Area Codes (song)
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"Area Codes" is a 2001
single off Ludacris's
second album, Word of Mouf
. It features Nate Dogg
. The song's lyrics focus on U.S. telephone area code
s that denote the location of women with whom the singer has had sexual relations in cities across the United States.
Because telephone area codes are increasingly becoming less constrained to particular geographic areas, scholars and cultural critics have noted that Area Codes may be incomprehensible to future generations of listeners.
The song was written by D. Davis, K. Hilson, J. Jones, R. Walters, and C. Bridges and was produced by Jazze Pha
.
.
It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100
at #84 on July 14, 2001, reached the Top 40 at #31 on August 18, and peaked at #24 on September 8, 2001.
The song was also included briefly in a scene from The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)
.
2001 in music
See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....
single off Ludacris's
Ludacris
Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
second album, Word of Mouf
Word of Mouf
- Chart Awards :-Samples and interpolations:"Coming 2 America"*"Requiem", 3rd movement by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart *Symphony No...
. It features Nate Dogg
Nate Dogg
Nathaniel Dwayne Hale , better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American musician. He is noted for his membership of rap trio 213 and his solo career in which he collaborated with Dr. Dre, Warren G, Tupac and Snoop Dogg on many hit releases. Nate Dogg released three solo albums, G-Funk...
. The song's lyrics focus on U.S. telephone area code
Telephone numbering plan
A telephone numbering plan is a type of numbering scheme used in telecommunications to allocate telephone numbers to subscribers and to route telephone calls in a telephone network. A closed numbering plan, such as found in North America, imposes a fixed total length to numbers...
s that denote the location of women with whom the singer has had sexual relations in cities across the United States.
Because telephone area codes are increasingly becoming less constrained to particular geographic areas, scholars and cultural critics have noted that Area Codes may be incomprehensible to future generations of listeners.
The song was written by D. Davis, K. Hilson, J. Jones, R. Walters, and C. Bridges and was produced by Jazze Pha
Jazze Pha
Phalon Anton Alexander , also known as Jazze Pha , is an American singer, and songwriter.raised in Memphis, TN; son of James Alexander ....
.
Song information
At five minutes and three seconds, it is the fifth-longest track on the album. The song was originally released on the soundtrack to Rush Hour 2Rush Hour 2
Rush Hour 2 is a 2001 martial arts action comedy film. This is the second installment in the Rush Hour film series. A sequel to the 1998 film Rush Hour, the film stars Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker who respectively reprise their roles as Inspector Lee and Los Angeles police detective James Carter...
.
It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
at #84 on July 14, 2001, reached the Top 40 at #31 on August 18, and peaked at #24 on September 8, 2001.
The song was also included briefly in a scene from The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)
The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)
The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 street racing action film starring Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster. Directed by Rob Cohen, The Fast and the Furious was the first mainstream film to feature the Asian automotive import scene in North America. It is the first film...
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| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
97 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
24 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 10 |
| French Singles Chart | 43 |
Area codes mentioned
These are the area codes listed in the song, in order.- 770Area code 770Area code 770 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan , assigned to Metro Atlanta, Georgia's suburbs and exurbs. It was split from 404 in December 1995, just three years after the 706 split...
(Atlanta, Georgia) - 404Area code 404Area code 404 covers Atlanta and its immediate neighbors, roughly within Interstate 285.Originally, it covered all of Georgia when the area code system was first created in the 1940s and implemented in 1951. On July 1, 1954, area code 912 was assigned to southern and middle Georgia...
(Atlanta, Georgia) - 718Area code 718Area code 718 is a New York City telephone area code in the boroughs of the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island, as well as the Marble Hill section of Manhattan....
(New York City, New York, except Manhattan) - 202Area code 202Image:Area code 202.svg|right|The area colored red indicates the geographical region of the District of Columbia, served by area code 202poly 0 50 49 54 103 84 111 88 101 107 118 130 143 139 179 140 211 188 238 203 260 240 259 248 248 250 255 262 253 357 1 357 Area codes 571 and 703poly 1 1 0...
(Washington, D.C.) - 901Area code 901Area code 901 is an area code in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Originally it was the area code for the entire state, but now it is limited to the southwest corner of the state, including the city of Memphis.-Original assignment:...
