"Killa" | ||||
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Single by Cherish featuring Yung Joc | ||||
from the album The Truth and Step Up 2: The Streets (soundtrack) | ||||
Released | November 27, 2007 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 3:55 | |||
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Producer(s) | Don Vito: Blade | |||
Cherish singles chronology | ||||
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Yung Joc singles chronology | ||||
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"Killa" on YouTube |
"Killa" is the first single by R&B American group Cherish from their second album, The Truth (2008). "Killa" features rapper Yung Joc. The song is about "not being able to resist the man you know is no good." [1] It is their third single and was described by UK R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning Blues &Soul as "a robustly funky single which finds the girls teaming up with chart-topping rugged male Southern rapper Yung Joc". [2]
The song was released to iTunes in 2007. The video,directed by Little X,premiered via BET's Access Granted on December 12,2007,featuring some scenes of the movie Step Up 2:The Streets . It was originally announced that there would be a So So Def remix featuring Jermaine Dupri and Rocko;however,even though Dupri was on the remix,Rocko was absent,with the other collaborator being the Kid Slim.
iTunes single [3]
US 12-inch single [4]
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [5] | 94 |
CIS (TopHit) [6] | 7 |
Czech Republic (Rádio –Top 100) [7] | 9 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [8] | 17 |
Poland (Nielsen Music Control) [9] | 4 |
Russia Airplay (TopHit) [10] | 3 |
Turkey ( Billboard ) [11] | 10 |
UK Singles (OCC) [12] | 52 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [13] | 39 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [14] | 53 |
US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [15] | 21 |
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [16] | 14 |
Chart (2008) | Position |
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Brazil (Crowley) [17] | 85 |
CIS (TopHit) [18] | 32 |
Russia Airplay (TopHit) [19] | 28 |
Chart (2000–2009) | Position |
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Russia Airplay (TopHit) [20] | 145 |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | November 27,2007 | Digital download | Capitol | [3] |
January 15,2008 | Rhythmic contemporary radio |
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January 29,2008 | Contemporary hit radio | |||
United Kingdom | March 31,2008 | CD | [22] |
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