| Tap the Bottle | |
| Cover: | Tap the Bottle.jpg |
| Type: | Single |
| Artist: | Young Black Teenagers |
| Album: | Dead Enz Kidz Doin' Lifetime Bidz |
| Recorded: | 1992 |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Producer: | Terminator X |
| Chronology: | Young Black Teenagers |
| Prev Title: | Loud & Hard to Hit |
| Prev Year: | 1991 |
| Next Title: | Roll with the Flavor |
| Next Year: | 1993 |
"Tap the Bottle" is a song by American hip hop group Young Black Teenagers. It was released on November 24, 1992, via Sound of Urban Listeners (SOUL)/MCA Records as the lead single from YBT's second studio album Dead Enz Kidz Doin' Lifetime Bidz. Production was handled by Terminator X.
The single peaked at number 5 on the Official New Zealand Top 40 Singles chart, number 39 on the UK Singles Chart and number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was certified platinum by Recorded Music NZ in 1993 for selling 10,000 units in New Zealand. The song remains Young Black Teenagers' most successful recording to date.
| Chart (1993) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[1] | 55 | |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 73 | |
| US Hot Rap Songs | 6 | |
| US Dance/Electronic Singles Sales | 6 | |
| US Dance Club Songs | 27 |