"Planez" (originally titled "Planes") is a song by American singer
Jeremih
Jeremy Phillip Felton (born July 17, 1987), known professionally as Jeremih ( ), is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. In 2009, he signed a record deal with Def Jam Recordings. Jeremih's commercial debut single, "Birthday Sex", ...
from his third studio album, ''
Late Nights
''Late Nights'' (released with the subtitle ''Late Nights: The Album'') is the third studio album by American singer Jeremih. It was released on December 4, 2015, by Def Jam Recordings. The album serves as a sequel to his mixtape ''Late Nights wi ...
''. It features American rapper
J. Cole, and was released as the second single from the album. The original version of the song featured a verse from fellow Chicago native
Chance The Rapper. The single garnered Jeremih's first career Grammy nomination for
Best R&B Performance
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it is designed for s ...
at the
58th Annual Grammy Awards which was held in February 2016.
Background
The song originally came about in January 2014 when Jeremih performed the song live featuring
Chance the Rapper. However, this would be relegated to a remix, as the official version features J. Cole.
Another remix was released featuring R&B singer
August Alsina
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. The official version originally premiered January 17, 2015. The album version of the song omits the female voice in the intro which referenced the original album title, "Thumpy Johnson".
Awards and nominations
Charts
Certifications
References
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2014 songs
2015 singles
Jeremih songs
J. Cole songs
Def Jam Recordings singles
Song recordings produced by Vinylz
Songs written by J. Cole
Songs written by Jeremih
Songs written by Vinylz
Song recordings produced by Frank Dukes