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'{{Infobox single | Name = Kiss Me thru the Phone | Cover = Kiss Me Thru The Phone Single.jpg | Artist = [[Soulja Boy Tellem]] featuring [[Sammie]] | Album = [[iSouljaBoyTellem]] | Released = November 27, 2008 | Format = [[Music download|Digital download]], [[CD single]] | Recorded = 2008 | Genre = [[Pop-rap]] | Length = 3:14 | Label = {{hlist|Stacks on Deck|[[Collipark Music|Collipark]]|HHH|[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]}} | Writer = {{hlist|Natasha Coote|DeAndre Way|[[James Scheffer]]|[[David Siegel (musician)|David Siegel]]|[[Justin "J" Wright]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=10143251&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID|title=KISS ME THRU THE PHONE (Legal Title)|work=BMI Repertoire|publisher=[[Broadcast Music Incorporated]]|accessdate=2010-07-18}}</ref>}} | Producer = [[Jim Jonsin]] | Chronology = [[Soulja Boy Tellem]] singles | Last single = "[[Bird Walk]]"<br/>(2008) | This single = "'''Kiss Me thru the Phone'''"<br/>(2008) | Next single = "[[Turn My Swag On]]"<br/>(2009) | Misc = {{Extra chronology | Artist = [[Sammie]] singles | Type = singles | Last single = "Feelin 'It"<br/>(2008) | This single = "'''Kiss Me thru the Phone'''"<br/>(2008) | Next single = "One Way Street"<br/>(2008) }} }} "'''Kiss Me thru the Phone'''" is a song from hip hop artist [[Soulja Boy Tellem]] and was written by [[Deandre Way]] and [[Justin "J" Wright]] . It was released as the second single from his 2008 album ''[[iSouljaBoyTellem]]''. It was the best-selling single from the album, reaching #3 on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], #1 on the U.S. [[Hot Rap Tracks|Rap Charts]], the top ten in the [[United Kingdom]], in [[Canada]], on the U.S. Billboard [[Pop 100]], and in [[New Zealand]]. R&B singer [[Chris Brown]] was Soulja Boy's first choice to sing the hook, but turned down the offer. Soulja Boy Tell'em then tried to sing it on his own with [[Auto-Tune]] but found it "garbage".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/2009-08-20/music/the-five-most-interesting-things-you-didn-t-know-about-soulja-boy/ |title=Dallas Music - The Five Most Interesting Things You Didn't Know About Soulja Boy - page 1|work=[[Dallas Observer]]|publisher= [[Village Voice Media]]|accessdate=2009-08-20 |last=Westhoff |first=Ben|date=2009-08-19 }} </ref> "Kiss Me thru The Phone" was 2009's eighth best selling single with over 5.7 million copies sold worldwide.<ref name="ifpi.org">http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2010.pdf</ref> ==Chart performance and sales== "Kiss Me thru the Phone" became highly successful for both Soulja Boy and Sammie on the charts. The single peaked at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=soulja boy|chart=Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}}</ref> The song then hit number one on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles on the week of January 3, 2009.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> The song later debuted at #71 on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] on the week of January 10, 2009 and peaked at #3, making it Soulja Boy's second top five hit on the US charts since 2007's "[[Crank That]]". Also it would eventually start to chart on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] in the top ten at #4. The song has also debuted at #71 on the Canadian Hot 100 and peaked at #10. The song has reached number 1 on Hot Rap Tracks. The video ranked at #14 on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown. The song has sold over 2,261,000 digital downloads in the United States, becoming his second song to reach the two million mark in downloads, the first being "Crank That".<ref>[http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/33675/week-ending-may-17-2009-three-days-is-plenty-for-green-day/ Week Ending May 17, 2009: Three Days Is Plenty For Green Day] Yahoo Music Blog (written by Paul Grein): Retrieved May 20, 2009</ref><ref>[http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/41066/week-ending-aug-23-2009-over-50-and-still-on-top/ Week Ending Aug. 23, 2009: Over 50 And Still On Top] Yahoo Music Blog (written by Paul Grein): Retrieved August 26, 2009</ref> In [[New Zealand]], the song debuted at number eleven on February 2, 2009 and later peaked at number two.<ref name="rianz.org.nz">{{cite web|url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-10-27 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rianz.org.nz%2Frianz%2Fchart.asp&date=2011-10-02 |archivedate=2011-10-02 |df= }}</ref> It was certified Platinum by the [[RIANZ]] on July 12, 2009 with 15,000 digital downloads.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dview%26id%3D77%26Itemid%3D61 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-04-14 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724195845/http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=77&Itemid=61 |archivedate=2011-07-24 |df= }}</ref> In the [[United Kingdom]], "Kiss Me thru the Phone" debuted on the [[UK Singles Chart]] at #63 on May 3, 2009 on downloads alone; the single has since peaked at #6, his second highest entry on the chart after [[Crank That]] peaked at #2 in January 2008. It held a position on [[BBC Radio 1]]'s A-List. To date the single has sold more than 5 million copies worldwide and is [[List of best-selling singles worldwide|one of the best-selling singles of all-time]].