Tootsee Roll Explained

Tootsee Roll
Cover:Tootsee_Roll.jpg
Type:single
Artist:69 Boyz
Album:199Quad
Released:May 27, 1994
Recorded:1993
Genre:Hip hop, Southern hip hop, Miami bass
Length:4:18
Label:Rip-It
Producer:Quad City DJ's
Next Title:Kitty Kitty
Next Year:1994

"Tootsee Roll" is a song by rap group 69 Boyz released as the first single from their debut album 199Quad. In the United States, the song sold one million copies and earned a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America.[1] [2] It reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early January 1995,[3] number nine on Hot R&B Singles and number one on Hot Rap Singles.[4] "Tootsee Roll" took 27 weeks to hit its Hot 100 peak of number 8,[5] spending the previous four months in the top 20 before finally reaching its peak.

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)Position
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 65
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 38
Chart (1995)Position
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 63

Notes and References

  1. Best-Selling Records of 1994 . Billboard. BPI Communications. January 21, 1995 . May 5, 2015 . 57 . 0006-2510. 107. 3.
  2. United States. 69 Boyz. Tootsee Roll.
  3. The Hot 100 Chart. Billboard.
  4. Artist Chart History – 69 Boyz – Singles
  5. Book: Inc, Nielsen Business Media. Billboard. January 7, 1995. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. en.
  6. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 1994. August 27, 2010.
  7. Web site: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1994. Billboard. May 2, 2021.
  8. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 1995. August 27, 2010.