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"Bojangles"
Single by Pitbull
from the album El Mariel
ReleasedMay 2006
Genre
Length3:46 (single version)
4:29 (remix featuring Lil Jon and the Ying Yang Twins)
LabelTVT Records
Songwriter(s)
  • De'Onjelo Homles
  • Erick Jackson
  • Armando Pérez
  • Jonathan Smith
Producer(s) Lil Jon
Pitbull singles chronology
" Everybody Get Up"
(2005)
"Bojangles"
(2006)
" Ay Chico (Lengua Afuera)"
(2006)
Music video
"Bojangles (Remix)" on YouTube

"Bojangles" is a song by American rapper Pitbull. It was released in May 2006 as the lead single from his album El Mariel. It was produced by Lil Jon. The remix features Lil Jon and the Ying Yang Twins. It featured a controversial video featuring the Ying Yang Twins and Lil Jon.

Content

The song references a line by one of the Ying Yang Twins, "a Bojangles is a girl with breast, legs and wings", in turn taking the name from the fast food chain Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits.[ citation needed] Pitbull also references Jay-Z's 1996 album Reasonable Doubt in the song.

Track listing

Triple Pack
  1. "Bojangles"
  2. " Shake" Ying Yang Twins feat. Pitbull & Elephant Man
  3. " Culo" feat. Lil Jon & Ivy Queen

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [1] 91
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard) [2] 89
US Pop 100 ( Billboard) [3] 80
US Rhythmic ( Billboard) [4] 28

References

  1. ^ "Pitbull Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Pitbull Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Pitbull – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "Pitbull Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2022.