Rock the Boat (Aaliyah song)

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"Rock the Boat"
Single by Aaliyah
from the album Aaliyah
Released	September 2001 (airplay) January 15, 2002 (CD-single) March 5, 2002 (Australia)
Format	CD
Recorded	2000 - 2001
Genre	Rhythm and blues/Soul/Reggae
Length	4:33
Label	Blackground/Virgin Records
Writer(s)	Steve "Static" Garrett, R. Stewart, E. Seats
Producer(s)	Keybeats
Chart positions
#1 (Norway, Italy, Israel, China, Japan, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland) #2 ( U.S. R&B, New Zealand) #5 (Portugal, Australia) #6 (Netherlands) #7 (Germany) #10 (Ireland) #12 ( UK) #14 ( US) #17 (Canada)
Aaliyah singles chronology
" We Need A Resolution" (2001)	"Rock the Boat" (2001/2002)	" More Than a Woman" (2001/2002)
Aaliyah track listing
"Loose Rap" (2)	"Rock the Boat" (3)	" More Than A Woman" (4)

Rock the Boat is the 2nd single of the album " Aaliyah" sung by Aaliyah. The video was shot on the weekend of August 25, 2001, just before she died in a plane crash. The song became a hit in the United States, Canada, Europe, Israel, China, Japan, and Australia. "Rock the Boat" was #2 U.S. R&B and #14 Hot 100 single.

Contents 1 Before "Rock the Boat" 2 Video 2.1 Death 2.2 BET Airplay 3 Legacy after Aaliyah's death

[edit] Before "Rock the Boat"

In the summer of 2001, Aaliyah filmed the video for Aaliyah's intended second single, "More than a Woman". The video was to be released but "Rock The Boat" began receiving huge amounts of radio-play, so she was immediately sent to the Bahamas to shoot the video.

[edit] Video

The song was receiving huge amounts of radio play and so she was sent to The Bahamas to shoot the video. The video was directed by Hype Williams who also directed Missy Elliott's "She's a Bitch" and Ginuwine's "Differences". The video features Aaliyah dancing on a beach, on a boat, and on water in The Bahamas. It was filmed on the weekend of August 25, 2001 and made its world premiere in October 2001.

[edit] Death

On Sunday, August 25, 2001, at 6:49 pm, just after filming of the "Rock the Boat" video was completed in the Bahamas, Aaliyah and seven friends boarded a twin engine Cessna 402B (N8097W) piloted by Luis Morales III. It is believed that this aircraft was headed to Opa-locka Airport near Miami, Florida, when the flight crashed shortly after takeoff. The pilot and all eight passengers were killed.

[edit] BET Airplay

The video made its premiere on BET's "Access Granted" in October 2001. The "Rock The Boat" music video was put in the 106 & Park hall of fame, making the countdown over 65 times. "More than a Woman" made the number-one spot after "Rock the Boat" was retired.

[edit] Legacy after Aaliyah's death

"Rock the Boat" went on to become a posthumous radio hit (reaching number two on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles charts and number 14 on the Hot 100) and video channels such as BET, MTV, and VH1. The news of Aaliyah's death gave her album a notable sales boost, pushing it to number one on the Billboard 200.