"Tootsee Roll"
Single by 69 Boyz
from the album 199Quad
ReleasedMay 27, 1994
Recorded1993
GenreHip hop, Southern hip hop, Miami bass
Length4:18
LabelRip-It
Songwriter(s)Albert V Bryant, Pat Hicks
Producer(s)Quad City DJ's
69 Boyz singles chronology
"Tootsee Roll"
(1994)		 "Kitty Kitty"
(1994)
Music video
"Tootsee Roll" on YouTube

"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

Weekly charts

Chart (1994–1995) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 8
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 9
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[8] 1
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[9] 16

Year-end charts

Chart (1994) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 65
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] 38
Chart (1995) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 63

References

  1. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1994". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 3. BPI Communications. January 21, 1995. p. 57. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ "American certifications – 69 Boyz – Tootsee Roll". Recording Industry Association of America.
  3. ↑ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
  4. ↑ Artist Chart History – 69 Boyz – Singles, Billboard.com
  5. ↑ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (January 7, 1995). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ↑ "69 Boyz Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  7. ↑ "69 Boyz Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  8. ↑ "69 Boyz Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  9. ↑ "69 Boyz Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 – 1994". Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 – 1995". Retrieved August 27, 2010.


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