Killa (Cherish song)

"Killa" is the first single by R&B American group Cherish from their second album The Truth. "Killa" features rap/hip-hop artist Yung Joc. The song is about "not being able to resist the man you know is no good."[1] It is their third single after "Unappreciated" in 2006, and was described by noted UK R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning Blues & Soul as "a robustly funky single which finds the girls teaming up with chart-topping rugged male Southern rapper Yung Joc".[2]

"Killa"
Single by Cherish featuring Yung Joc
from the album The Truth and Step Up 2: The Streets (soundtrack)
Released2007
Recorded2007
Genre
Length3:55
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Farrah King
  • Rodney Richard
  • Jasiel Robinson
  • Neosha King
  • Brandon Bowles
  • Felisha King
  • Fallon King
Producer(s)Don Vito: Blade
Cherish singles chronology
"Unappreciated"
(2006)		 "Killa"
(2007)		 "Amnesia"
(2008)
Yung Joc singles chronology
"Portrait of Love"
(2007)		 "Killa"
(2007)		 "Lookin Boy"
(2008)
Music video
"Killa" on YouTube

The song was released to iTunes in 2007.[3] The video, directed by Little X, premiered via BET's Access Granted on December 12, 2007, featuring some scenes of the movie Step Up 2: The Streets. It was originally announced that there would be a So So Def remix featuring Jermaine Dupri and Rocko; however, even though Dupri was on the remix, Rocko was absent, with the other collaborator being The Kid Slim.

Track listings

iTunes single[3]

  1. "Killa" (featuring Yung Joc) – 3:55
  2. "Killa" (instrumental) – 3:52

US 12-inch single[4]

A1. "Killa" (main) (featuring Yung Joc) – 3:50
B1. "Killa" (instrumental) – 3:50
B2. "Killa" (a cappella) – 3:50

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 94
CIS (Tophit)[6] 7
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[7] 9
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 17
Poland (Nielsen Music Control)[9] 4
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 52
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 39
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] 53
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[13] 21
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[14] 14

Year-end charts
Chart (2008) Position
CIS (Tophit)[15] 32

References
  1. Official MySpace: Biography
  2. Cherish interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' March 2008
  3. "Killa (feat. Yung Joc) – Single". iTunes. 2007. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  4. "Killa" – US 12-inch single (Vinyl disc). Cherish. Capitol Records. 2008. 50999 5 17110 1 6.CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. "Cherish Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  6. Cherish feat. Yung Joc — Killa. Tophit. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  7. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 200831 into search. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  8. "Charts.nz – Cherish feat. Yung Joc – Killa". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  9. "Nielsen Music Control". Archived from the original on August 6, 2008.
  10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  11. "Cherish Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  12. "Cherish Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  13. "Cherish Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  14. "Cherish Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  15. "CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2008)". Tophit. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
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