Hotel (Cassidy song)

"Hotel"
Single by Cassidy featuring R. Kelly
from the album Split Personality
B-side	"Take It"
Released	September 29, 2003 (2003-09-29)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:07
Label	J Full Surface
Songwriter(s)	R. Kelly B. Reese K. Dean B. Edwards N. Rodgers
Producer(s)	Swizz Beatz
Cassidy singles chronology
"Hotel" (2003) "Get No Better" (2004)
R. Kelly singles chronology
"Gigolo" (2003) "Hotel" (2004) "So Sexy" (2004)

"Hotel" is a song by American rapper Cassidy, released by J Records and Swizz Beatz's Full Surface Records as his commercial debut single on September 29, 2003. The song also serves as the lead single from his debut album, Split Personality . The track was produced by Swizz Beatz and features R. Kelly on featured vocals. "Hotel" reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the UK Singles Chart.

Remix

The official remix of the song, the "Vacation" remix, features R. Kelly singing a new intro along with new lyrics on the chorus. The remix also features American rapper Trina on the second verse, as well as new verses by Cassidy. The remix was included as the final track from Cassidy's debut album, Split Personality. Another version featuring Kool Savas was also recorded and included on one of the European maxi-CD singles. ^[1]

Track listings

US 12-inch single [2] A1. "Hotel" (main mix) – 4:38 A2. "Hotel" (instrumental) – 4:38 B1. "Hotel" (club mix) – 4:44 B2. "Hotel" (acappella) – 4:36 UK and European CD single [3] [4] "Hotel" (featuring R. Kelly) – 4:07 "Take It" – 3:04 UK 12-inch single and Australian CD single [5] [6] "Hotel" (featuring R. Kelly) – 4:07 "Hotel" (Vacation remix featuring R. Kelly and Trina) – 4:10 (5:46 in Australia) "Hotel" (Vacation remix instrumental version) – 4:00 (5:06 in Australia) "Take It" – 3:04

European maxi-CD single 1 [1] "Hotel" (featuring R. Kelly) – 4:07 "Hotel" (Vacation remix featuring R. Kelly and Trina) – 5:46 "Take It" (dirty version) – 3:04 "Hotel" (featuring R. Kelly and Kool Savas) – 4:07 European maxi-CD single 2 [7] "Hotel" (featuring R. Kelly) – 4:07 "Hotel" (Vacation remix featuring R. Kelly and Trina) – 5:46 "Take It" – 3:04 "Hotel" (instrumental version) – 4:38

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [8] 25 Australian Urban (ARIA) [9] 8 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [10] 16 Denmark (Tracklisten) [11] 11 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [12] 11 Germany (GfK) [13] 22 Ireland (IRMA) [14] 16 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [15] 70 Scotland (OCC) [16] 8 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [17] 24 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] 28 UK Singles (OCC) [19] 3 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [20] 1 US Billboard Hot 100 [21] 4 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [22] 6 US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [23] 2 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [24] 10 US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [25] 5

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position UK Singles (OCC) [26] 38 UK Urban ( Music Week ) [27] 5 US Billboard Hot 100 [28] 32 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard) [29] 26 US Hot Rap Tracks (Billboard) [30] 14 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) [31] 61 US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard) [32] 23

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [33]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	September 29, 2003	Rhythmic contemporary urban radio	J Full Surface	[34]
	January 26, 2004	Contemporary hit radio		[35]
United Kingdom	May 17, 2004	12-inch vinyl CD		[36]

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