(Memphis, Tennessee) - 305Area code 305Area code 305 was the single original area code for the entire state of Florida. Today, it serves all of Miami-Dade County , and the part of Monroe County that is in the Florida Keys...
(Miami, Florida) - 312Area code 312Area code 312 is the telephone area code for the Chicago Loop and surrounding areas of the city of Chicago, Illinois. Prior to the split on November 11, 1989, forming 708 , 312 area code originally served much of Greater Chicago...
(Chicago, Illinois) - 313Area code 313Area code 313 is the telephone area code serving the city of Detroit, Michigan, the city's innermost enclave cities , and Dearborn, Redford and Grosse Pointe...
(Detroit, Michigan) - 215 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- 803Area code 803Area code 803 is a South Carolina area code. Located in the central part of the state, it is anchored by metropolitan Columbia, the state capital. It also includes the cities of Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Sumter, Orangeburg, and Aiken. It is one of the original 86 North American Numbering Plan areas...
(Columbia, South Carolina) - 757Area code 757Image:Area code 757.png|right|The area colored red indicates the southeast corner of Virginia served by area code 757poly 60 2 11 58 12 78 32 106 40 109 45 105 68 123 73 119 95 128 97 122 126 124 132 110 127 103 139 79 154 79 176 42 197 41 217 1 250 13 267 7 268 11 280 2 Area codes 304 and...
(Southeast Virginia) - 401Area code 401Area code 401 is the sole telephone area code of Rhode Island. 401 is one of the original 86 North American area codes, which were created in 1947. Rhode Island is among the decreasing number of North American jurisdictions with only one area code.-See also:...
(Providence, Rhode Island) - 410 (eastern Maryland)
- 504Area code 504Area code 504 is a telephone area code that covers the greater New Orleans, Louisiana, area. 504 originally served all of Louisiana, which now has five area codes...
(New Orleans, Louisiana) - 972 (Dallas, Texas)
- 713 (Houston, Texas)
- 314Area code 314The area code 314 serves the independent city of St. Louis, Missouri, and most suburbs located in neighboring St. Louis County.It is bordered by area code 618 across the Mississippi River in Illinois, and by area code 636 in Missouri, which acts as an envelope around the 314 area.-History:Area code...
(St. Louis, Missouri) - 201Area code 201201 is the North American telephone area code for the state of New Jersey covering most of Bergen County, as well as parts of Essex, Hudson and Passaic. It is overlaid with area code 551....
(Bergen and Hudson counties, New Jersey) - 212Area code 212Area code 212 is a New York City telephone area code for the borough of Manhattan. By area, it is one of the smallest area codes in North America....
(Manhattan, New York) - 213Area code 213North American area code 213 is a Californian telephone area code which contains downtown Los Angeles and its immediate environs. It was one of California's original three area codes created in October 1947 and has historically been associated with Southern California and Los Angeles.Originally,...
(Los Angeles, California) - 916Area code 916North American area code 916 is an area code based in Sacramento, California. The telephone area code was one of the first three original area codes established in California in October, 1947. It covered the far northern portion of the state. It was split in a flash-cut on October, 26, 1957, at...
(Sacramento, California) - 415Area code 415North American Area code 415 is the Californian telephone area code for San Francisco and its northern suburbs .-History:415 was one of the original three area codes in California, established in 1947...
(San Francisco, California) - 704Area code 704Area code 704 covers Metropolitan Charlotte, in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, and also the cities of Gastonia, and Concord. Area code 980, created as an overlay in 2001, also covers the same area. The South Carolina side of the Charlotte metropolitan area is part of area code 803.704 is...
(Charlotte, North Carolina) - 206Area code 206206 is the North American telephone area code in the U.S. state of Washington for Seattle, the islands of Mercer, Bainbridge and Vashon, and portions of metropolitan Seattle from Des Moines to Woodway....
(Seattle, Washington) - 808Area code 808The 808 telephone area code covers the inhabited and developed areas of the Hawaiian Islands out to Midway Island. 808 was issued as Hawaii's area code shortly after its statehood in 1959....
(Hawaii & Midway Island) - 216Area code 216216 is the North American telephone area code for Cleveland, Ohio and some suburban communities in Cuyahoga County.It was one of the original area codes issued in the North American Numbering Plan on January 1, 1947...
