"Hotel" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Single by Cassidy featuring R. Kelly | ||||||||||||||||||||
from the album Split Personality | ||||||||||||||||||||
Released | September 23, 2003 March 2, 2004 (Vacation Remix) |
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Format | CD single | |||||||||||||||||||
Recorded | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||
Genre | Hip hop, R&B | |||||||||||||||||||
Label | Full Surface, Epic | |||||||||||||||||||
Writer(s) | R. Kelly, B. Reese, K. Dean, B. Edwards, N. Rodgers | |||||||||||||||||||
Producer(s) | Swizz Beatz | |||||||||||||||||||
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"Hotel" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Cassidy, released September 23, 2003 as his debut single and the lead single from his debut studio album Split Personality. The song, produced by Swizz Beatz, features singer-songwriter R. Kelly and charted in February 2004, reaching #4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song makes lyrical references to The Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight", "Chingy's "Holiday Inn", and Dr. Dre's "Housewife".
The official remix of the song, "Hotel (Vacation Remix)", features R. Kelly who did a new intro and a new part on the hook, rapper Trina on the second verse, and new verses by Cassidy, the song was included as the final track off the album. The song was released as a single on March 2, 2004. The remix was also produced by Swizz Beatz.