Shorty (You Keep Playin' with My Mind)

"Shorty (You Keep Playin' with My Mind)"
Single by Imajin featuring Keith Murray
from the album Imajin
Released	1998
Genre	R&B, Hip hop
Length	4:54 (Album version) 4:30 (Single version) 4:12 (No rap edit)
Label	Jive Records
Songwriter(s)	D-Dot Angelettie; P. Brown; Jack Knight; Ron Lawrence; Keith Murray; Robert Rans; Norma Jean Wright

"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.

Weekly charts

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

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

References

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.