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Fiesta (R. Kelly song)
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Wikipedia article
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| cover = R Kelly Fiesta Remix US CD single.jpg
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| caption = Artwork for U.S. and French releases ('U.S. CD single pictured')
| type = single
| artist = R. Kelly featuring Jay-Z and Boo & Gotti
| album = 'TP-2.com' and 'The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1'
| released = May 15, 2001
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| recorded = 2000
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| length = 3:16 (album version)
4:01 (remix)
| label = Jive
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"'Fiesta (Remix)'" is a song by singer R. Kelly 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.
Background
"Fiesta (Remix)" follows the previous single and music video, "The Storm Is Over Now". In 2001, the 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 the 19 tracks on TP-2.com.
Music video
The music video for the single was created by R. Kelly and Little X.
Credits and 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 assistant
*Rich Travali mixing
*Patrick Woodward mixing assistant
*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
Year-end charts
Release history
References
Category:2001 singles
Category:Jay-Z songs
Category:R. Kelly songs
Category:Music videos directed by Director X
Category:Songs written by R. Kelly
Category:Song recordings produced by R. Kelly
Category:2000 songs
Category:Jive Records singles
Category:Dirty rap songs
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