Knockin' Da Boots
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{{Infobox song
| name = Knockin' da Boots
| cover = Knockin' Da Boots cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = H-Town
| album = Fever for da Flavor
| released = March 11, 1993
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = R&B
| length =
- 5:29 (album version)
- 4:33 (single version)
| label = Luke
| writer =
- Keven Conner
- Solomon Conner
- Darryl Jackson
| producer =
- Keven Conner
- Solomon Conner
- Darryl Jackson
- Stick
| prev_title = You & Me
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Lick U Up
| next_year = 1993
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|tHS1Yv9ZK0o|"Knockin' da Boots"}}}}
}}
"Knockin' da Boots" is a song by American R&B vocal group H-Town, released in March 1993, by Luke Records, as the debut single from their first album, Fever for da Flavor (1993). The song became one of the biggest R&B singles of 1993 according to the US Billboard charts, where it peaked at number three on the Hot 100 for seven weeks, and also topped the Hot R&B chart for four weeks,{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=265}} helping win the band a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist. The song was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and sold over 1.1 million copies.{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=H-Town|title=Knockin' the Boots}}{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FwgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA73 |title=Best-Selling Records of 1993 |magazine=Billboard|publisher=BPI Communications|date=January 15, 1994 |accessdate=May 4, 2015 |page=73 |issn=0006-2510|volume=106|number=3}} The song contains replayed elements of "Be Alright" by Zapp.
The term "Knockin' da Boots" means to have "sexual intercourse" with one another.
In a profile of distinguished lawyer Kristine A. Huskey, Marie Claire magazine reported that Huskey had appeared as a dancer in the song's music video while attending law school.
{{cite news
| date=December 2006
| url=http://www.marieclaire.com/world/news/gitmo-girl
| title=Gitmo's Girl
| author=Jennifer Senior
| publisher=Marie Claire
| accessdate=July 14, 2007
}}
Track listing
- "Knockin' da Boots" (Album Version) 5:29
- "Knockin' da Boots" (Single Version) 4:33
- "Knockin' da Boots" (Instrumental) 5:29
- "H-Town Bounce" (Album Version) 3:43
- "H-Town Bounce" (Instrumental) 3:43
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1993) !Peak |
| Australia (ARIA){{cite Ryan|page=123}}
|align="center"|95 |
| Canada Retail Singles (The Record){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-08-07.pdf|title=Hits of the World: Canada|magazine=Billboard|date=August 7, 1993|page=40|access-date=May 21, 2025}}
|align="center"|3 |
| Europe (European Dance Radio){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1993/MM-1993-07-24.pdf|title=European Dance Radio|magazine=Music & Media|volume=10|issue=30|date=July 24, 1993|page=17|accessdate=November 5, 2021}}
|align="center"|3 |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|3|artist=H-Town|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/276320/h-town/chart}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|34|artist=H-Town|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/276320/h-town/chart?f=381}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|1|artist=H-Town|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/276320/h-town/chart?f=367}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphopairplay|3|artist=H-Town|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/276320/h-town/chart?f=364}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|2|artist=H-Town|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/276320/h-town/chart?f=378}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1993) !Position |
| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1993 |title=Billboard Top 100 - 1993 |accessdate=August 27, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110095203/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1993 |archivedate=November 10, 2006 }}
|align="center"|14 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1993/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1993|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 30, 2021}}
|align="center"|2 |
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