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{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
{{Infobox song
| Name = Booti Call
| Cover = BlackstreetBootiCallSingle.jpg
| name = Booti Call
| cover = BlackstreetBootiCallSingle.jpg
| Cover size =
| alt =
| Border =
| type = single
| Alt =
| artist = [[Blackstreet]]
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| album = [[Blackstreet (album)|Blackstreet]]
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| Caption =
| Artist = [[Blackstreet]]
| B-side = I Like the Way You Work
| released = July 28, 1994
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| Album = [[Blackstreet (album)|Blackstreet]]
| A-side =
| recorded =
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| studio =
| B-side = I Like the Way You Work
| Released = July 28, 1994
| venue =
| genre = [[New jack swing]]<ref>{{cite web|first= J. Victoria |last= Sanders |title= Blackstreet: No Diggity: The Very Best of Blackstreet |date= December 2, 2003 |work= [[PopMatters]] |url= http://www.popmatters.com/review/blackstreet-nodiggity/ |accessdate= August 4, 2016}}</ref>
| Format = [[12-inch single|12"]], Vinyl
| Recorded =
| length = 4:26
| Genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Hip hop soul]]
| label = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
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| writer = [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], Antwone Dickey, [[Leon Sylvers III|Leon F. Sylvers III]], [[Wreckx-n-Effect|Markell Riley]], [[Teddy Riley]], [[Erick Sermon]], [[Garry Shider]], David Spradley, [[Larry Troutman]], [[Roger Troutman]]
| Length = 4:26
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| producer = Markell Riley, Teddy Riley, Erick Sermon
| Label = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
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| prev_title = [[Baby Be Mine (Blackstreet song)|Baby Be Mine]]
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| Writer = [[George Clinton (musician)|George Clinton]], Antwone Dickey, [[Leon Sylvers III|Leon F. Sylvers III]], [[Wreckx-n-Effect|Markell Riley]], [[Teddy Riley]], [[Erick Sermon]], [[Garry Shider]], David Spradley, [[Larry Troutman]], [[Roger Troutman]]
| prev_year = 1993
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| Producer = Markell Riley, Teddy Riley, Erick Sermon
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| next_title = [[Before I Let You Go]]
| Certification =
| Chronology =
| next_year = 1994
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| Last single = "'''[[Baby Be Mine (Blackstreet song)|Baby Be Mine]]'''"<br>(1993)
| This single = "'''Booti Call'''"<br>(1994)
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| Next single = "'''[[Before I Let You Go]]'''"<br>(1994)
| Misc =
}}
}}

"'''Booti Call'''" is a song by [[United States|American]] [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] group [[Blackstreet]], recorded for the group's [[Blackstreet (album)|self-titled debut album]] (1994). The song was released as the second [[Single (music)|single]] for the album in July 1994.
"'''Booti Call'''" is a song by [[United States|American]] [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] group [[Blackstreet]], recorded for the group's [[Blackstreet (album)|self-titled debut album]] (1994). The song was released as the second [[Single (music)|single]] for the album in July 1994.


