Ignition (Remix)

"Ignition (Remix)"
Single by R. Kelly
from the album Chocolate Factory
B-side
  • "Apologies of a Thug"
  • "What Do I Do"
ReleasedOctober 22, 2002 (2002-10-22)
Recorded2002
GenreR&B
Length
  • 3:16 (original version)
  • 3:09 (remix)
  • 6:25 (full version)
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)Robert Kelly
Producer(s)R. Kelly
R. Kelly singles chronology
"The World's Greatest"
(2002)
"Ignition (Remix)"
(2002)
"Snake"
(2003)

"Ignition (Remix)" is a song written and produced by American R&B singer R. Kelly. It was released in 2002 as the lead single from his sixth studio album Chocolate Factory (2003). It is viewed as one of his most well-known songs and was a major hit in the United States, Europe, and Oceania.

"Ignition (Remix)" peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks. Outside the United States, the song topped the charts in Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom.[1] It was later included on the updated version of Rolling Stone's 500 greatest songs of all time in 2010 at number 494. The song was listed at number 19 on Pitchfork Media's top 500 songs of the 2000s.

  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 685–6. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.