Kick Your Game - Music

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Kick Your Game

Tlc - CrazySexyCool

"Kick Your Game" Is A Song Recorded By The American Group TLC For Their Second Studio Album "CrazySexyCool". The "funky" R&B-Dance Track Was Written By Frequent Group Collaborator Jermaine Dupri Manuel Seal And Member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes. In August 1995 It Was Picked By LaFace And Arista Records For Release As A Promotional Airplay Single From The Album. In The Song's Lyrics TLC Teaches Boys Who Flirt In A Club "the Proper Way To Approach A Lady" Lopes' Rap Verses Reportedly Referred To Then-Boyfriend Andre Rison Whose House She Burned Down During The Making Of CrazySexyCool. The Song Peaked At Number 69 On The US Billboard Hip-Hop Airplay Chart And Received Lukewarm Reviews From Music Critics Some Called The Song An Album Highlight And Praised Lopes' Performance. TLC Performed "Kick Your Game" On Several Tours And Television Appearances Notably The 1995 MTV Video Music Awards And The 1996 Soul Train Music Awards. After Releasing The Successful Debut Album Ooooooohhh... On The TLC Tip In 1992 TLC Worked On CrazySexyCool From Late 1993 To September 1994. Songwriter-Producer Jermaine Dupri Was One Of The Album's Contributors. Dupri Had Created Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins' Signature "husky" Vocals And Helped TLC Obtain A Contract With LaFace Records Contributing To Their Initial Success. For CrazySexyCool Dupri And Musical Partner Manuel Seal Wrote And Produced Two Interludes With "Switch" And "Kick Your Game" The Latter Song Had Additional Lyrics By TLC Member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes. The Group Recorded "Kick Your Game" At KrossWire Studio In Their Hometown Atlanta. In 2016 22 Years After The Album Was Recorded Dupri Called It One Of The Songs Of Which He Was Proudest "the Sound The Lyrics The Vibe Everything."