==Background==
==Background==
According to group member Teddy Riley, the song was written about his friend [[Mike Tyson]], whose rape trial resulted in a conviction.<ref>{{cite news|title=Radio Scope|url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=INR19940827-01.1.10|accessdate=2015-12-22|work=Newspaper|agency=The Indianapolis Recorder|issue=Page B4|publisher=Hoosier State Chronicles|date=August 27, 1994}}</ref>
The song contains samples from the recordings "[[Atomic Dog]]" (1982) by [[George Clinton (musician)|George Clinton]] and "Heartbreaker" (1983) by [[Zapp (band)|Zapp]].<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|url=http://www.the-breaks.com/search.php?term=Blackstreet&type=6|title=Rap Sample FAQ - Quick FAQ Search: Blackstreet|format=|work=|publisher=The-Breaks.com|accessdate=2010-09-22}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
;12", Vinyl
* '''12", vinyl'''
#"Booti Call" (K.C. Miami Mix) - 4:42<br><small>feat. T-Pirate</small>
#"Booti Call" (K.C. Miami Mix) - 4:42 <small>(feat. T-Pirate)</small>
#"Booti Call" (T.R. Pop Mix) - 4:21<br><small>feat. T-Pirate</small>
#"Booti Call" (T.R. Pop Mix) - 4:21 <small>(feat. T-Pirate)</small>
#"Booti Call" (T.R. Doggie Mix) - 7:01<br><small>feat. T-Pirate</small>
#"Booti Call" (T.R. Doggie Mix) - 7:01 <small>(feat. T-Pirate)</small>
#"Booti Call" (Doggie Dub Mix) - 4:30
#"Booti Call" (Doggie Dub Mix) - 4:30
#"Booti Call" (No Rap Radio Mix) - 4:21
#"Booti Call" (No Rap Radio Mix) - 4:21
#"Booti Call" (Gotta Get U Home With Me Mix) - 4:06<br><small>feat. T-Pirate</small>
#"Booti Call" (Gotta Get U Home With Me Mix) - 4:06 <small>(feat. T-Pirate)</small>
#"I Like the Way You Work" (T.R. Blackstreet Mix) - 5:18
#"I Like the Way You Work" (T.R. Blackstreet Mix) - 5:18
#"I Like the Way You Work" (Papa Lee Mix) - 4:53<br><small>feat. Menton Smith</small>
#"I Like the Way You Work" (Papa Lee Mix) - 4:53 <small>(feat. Menton Smith)</small>
#"I Like the Way You Work" (T.R. Uptown Mix) - 4:04<br><small>feat. Menton Smith</small>
#"I Like the Way You Work" (T.R. Uptown Mix) - 4:04 (<small>feat. Menton Smith)</small>
#"I Like the Way You Work" (Ballad Mix) - 4:10
#"I Like the Way You Work" (Ballad Mix) - 4:10


;12", Vinyl (Promo)
* '''12", vinyl (Promo)'''
#"Booti Call" (LP Version) - 4:17<br><small>feat. T-Pirate</small>
#"Booti Call" (LP Version) - 4:17 <small>(feat. T-Pirate)</small>
#"I Like the Way You Work" (LP Version) - 4:25<br><small>feat. Nutta Butta</small>
#"I Like the Way You Work" (LP Version) - 4:25 <small>(feat. Nutta Butta)</small>
#"I Like the Way You Work" (LP Version) - 4:25<br><small>feat. Nutta Butta</small>
#"I Like the Way You Work" (LP Version) - 4:25 <small>(feat. Nutta Butta)</small>
#"Booti Call" (LP Version) - 4:17<br><small>feat. T-Pirate</small>
#"Booti Call" (LP Version) - 4:17 (<small>feat. T-Pirate)</small>


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
Information taken from [[Discogs]].<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|url=http://www.discogs.com/Blackstreet-Booti-Call-I-LIke-The-Way-You-Work/release/630188|title=Blackstreet - Booti Call / I Like The Way You Work (Vinyl) at Discogs|format=|work=|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=2010-08-12}}</ref>
Information taken from [[Discogs]].<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|url=http://www.discogs.com/Blackstreet-Booti-Call-I-LIke-The-Way-You-Work/release/630188|title=Blackstreet - Booti Call / I Like The Way You Work (Vinyl) at Discogs|format=|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=2010-08-12}}</ref>
*production – Markell Riley, Teddy Riley, Erick Sermon
*production – Markell Riley, Teddy Riley, Erick Sermon
*rapping – Nutta Butta, T-Pirate
*rapping – Nutta Butta, T-Pirate
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*engineering assistant - Sprague Williams, Kimberly Smith
*engineering assistant - Sprague Williams, Kimberly Smith


==Charts==
==Chart performance==
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!align="left"|Chart (1994)<ref name="BllbrdSingles">{{cite web|last=|first=|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r203148|pure_url=yes}}|title=allmusic ((( Blackstreet > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))|format=|work=|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=2010-08-12}}</ref>
!align="left"|Chart (1994)<ref name="BllbrdSingles">{{cite web|last=|first=|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r203148|pure_url=yes}}|title=allmusic ((( Blackstreet > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))|format=|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=2010-08-12}}</ref>
!align="center"|Peak<br />position
!align="center"|Peak<br />position
|-
|-
|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web|title=officialcharts.com|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/30335/blackstreet/|website=officialcharts.com|accessdate=December 7, 2022}}</ref>
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|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
|align="center"|56
|-
|align="left"|[[UK Dance Chart|UK Dance]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])
|align="center"|19
|-
|align="left"|[[UK Dance Singles Chart|UK Dance]] (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-08-20.pdf |title= Dance Singles |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= 1994-08-20 |page= 28 |accessdate= 2021-04-26}}</ref>
|align="center"|19
|-
|align="left"|[[Record Mirror Club Chart|UK Club Chart]] (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-08-27.pdf|title=The ''RM'' Club Chart|magazine=[[Music Week]], in [[Record Mirror]] (Dance Update Supplemental Insert)|date=1994-08-27|page=8|accessdate=2023-05-19}}</ref>
|align="center"|60
|-
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|align="left"|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
|align="center"|34
|align="center"|34
|-
|-
|align="left"|U.S. [[Hot Dance Singles Sales|Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]]
|align="left"|US [[Hot Dance Singles Sales|Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|3
|-
|-
|align="left"|U.S. [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]]
|align="left"|US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')
|align="center"|14
|align="center"|14
|-
|-
|align="left"|U.S. [[Rhythmic Airplay Chart|Rhythmic Top 40]]
|align="left"|US [[Rhythmic Airplay Chart|Rhythmic Top 40]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')
|align="center"|19
|align="center"|19
|}
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==Notes==
==Notes==
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[[Category:Songs written by Erick Sermon]]
[[Category:Songs written by George Clinton (funk musician)]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Mike Tyson]]
[[Category:Songs written by Garry Shider]]

