Victory (Puff Daddy song)

"Victory" is a song recorded by American hip hop recording artist Puff Daddy. The song was originally written by Christopher Wallace, Trevor Smith, Jason Phillips and Steven Jordan for his debut studio album No Way Out (1997). It features heavy use of mafioso-style lyrics, as was popular at the time. It features The Notorious B.I.G., who raps two verses, and Busta Rhymes, who raps the song's chorus. The song also heavily sampled the Bill Conti song "Going the Distance", which featured on the soundtrack to the movie Rocky making it a darker start to a rap album that featured many (at the time) club-standard singles. The song was released as a single in 1998, peaking at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100. This song featured the very last verses recorded by The Notorious B.I.G. before his 1997 death.

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Marcus Nispel on March 31, 1998 (although he was supposed to remain anonymous at the time of premiere) and is an homage to The Running Man. The almost eight-minute-long video featured cameos from Dennis Hopper as a New World Order dictator ("President Victor Castiglione") and Danny DeVito as a live action reporter. Tamara Beckwith was also in the video. Hopper and Devito reportedly appeared in the video pro bono as a favor to Combs.

Sean Combs' character (known as "Contestant #5" or codename "PD") runs through the dark streets of the year 3002 AD, chased by armed gestapo-esque forces of Chase TV. At one point, Contestant #5 is cornered on a rooftop, where he decides to leap off instead of submitting to the armed troops.

Footage from Biggie's "One More Chance" video was used in "ghost" images, representing a flashback for Sean Comb's character. Busta Rhymes, dressed in black feathers, raps atop a statue representing Victoria, the goddess of victory. The Victoria statue overlooks the chase scenes. Biggie did not appear in the video due to his death a year earlier.

The production costs ran upwards of $2,700,000.^[1] It is listed as one of the most expensive music videos ever made.

Remixes

In 2002, 50 Cent and Lloyd Banks freestyled over the instrumental for their mixtape, No Mercy, No Fear, which Diddy used a year later as the official remix, "Victory 2004", for Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary... The Hits album. This remix also has a new verse from P. Diddy.
In 2003, while not remixed, the song was used as the main theme in EA Sports Fight Night 2004.
In 2009, there was an unofficial remix leaked that featured 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Diddy, Busta Rhymes, The Notorious B.I.G., and also features Jay-Z rapping over Diddy's first lines.
In 2010, another unofficial remix titled "Legends" leaked which featured Diddy, 50 Cent, 2Pac and an unknown artist. The original "Victory" beat was replaced with a motivational-emotional Piano and String instrumental.
One was also made for the video game by 2K Sports, NBA 2K13 by Puff Daddy and the Family featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes.

Track listing

Victory (Remixes)

Victory (Album Version) (4:58)
Victory (Nine Inch Nails Remix) (5:33)

Producer, Featuring - Trent Reznor
Remix - Nine Inch Nails

Victory (Drama Mix) (4:58)

Vocals - Ron Grant, Terri Hawkins

Bad Boy's "Been Around The World" (Remix) (5:30)

Co-remix - Jay Garfield Additional Production By: Jesse WIlson
Featuring - Mase
Producer - Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence
Remix - Nashiem Myrick
Vocals - Carl Thomas

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[2]	19

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)^[3]	Gold	700,000^[4]

References

↑ Soyouwanna.com - Ten most expensive music videos
↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". Retrieved 2010-08-28.
↑ "American single certifications – Diddy, P. and the Family – Victory". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1998". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 111 (5): 75. January 30, 1999. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2015.

