40. "Magic Stick" by 50 Cent and Lil Kim
Amount of grinding it caused: A lot. This song is filthy.
Part everyone sang: "I rock the boat. I work the middle / I speed it up. Straight eat it up."
How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: Unbelievably.
39. "Case Of The Ex" by Mya
36. "Hey Baby" by No Doubt
Amount of grinding it caused: None, unless it was like some experimental grinding shit.
Part everyone sang: "Hey baby" x 100 because that's the only part people could understand.
How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: The young teachers probably loved it. No Doubt, baby!
35. "The Cha Cha Slide"
Amount of grinding that occurred: Absolutely none.
Part everyone sang: I'm not really sure anyone knew all the words to this song.
How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: Not at all. This was their jam.
32. "Family Affair" by Mary J. Blige
30. "Hate It Or Love It" by The Game and 50 Cent
28. "Get It Poppin'" by Fat Joe and Nelly
Amount of grinding that occurred: A fair amount.
Part everyone sang: Nelly's part.
How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: With a fair amount of grinding, I'd say chaperones were fairly uncomfortable.
27. "The Next Episode" by Dr. Dre
25. "Ignition (Remix)" by R. Kelly
24. "Crash" by DMB
21. "Still Fly" by Big Tymers
19. "Toxic" by Britney Spears
Amount of grinding it caused: Slim to none. This was usually played as an ice breaker.
Part everyone sang: "I'm addicted to you / Don't ya know that you're toxic!" Duh.
How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: It shouldn't have. This song is an iconic jam for all ages.
17. "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias
Amount of grinding it caused: Zero. Grinding during "Hero" is like sac-relig.
Part everyone sang: *Whispers* "Let me be your hero."
How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: They probably liked this one. It's very ~adult contemporary~.
14. "Tipsy" by J-Kwon
Amount of grinding that occurred: I'd say 60% of dance attendees were grinding to this one.
Part everyone sang: "2, here come the 3 to the 4 to the 5."
How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: 7/10. It must be weird to see teens singing about getting tipsy in the club while they're in a school gym.
13. "Mesmerize" by Ja Rule and Ashanti
12. "Peaches & Cream" or "Dance With Me" by 112
11. "On Fire" by Lloyd Banks
Amount of grinding it caused: I'd say this song was a trigger song for grinding. It really got teens going.
Part everyone sang: "Tear the roof off this motherfucker."
How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: They were probably kind of OK with this one, especially if they didn't listen to the lyrics. That was the theme of the early 2000s. If you didn't listen to the lyrics, then you were fine.
10. "Where The Party At" by Jagged Edge
8. "Get Busy" by Sean Paul
Amount of grinding that occurred: More than average. A highlight of the dance. The clapping in the song encourages "pussy popping."
Part everyone sang: "Let's get it on to the early morn / Girl, it's all good just turn me on." Otherwise, it's nearly impossible to understand what he's actually saying.
How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: 7/10.
7. "Hot In Herre" by Nelly
Amount of grinding that occurred: This song was built for horny puffy teens, so there was a lot of grinding.
Part everyone sang: "Checkin' your reflection and tellin' your best friend, like / GIRL I THINK MY BUTT GETTIN' BIG."
How uncomfortable it made teachers feel: Fairly. 5/10. School dances were incredibly hot/smelly, so this song didn't help.
6. "All My Life" or "Crazy" by K-Ci & Jojo
5. "What's Luv" by Fat Joe and Ashanti
4. Anything by Ludacris.
3. "In Da Club" or "P.I.M.P." or any 50 Cent song.
2. "Yeah" by Usher
Amount of grinding that occurred: A shit load. This was a peak-dance song. By this time, everyone was sloppy and sweaty and probably smelly.
Part everyone sang: Luda's entire part, but especially: "Bend over to the front and touch ya toes."
How uncomfortable it made chaperones feel: Very. Smelly, grinding teens are gross.