Boll Weevil (song) the time was "Tossin' and Turnin'" by rock and roll singer Bobby Lewis, and Benton's song was not considered rock and roll by the magazine, "The Boll Weevil Song" holds the distinction of being the first number-one song on the "Billboard" Easy Listening chart. In the UK, the song reached a peak position of number 30 on the UK Singles Chart and remained in the Top 40 for eight weeks during the summer of 1961. The majority of the song's lyrics are spoken by Benton, as in when the farmer inquires, "Say, why'd you pick my farm?", to which the
Turnin Me On video ranked at number two on " Top 100 Videos of 2009" countdown. In promoting her album, Hilson performed the song on February 2, 2009 on 106 & Park. Hilson performed the song on March 17, 2009 on "Dogg After Dark". Lil Wayne joined her to perform the song with "Energy" on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" "Turnin Me On" was performed by Hilson at BET's Spring Bling 2009, and at BET's Rip the Runway 2009. She performed the song as part of medleys at the 2009 BET Awards as well as the 2009 Soul Train Music Awards. The official remix of