"Body on Me" is a hip-hop song by American rapper

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, featuring American singers

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and Ashanti. It was recorded for Ashanti's fourth album ''

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''. The track is produced by Akon and Giorgio Tuinfort. It was released as Ashanti's third single from ''The Declaration'', and

's second single from ''Brass Knuckles''.

Background

The track was originally intended to be Ashanti's second single, from her album ''

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''. The track appears on both albums, and it went for adds at rhythm crossover and urban radio stations October 28, 2008. The song was released as a digital download June 10, 2008 The song was originally made for former

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member

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, a version leaked in late 2006. However, Akon decided to take the song back once Lil Fizz was told he would not be releasing an album. It was then given to Nelly to use. There are four different versions of "Body on Me".

has three versions, and Ashanti has one. In

's first version of the song, only Ashanti's first verse is used, and

does the second and third verses. That version is 3:57. On the second version of the song,

's first two verses are used, and a different third verse by Ashanti is used. This is the album version. There is also one version which doesn't feature Ashanti. On Ashanti's version, it's the opposite. She has two verses and only

's first verse is used, and she adds ad-libs. Her version is shorter, at 3:20.

sings the chorus on both versions. The version that is being released is the

version. The radio edit cuts the song by about 25 seconds, making the song 3:33.

Music video

The music video was shot in

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at the Red Rock Casino, Resort, & Spa. The video was directed by

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.On the set of "Body on Me" video shoot.
Accessed July 11, 2008. The music video premiered on

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on July 18, 2008 alongside the video for "

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". The video begins with the opening credits "20 Miles West Of Vegas" and moving over to a casino while cutting back to slot machines. It then cuts to Ashanti in a beige dress walking into the casino with a group of female friends with "Body On Me" written on the screen. As they are walking in they walk past 3 Lamborghini's with Nelly and Akon and their male friends in. They then get out and follow Ashanti inside. They all enter the V.I.P entrance. The video continues with Ashanti in different outfits around the pool and Nelly admiring her. The video comes to an end in a casino where the TV screens say "Starring tonight: Ashanti" and she goes on stage to sing her verse in the song. It finished with Ashanti and Nelly laughing and joking by a bar and then running off.

Charts

"Body on Me" charted at number 57 on the

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and number 78 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the

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, but dropped off both charts the following week. Shortly after the release of the song's music video, it re-entered the Hot 100, and eventually peaked at number 42. The song sold 300,000 downloads. In the

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it was released as a download on July 28, 2008. "Body on Me" also peaked on the

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at number 17.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Body On Me 2008 songs 2008 singles Akon songs Ashanti (singer) songs Music videos directed by Benny Boom Nelly songs Songs written by Akon Songs written by Ashanti (singer) Song recordings produced by Akon Songs written by Nelly Songs written by Giorgio Tuinfort Universal Motown Records singles