Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)

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“Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)”
Single by Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule and Caddillac Tah from the album J to tha L-O!: The Remixes
Released	September 4, 2001
Format	CD single, 12" maxi single
Genre	Pop, R&B, hip hop
Length	3:49
Label	Epic
Writer(s)	Jennifer Lopez, Ja Rule, Caddillac Tah, Ashanti Douglas, Irv Gotti, Cory Rooney, 7 Aurelius
Producer	Irv Gotti, 7 Aurelius
Jennifer Lopez singles chronology
"I'm Real" (Murder Remix) (2001)	"Ain't It Funny" (Murder Remix) (2002)	"I'm Gonna Be Alright" (Track Masters Remix) (2002)
Ja Rule singles chronology
"Always on Time" (2002)	"Ain't It Funny" (Murder Remix) (2002)	"Down Ass Chick" (2002)
Caddillac Tah singles chronology
"Just Like a Thug" (2001)	"Ain't It Funny" (Murder Remix) (2002)	"It's Caddillac" (2002)

"Ain't It Funny" (Murder Remix) is a pop–R&B–hip hop song written by American singer-songwriter Jennifer Lopez, Ja Rule, Caddillac Tah, Ashanti Douglas, Irv Gotti, Cory Rooney, and 7 Aurelius for Lopez's remix album, J To Tha L-O!: The Remixes (2002). It was released in 2001 as the album's first single. The song was also included on the album Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc. as well as Ja Rule's compilation album Exodus.It also refers to Lopez's early single "Love Don't Cost A Thing".

[edit] Song information

The single, which features rapper Ja Rule, peaked at number one in the U.S. becoming Lopez's third number-one single, as well as Ja Rule's third number-one single; it also peaked at number four in the UK. Caddillac Tah also performs on the song and appears on the song's music video, and even has a longer part than Ja Rule.

The original version of the song, "Ain't It Funny", appears on Lopez's second album J. Lo (2001), and was also a single of its own. It was written by Cory Rooney for the soundtrack to Lopez's film The Wedding Planner, but it was felt that the timbales gave it too much of a Latin sound, and the song was not used for the soundtrack. After the success of "I'm Real (Murder Remix)", a previous Lopez-Ja Rule collaboration, they decided to remix "Ain't It Funny" as a duet and release it as a follow-up. Unlike "I'm Real", the two versions of "Ain't It Funny" were released on different dates, and so charted separately. The remix samples Craig Mack's 1994 hit "Flava in Ya Ear". The remix was written by Ashanti and meant to be her song but Irv Gotti persuaded the singer to give the song to Lopez in order to give his record company, Murder Inc., a wider catalogue of artist collaborations. When asked in a 2004 People Magazine interview what song did she wish she had recorded, Ashanti responded with "Ain't It Funny." Ashanti provides background vocals in Lopez' song.

The song spent six weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 from March 9, and followed another Ja Rule duet, "Always on Time" with Ashanti. Ashanti's "Foolish" replaced it at the number one spot. Ashanti also appears in the video alongside Lopez, Ja Rule, Irv Gotti, Caddillac Tah, and other Inc. members.

[edit] Music video

The video is in two parts which frequently interchange back and forth throughout the song. The first part of the video shows Lopez having a small party in her home with guests including Ja Rule and Christina Milian. This part of the video is from the point of view of the guy who is being mentioned in the song. His face is not seen, and Lopez addresses the camera throughout this section of the video. This section begins with the guy knocking on the door, Lopez inviting him in, and then eventually showing him the door when she sees him attempting to look/flirt with other women at the party. As he leaves, she goes on entertaining the other guests.

The second part of the video involves scenes with Lopez and Ja Rule in a white room, Ja Rule in a recording studio in Lopez's home, Lopez sitting in a chair singing bits of the song, and Lopez and Ja Rule singing the parts of the final verse against a gold backdrop. Teen actor Brandon Funt is quickly flashed in the video while wearing a white suit, sipping a glass of wine. There was controversy considering this as he believed he deserved a bigger part. This was not granted to him.

[edit] Track listings

• CD single

1. "Ain't It Funny" (Murder Remix featuring Ja Rule and Caddillac Tah)
2. "Play" (Artful Dodger Main Mix)
3. "Feelin' So Good" (HQ2 Club Mix)
4. "Ain't It Funny" (Murder Remix featuring Ja Rule and Caddillac Tah) (Video)

• 12" maxi single

1. "Ain't It Funny" (Murder Remix featuring Ja Rule and Caddillac Tah)
2. "Ain't It Funny" (Murder Remix featuring Ja Rule and Caddillac Tah) (Instrumental)
3. "Waiting for Tonight" (Hex Hector Vocal Club Extended/Hex's Momentous Club Mix)

[edit] Charts

[edit] See also

• Hot 100 number-one hits of 2002 (USA)
• ARC Weekly Top 40 number-one hits of 2002 (U.S.)