Stingy (song)

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"Stingy"
Ginuwine Sting.jpg
Single by Ginuwine
from the album BarberShop (Music From the Motion Picture) and The Senior
ReleasedJune 25, 2002
Length4:23
Label Epic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Bryan-Michael Cox
  • Jason Perry (co.)
Ginuwine singles chronology
"Crush Tonight"
(2002)
"Stingy"
(2002)
"Hell Yeah"
(2003)

"Stingy" is a song by American R&B singer Ginuwine. It was written by Johnta Austin, Bryan-Michael Cox, and Jason Perry and recorded by the singer for soundtrack of the American comedy-drama film Barbershop (2002), then included on his fourth album The Senior the following year. Production on the song was helmed by Cox, with co-production from Perry. Released as the lead single from the Barbershop soundtrack, "Stingy" peaked at number 33 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top ten of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. [1]

Contents

Track listing

CD single [2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Stingy" (Radio Edit)
3:56
2."Stingy" (Album Version)
  • Cox
  • Perry
  • Austin
4:20
3."Stingy" (Call Out Hook)
  • Cox
  • Perry
  • Austin
0:30
2-track single [3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Stingy" (Radio Edit)
  • Cox
  • Perry
  • Austin
4:20
2."Stingy" (featuring Baby)
  • Kelly
  • Ginuwine [b]
3:59

Notes

Credits and personnel

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

Charts

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