Tootsee Roll

For the chewy chocolate-flavoured candy, see Tootsie Rolls.
"Tootsee Roll"
Single by 69 Boyz
from the album 199Quad
Released May 27, 1994
Recorded 1994
Genre Hip hop, Southern hip hop, Miami bass
Length 4:18
Label Rip-It
Producer(s) Quad City DJ's
Certification Platinum (RIAA)
69 Boyz singles chronology
"Tootsee Roll"
(1994)		 "Kitty Kitty"
(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.

This song is sampled, Los Hermanos Zavala, Mexico 70.

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 8
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles 9
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1994) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 65
Chart (1995) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 63

References

  1. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1994". Billboard (BPI Communications) 107 (3): 57. January 21, 1995. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ "American certifications – 69 Boyz – Tootsee Roll". Recording Industry Association of America.
  3. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/1995-01-07/hot-100
  4. ↑ Artist Chart History - 69 Boyz - Singles, Billboard.com
  5. ↑ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1995-01-07). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
  6. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1994". Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  7. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1995". Retrieved 2010-08-27.


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