"Shone" is a song by American rapper

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. It was released as the second single from his second studio album ''

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and was produced by

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and

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. Before being released as a single, the song was used as a demo; in the demo version

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sang the

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and second verse, both of which he wrote.

Music video

A music video for the song was uploaded to Myspace on 23 February 2009.MySpace Video,
Flo Rida - "Shone" ft. Pleasure P
'', MySpace.com, February 23, 2009

Release

In the United States, "Shone" peaked at number 57 on ''

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and at number 81 on the ''Billboard''

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chart. It also peaked at number 38 on the

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Charts

Release history

References

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