"Roll It Gal" (otherwise known as "Roll It") is a song written by Shontelle Layne and Sheldon Benjamin, containing a sample of Benjamin's "Big Love". The song was originally recorded by soca singer

Alison Hinds Alison Amanda Hinds (born 1 June 1970) is a British-born Bajan soca artist based in Barbados. She is one of the most popular soca singers in the world. Biography Alison Hinds was born in London on 1 June 1970 and grew up in Plaistow.Batey, A ...

and was taken from her debut album '' Soca Queen''. The single was released by Hinds in 2005 in

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and in the

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in 2007. A music video was produced for Hinds' version of the song in 2005. The Hinds version of "Roll It Gal" shot to the top of the charts in Barbados, Trinidad and throughout the Caribbean. In 2007, a re-worked cover of the song entitled "Roll It" was released in several European countries. This version was performed by J-Status and featured

Shontelle Shontelle Layne (born 4 October 1985), known mononymously as Shontelle, is a Barbadian singer and songwriter. She released her debut album ''Shontelligence'' in 2008. Her second album, '' No Gravity'', was released in 2010. Her singles "T-Shirt ...

, who assisted in writing both versions of the song, and Rihanna.

Original version

Track listings

;UK CD single # "Roll It Gal" (original/main mix – radio edit) – 3:35 # "Roll It Gal" (

Rishi Rich Rishpal Singh Rekhi (Punjabi: ਰਿਸ਼ਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਰੈਖੀ, born 30 June 1976 in Croydon), better known by his stage name Rishi Rich, is a British-Indian music producer based in London. He began his career in the Asian Undergr ...

mix) – 3:29 # "Roll It Gal" ( Machel Montano mix) # "Roll It Gal" (Sunland mix) # "Roll It Gal" (video) ;UK 7" vinyl # "Roll It Gal" (original/main mix – radio edit) # "Roll It Gal" (

mix) # "Roll It Gal" (Sunland mix) ;Download remix EP # "Roll It Gal" (album version) – 3:58 # "Roll It Gal" (featuring Machel Montano) – 5:08 # "Roll It Gal" (featuring Doug E Fresh) – 4:50 # "Roll It Gal" (Disco Ball remix) – 5:10 # "Roll It Gal" (Reggaeton remix) – 3:50 # "Roll It Gal" ( Rishi Rich mix)

Charts

J-Status version

and Sheldon Benjamin, the composers of "Roll It Gal" re-wrote and re-produced the song for the band J-Status, changing the lyrics from being about female empowerment to more sexual lyrics, re-titling the song to "Roll It". The J-Status version is taken from their debut album ''The Beginning'', released in several

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an countries only. The J-Status version is performed with Rihanna and Shontelle herself.

Track listing

;CD # "Roll It" (featuring Rihanna and

) (radio version) – 3:32 # "Roll It" (featuring Rihanna and Shontelle) (main version) – 3:58 # "Roll It" (instrumental) – 3:23 # "Roll It" (featuring Rihanna and Shontelle) (Reggaeton Gemstar version) – 4:10 # "Roll It" (featuring Rihanna and Shontelle) (Sunset Strippers remix) – 7:42 # "Roll It" (featuring Rihanna and Shontelle) (video)

Charts

Other versions

In 2007,

finally recorded her own version of "Roll It" and it later appeared on her debut studio album '' Shontelligence'' (2008).

Track listing

;Digital downloadShontelle - Roll MP3 Downloads - 7digital
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References

{{Authority control 2005 debut singles 2005 songs 2007 singles Soca songs Rihanna songs Shontelle songs Music videos directed by Vashtie Kola Songs written by Shontelle