Area Codes (song)

"Area Codes"
Single by Ludacris featuring Nate Dogg
from the album Rush Hour 2 Soundtrack and Word of Mouf
Released	June 26, 2001
Recorded	2000-2001
Genre	Hip hop
Length	5:03
Label	Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam
Writer(s)	D. Davis, K. Hilson, J. Jones, R. Walters, C. Bridges, Fred Tatlow
Producer(s)	Jazze Pha
Ludacris singles chronology
"Southern Hospitality" (2000) "Area Codes" (2001) "Rollout (My Business)" (2001)

"Area Codes" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Ludacris, released as the first single from his third album, Word of Mouf (2001). It features Nate Dogg. The song's lyrics focus on U.S. telephone area codes that denote the location of women with whom the rapper has had sexual relations in cities across the United States.^[1]

The song was written by D. Davis, K. Hilson, J. Jones, R. Walters, and C. Bridges^[2] and was produced by Jazze Pha.^[3]

Overview

At five minutes and three seconds, it is the fifth-longest track on the album. The song was originally released on the soundtrack to Rush Hour 2.

It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 84 on July 14, 2001 and peaked at No. 24 on September 8, 2001.

The song was also included briefly in a scene from The Fast and the Furious.

Area codes mentioned

These are the area codes listed in the song, in order.

Position	Area Code	City or General Area	State
1	770	Atlanta	Georgia
2	404	Atlanta	Georgia
3	718	New York City (exc. Manhattan)	New York
4	202	Washington	D.C.
5	901	Memphis	Tennessee
6	305	Miami	Florida
7	312	Chicago	Illinois
8	313	Detroit	Michigan
9	215	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania
10	803	Columbia	South Carolina
11	757	Norfolk	Virginia
12	410	Baltimore	Maryland
13	504	New Orleans	Louisiana
14	972	Dallas	Texas
15	713	Houston	Texas
16	314	St. Louis	Missouri
17	201	North Jersey	New Jersey
18	212	Manhattan	New York
19	213	Los Angeles	California
20	916	Sacramento	California
21	415	San Francisco	California
22	704	Charlotte	North Carolina
23	206	Seattle	Washington
24	808	Honolulu	Hawaii
25	216	Cleveland	Ohio
26	702	Las Vegas	Nevada
27	414	Milwaukee	Wisconsin
28	317	Indianapolis	Indiana
29	214	Dallas	Texas
30	281	Houston	Texas
31	334	Montgomery	Alabama
32	205	Birmingham	Alabama
33	318	Shreveport	Louisiana
34	601	Jackson	Mississippi
35	203	New Haven	Connecticut
36	804	Richmond	Virginia
37	402	Omaha	Nebraska
38	301	Frederick/Rockville	Maryland
39	904	Jacksonville	Florida
40	407	Orlando	Florida
41	850	Tallahassee	Florida
42	708	Cook County	Illinois
43	502	Louisville	Kentucky

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	97
France (SNEP)[5]	43
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6]	40
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	24
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8]	10
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[9]	7
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[10]	9

References

1. Urbina, Ian (October 1, 2004). "Area Codes, Now Divorced From Their Areas". New York Times. Retrieved November 23, 2010. And as area codes lose their foothold, certain cultural references may also drop their meaning. "How long before Ludacris's 'Area Code' ceases to make sense?" asked Mr. Rojas, referring to a song in which the rapper uses only area codes to refer to locations where he has had sexual encounters. "That song only works if people know where each area code is located."
2. "Word of Mouf:Composers". Archived from the original on 2007-03-09. Retrieved 2006-12-06.
3. "Word of Mouf:Song Listings". Archived from the original on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-06.
4. "Pandora Archive" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
5. "Lescharts.com – Ludacris Feat. Nate Dogg – Area Codes" (in French). Les classement single.
6. "Charts.org.nz – Ludacris – ". Top 40 Singles.
7. "Ludacris – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Ludacris.
8. "Ludacris – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Ludacris.
9. "Ludacris – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rap Songs for Ludacris.
10. "Ludacris – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Ludacris.

External links

• Ludacris’ Rap Map of US Area Codes
• Area codes mentioned in "Area Codes"