"She's Got That Vibe" is the debut single of American R&B singer-songwriter R. Kelly and Public Announcement from Kelly's debut studio album, '' Born into the 90's'' (1992). It was written and produced by Kelly. The song was released as a single on

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in November 1991. The song was a top-10 hit on the US ''

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'' Hot R&B Singles chart, peaking at number seven. It also peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart on re-release in 1994 and number 59 in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "She Got That Vibe" was later picked on R. Kelly's first compilation album, '' The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1''.

Critical reception

Upon the re-release, Andy Beevers from ''

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'' gave the song a score of four out of five and named it Pick of the Week in the category of Dance, writing, "With its strong hook and bouncy uptempo swing feel, it should now be the hit it deserved to be all along." Another ''Music Week'' editor, Alan Jones, described it as a "energetic jackswinger" and "impressively sung by Kelly".

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from the ''

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'' Dance Update named it a "harmonizing 'vibe' nagged snappy 1992 jackswinger" in his weekly dance column. Emma Cochrane from ''

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'' gave "She's Got That Vibe" three out of five, noting that the singer "has wisely dropped the sexist lyrics of his latest release, ' Summer Bunnies', and instead gone for a swingbeaty kind of groove. However, it's just all a bit ''too'' smooth."

Music video

The accompanying music video for "She's Got That Vibe" was directed by R. Kelly himself.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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