"Dat Sexy Body" is a song recorded by

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Sasha. It was released in 1998, however didn't gain chart success until five years after its release. The song was composed by Sasha and Anthony Kelly who also handled production of the song under his stage name Tony "CD" Kelly. The song itself is recorded over a variation of the

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. A music video for the song was also filmed. Two officials remixes, one with reggaeton performer

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and another with

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was also recorded and released in 2004. In 2016, the song was sampled in

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" and in 2017, the song was sampled in

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and

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's song " Sexy Body".

Background

Sasha, a deejay, had released a single entitled "Kill The Bitch" while she was in her teens which was commercially unsuccessful. Her debut studio album, ''Come Again'' was also a flop. The remix to "Dat Sexy Body", Sasha's first commercially successful single, features the

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singer-songwriter

. As Ivy Queen's fan base continued to grow, she attracted Sasha who invited her to record the song. According to Murray Elias of VP Records: "Ivy Queen is kind of rough and Sasha has a more feminine, playful approach, so those two styles blend well, this could be a breakthrough record for Ivy Queen, where you see the Jamaican market embracing the reggaetón vibe."

Composition

"Dat Sexy Body" was composed by

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, Martha Pesante, Ernesto Roberts and Anthony Kelly. Production was handled by Kelly, under his stage name Tony "CD" Kelly."Dat Sexy Body" (CD liner). Sasha, Ivy Queen. Manufactured and distributed by

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. Additional production was provided by Murray "M Diddy" Elias while Philip Smart served as

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as well as Dave Hyman. A hip-hop remix produced by DJ Excel The Mixmaster NYC with

was later recorded and released in 2004 as "Coca Cola Shape" while a

remix with Ivy Queen was also included.

Chart performance

The song did moderately well in France peaking at #31 on its SNEP Singles chart. On the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, "Dat Sexy Body" debuted for the week of August 30, 2003. It peaked at #78 on the chart for the week of September 13, 2003. The song ended its reign on the chart for the issue week of November 1, 2003 after spending eight consecutive weeks on the chart. This is Ivy Queen's first and only single to appear on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, however she has had songs on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and

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Charts

References

External links

"Dat Sexy Body" Music Video
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