"Body" is a song by British rappers

Russ Millions Shylo Batchelor Ashby Milwood (born 20 March 1996), known professionally as Russ Millions (formerly Russ, Russ Splash or RussMB), is a British rapper. In December 2018 he released his single "Gun Lean" on Virgin Records. The track peaked at num ...

and

Tion Wayne Dennis Junior Odunwo (born 1 September 1993), known professionally as Tion Wayne, is a British rapper and DJ from Edmonton, North London. He appeared on three top-10 singles on UK Singles Chart as a guest – NSG's " Options", "Keisha & Becky" ...

, released on 25 March 2021 through GDS Records and

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. The song was produced by Gotcha, and promoted with a

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dance challenge, as well as a remix released in April 2021 featuring

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, Darkoo,

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ArrDee Riley Davies (born 17 September 2002), known professionally as ArrDee, is a British rapper. His debut mixtape, '' Pier Pressure'', was released on 18 March 2022. Early life Davies was born and raised in Brighton, England. On growing up in Br ...

, E1 (3x3) and ZT (3x3). "Body" peaked at the top of the

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, becoming the first

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song to top the chart. Outside the United Kingdom, "Body" topped the charts in Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. The song also reached the top 20 in Canada, Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Portugal, Singapore and Slovakia.

Background

Russ Millions and Tion Wayne previously collaborated on the 2019 single "Keisha & Becky", which peaked at number seven on the

. "Body" was described as a boast about wealth "over rapid, clattering beats" in the ''

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''.

Critical reception

The track was named one of the "14 Songs that Give Us Hope for the Future" by the staff of ''

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'' magazine, with writer Ryan Bassil commenting that another collaboration between the pair was "always going to be good" after "Keisha & Becky".

Track listing

*Digital download #"Body" – 3:03 *Digital download #"Body" (remix) (featuring

, E1 (3x3), ZT (3x3),

and Darkoo) – 4:38 *Digital download #"Body" (remix) (featuring and

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) – 3:25 *Digital download #"Body" (remix) (featuring

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) – 3:17 *Digital download #"Body" (remix) (featuring Murda) – 3:03 *Digital download #"Body" (remix) (featuring

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) – 2:48

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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