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"Don't Cha" is a 2004 song written by Cee-Lo and Sir Mix A Lot. First recorded by Tori Alamaze in 2004, it was then a hit cover version in 2005 for the Pussycat Dolls and Busta Rhymes. It was the Dolls' second single after "Sway" from their debut album PCD.
The chorus of the song is based on Sir Mix A Lot's 1988 song "Swass" ("Don't you wish your boyfriend was swass like me?"). Tori Alamaze's 2004 single reached number fifty-three on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Writer/Producer Cee-Lo used the same backing track as the basis for The Pussycat Dolls' recording. The Dolls' single version (the 'radio edit') added a rap by Busta Rhymes and became a number-one hit in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Germany and New Zealand and a number two hit in the United States.
On this record the song's female character, played by the Dolls, seductively confronts a man. She then proceeds to tease him about wanting her, and not his own girlfriend. The man, played in the radio edit version by Busta Rhymes, admits his lust for her and suggests that they have an affair. At this point, she backs down from her teasing and refuses the offer.
During the video, the Pussycat Dolls can be seen lingering in various locations dressed in seductive clothing as they dance and sing. To stand apart from her fellow Dolls, lead singer Nicole Scherzinger is mostly seen in scenes with Busta Rhymes. The music video also features The Pussycat Dolls' creator Robin Antin, and it was directed by Paul Hunter. Carmen Electra has also given a cameo appearance in the "Don't Cha" video.
Club remixes produced by Ralphi Rosario, Kaskade, and DJ Dan, were released on a CD maxi single on July 19, 2005. The main version of the song that is featured on radio and video is actually the radio edit of the song, performed with Busta Rhymes. A 'radio edit' without rap also exists, and features a sung bridge not heard in the more popular version. Explicit versions are also available. There is also a commercially unavailable which is the Eyes of the Tribal Mix. Wikipedia |
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