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Just Kickin' It

{{Short description|1993 single by Xscape}}

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| name = Just Kickin' It

| cover = Just Kickin It.jpg

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| type = single

| artist = Xscape

| album = Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha

| B-side = W.S.S. Deez Nuts

| released = {{start date|1993|8|13}}

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| genre =

| length = 3:24

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| writer =

| producer = Jermaine Dupri

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| next_title = Understanding

| next_year = 1993

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|w_BTEFAVwjU|"Just Kickin' It"}}}}

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"Just Kickin' It" is a song by American R&B group Xscape. Written by Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal,{{cite magazine | date=May 7, 1994| last=Bronson| first=Fred| title=Write Stuff| magazine=Billboard| volume=106| issue=19| page=74 | issn=0006-2510}} It was released in August 1993, by So So Def and Columbia Records, as Xscape's first single from the group's debut album, Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha (1993). The single became the group's most commercially successful hit, peaking at number one on the US Cash Box Top 100, number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number one on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. Its accompanying music video was nominated for Best New Artist Clip of the Year in the category for R&B/Urban at the 1994 Billboard Music Video Awards.{{cite magazine|first=Deborah|last=Russell|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-10-15-P.pdf#page=12|title=Music Video Award Nominees Named|magazine=Billboard|date=October 15, 1994|page=12|access-date=May 30, 2025}}

Composition

"Just Kickin' It" is an urban ballad in which vocals are the focus, and the instrumental foundation is otherwise sparse.

{{cite magazine| last=Flick| first=Larry | date=September 4, 1993| title=Single Reviews| magazine=Billboard| volume=105| issue=36| page=63 | issn=0006-2510 |author-link=Larry Flick }} Jermaine Dupri, who according to his father, Columbia Records executive Michael Mauldin, wanted Xscape to be "the ghetto En Vogue,"{{cite book| last = Feldman| first = Christopher| title = The Billboard Book of Number Two Singles| publisher = Billboard Books| page = [https://archive.org/details/billboardbookofn00chri/page/253 253]| location = New York| year = 2000| isbn = 978-0-8230-7695-6| url-access = registration| url = https://archive.org/details/billboardbookofn00chri/page/253 }} originally wrote the song as a summary of what men wanted from women. The lyrics were considered controversial by some female fans who believed the song's message was sexist. Former group member LaTocha Scott, however, dismissed the critics. "I've heard some females say that the song is unreal and that they can tell it was written by a man, but I don't think it makes it sexist. Shoot, everybody knows a man wants a woman who can cook."

Release and reception

Released on August 13, 1993, "Just Kickin' It" entered the US Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 90 and reached the top 10 in four weeks. The song peaked at number two in October, spending a total of 17 weeks in the top 40.

{{cite book| last=Whitburn| first=Joel| title=The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits| edition=8th | publisher=Billboard Books (Nielsen Business Media, Inc.)| page=691| location=New York| year=2004 | isbn=978-0-8230-7499-0}} The single reached number one on the Hot R&B Singles chart, where it spent four weeks at the top. In November, the single was certified platinum in the United States and has since been certified double-platinum in March 2023. "Just Kickin' It" also peaked at number three in Canada, number 22 in New Zealand, and number 49 in the United Kingdom. The song earned the group a Soul Train Music Awards nomination in 1994 but lost to H-Town's "Knockin' Da Boots" in the Best R&B New Artist category.{{cite magazine | date=March 14, 1994| title=1994 Soul Train Music Awards – The Nominees| magazine=Jet| volume=85| issue=19| page=34 | issn=0021-5996}}

Track listings

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:A1. "Just Kickin' It" (extended remix) – 5:36

:A2. "Just Kickin' It" (remix instrumental) – 3:35

:B1. "Just Kickin' It" (radio edit) – 3:25

:B2. "W.S.S. Deez Nuts" – 0:44

:B3. "Just Kickin' It" (radio edit instrumental) – 3:26

  • US cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Just Kickin' It|others=Xscape|year=1993|type=US cassette single sleeve|publisher=So So Def Recordings, Columbia Records|id=38T 77119}}

:A1. "Just Kickin' It" (radio edit)

:A2. "W.S.S. Deez Nuts"

:B1. "Just Kickin' It" (radio edit)

:B2. "Understanding"

:B3. "Is My Living in Vain"

:B4. "Let Me Know"

:B5. "Tonight"

  • UK CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Just Kickin' It|others=Xscape|year=1993|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=So So Def Recordings, Columbia Records|id=659862 2}}
  1. "Just Kickin' It" (radio version) – 3:34
  2. "Just Kickin' It" (alternative radio version) – 3:24
  3. "Just Kickin' It" (extended remix) – 5:35
  4. "Just Kickin' It" (remix instrumental) – 3:35
  5. "Just Kickin' It" (radio edit instrumental) – 3:26