<ref name="ifpi.org"/> ==Track listing== '''CD single''' # "Kiss Me thru the Phone" (Main version) - 3:11 # "Kiss Me thru the Phone" (Instrumental) - 3:11 # "Kiss Me thru the Phone" (Party Mix) - 3:15 '''Digital download''' # "Kiss Me thru the Phone" ==Music video== The music video was shot in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]] on December 6, 2008 and on December 8, 2008 in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] at the Kelley residence. The video shows Soulja Boy doing his daily routine, when his girlfriend misses him and calls him, and shoots a video of herself making a kissing face on an [[iPhone]] and sends it to him. The video features [[Sammie]] and cameos from [[Arab (rapper)|A-Rab]], [[Ja-Bar]], [[Vistoso Bosses]], [[Vanessa Simmons]], Miami Mike, and [[Dennis Rodman]]. The music video premiered on December 15, 2008, a day before the album's release. It also peaked #1 on [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]]'s video countdown, ''[[106 & Park]]'' and ranked at #16 on BET's ''Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2009'' countdown. ==Remixes== * "Kiss Me thru the Phone (Official Remix)" <small>(featuring [[Sammie]] and [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]])</small> * "Kiss Me thru the Phone (Remix)" <small>(featuring [[Sammie]] and [[Karina Pasian]])</small> * "Kiss Me thru the Phone (Remix)" <small> (featuring [[Sammie]] and Steven)</small> * "Kiss Me thru the Phone (Remix)" <small> (performed by Scooter Smiff and [[Jasmine Villegas]])</small> * "Kiss Me thru the Phone (Remix)" <small> (instrumental remix)</small> * "Kiss Me thru the Phone (Cover)" <small> (featuring Catch Hell, Lorelei) </small> * "Por El Telefono" <small> (performed by reggaeton artist [[De La Ghetto]])</small> * "Send It to My Phone" <small> (performed by [[Chingo Bling]])</small> ==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable" !align="left"|Chart (2008–09) !align="left"|Peak<br>position |- {{singlechart|Australia|16|artist=Soulja Boy|song=Kiss Me thru the Phone}} |- {{singlechart|Flanders|39|artist=Soulja Boy|song=Kiss Me thru the Phone}} |- |align="left"|Canada ([[Canadian Hot 100]]) |align="center"|10 |- |align="left"|Europe ([[Eurochart Hot 100 Singles]]) |align="center"|14 |- {{singlechart|France|16|artist=Soulja Boy|song=Kiss Me thru the Phone}} |- |align="left"|Ireland ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-09-21 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6AqGSJi0u?url=http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp |archivedate=2012-09-21 |df= }}</ref> |align="center"|11 |- {{singlechart|New Zealand|2|artist=Soulja Boy|song=Kiss Me thru the Phone}} |- {{singlechart|Slovakia|45|year=2009|week=27}} |- {{singlechart|Sweden|32|artist=Soulja Boy|song=Kiss Me thru the Phone}} |- |align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart]] |align="center"|6 |- |align="left"|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] |align="center"|3 |- |align="left"|US ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)|Pop Songs]] <ref>{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=soulja boy|chart=Pop 100}}</ref> |align="center"|5 |- |align="left"|US ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] <ref>http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-01-31/r-b-hip-hop-songs</ref> |align="center"|4 |- |align="left"|US ''Billboard'' [[Hot Rap Songs|Rap Songs]] <ref>{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=soulja boy|chart=Rap Airplay}}</ref> |align="center"|1 |- |} === Year-end charts === {| class="wikitable sortable" !End of year chart (2009) !Position |- |Australian Singles Chart |align="center"|90<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2009.htm |title=ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2009 |publisher=ARIA |accessdate=November 12, 2010}}</ref> |- |[[New Zealand Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_annual.asp |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-04-21 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6JBCW5Wkj?url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_annual.asp |archivedate=2013-08-27 |df= }}</ref> |align="center"|14 |- |[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="UK2009year">{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2009.pdf |title=Charts Plus Year end 2009 |publisher=Charts Plus |format=PDF |accessdate=2010-07-19}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|66 |- | U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] | style="text-align:center;"|19<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-100-songs |title=Year End Charts - Year-end songs - The Billboard Hot 100 |publisher=Billboard |date= |accessdate=November 12, 2010}}</ref> |} ==Telephone number== The telephone number, 678-999-8212, given in the song, if dialed from the United States, previously connected to a message system for the artist, the number now belongs to an unknown commercial advertiser in Georgia. An unsuspecting family in [[Oldham]], [[Greater Manchester]], found themselves inundated with calls from fans in the UK who dialed the number without using the international dialing code prefix for the United States.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/8127460.stm Rap fans bombard family's phone], BBC News, June 30, 2009.</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{MetroLyrics song|soulja-boy|kiss-me-thru-the-phone}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider --> {{Soulja Boy}} {{Sammie}} [[Category:2008 singles]] [[Category:Sammie songs]] [[Category:Soulja Boy songs]] [[Category:Song recordings produced by Jim Jonsin]] [[Category:Songs written by Soulja Boy]] [[Category:Songs written by Jim Jonsin]] [[Category:Songs written by David Siegel (musician)]] [[Category:2008 songs]]'