"Back Seat" is a song by LL Cool J

LL Cool J

James Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J , is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor...

, released as a single on June 1, 1993 for Def Jam Recordings

Def Jam Recordings

Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group...

, taken from his fifth album 14 Shots to the Dome

14 Shots to the Dome

14 Shots To The Dome is the fifth studio album by rapper LL Cool J, released in 1993, and the first since his highly successful comeback album Mama Said Knock You Out. Unlike that release, which saw him have success on his own terms, 14 Shots sees LL adopting the sound of his West coast gangsta rap...

. It was produced and written by LL Cool J and QD III. The song samples a drum loop from The Detroit Emeralds 1973 song "You're Getting a Little Too Smart."

"Back Seat (Of My Jeep)" was the most successful single from the critical and commercially disappointing album; it made it to 42 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 and 24 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...

. Back Seat was packed along with another single, "Pink Cookies In a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed By Buildings

Pink Cookies In a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed By Buildings

"Pink Cookies in a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed by Buildings" is a single from LL Cool J's fifth album, 14 Shots to the Dome. It was released on June 1, 1993, along with "Back Seat ". The original version was produced by Marley Marl; however the more popular remix was produced by Marley Marl and...

", thus they both had the same chart positions.

The song was sampled in Monica

Monica (singer)

Monica Denise Brown , and professionally known as Monica, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, Monica began performing as a child and became part of a traveling gospel choir, by the time she was ten...

's 1995 song "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)

Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)

"Don't Take It Personal " is a song by American R&B singer Monica. It was written by producer Dallas Austin, Willie James Baker, Daryl Simmons, Marlon Williams and rappers LL Cool J and Chuck D for her debut studio album, Miss Thang , incorporating samples of both LL Cool J's 1993 record "Back Seat...

."

A-side

1. "Pink Cookies In A Plastic Bag Getting Crushed By Buildings" (LP Version)- 4:17
2. "Pink Cookies In A Plastic Bag Getting Crushed By Buildings" (Instrumental)- 4:12

B-side

1. "Pink Cookies In A Plastic Bag Getting Crushed By Buildings" (Remix)- 4:23
2. "Pink Cookies In A Plastic Bag Getting Crushed By Buildings" (Remix Instrumental)- 4:23
3. "Back Seat (Of My Jeep)"- 4:32