Shorty (You Keep Playin' with My Mind)

"Shorty (You Keep Playin' with My Mind)" is the debut single from R&B group Imajin and features a rap from Keith Murray. It peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 20 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in 1998. The song contains a sample of "Dance With Me" by Peter Brown.

"Shorty (You Keep Playin' with My Mind)"
Single by Imajin featuring Keith Murray
from the album Imajin
Released1998
GenreR&B, Hip hop
Length4:54 (Album version)
4:30 (Single version)
4:12 (No rap edit)
LabelJive Records
Songwriter(s)D-Dot Angelettie; P. Brown; Jack Knight; Ron Lawrence; Keith Murray; Robert Rans; Norma Jean Wright

Weekly charts

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Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[1] 75
Germany (GfK)[2] 100
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[3] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 64
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 16
Scotland (OCC)[6] 57
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 22
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[8] 6
UK Indie (OCC)[9] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 25
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[11] 18
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] 20
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[13] 34

Year-end charts

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Chart (1998) Position
UK Urban (Music Week)[14] 37

References

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  1. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 136.
  2. ^ "Imajin feat. Keith Murray – Shorty (You Keep Playin' with My Mind)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 34, 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved August 6, 2023.}
  4. ^ "Imajin feat. Keith Murray – Shorty (You Keep Playin' with My Mind)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "Imajin feat. Keith Murray – Shorty (You Keep Playin' with My Mind)". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  8. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  9. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  10. ^ "Imajin Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  11. ^ "Imajin Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  12. ^ "Imajin Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  13. ^ "Imajin Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  14. ^ "The Urban Top 40 Of 1998" (PDF). Music Week. January 9, 1999. Retrieved August 6, 2023.