(Cleveland, Ohio) - 702Area code 702North American area code 702 is a NANP telephone code located in Las Vegas, Nevada and also encompasses most of Clark County, Nevada. It was one of the original area codes established in October, 1947, and covered all of Nevada. Due to growth of the Las Vegas area, a new area code was needed...
(Las Vegas, Nevada) - 414Area code 414North American telephone area code 414 is a state of Wisconsin area code which was created along with area code 715 as one of the two original area codes assigned to Wisconsin in October 1947. Currently, the 414 area code is nearly exclusive to Milwaukee County, including the city of Milwaukee...
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin) - 317Area code 317Area code 317 is a North American Numbering Plan area code for Central Indiana. It serves most of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Service Area, including all of Indianapolis/Marion County and portions of the surrounding counties, Boone, Hancock, Hamilton, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison, Morgan, and...
(central Indiana) - 214 (Dallas, Texas)
- 281 (Houston, Texas)
- 334Area code 334Area code 334 is a NANPA area code in the state of Alabama. It was created on January 15, 1995 as a split from area code 205 The 334 area code was one of the first two area codes not to take the N1X or N0X form in the North American Numbering Plan, along with Washington area code 360, which began...
(Montgomery and south Alabama) - 205Area code 205205 is the North American telephone area code for central and western Alabama including the cities of Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. Until 1995, this area code served the entire state of Alabama. It then split to form area code 334, and later split again to form area code 256...
(Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, Alabama) - 318Area code 318Area code 318 is a telephone area code that covers the central and northern parts of Louisiana. The area code was split off in 1957 from the original area code 504, which had previously covered the entire state....
(Louisiana) - 601Area code 601Area codes 601 and 769 are the telephone area codes for central Mississippi. Originally, area code 601 covered the entire state. In 1997, area code 228 was created for the Mississippi Gulf Coast area. In 1999, area code 662 was created in the northern half of Mississippi. In 2005, Mississippi's...
(Mississippi) - 203Area code 203Area code 203 is the North American telephone area code that covers the southwestern part of Connecticut. The area code stretches from its western border, along its southern coast, to beyond the city of New Haven, and ends just south of Hartford. 203 overlays with area code 475...
(Connecticut) - 804Area code 804North American telephone area code 804 serves the Commonwealth of Virginia. The area code, in east-central Virginia, is anchored by Virginia's capital, Richmond. Other communities using 804 include Chester, Hopewell, Mechanicsville, Petersburg, and Colonial Heights. The 804 code also includes the...
(Virginia) - 402Area code 402Image:Area_code_NE.png|right|Map of Nebraska area codes in blue poly 50 20 272 25 291 37 298 32 323 30 340 38 353 50 347 36 354 16 346 7 350 1 47 0 Area code 605...
(Nebraska) - 301 (Maryland)
- 904Area code 904Area code 904 is in use for much of the First Coast region of the U.S. state of Florida, including all of the metropolitan area of Jacksonville. At its largest, it covered the entire northern half of Florida. It was split from area code 305 on Sunday, July 11, 1965, as a "flash-cut" with no formal...
(Jacksonville, Florida) - 407Area code 407Area code 407 is the area code for the Orlando metro area including all of Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties, as well as small portions of Volusia and Lake counties. From 1947 until 1988, the 407 area code was part of the 305 area code, which included the east coast from Brevard County...
(Orlando metro area, Florida) - 850Area code 850Area code 850 is in use for the Florida Panhandle, USA. Area code 904 was used for the entire part of northern Florida from 11 July 1965, when 904 split from 305, until 904 itself was split in the mid-1990s...
(the Florida Panhandle) - 708Area code 708Area code 708 covers western and southern Cook County and eastern and southern Will County in Illinois. Area code 708 was split off from area code 312 on November 11th 1989, and once covered all of the suburbs of Chicago. In 1996, area code 847 and area code 630 were broken off from 708...
(Cook and Will counties, Illinois) - 502Area code 502Area code 502 serves the state of Kentucky's north central counties, primarily Louisville, its suburbs, and the state capital Frankfort. Its service area encompasses the following Kentucky counties :...
(Louisville, Kentucky)