| "Things That U Do" | |||||||||||||
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| Single by Jay-Z featuring Mariah Carey | |||||||||||||
| from the album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter | |||||||||||||
| Released | February 15, 2000 | ||||||||||||
| Format | 12-inch single | ||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1999 | ||||||||||||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop, R&B | ||||||||||||
| Length | 4:52 | ||||||||||||
| Label | Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam | ||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Shawn Carter, Kasseem Dean, Kyambo Joshua | ||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Swizz Beatz | ||||||||||||
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"Things That U Do" is a single from rapper Jay-Z's 1999 album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter. It features guest vocals by Mariah Carey and a beat produced by Swizz Beatz. Allmusic's John Bush describes it as an "overblown production," while Steve Juon of RapReviews.com considers it a "commercially aimed song" that "still sounds fresh and original." It was neither heavily promoted nor released as a CD single, causing it chart lowly.
AllMusic editor John Bush described this song's production is "overblown." Rolling Stone's Kris Ex wrote: ""Far be it from me to question Allah's wisdom," he (Jay Z) rhymes on the Mariah Carey-assisted, Swizz Beatz-produced "Things That U Do." "I dodged prison, came out unscathed from car collisions/I know I must be part of some mission."