# Soulja Boy "Crank That"

> A self-released song and fan dance topped the Hot 100 for seven weeks.

- Owner: Soulja Boy (DeAndre Way); Collipark Music / Interscope Records
- Kind: Music
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2007-02-25
- Milestone date: Week of Sep 15, 2007
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 65 (Viral, provisional), v1.3
- Mechanics: Response chain, Sound or audio meme, Platform jump, Press loop, Underdog

## Summary

Soulja Boy circulated the song through MySpace and YouTube. Fans filmed dances and cartoon mashups. It spent seven weeks atop the Hot 100; its first number-one chart week anchors the peak milestone.

## Timeline

- 2007-02-25 — Soulja Boy (Open web) — Soulja Boy posted Cash Camp Clique's dance video with instructions on his MySpace blog.
- 2007-04-11 — Soulja Boy / dance-video participants (YouTube) — His YouTube channel published an early video of three dancers performing to the song.
- 2007-05-15 — Soulja Boy / Collipark (Audio) — Soulja Boy signed a major-label contract after the song's online spread.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/soulja-boy-crank-that

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Soulja Boy "Crank That".” Case HIS-01576. Spread Score v1.3: 65/100. Updated 2026-10-23. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01576