| "Snap Yo Fingers" | ||||
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| Single by Lil Jon featuring E-40 and Sean Paul of YoungBloodZ | ||||
| from the album Crunk Hits, Vol. 2 | ||||
| Released | April 11, 2006 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
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| Length | 4:34 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Lil Jon | |||
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| "Snap Yo Fingers" on YouTube | ||||
"Snap Yo Fingers" is a song by American rapper Lil Jon. It was originally intended to be the first single from Lil Jon's solo debut album, Crunk Rock . [3] However,the release date of Crunk Rock was subsequently delayed. [4] In August 2006,Lil Jon's label TVT Records released the second volume of its Crunk Hits compilation,and "Snap Yo Fingers" was the opening track. [5] When Crunk Rock was finally released four years later,the song was left out of the album.
The song was produced by Lil Jon and features E-40 and Sean Paul of YoungBloodZ. The catchy,club oriented Southern hip-hop track allowed the song to peak at number 7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
On the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts,the song reached number seven and one,respectively. The music video was directed by Hype Williams. [6] [7] [8]
The official remix features additional vocals by Lil Jon and verses by rappers Sun-E and Chyna Whyte.
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) [9] | 57 |
| Germany (GfK) [10] | 89 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [11] | 14 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [12] | 7 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [13] | 1 |
| US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [14] | 25 |
| US Pop 100 ( Billboard ) [15] | 18 |
| US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [16] | 1 |
| Chart (2006) | Position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100 [17] | 24 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [18] | 8 |
| US Rhythmic (Billboard) [19] | 2 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| New Zealand (RMNZ) [20] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA) [21] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||