Thoia Thoing

"Thoia Thoing"
Single by R. Kelly
from the album The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1
ReleasedJuly 21, 2003 (2003-07-21)
GenreDancehall
Length3:41
Label
SongwriterRobert Kelly
ProducerR. Kelly
R. Kelly singles chronology
"Clubbin'"
(2003)		 "Thoia Thoing"
(2003)		 "Hotel"
(2003)

"Thoia Thoing" is a song by American singer R. Kelly. It was written and produced by Kelly for his first compilation album, The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1 (2003). The song was released as the album's lead single in July 2003 and peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, the song was released on a double A-side with "Step in the Name of Love" and in selected territories with "Snake" (featuring Big Tigger), both lifted from his previous album, Chocolate Factory (2003).[1]

Music video

The music video for "Thoia Thoing" was directed by Little X, who directed most of R. Kelly's videos at that time.[2] R. Kelly's wife at that time, Andrea Kelly was the choreographer and main background dancer in the video.

Remixes

The official remix features Birdman and Busta Rhymes, and appears on the bonus CD of the DVD album The R. in R&B Video Collection. The remix can also be found on the 2003 mixtape The Diplomats 5 featuring Cam'ron.

Track listing

All tracks written by R. Kelly; "Snake" co-written by Darian Morgan.

German CD single[1]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Thoia Thoing" (album version)R. Kelly3:43
2."Snake" (featuring Big Tigger)R. Kelly4:51
UK CD single[3]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Step in the Name of Love" (Remix) (radio edit)R. Kelly4:55
2."Thoia Thoing" (album version)R. Kelly3:40
3."Thoia Thoing" (R. Kelly, Silk & The People's Choice remix)
3:51
4."Step in the Name of Love" (remix video) 5:31

Notes

  • ^[a] denotes additional remix producer(s)

Charts

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Thoia Thoing"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States July 21, 2003
[26]
August 18, 2003 Contemporary hit radio [27]
Australia October 13, 2003 CD
[28]
United Kingdom November 3, 2003
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
  • Jive
  • Tavdash
 [29]

References

  1. 1 2 "Thoia Thoing (German Version)". cdandlp.com. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Little X | Videography".
  3. ↑ "Keri Hilson, I Like (German Version)". Spotify. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  4. ↑ "R. Kelly – Thoia Thoing". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  5. ↑ "R. Kelly – Thoia Thoing" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  6. ↑ "R. Kelly – Thoia Thoing" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  7. ↑ "R. Kelly – Thoia Thoing" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 39, 2003" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  10. ↑ "R. Kelly – Thoia Thoing" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 15/11/2003 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  12. ↑ "R. Kelly – Thoia Thoing". Singles Top 100. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  13. ↑ "R. Kelly – Thoia Thoing". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  14. ↑ "R Kelly Songs and Albums | Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart on 1/11/2003 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart on 15/11/2003 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  17. ↑ "R. Kelly Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  18. ↑ "R. Kelly Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  19. ↑ "R. Kelly Chart History (Dance Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  20. ↑ "R. Kelly Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  21. ↑ "R. Kelly Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2003" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  23. ↑ "2003 Year End Charts – The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  24. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: 2003". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  25. ↑ "The Year in Charts 2003: Most-Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 11, no. 51. December 19, 2003. p. 26.
  26. ↑ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1513. July 18, 2003. p. 22.
  27. ↑ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1517. August 15, 2003. p. 24.
  28. ↑ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 13/10/2003" (PDF). ARIA. October 13, 2003. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2003. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  29. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. November 1, 2003. p. 29.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.