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, released as a to radio in May 1996 and as a physical single in June 1996. It was the first song released from his self-titled fifth album. R&B group

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and remix rapper Pretty Russ are also featured on the song. The radio version of "Twisted" omits Pretty Russ' rap before the final chorus, though some urban stations kept the rap verse. A second mix of the song, referred to as the Flavahood Sexual remix, features a different backbeat sampled from

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". "Flavahood" also saw significant airplay on radio but was never released on an album. Commercially, "Twisted" spent three weeks at No. 1 on the US ''

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chart and peaked at No. 2 on the ''Billboard''

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, becoming Sweat's biggest hit. "Twisted" also peaked at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover chart, staying there for 14 consecutive weeks, the most amongst any song except

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", which spent 15 weeks at the top position. Outside the US, "Twisted" topped the

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for six weeks and became a top-20 hit in Australia and the Netherlands. In 2012,

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ranked the song at number 35 on their list of the "40 Greatest R&B Songs of the '90s".

Track listings

US CD single # "Twisted" (album version) # "Twisted" (Flavahood Sexual Remix) # "Twisted" (Sweat Shop Party Remix) # Album excerpts: "Chocolate Girl" / "Funky Dope Lovin'" / "Just a Touch" # "Twisted" (album version instrumental) # "Twisted" (a cappella) US cassette single :A. "Twisted" (radio version) :B. Album excerpts: "Chocolate Girl" / "Funky Dope Lovin'" / "Just a Touch" UK and Australian CD single # "Twisted" (radio version with rap) – 4:10 # "Twisted" (Flavahood Sexual remix) – 5:03 # "Twisted" (Sweat Shop Party remix edit w/o rap) – 4:12 # "Twisted" (Flavahood Sexual remix edit w/o rap) – 4:01 # "Twisted" (Flavahood Sexual instrumental) – 5:03 # "Twisted" (a cappella) – 4:33

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Twisted (Song) 1996 songs 1996 singles Hip-hop soul songs Keith Sweat songs Music videos directed by Paul Hunter (director) Number-one singles in New Zealand Songs written by Athena Cage Songs written by Keith Sweat Songs written by Marvin Gaye