Hell Yeah (Ginuwine song)

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"Hell Yeah"
Ginuwine Hell Yeah.jpg
Single by Ginuwine featuring Baby
from the album The Senior
ReleasedJanuary 14, 2003
Length3:40
Label Epic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) R. Kelly
Ginuwine singles chronology
"Stingy"
(2002)
"Hell Yeah"
(2003)
"In Those Jeans"
(2003)

"Hell Yeah" is a song by American R&B singer Ginuwine featuring rapper Baby. It was written, produced, and arranged by R. Kelly for his album Chocolate Factory , however in the wake of his sexual misconduct allegations, it ended up being sold to Ginuwine fourth studio album The Senior (2003), because of its hedonistic lyrical content. Released as the album's lead single, the song became a top 20 hit in the United States, peaking at number seventeen on the US Billboard Hot 100, and reached the top thirty in the United Kingdom. The official remix features Baby and Clipse along with Kelly and Clipse. A music video for "Hell Yeah" was shot in Las Vegas and includes a cameo by rapper Snoop Dogg and comedian DeRay Davis. [1]

Contents

Track listing

CD single [2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Hell Yeah" (Radio Edit featuring Baby)Kelly3:38
2."Hell Yeah" (Remix featuring Baby, R. Kelly and Clipse)Kelly4:28
Enhanced maxi-single [3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Hell Yeah" (Radio Edit featuring Baby)
  • Kelly
  • Williams
Kelly3:38
2."Hell Yeah" (Remix featuring Baby, R. Kelly and Clipse)
  • Kelly
  • Williams
  • Thornton
  • Thornton
Kelly4:28
3."Pony" (Ride It Mix) Timbaland 5:05
4."Hell Yeah" (Video Version featuring Baby)  4:23

Credits and personnel

Credits lifted from the liner notes of The Senior. [4]

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesJanuary 27, 2003 Rhythmic contemporary · urban contemporary radio Epic [17]

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