A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"

"A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays""
Single by De La Soul
from the album De La Soul Is Dead
B-side"What Yo Life Can Truly Be"
ReleasedJuly 23, 1991 (1991-07-23)
GenreHip hop
Length4:02 (album version)
3:59 (radio edit)
LabelTommy Boy
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Prince Paul
De La Soul singles chronology
"Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)"
(1991)
"A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays""
(1991)
"Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa/Keepin' the Faith"
(1991)

"A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'" is a song by American hip hop trio De La Soul, released on July 23, 1991[1] as the second single [2] from their second studio album, De La Soul Is Dead (1991). The track includes vocal contributions from rapper Q-Tip, R&B singer Vinia Mojica and entrepreneur Russell Simmons. The track's composition is built around many samples. The song was generally well-received by critics. The song peaked at number twenty-two on the UK Singles Chart and at numbers six and forty three on the United States Billboard Hot Dance Club Play and Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs charts respectively.

  1. ^ "Top 30 Rap Singles" (PDF). Cashbox. 1991-07-27. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  2. ^ "Artist Developments" (PDF). Billboard. 1991-08-17. p. 25. Retrieved 2024-03-05.