Ya Di Ya

"Ya Di Ya"
Single by Gina Thompson featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
from the album If You Only Knew
Released	September 14, 1999[1]
Recorded	1998; Sigma Sound (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Genre	R&B hip hop soul
Length	3:53 (radio version)
Label	Elektra East West
Songwriter(s)	Eric Roberson Missy Elliott
Producer(s)	Ken "K-Fam" Fambro Donnie "D-Major" Boynton
Gina Thompson singles chronology
"It's All Yours" (1998) "Ya Di Ya" (1999) "Caught Up" (1999)
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott singles chronology
"All n My Grill" (1999) "Ya Di Ya" (1999) "Hot Boyz" (1999)

"Ya Di Ya" is a song by American R&B singer, Gina Thompson. It features guest vocals by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott and was released as the lead single from Thompson's unreleased album, If You Only Knew (1999).

The song became a minor hit, where it peaked at #38 on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and scored Thompson her second top 40 R&B hit and Elliott's fifteenth overall top 40 R&B hit.^[2] Because of its strong radio airplay and charting outside the United States, a "Rufftime" remix was issued via international pressings of "Ya Di Ya".^[3]

To date, "Ya Di Ya" is Thompson's only single as a leading artist to chart outside the United States.

Music video

The music video for the song premiered in early July 1999 on The Box.^[4] It begins with Gina Thompson, alongside background dancers dressed in white, dancing and lip-syncing to the song. Thompson is then seen arguing with the song's antagonist over the phone before throwing the phone in a fish-tank. Missy Elliott is later shown in a silver attire performing her part.

Track listings and formats

German 12" vinyl^[5]

1. "Ya Di Ya" (Album Version) – 4:20
2. "Ya Di Ya" (Rufftime Remix) – 3:53
3. "Ya Di Ya" (Album Instrumental) – 4:20
4. "Ya Di Ya" (Rufftime Remix) – 3:53
5. "Take My Number Down" (Album Version) – 3:57

German CD single^[6]

1. "Ya Di Ya" (Rufftime Remix) – 3:53
2. "Ya Di Ya" (Original Radio Edit) – 3:50
3. "Take My Number Down" (Album Version) – 3:57

US CD Maxi/12" vinyl^[7]

1. "Ya Di Ya" (LP Version) (featuring Missy Elliott) – 4:22
2. "Ya Di Ya" (Radio Version) (featuring Missy Elliott) – 3:51
3. "Ya Di Ya (Instrumental) – 4:22
4. "Take My Number Down (LP Version) – 4:02
5. "Take My Number Down (Instrumental) – 4:00
6. "Ya Di Ya" (Acappella) (featuring Missy Elliott) – 4:19

US CD single^[8]

1. "Ya Di Ya" (Original Radio Edit) (featuring Missy Elliott) – 3:50
2. "Take My Number Down" (Album Version) – 3:57

Chart performance

References