She's Got That Vibe

"She's Got That Vibe" is the debut single of American R&B singer-songwriter R. Kelly and Public Announcement from Kelly's debut studio album, Born into the 90's (1992). It was written and produced by Kelly. The song was released as a single on Jive Records in November 1991. The song was a top-10 hit on the US Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, peaking at number seven. It also peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart on re-release in 1994 and number 59 in the Billboard Hot 100. "She Got That Vibe" was later picked on R. Kelly's first compilation album, The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1.

"She's Got That Vibe"
1992 release with Public Announcement
Single by R. Kelly and Public Announcement
from the album Born into the 90's
Released	November 1991
Genre	New jack swing[1]
Length	4:34
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	R. Kelly
Producer(s)	R. Kelly
R. Kelly and Public Announcement singles chronology
"She's Got That Vibe" (1991) "Honey Love" (1992)
Music video
"She's Got That Vibe" on YouTube

Critical reception

Upon the re-release, Andy Beevers from Music Week gave the song a score of four out of five and named it Pick of the Week in the category of Dance, writing, "With its strong hook and bouncy uptempo swing feel, it should now be the hit it deserved to be all along."^[2] Another Music Week editor, Alan Jones, described it as a "energetic jackswinger" and "impressively sung by Kelly".^[3] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update named it a "harmonizing 'vibe' nagged snappy 1992 jackswinger" in his weekly dance column.^[4] Emma Cochrane from Smash Hits gave "She's Got That Vibe" three out of five, noting that the singer "has wisely dropped the sexist lyrics of his latest release, 'Summer Bunnies', and instead gone for a swingbeaty kind of groove. However, it's just all a bit too smooth."^[5]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "She's Got That Vibe" was directed by R. Kelly himself.^{[citation needed]}

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[6] 28 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 50 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 15 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 15 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 19 UK Singles (OCC)[11] 57 UK Dance (Music Week)[12] 16 US Billboard Hot 100[13] 59 US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[14] 44 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[15] 7 Chart (1994) Peak position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[16] 15 Europe (European Dance Radio)[17] 14 Ireland (IRMA)[18] 25 UK Singles (OCC)[19] 3 UK Airplay (Music Week)[20] 10 UK Dance (Music Week)[21] 7 UK Club Chart (Music Week)[22] 34

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position UK Singles (OCC)[23] 54

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[24]	Silver	200,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	November 1991	12-inch vinyl cassette	Jive
United Kingdom	April 27, 1992	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl CD		[25]
United Kingdom (re-release)	October 10, 1994	12-inch vinyl CD cassette		[26]