Latest revision as of 00:20, 16 August 2024

For other uses, see Booty Call (disambiguation).
"Booti Call"
Single by Blackstreet
from the album Blackstreet
B-side"I Like the Way You Work"
ReleasedJuly 28, 1994
GenreNew jack swing[1]
Length4:26
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)George Clinton, Antwone Dickey, Leon F. Sylvers III, Markell Riley, Teddy Riley, Erick Sermon, Garry Shider, David Spradley, Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman
Producer(s)Markell Riley, Teddy Riley, Erick Sermon
Blackstreet singles chronology
"Baby Be Mine"
(1993) 		"Booti Call"
(1994) 		"Before I Let You Go"
(1994)

"Booti Call" is a song by American R&B group Blackstreet, recorded for the group's self-titled debut album (1994). The song was released as the second single for the album in July 1994.

Background

[edit]

According to group member Teddy Riley, the song was written about his friend Mike Tyson, whose rape trial resulted in a conviction.[2]

Track listing

[edit]
  • 12", vinyl
  1. "Booti Call" (K.C. Miami Mix) - 4:42 (feat. T-Pirate)
  2. "Booti Call" (T.R. Pop Mix) - 4:21 (feat. T-Pirate)
  3. "Booti Call" (T.R. Doggie Mix) - 7:01 (feat. T-Pirate)
  4. "Booti Call" (Doggie Dub Mix) - 4:30
  5. "Booti Call" (No Rap Radio Mix) - 4:21
  6. "Booti Call" (Gotta Get U Home With Me Mix) - 4:06 (feat. T-Pirate)
  7. "I Like the Way You Work" (T.R. Blackstreet Mix) - 5:18
  8. "I Like the Way You Work" (Papa Lee Mix) - 4:53 (feat. Menton Smith)
  9. "I Like the Way You Work" (T.R. Uptown Mix) - 4:04 (feat. Menton Smith)
  10. "I Like the Way You Work" (Ballad Mix) - 4:10
  • 12", vinyl (Promo)
  1. "Booti Call" (LP Version) - 4:17 (feat. T-Pirate)
  2. "I Like the Way You Work" (LP Version) - 4:25 (feat. Nutta Butta)
  3. "I Like the Way You Work" (LP Version) - 4:25 (feat. Nutta Butta)
  4. "Booti Call" (LP Version) - 4:17 (feat. T-Pirate)

Personnel

[edit]

Information taken from Discogs.[3]

  • production – Markell Riley, Teddy Riley, Erick Sermon
  • rapping – Nutta Butta, T-Pirate
  • writing – A. Dickey, M. Graham, C. Hannibal, L. Little, M. Riley, T. Riley, E. Sermon, M. Smith, L. Sylvers
  • engineering assistant - Sprague Williams, Kimberly Smith

Charts

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Sanders, J. Victoria (December 2, 2003). "Blackstreet: No Diggity: The Very Best of Blackstreet". PopMatters. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Radio Scope". Newspaper. No. Page B4. Hoosier State Chronicles. The Indianapolis Recorder. August 27, 1994. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
  3. ^ "Blackstreet - Booti Call / I Like The Way You Work (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  4. ^ "allmusic ((( Blackstreet > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  5. ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  6. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1994-08-20. p. 28. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  7. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 1994-08-27. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
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"I Like the Way You Work" Music video on YouTube

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