Games (Chuckii Booker song)
"Games" is a song by American R&B singer Chuckii Booker, from his second studio album Niice 'n Wiild. The single spent one week at number-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and peaked at number sixty-eight on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[1]
| "Games" | ||||
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| Single by Chuckii Booker | ||||
| from the album Niice 'n Wiild | ||||
| Released | October 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 5:26 (Album version) 4:13 (Radio edit) | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chuckii Booker, Gerald Levert, C.J. Anthony | |||
| Producer(s) | Chuckii Booker | |||
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Until Trey Songz's song "I Invented Sex" from 2009 to 2010, "Games" was the most recent song to peak at number-one on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart while failing to reach the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In 1995, The Luniz interpolated the song on the track "Playa Hater" from the album Operation Stackola. It was also interpolated the 1993 Tevin Campbell hit "Can We Talk".
In 1996, Mark Morrison sampled Booker's "Games" in his 1996 hit song, "Return of the Mack".
According to Chuckii Booker’s Instagram on September 8, 2018 the female on the song saying “Chuckii! Chuckii!” is Janet Jackson.
Most recently, in 2022, R&B group Sentury interpolated the song on the track "Say That."
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 68 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
References
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 70.
- "Chuckii Booker Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- "Chuckii Booker Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2021.