Disco Inferno (50 Cent song)

"Disco Inferno"
Single by 50 Cent
from the album The Massacre
Released December 21, 2004
Recorded 2004
Genre Hip hop
Length 3:34
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • C. Styles
  • Bang Out
50 Cent singles chronology
"How We Do"
(2004) 		"Disco Inferno"
(2004) 		"Hate It or Love It"
(2005)

"Disco Inferno" is a song recorded by American rapper 50 Cent for his second studio album The Massacre (2005). It was released as the lead single from the album on December 21, 2004, by Interscope Records, Shady Records and Aftermath Entertainment. Although not an international commercial success, it was a success nationwide, peaking at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Background

Released in November 2004, the single debuted at #54 and peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming 50 Cent's fourth solo top-ten song on the chart and sixth overall. "Disco Inferno" was certified Gold by the RIAA. The song was produced by C. Styles & Bang Out. The song was also nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance at the Grammy Awards of 2006, but lost to Kanye West's "Gold Digger". This song is featured in DJ Hero.

Reception

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd of Pitchfork negatively compared "Disco Inferno" to 50 Cent's previous work, describing it and follow-up single "Candy Shop" as "flaccid reprises of other tracks both in beats and in timbre".

Track listing

  • 12" vinyl
  1. "Disco Inferno" (Explicit) - 3:34
  2. "Disco Inferno" (Clean) - 3:34
  3. "Disco Inferno" (Instrumental) - 3:34
  4. "Disco Inferno" (Acapella) - 3:28
  • CD single
  1. "Disco Inferno" (Explicit) - 3:34
  2. "Window Shopper" - 2:38
  3. "Best Friend" (featuring Olivia) - 4:08
  4. "Disco Inferno" (Ringtone) - 0:38

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Disco Inferno"
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) 32
Scotland (OCC) 86
UK Singles (OCC) 87
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) 18
US Billboard Hot 100 3
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 4
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard) 3
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) 8

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Disco Inferno"
Chart (2005) Position
UK Urban (Music Week) 14
US Billboard Hot 100 11
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hip Songs (Billboard) 19

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Disco Inferno"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) Platinum 60,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA) 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡
United States (RIAA)
Mastertone 		Gold 500,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Disco Inferno"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States December 21, 2004 Digital download
January 11, 2005 12-inch vinyl