| "Knockin' da Boots" | ||||
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| Single by H-Town | ||||
| from the album Fever for da Flavor | ||||
| Released | March 11, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | Late 1992 – January 1993 | |||
| Genre | R&B, new jack swing | |||
| Length | 5:29 (album version) 4:33 (single version) | |||
| Label | Luke | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Keven Conner, Solomon Conner, Darryl Jackson | |||
| Producer(s) | Keven Conner, Solomon Conner, Darryl Jackson, Stick | |||
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"Knockin' da Boots" is the debut single by R&B group H-Town, taken from their debut album Fever for da Flavor. The song became one of the biggest R&B singles of 1993 according to the Billboard charts, where it peaked at number three on the Hot 100 for seven weeks, and also topped the R&B chart for four weeks,[1] and it helped win the band a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist. The song was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and sold over 1.1 million copies.[2][3] The song contains replayed elements of "Be Alright" by Zapp.
In a profile of distinguished lawyer Kristine A. Huskey, Marie Claire magazine reported that Huskey had appeared as a dancer in the song's music video while attending law school.[4]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 265.
- ^ "American certifications – H-Town – Knockin' the Boots". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 3. BPI Communications. January 15, 1994. p. 73. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ Jennifer Senior (December 2006). "Gitmo's Girl". Marie Claire. Retrieved July 14, 2007.