"Snap Yo Fingers" is a 2006 American hip hop single by

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-based rapper/producer

Lil Jon Jonathan H. Smith (born January 17, 1971) better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, producer and former frontman of the rap group Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz. He was instrumental in the emergence of the hip hop subgenre cr ...

. It was originally intended to be the first single from

's solo debut album, '' Crunk Rock''. However, the release date of ''Crunk Rock'' was subsequently delayed. In August 2006, Lil Jon's label TVT Records released the second volume of its ''Crunk Hits'' rap compilation, and "Snap Yo Fingers" was the opening track. When ''Crunk Rock'' was finally released four years later, the song was left out of the album. The song was produced by Lil Jon and features

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and Sean P. The catchy, up-tempo and club oriented

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track allowed the song to peak at number 7 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. On the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and

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charts, the song reached number seven and one, respectively. The

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was directed by

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Remix

The official remix features additional vocals by Lil Jon and verses by rappers Sun-E and Chyna Whyte.

Track listing

#"Snap Yo Fingers" (Radio Edit) - 4:34 #"Snap Yo Fingers" (Explicit version) - 4:34 #"Snap Yo Fingers" (Instrumental version) - 4:34 #"Snap Yo Fingers" (A cappella version) - 4:09

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

2006 singles Lil Jon songs E-40 songs Songs written by Lil Jon Song recordings produced by Lil Jon Snap songs TVT Records singles Music videos directed by Hype Williams Crunk songs 2005 songs Hip hop dance Songs about dancing {{2000s-hiphop-single-stub