Somethin' 4 da Honeyz

"Somethin' 4 da Honeyz" is the second single released from American singer-songwriter Montell Jordan's debut album, This Is How We Do It (1995). Produced by Oji Pierce, "Somethin' 4 da Honeyz" was the follow-up to Montell's number-one hit, "This Is How We Do It". The song became his second consecutive hit, peaking at 21 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in September 1995 for shipments of over 500,000 copies. The official remix entitled the "Human Rhythm Remix" was produced by Derrick Edmondson and featured an appearance by Redman. Both the original and remix had promotional music videos released. The track sampled "Summer Madness" by Kool & the Gang.

"Somethin' 4 da Honeyz"
Single by Montell Jordan
from the album This Is How We Do It
B-side"This Is How We Do It"
ReleasedJuly 25, 1995 (1995-07-25)
Length4:36
LabelDef Jam, Island
Songwriter(s)Montell Jordan, Oji Pierce, Mark Alton, Robert E. Bell, Ronald N. Bell, George M. Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Doug Rasheed, Claydes Smith, Dennis Thomas, Richard Westfield
Producer(s)Oji Pierce
Montell Jordan singles chronology
"This Is How We Do It"
(1995)		 "Somethin' 4 da Honeyz"
(1995)		 "I Like"
(1996)

Track listing

A-Side
  1. "Somethin' 4 da Honeyz" (radio version) – 4:02
  2. "Somethin' 4 da Honeyz" (Human Rhythm remix) – 3:57
  3. "Somethin' 4 da Honeyz" (Human Rhythm instrumental) – 3:57

B-Side
  1. "This Is How We Do It" (Studio Ton radio mix) – 3:42
  2. "This Is How We Do It" (Funkmaster Flex radio mix) – 4:33
  3. "This Is How We Do It" (Puff Daddy radio mix) – 4:23

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[17] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States July 25, 1995
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Def Jam [17]
United Kingdom August 21, 1995
[18]

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