Ice Cream Paint Job

2009 single by Dorrough

"Ice Cream Paint Job"

Single by Dorrough

from the album Dorrough Music

Released

April 7, 2009 (2009-04-07)

Recorded

2008

Genre

Crunk

Length

3:59

Label

Ngenius Ent, E1 Music

Songwriter(s)

Dorrough

Producer(s)

2Much

Dorrough singles chronology

"Walk That Walk"
(2009)

"Ice Cream Paint Job"
(2009)

"Wired to the T"
(2009)

Music video

"Ice Cream Paint Job" on YouTube

"Ice Cream Paint Job" is a song by Dorrough from his debut album, Dorrough Music. The single peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA.

Music video

A video was shot for the song which features Dorrough driving the streets of Texas, standing in front of a huge chart that reads "Periodic Table of Dallas", and making his way to a car show at which he performs the song. Cameos are made by Lil Boosie, Slim Thug, Paul Wall, Bun B, and Chamillionaire.

Remixes and freestyles

The first official remix was released on iTunes on August 11, 2009, featuring Jermaine Dupri, Soulja Boy, Jim Jones, Slim Thug, E-40 and Rich Boy.
A megamix featuring Chalie Boy, Wreckamic, C Hen, Snoop Dogg, Nipsey Hussle, Jermaine Dupri, Soulja Boy, Jim Jones, Slim Thug, E-40 & Rich Boy was released September 1, 2009 by Dj Fletch on Dorrough's mixtape Mr. D-O Double R.^[1]
The second official remix, called the "West Coast Remix", features Jim Jones, Soulja Boy, E-40, Snoop Dogg, and Nipsey Hussle. It was released on iTunes on September 22, 2009. This remix has two versions: the digital download single version, which has E-40's verse after Jones but doesn't feature Soulja Boy; and the main version, which has Soulja Boy's verse after Jones but doesn't feature E-40.
E-40 and Soulja Boy Tell 'Em created a shortened, more radio-friendly remix.
Lil Wayne performed a freestyle for his No Ceilings mixtape.
Tyga performed a freestyle of this song on his mixtape Black Thoughts.
A remix featuring D. Woods and Mika Means was made for D. Woods' mixtape "Independence Day, Vol. 2".
Girl Talk's 2010 track "Oh No" from the album All Day sampled the song.

Chart performance

"Ice Cream Paint Job" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending June 13, 2009 at number 92. Fourteen weeks later, it peaked at number 27 on the week ending September 19, 2009 and spent a total of twenty weeks on the chart after dropping off.^[2] To date, this is Dorrough's only top 40 hit on that chart.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	27
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[4]	10
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[5]	5
US Pop 100 (Billboard)^[6]	78
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[7]	14

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[8]	48
US Rap Songs (Billboard)^[9]	14

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[10]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "The Piff: DJ Fletch & Dorrough – Mr. D-O Double R [Mixtape]". globalgrind.com. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
^ "Dorrough - Ice Cream Paint Job". aCharts.us. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
^ "Dorrough Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
^ "Dorrough Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
^ "Dorrough Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
^ "Dorrough – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 4, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
^ "Dorrough Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
^ "2009 Year End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
^ "2009 Year End Charts – Rap Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
^ "American single certifications – Dorrough – Ice Cream Paint Job". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 17, 2012.