| "Ignition (Remix)" | ||||
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| Single by R. Kelly | ||||
| from the album Chocolate Factory and Love Don't Cost a Thing (soundtrack) | ||||
| B-side | "Apologies of a Thug", "What Do I Do" |
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| Released | October 22, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 3:16 (Original Album Version) 3:09 (Remix Album/Single Version) |
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| Label | Jive | |||
| Writer(s) | R. Kelly | |||
| Producer | R. Kelly | |||
| Certification | Gold (UK & Australia) | |||
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"Ignition (Remix)" is a song written and produced by American R&B singer R. Kelly from his 2003 album Chocolate Factory. The song was also featured on the soundtrack to the 2003 comedy/romance film, Love Don't Cost a Thing. It is viewed as one of his signature songs and has been very popular in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
The song was R. Kelly's second #1 single in the United Kingdom, following "I Believe I Can Fly" in 1997. It was later included on the updated version of Rolling Stone's 500 greatest songs of all time in 2010 at number 494. The song was listed at #19 on Pitchfork Media's top 500 songs of the 2000s.
The song is sometimes called simply "Ignition" colloquially and for marketing purposes, including as the title of one of its releases as a single and on the Billboard charts. However, the song is most commonly referred to in writing with the remix designation to prevent confusion with "Ignition", another track on Chocolate Factory. The songs are otherwise completely different; it is only in Ignition (Remix) that R. Kelly gives the listeners "a lil' preview of the remix", as he states in the song.
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The music video was shot in a club where Kelly is seen wearing a Celtics jersey. The club is meant to be the inside of a stretch Club Jeep limousine. He is also seen in a different part of the club wearing a white fur coat.
"Ignition (Remix)" was a huge success for Kelly. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became his most successful song in the United States in the 2000s. It held the #1 spot in the United Kingdom for four weeks, becoming his second number-one hit there. It also reached #1 in Australia.
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| Australia ARIA Singles Chart | 1 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 2 |
| Chart (2000–2009) | Rank |
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| UK Singles Chart | 76[1] |
| US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 74 |
| Preceded by "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Clay Aiken |
RIANZ (New Zealand) number-one single 6 July – 10 August 2003 |
Succeeded by "Where Is the Love?" by The Black Eyed Peas feat. Justin Timberlake |
| Preceded by "Innocent Eyes" by Delta Goodrem |
ARIA (Australia) number-one single July 13 – 17 August 2003 |
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| Preceded by "Loneliness" by Tomcraft |
UK Singles Chart number-one single May 11 – June 7, 2003 |
Succeeded by "Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence |