"Booti Call" | ||||
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Single by Blackstreet | ||||
from the album Blackstreet | ||||
B-side | "I Like the Way You Work" | |||
Released | July 28, 1994 | |||
Genre | New jack swing [1] | |||
Length | 4:26 | |||
Label | Interscope | |||
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"Booti Call" is a song by American R&B group Blackstreet, recorded for the group's self-titled debut album (1994). The song was co-written and produced by Markell Riley, Teddy Riley and Erick Sermon, and released as the second single from the album in July 1994 by Interscope Records.
According to group member Teddy Riley, the song was written about his friend Mike Tyson, whose rape trial resulted in a conviction. [2]
Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Mark the point where Swingbeat Boulevard and Hip Hop Drive cross as Blackstreet. Still streetwise, but with more class—no Rolex imitations and baseball caps—the music is likewise." [3] Ralph Tee from the Record Mirror Dance Update gave the song a score of four out of five, noting that "Teddy Rileys new group are proving to be enormous." He also complimented its "infectiously cheeky Why must I chose the cat chorus hook. [4]
Information taken from Discogs. [5]
Chart (1994) [6] | Peak position |
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UK Singles (OCC) [7] | 56 |
UK Dance (OCC) | 19 |
UK Dance ( Music Week ) [8] | 19 |
UK Club Chart ( Music Week ) [9] | 60 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 34 |
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales ( Billboard ) | 3 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks ( Billboard ) | 14 |
US Rhythmic Top 40 ( Billboard ) | 19 |