"Rock the Boat" is a song recorded by American singer Aaliyah for her eponymous third and final studio album (2001). It was written by Static Major, Eric Seats and Rapture Stewart, while Seats and Stewart handled its production. A mid-tempo R&B song, "Rock the Boat" features a female narrator instructing her lover on how to sexually please her. Despite Aaliyah initially starting promotion for the expected second single "More Than a Woman", Blackground Records and Virgin Records serviced "Rock the Boat" to rhythmic contemporary radio as the second single from Aaliyah in the United States on August 21, 2001, while "More Than a Woman" was released as the second international single. Upon its release, "Rock the Boat" received widespread critical acclaim. A commercial success, it peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Internationally, the song reached the top ten in the Netherlands, and the top 20 in the United Kingdom. At the 44th Annual Grammy Awards (2002), "Rock the Boat" was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. The accompanying music video for "Rock the Boat" was directed by Hype Williams and was filmed in Miami and the Bahamas. Following its completion, Aaliyah and eight others died in a plane crash on August 25, 2001. Posthumously released, the video received critical acclaim and was nominated for Best R&B Video at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards. Writing and production "Rock the Boat" was written by Static Major, Eric Seats and Rapture Stewart, while its production was handled by Seats and Stewart. It came into fruition almost by accident due to Seats almost deleting the song's file, since he wasn't satisfied with it at first. He explained: "I almost deleted 'Rock The Boat' because I'm the kind of guy that once I start producing a track and I don't feel it right away sometimes, I would delete it and just start something over fresh." The song was saved when Static Major heard its instrumental and quickly wrote the hook. According to Seats, "Static heard it through my headphones. I took a break and went to the restroom, and by the time I got back he had already written a hook." Discussing the fate of the song, he proceeded to say: "I wouldn't say it was an accident, but we weren't vibing with it as much. It was one of those things like if he had came 10 minutes