Can't Nobody Hold Me Down
"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" is the debut single by rapper Puff Daddy. It appears on Puff Daddy's debut studio album No Way Out and it was released as his first single in 1997. The single was released through BMG Music, Arista Records and Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records.
| "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" | ||||
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| Single by Puff Daddy featuring Mase | ||||
| from the album No Way Out | ||||
| Released | January 3, 1997 | |||
| Studio | Daddy's House Recording Studios (New York City) | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:52 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Mason Betha | |||
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| "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" on YouTube | ||||
The song entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at number thirty-two in early 1997 and eventually spent six weeks at number one. It was the beginning of Combs' and Bad Boy Records' chart domination during the year—the Combs-produced "Hypnotize" by The Notorious B.I.G. would follow this song at number one, and the B.I.G. tribute song "I'll Be Missing You" spent eleven weeks at number one during the summer, only to be followed by another B.I.G. song, "Mo Money Mo Problems" and then the Combs-produced "Honey" by Mariah Carey.
Combs was already a successful songwriter, producer and record label owner (Bad Boy Records) before he released his debut album as a performer. His first U.S. chart single, "No Time", was a top-twenty hit for Lil' Kim on which Puff Daddy was credited as a featured vocalist. "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" is the debut chart appearance for rapper Mase.