lean to the left then crank that thang, now (yuu) I'm jocking on your bitch ass And if we get the fighting, then I'm cocking on your bitch ass You catch me at yo' local party Yes I crank it every day Haters gettin' mad 'cause I got me some Bathing Apes Soulja Boy off in this ho Watch me crank it, watch me roll Watch me crank dat Soulja Boy Then Superman that ho Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me Soulja Boy off in this ho Watch me crank it, watch me roll Watch me crank dat Soulja Boy Then Superman that ho Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch I'm bouncin' on my toe Watch me supersoak that ho I'm a pass it to Arab And he gon' pass it to Don Loc (Loc) Haters wanna be me Soulja Boy, I'm the man They be lookin' at my neck Sayin' it's the rubberband Man (man) Watch me do it (watch me do it) Dance (dance) Let's get to it (let's get to it) Nope, you can't do it like me Ho, so don't do it like me Folk, I see you tryna do it like me Man, that shit was ugly Soulja Boy off in this ho Watch me crank it, watch me roll Watch me crank dat Soulja Boy Then Superman that ho Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me Soulja Boy off in this ho Watch me crank it, watch me roll Watch me crank dat Soulja Boy Then Superman that ho Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me I'm too clean off in this ho Watch me crank it, watch me (roll) Watch me crank that Roosevelt then supersoak that ho (Yuu) And super soak that ho (And super soak that ho) And super soak that ho (And super soak that ho) And super soak that ho (And super soak that ho) And super soak that ho (And super soak that ho) I'm too fresh up in this bitch Watch me shuffle, watch me jig Watch me crank my shoulder work and Superman that bitch (Yuu) And Superman that bitch (And Superman that bitch) And Superman that bitch (And Superman that bitch) Oh, yuu Soulja Boy off in this ho Watch me crank it, watch me roll Watch me crank dat Soulja Boy Then Superman that ho Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me Soulja Boy off in this ho Watch me crank it, watch me roll Watch me crank dat Soulja Boy Then Superman that ho Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch me (yuu) crank dat Soulja Boy Now watch
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 28, 2007 | 47 | 79 |
| 2 | Aug 4, 2007 | 28 | 98 |
| 3 | Aug 11, 2007 | 25 | 101 |
| 4 | Aug 18, 2007 | 14 | 112 |
| 5 | Aug 25, 2007 | 11 | 115 |
| 6 | Sep 1, 2007 | 6 | 120 |
| 7 | Sep 8, 2007 | 2 | 124 |
| 8 | Sep 15, 2007 | 1 | 125 |
| 9 | Sep 22, 2007 | 1 | 125 |
| 10 | Sep 29, 2007 | 2 | 124 |
| 11 | Oct 6, 2007 | 1 | 125 |
| 12 | Oct 13, 2007 | 1 | 125 |
| 13 | Oct 20, 2007 | 1 | 125 |
| 14 | Oct 27, 2007 | 1 | 125 |
| 15 | Nov 3, 2007 | 1 | 125 |
| 16 | Nov 10, 2007 | 3 | 123 |
| 17 | Nov 17, 2007 | 4 | 122 |
| 18 | Nov 24, 2007 | 4 | 122 |
| 19 | Dec 1, 2007 | 6 | 120 |
| 20 | Dec 8, 2007 | 5 | 121 |