Look What the Cat Dragged In (song)

"Look What the Cat Dragged In" is the third single from English rapper Giggs released from his second studio album Let Em Ave It. The single was released in the United Kingdom on 6 June 2010 as a digital download.

"Look What the Cat Dragged In"
Single by Giggs
from the album Let Em Ave It
Released6 June 2010
Recorded2009
GenreBritish hip hop, dirty rap,
Length2:36
LabelTakeover Entertainment Ltd, XL Recordings
Songwriter(s)Nathan Thompson
Producer(s)Bayoz Muzik
Giggs singles chronology
"Don't Go There"
(2010)
"Look What the Cat Dragged In"
(2010)
"Hustle On"
(2010)

Critical reception

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Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song a positive review stating:

Built around a simple but relentless synth riff, 'Look What The Cat Dragged In' has that knack of doing very little but still burrowing into your brain face-first like an earworm. Giggs's deep, distinctive delivery gives a semblance of weight to some very silly lyrics. There's stuff about gettin' the laydeez ("Wanna' lean in ma cockpit / Feelin' ma chopstick"), unprotected sex ("I done it bareback / I take chances"), boozing ("Courvoisier / Fillin' up eight glasses") and the eternal boobs/bum debate ("I'm a breast man but I rate arses"). It'd be a crime to take it too seriously, but there's something fantastically grin-inducing about a rap track so British yet so swaggering and comfortably assured      .[1]

Track listing

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Digital download[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Look What The Cat Dragged In"2:36

Chart performance

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"Look What The Cat Dragged In" debuted on the UK Singles Chart on 13 June 2010 at number 53; becoming his second UK Top 100 single and thus his second single to miss out on the Top 40. The single also debuted at number 20 on the UK R&B Chart and number 3 on the UK Indie Chart, being beaten only by Fat Les and Dizzee Rascal; remaining on the chart for a total of 4 consecutive weeks.

Chart (2010) peak
position
UK Indie (OCC)[3] 3
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[4] 20
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 53

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Music – Singles Review – Giggs: 'Look What the Cat Dragged In'. Digital Spy (2010-06-07). Retrieved on 2010-12-14.
  2. ^ Look What The Cat Dragged In [Explicit]: Giggs: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads
  3. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
  4. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  5. ^ "Giggs: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  6. ^ "British single certifications – Giggs – Look What The Cat Dragged In". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 May 2021.