"Tootsee Roll" is a song by rap group
69 Boyz
69 Boyz is an American Miami bass and hip hop duo: Van "Thrill Da Playa" Bryant, from Jacksonville, Florida, and Barry "Fast" Wright, from Orlando, Florida, United States. The group was initiated by Thrill Da Playa with the assistance of pro ...
released as the first
single from their debut album ''
199Quad''. In the United States, the song sold one million copies and earned a
platinum certification
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from the
Recording Industry Association of America
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. It reached number eight on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in early January 1995, number nine on
Hot R&B Singles and number one on
Hot Rap Singles
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. "Tootsee Roll" took 27 weeks to hit its Hot 100 peak of number 8,
spending the previous four months in the top 20 before finally reaching its peak.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
1994 debut singles
Southern hip hop songs
Miami bass songs
1994 songs
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