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, and it peaked at number 22 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "John" was released on March 24, 2011, on

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. The song uses the hook from Rick Ross' song "I'm Not a Star" from his album ''

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''. The song title is a reference to English musician John Lennon. Lil Wayne performed the song at 2011's MTV Video Music Awards to the riff of Black Sabbath song,

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Music video

The music video was released on VEVO on May 12, 2011. Birdman makes an appearance in the video, which was directed by Colin Tilley, who directed Chris Brown's " Look at Me Now," which also featured Wayne.

Remixes

On May 11, rapper Ace Hood released a freestyle over the beat of "John," which was off his "Body Bag Vol. 1" mixtape. Another rapper Wiz Khalifa released a remix to "John" titled "Chuck". Rapper

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freestyled a verse along with the original lyrics on his ''Badass Freemixes 2'' mixtape. On December 26, Lil Wyte also released his own version on his Wyte Christmas mixtape. Tyga also released a version of the track titled "Well Done 2" on a mixtape along with the same name. Jim Jones also released a freestyle.

Track listing

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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