▁it ▁remained ▁on ▁the ▁chart ▁for ▁four teen ▁non - con sec utive ▁weeks . ▁ ▁" R ing ▁the ▁Al arm " ▁was ▁more ▁successful ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁component ▁charts . ▁It ▁to pped ▁the ▁Dance ▁Club ▁Songs , ▁Hot ▁R & B / H ip - H op ▁Singles ▁Sales ▁and ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Singles ▁Sales ▁chart , ▁and ▁reached ▁number ▁three ▁on ▁the ▁Hot ▁R & B / H ip - H op ▁Songs . ▁The ▁song ▁addition ally ▁chart ed ▁at ▁number ▁twenty - one ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Rh yth mic ▁and ▁at ▁number ▁nin ete en ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Pop ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁Though ▁not ▁released ▁outside ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁" R ing ▁the ▁Al arm " ▁chart ed ▁at ▁number ▁fifty - six ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁in ▁Sweden . ▁ ▁Music ▁video ▁The ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁" R ing ▁the ▁Al arm " ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁video ▁of ▁Know les ' ▁to ▁be ▁directed ▁by ▁Soph ie ▁M ull er , ▁who ▁worked ▁on ▁" D é jà ▁V u ". ▁The ▁video ▁was ▁fil med ▁inside ▁a ▁ca vern ous ▁hang ar ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁water front ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁It ▁rem akes ▁a ▁scene ▁from ▁the ▁film ▁Basic ▁Inst inct ▁( 1 9 9 2 ), ▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁Natal ie ▁More ▁of ▁In ▁These ▁Times ▁as ▁an ▁inf am ous ▁scene . ▁Know les