Fiesta (R. Kelly song)

"Fiesta (Remix)" is a song by singer R. Kelly featuring rappers Jay-Z & Boo & Gotti. The hit song spent five weeks at number-one on the US R&B chart and peaked at number six on the US pop chart. R. Kelly and Jay-Z have worked several times together. In 2002, they released the album "The Best of Both Worlds" which sold 285,000 copies in its first week. The single is ranked by Billboard as the best selling and most played R&B/Hip Hop song of 2001.

Background
"Fiesta (Remix)" follows the previous single and music video, "The Storm Is Over Now". In 2001, the song spent five weeks at #1 on the US R&B chart and also reached #6 on the US Pop chart. The original "Fiesta" featured rapper Jadakiss. However, his verse was replaced by Boo & Gotti before the track was added as one of the 19 tracks on TP-2.com.

Music video
The music video for the single was directed by R. Kelly and Little X in Florida.

Credits and personnel

 * R. Kelly – songwriting, vocals, primary artist
 * Jay-Z – songwriting, vocals, guest appearance
 * Poke & Tone – songwriting, production
 * Larry Gates (Precision) – songwriting, production
 * Boo & Gotti – vocals, guest appearance
 * Donnie Lyle – additional guitars
 * Abel Garibaldi – recording, additional programming
 * Ian Mereness – recording
 * Andy Gallas – programming assistant
 * Rich Travali – mixing
 * Patrick Woodward – mixing assistant
 * contains a guitar sample from "Fantasia" written and performed by Pavlo Simtikidis

Later samples

 * "Ignition (Remix)" by R. Kelly from the album Chocolate Factory (2003)
 * "Ride Til I Die" by Shawn Do, Mistah F.A.B. and Dubb 20 from the album Thizz Nation Vol. 2 (2005)
 * "Mafia (Remix)" by The Relativez featuring Nuttz from the album Legendary (2007)
 * "We F'd Up" by J Dilla from the album Pay Jay (2008)
 * "After Party" by The Lonely Island featuring Santigold from the album Turtleneck & Chain (2011)
 * "Songs on 12 Play" by Chris Brown featuring Trey Songz from the album X (2014)