Sean Combs

Discography Production discography Accolades

Studio albums	No Way Out Forever The Saga Continues... Press Play Last Train to Paris

Mixtapes	MMM (Money Making Mitch)

Remix albums	We Invented the Remix

Singles	"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" "I'll Be Missing You" "It's All About the Benjamins" "Been Around the World" "Victory" "Come with Me" "Satisfy You" "Bad Boy for Life" "I Need a Girl (Part 1)" "I Need a Girl (Part 2)" "Come to Me" "Tell Me" "Last Night" "Through the Pain (She Told Me)" "Angels" "Love Come Down" "Hello Good Morning" "Loving You No More" "Coming Home" "Ass on the Floor" "Workin (Remix)"

Featured singles	"No Time" "Mo Money Mo Problems" "Honey" "Lookin' at Me" "Hate Me Now" "All Night Long" "Notorious B.I.G." "Son of a Gun" "Show Stopper" "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" "Bump, Bump, Bump" "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)" "Shake Ya Tailfeather" "I Don't Wanna Know" "Nasty Girl" "Take You There" "Imma Put It on Her" "Must Be Love" "Better on the Other Side "All I Do Is Win (Remix)" "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" "Scream & Shout (Remix)"

Related articles	Bad Boy Records Sean John P. Diddy's Starmaker The Notorious B.I.G. I Want to Work for Diddy A Raisin in the Sun Diddy – Dirty Money

The Notorious B.I.G.

Discography Awards and nominations Death

Studio albums	Ready to Die Life After Death

Posthumous albums	Born Again Duets: The Final Chapter

Compilations	Greatest Hits Notorious: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Singles	"Party and Bullshit" "Juicy" "Big Poppa" / "Who Shot Ya?" "One More Chance" "Hypnotize" "Mo Money Mo Problems" "Sky's the Limit" "Notorious B.I.G." "Dead Wrong" "Nasty Girl" "Spit Your Game"

Featured singles	"Flava in Ya Ear (Remix)" "Can't You See" "The Points" "Runnin' from tha Police" "This Time Around" "It's All About the Benjamins" "Victory" "Runnin' (Dying to Live)"

Other songs	"Going Back to Cali" "Old Thing Back (Matoma Remix)"

Related articles	Sean Combs Faith Evans Junior M.A.F.I.A. Conspiracy "Player's Anthem" "I Need You Tonight" "Get Money" Lil' Cease Lil' Kim East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry "I'll Be Missing You" Biggie & Tupac Notorious

Busta Rhymes

Discography

Albums	The Coming When Disaster Strikes... E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front Anarchy Genesis It Ain't Safe No More... The Big Bang Back on My B.S. Year of the Dragon E.L.E.2 (Extinction Level Event 2)

L.O.N.S. albums	A Future Without a Past... T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind's Eye)

Flipmode albums	The Imperial

Compilations	Total Devastation: The Best of Busta Rhymes Turn It Up! The Very Best of Busta Rhymes The Artist Collection: Busta Rhymes Rich Gang (with YMCMB)

Singles	"Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check" "It's a Party" "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" "Dangerous" "Turn It Up (Remix)/Fire It Up" "Gimme Some More" "What's It Gonna Be?!" "Break Ya Neck" "Make It Clap" "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" "I Know What You Want" "Where's Your Money?" "Touch It" "I Love My Bitch" "New York Shit" "In the Ghetto" "Don't Get Carried Away" "Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'em)" "We Made It" "Arab Money" "Hustler's Anthem '09" "Respect My Conglomerate" "World Go Round" "Why Stop Now" "Twerk It" "Thank You" "Calm Down"

L.O.N.S. singles	"Case of the P.T.A." "Sobb Story" "The International Zone Coaster" "Scenario" "What's Next" "Classic Material"

Flipmode singles	"Everybody on the Line Outside" "Cha Cha Cha"

Featured singles	"Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)" "Victory" "Fire" "What's Happenin'" "Don't Cha" "Hurt" "Run the Show" "Peace Sign/Index Down" "Rotate" "C'mon (Catch 'em by Surprise)" "Look at Me Now" "Welcome to My Hood (remix)" "Worldwide Choppers" "The Woman You Love" "Pride n Joy" "Take You There"

Other songs	"We Are the World 25 for Haiti"

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