"Kiss Me thru the Phone" | ||||
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Single by Soulja Boy featuring Sammie | ||||
from the album iSouljaBoyTellem | ||||
Released | November 26, 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2008 | |||
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Length | 3:13 | |||
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Producer(s) | Jim Jonsin | |||
Soulja Boy Tellem singles chronology | ||||
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"Kiss Me Thru The Phone" on YouTube |
"Kiss Me thru the Phone" is a song by American rapper Soulja Boy featuring American singer Sammie. Written by the former alongside David Siegel and producer Jim Jonsin,it was released on November 26,2008, [2] as the second single from his 2008 album, iSouljaBoyTellem . It was the best-selling single from the album,reaching number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100,number one on the U.S. Rap Charts,the top 10 in the United Kingdom,in Canada,on the U.S. Billboard Pop 100,and in New Zealand.
R&B singer Chris Brown was Soulja Boy's first choice to sing the hook,but Brown turned down the offer. Soulja Boy then tried to sing it on his own with Auto-Tune but found it "garbage",and ended up collaborating with Sammie. [3] "Kiss Me thru The Phone" was 2009's eighth best selling single with over 5.7 million copies sold worldwide. [4]
"Kiss Me thru the Phone" became highly successful for both Soulja Boy and Sammie on the charts. The single peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart. The song then hit number one on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles on the week of January 3,2009. The song later debuted at number 71 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on the week of January 10,2009 and peaked at number three,making it Soulja Boy's second top five hit on the US charts since 2007's "Crank That". Also it would eventually start to chart on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in the top ten at number four. The song has also debuted at number 71 on the Canadian Hot 100 and peaked at number 10. The song has reached number 1 on Hot Rap Tracks. The video ranked at number 14 on BET's Notarized:Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown.
The song has sold over 2,261,000 digital downloads in the United States,becoming his second song to reach the two million mark in downloads,the first being "Crank That". [5] [6]
In New Zealand,the song debuted at number eleven on February 2,2009,and later peaked at number two. [7] It was certified Platinum by the RIANZ on July 12,2009 with 15,000 digital downloads. [8]
In the United Kingdom,"Kiss Me thru the Phone" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 63 on May 3,2009,on downloads alone;the single has since peaked at number six. It held a position on BBC Radio 1's A-List. To date the single has sold more than 5 million copies worldwide. [4]
The music video was shot in New Orleans,Louisiana and Atlanta,Georgia at the Kelley residence. The video shows Soulja Boy doing his daily routine,when his girlfriend misses him and calls him,and shoots a video of herself making a kissing face on an iPhone and sends it to him. Featured artist Sammie also makes an appearance.
In addition there are also cameos from Arab,J-Bar,Vistoso Bosses,Vanessa Simmons,Miami Mike,and Dennis Rodman. The music video premiered on December 15,2008,a day before the album's release. It also peaked number one on BET's video countdown, 106 &Park and ranked at number 16 on BET's Notarized:Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown.
CD single
Australian CD single
Digital download
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [40] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [41] | 3× Platinum | 180,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [42] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [43] | Platinum | 15,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI) [44] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
The telephone number, (678) 999-8212, given in the song, if dialed from the United States, previously connected to a message system for the artist; the number now belongs to an unknown commercial advertiser in Georgia.[ citation needed ] An unsuspecting family in Greater Manchester, England found themselves inundated with calls from Soulja Boy fans there who dialed the number. [45] [46]
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