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  • UK 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Just Kickin' It|others=Xscape|year=1993|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=So So Def Recordings, Columbia Records|id=659862 6}}

:A1. "Just Kickin' It" (extended remix) – 5:35

:A2. "Just Kickin' It" (remix instrumental) – 3:35

:B1. "Just Kickin' It" (alternative radio version) – 3:24

:B2. "Just Kickin' It" (radio version) – 3:34

:B3. "Just Kickin' It" (radio edit instrumental) – 3:26

  • European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Just Kickin' It|others=Xscape|year=1993|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=So So Def Recordings, Columbia Records|id=659505 1}}
  1. "Just Kickin' It" (radio edit) – 3:25
  2. "Just Kickin' It" (extended remix) – 5:36
  • Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Just Kickin' It|others=Xscape|year=1993|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Sony Music Australia|id=659934 2}}
  1. "Just Kickin' It" (radio edit)
  2. "W.S.S. Deez Nuts"
  3. "Understanding"
  4. "Is My Living in Vain"
  5. "Let Me Know"
  6. "Tonight"
  7. "Just Kickin' It" (extended remix)

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!Chart (1993–1994)

!Peak
position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/ViFbHkU.jpg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 20 Mar 1994|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=February 16, 2016}}

| 54

scope="row"|Canada Retail Singles (The Record){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-02-12-N.pdf|title=Hits of the World: Canada|magazine=Billboard|date=February 12, 1994|page=82|access-date=May 21, 2025}}

| 3

scope="row"|Europe (European Dance Radio){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-12-11.pdf|title=European Dance Radio|magazine=Music & Media|volume=10|issue=50|date=December 11, 1993|page=30|access-date=November 6, 2021}}

| 7

{{single chart|New Zealand|22|artist=Xscape|song=Just Kickin' It|rowheader=true|access-date=November 22, 2019|refname="new zealand"}}
{{single chart|UK|49|date=19931114|rowheader=true|access-date=November 22, 2019|refname="ukchart"}}
scope="row"|UK Airplay (ERA){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Hit-Music/1993/Hit-Music-1993-11-27.pdf|title=Airplay 100|magazine=Hit Music|date=November 27, 1993|page=17|access-date=May 6, 2024}}

| 63

{{single chart|Billboardhot100|2|artist=Xscape|rowheader=true|access-date=November 22, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboarddancesales|3|artist=Xscape|rowheader=true|access-date=November 29, 2021}}
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|1|artist=Xscape|rowheader=true|access-date=November 22, 2019|refname="r&b"}}
{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|23|artist=Xscape|rowheader=true|access-date=November 22, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|1|artist=Xscape|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 22, 2019}}
scope="row"|US Cash Box Top 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1993/CB-1993-10-30.pdf|title=Top 100 Pop Singles|magazine=Cash Box|volume=LVII|issue=10|date=October 30, 1993|page=10|access-date=April 22, 2024}}

| 1

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=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (1993)

!Position

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1993|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1993|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110095203/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1993|archive-date=November 10, 2006|access-date=August 27, 2010}}

| 55

scope="row"|US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music: Hot R&B Singles|magazine=Billboard|volume=105|issue=52|page=YE-29|date=December 25, 1993}}

| 16

scope="row"|US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music: Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales|magazine=Billboard|volume=105|issue=52|page=YE-53|date=December 25, 1993}}

| 50

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!Chart (1994)

!Position

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1994|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1994|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301121519/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1994|archive-date=March 1, 2009|access-date=August 27, 2010}}

| 69

scope="row"|US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music: Hot R&B Singles|magazine=Billboard|volume=106|issue=52|page=YE-34|date=December 24, 1994}}

| 46

scope="row"|US Cash Box Top 100{{cite magazine|title= The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1994 |magazine= Cash Box |url= http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/90s_files/1994YESP.html |archive-date= October 10, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121010231529/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/90s_files/1994YESP.html}}

| 46

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Xscape|title=Just Kickin' It|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1993|certyear=2023|access-date=March 13, 2023|refname="riaa"}}

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See also

References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080907122918/http://www.mtv.com/lyrics/xscape/just_kickin_it/6469411/lyrics.jhtml "Just Kickin' It" lyrics]

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Category:1993 debut singles

Category:1993 songs

Category:Columbia Records singles

Category:So So Def Recordings singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Jermaine Dupri

Category:Songs written by Jermaine Dupri

Category:Songs written by Manuel Seal

Category:Xscape (group) songs