Fiesta (R. Kelly song)
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"Fiesta (Remix)" is a number-one R&B single by singer R. Kelly and featuring rappers Jay-Z & Boo & Gotti. The hit song spent five weeks at number-one on the US R&B chart and peaked at number six on the US pop chart. R. Kelly and Jay-Z have worked several times together. In 2002, they released the album "The Best of Both Worlds" which sold 285,000 copies in its first week. The single is ranked by Billboard as the best selling and most played R&B/Hip Hop song of 2001.[2]
Background
“Fiesta (Remix)” follows the previous singles and music videos, “I Wish” and “I Wish (Remix)”. In 2001, this song spent five weeks at #1 on the US R&B chart and also reached #6 on the US pop chart. The original fiesta track is one of nineteen tracks on the TP-2.com album by R. Kelly.
Music video
The music video for the single is created by R. Kelly and Little X.[3]
Personnel
- R. Kelly - songwriting, vocals, primary artist
- Jay-Z - songwriting, vocals, guest appearance
- Poke & Tone - songwriting, production
- Larry Gates (Precision) - songwriting, production
- Boo & Gotti - vocals, guest appearance
- Donnie Lyle - additional guitars
- Abel Garibaldi - recording, additional programming
- Ian Mereness - recording
- Andy Gallas - programming assitant
- Rich Travali - mixing
- Patrick Woodward - mixing assitant
- contains a guitar sample from "Fantasia" written and performed by Pavlo Simtikidis
Legacy
Later samples
- "Ignition (Remix)" by R. Kelly from the album Chocolate Factory (2003)
- "Ride Til I Die" by Shawn Do, Mistah F.A.B. and Dubb 20 from the album Thizz Nation Vol. 2 (2005)
- "Mafia (Remix)" by The Relativez featuring Nuttz from the album Legendary (2007)
- "We F'd Up" by J Dilla from the album Pay Jay (2008)
- "After Party" by The Lonely Island featuring Santigold from the album Turtleneck & Chain (2011)
- "Songs on 12 Play" by Chris Brown featuring Trey Songz from the album X (2014)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ a b c d e f http://www.metrolyrics.com/fiesta-remix-lyrics-r-kelly.html
- ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20071114175536/www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/yearend_chart_display.jsp?f=Hot+R%26B/Hip-Hop+Songs&g=Year-end+Singles&year=2001
- ^ http://pikur.net/obaly/abc_music/r.htm
- ^ http://www.whosampled.com/remix/40787/R.-Kelly-Jay-Z-Fiesta-(Remix)-R.-Kelly-Boo-%26-Gotti-Fiesta/
- ^ a b http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/1295/R.-Kelly-feat.-Jay-Z-and-Boo-&-Gotti-Fiesta-(Remix)
- ^ a b c "Artist Chart History—R. Kelly". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
- ^ "2001 Year End Charts – The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
