"Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)"
Single by R. Kelly and Public Announcement
from the album Born into the 90's
ReleasedAugust 1992
Recorded1991
GenreR&B
Length5:03
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)Robert Kelly
Producer(s)R. Kelly
R. Kelly and Public Announcement singles chronology
"Honey Love"
(1992) 		"Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)"
(1992) 		"Hey Love (Can I Have a Word)"
(1992)

Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ) is a song by R. Kelly with Public Announcement from the album Born into the 90's (1992). It was released as a single by Jive Records in August 1992.[1]

The song spent one week at number-one on the Billboard R&B chart and became a minor pop hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number forty-three.[2][3] This was the second number-one R&B hit for Kelly; the previous being "Honey Love" from the same album.

An accompanying music video was released in August 1992.[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 43
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 1
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[7] 17

Year-end charts

Chart (1992) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 19

See also

References

  1. ^ "R&B Singles Sales" (PDF). Billboard: 19. August 15, 1992.
  2. ^ "Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ) (song by R. Kelly & Public Announcement) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 317.
  4. ^ "The Clip List" (PDF). Billboard: 41. August 22, 1993.
  5. ^ "R. Kelly Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "R. Kelly Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "R. Kelly Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 3, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
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