Ring My Bell (DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince song)

"Ring My Bell" is a song by American hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, released in September 1991 by Jive and RCA Records as the second single from their fourth studio album, Homebase (1991). The song samples and shares the same name as Anita Ward's 1979 single, "Ring My Bell", though the original lyrics were replaced by those written by Will Smith. Nevertheless, the song's original writer, Fredrick Knight was sole writer who received writing credits. The song appears on Smith's series, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in the closing credits from "The Mother of All Battles" off the season 2 episode.

ReleasedSeptember 13, 1991 (1991-09-13)

Recorded1991

Genre

• Hip-hop
• new jack swing
• R&B

Length4:44

Quick facts Single by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, from the album Homebase ...

"Ring My Bell"
Single by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
from the album Homebase
Released	September 13, 1991 (1991-09-13)
Recorded	1991
Genre	Hip-hop new jack swing R&B
Length	4:44
Label	Jive RCA
Songwriters	Fredrick Knight Will Smith Jeffery Townes
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince singles chronology
"Summertime" (1991) "Ring My Bell" (1991) "The Things That U Do" (1992)

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"Ring My Bell" was the follow-up to the duo's smash hit, "Summertime", which peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Though not as successful as "Summertime", "Ring My Bell" also became a top-40 hit, peaking at No. 20 on the Hot 100 and receiving a gold certification from the RIAA on November 26, 1991, for sales of 500,000 copies.^[1]