Fiesta (R. Kelly song)

"Fiesta (Remix)" is a song by singer R. Kelly featuring rappers Jay-Z and Boo & Gotti from his 2000 album TP-2.com. The hit song spent five weeks at number-one on the US Billboard R&B chart and peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100. R. Kelly and Jay-Z have worked several times together. In 2002, they released the album The Best of Both Worlds, which sold 285,000 copies in its first week. The single is ranked by Billboard as the best selling and most played R&B/hip-hop song of 2001.^[1]

"Fiesta (Remix)"
Artwork for U.S. and French releases (U.S. CD single pictured)
Single by R. Kelly featuring Jay-Z and Boo & Gotti
from the album TP-2.com
Released	May 15, 2001
Recorded	2000
Studio	Rockland Studios, Chicago, Illinois
Genre	R&B hip hop
Length	3:16 (album version) 4:01 (remix)
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	Robert Kelly Shawn Carter Samuel Barnes Jean-Claude Olivier Larry Gates Pavlo Simtikidis
Producer(s)	Poke & Tone Precision
R. Kelly singles chronology
"The Storm Is Over Now" (2001) "Fiesta (Remix)" (2001) "Contagious" (2001)
Jay-Z singles chronology
"Guilty Until Proven Innocent" (2001) "Fiesta (Remix)" (2001) "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" (2001)

"Fiesta"
Song by R. Kelly featuring Boo & Gotti
from the album TP-2.com
Released	November 7, 2000
Recorded	2000
Genre	R&B hip hop
Length	4:17
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	Robert Kelly
Producer(s)	Poke & Tone Precision

Background

"Fiesta (Remix)" follows R. Kelly's previous single and music video, "The Storm Is Over Now" from his 2000 album TP-2.com. In 2001, the song spent five weeks at #1 on the US Billboard R&B chart and also reached #6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The original "Fiesta" featured rapper Jadakiss. However, Jadakiss' verse was replaced by Boo & Gotti before the track was added as one of the 19 tracks on TP-2.com.

Music video

The music video for the single was directed by R. Kelly and Little X in Florida.^[2][3]

Credits and personnel

• R. Kelly – songwriting, vocals, primary artist
• Jay-Z – songwriting, vocals, guest appearance
• Poke & Tone – songwriting, production
• Larry Gates (Precision) – songwriting, production
• Boo & Gotti – vocals, guest appearance
• Donnie Lyle – additional guitars
• Abel Garibaldi – recording, additional programming
• Ian Mereness – recording
• Andy Gallas – programming assistant
• Rich Travali – mixing
• Patrick Woodward – mixing assistant
• contains a guitar sample from "Fantasia" written and performed by Pavlo Simtikidis

Legacy

Later samples

• "Ignition (Remix)" by R. Kelly from the album Chocolate Factory (2003)
• "Ride Til I Die" by Shawn Do, Mistah F.A.B. and Dubb 20 from the album Thizz Nation Vol. 2 (2005)
• "Mafia (Remix)" by The Relativez featuring Nuttz from the album Legendary (2007)
• "We F'd Up" by J Dilla from the album Pay Jay (2008)
• "After Party" by The Lonely Island featuring Santigold from the album Turtleneck & Chain (2011)
• "Songs on 12 Play" by Chris Brown featuring Trey Songz from the album X (2014)

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Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[5] 69 Australian Urban (ARIA)[6] 19 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 27 Canadian Singles Chart 19 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 36 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9] 19 France (SNEP)[10] 17 Germany (GfK)[11] 8 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[12] 2 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 48 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 46 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 11 UK Singles (OCC)[16] 23 US Billboard Hot 100[17] 6 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 1 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[19] 10

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[20] 101 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[20] Import 130 Germany (Official German Charts)[21] 74 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 52 UK Urban (Music Week)[23] 6 US Billboard Hot 100[24] 45 US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[1] 1

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	April 10, 2001 (2001-04-10)	Urban contemporary radio	Jive	[25]