Fiesta (R. Kelly song)

"Fiesta (Remix)" is a song 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]

"Fiesta (Remix)"
Artwork for U.S. and French releases (U.S. CD single pictured)
Single by R. Kelly featuring Jay-Z and Boo & Gotti
from the album TP-2.com and The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1
ReleasedMay 15, 2001
Recorded2000
Genre
Length3:16 (album version)
4:01 (remix)
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Poke & Tone
  • Precision
R. Kelly singles chronology
"I Wish"
(2000)		 "Fiesta Remix"
(2001)		 "Feelin' on Yo Booty"
(2001)
Jay-Z singles chronology
"Guilty Until Proven Innocent"
(2001)		 "Fiesta Remix"
(2001)		 "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)"
(2001)
"Fiesta"
Song by R. Kelly featuring Boo & Gotti
from the album TP-2.com
ReleasedNovember 7, 2000
Recorded2000
Genre
Length4:17
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)Robert Kelly
Producer(s)
  • Poke & Tone
  • Precision

Background

"Fiesta (Remix)" follows the previous singles and music videos, "I Wish" and "I Wish (Remix)". 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 is created by R. Kelly and Little X.[3]

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

[4]

Charts
gollark: Hmm, true.
gollark: Also, leetle trees would win against most opponents.
gollark: Presumably, the other dragons will find it hard to fly whilst not moving horizontally/vertically.
gollark: DC Rock/Paper/Scissors?
gollark: Other possibilities:BrutesGuardians of Nature (obviously)Balloons (they can just float upwards to avoid danger)Aeons/Chronos (they will confuse their opponents with time travel)

References
  1. http://www.metrolyrics.com/fiesta-remix-lyrics-r-kelly.html
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20071114175536/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/yearend_chart_display.jsp?f=Hot+R%26B%2FHip-Hop+Songs&g=Year-end+Singles&year=2001
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2014-09-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.whosampled.com/remix/40787/R.-Kelly-Jay-Z-Fiesta-(Remix)-R.-Kelly-Boo-%26-Gotti-Fiesta/
  5. "Austriancharts.at – R. Kelly feat. Jay-Z and Boo & Gotti – Fiesta (Remix)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  6. "Ultratop.be – R. Kelly feat. Jay-Z and Boo & Gotti – Fiesta (Remix)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  7. "Ultratop.be – R. Kelly feat. Jay-Z and Boo & Gotti – Fiesta (Remix)" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  8. "Lescharts.com – R. Kelly feat. Jay-Z and Boo & Gotti – Fiesta (Remix)" (in French). Les classement single.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – R. Kelly feat. Jay-Z and Boo & Gotti – Fiesta (Remix)". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  10. "Dutchcharts.nl – R. Kelly feat. Jay-Z and Boo & Gotti – Fiesta (Remix)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  11. "Swedishcharts.com – R. Kelly feat. Jay-Z and Boo & Gotti – Fiesta (Remix)". Singles Top 100.
  12. "Swisscharts.com – R. Kelly feat. Jay-Z and Boo & Gotti – Fiesta (Remix)". Swiss Singles Chart.
  13. "R Kelly: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  14. "R Kelly Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  15. "R Kelly Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  16. "R Kelly Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
  17. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  18. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2001 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  19. "2001 Year End Charts – The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
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