"Shake Ya Tailfeather" is a song recorded by American rappers

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, P. Diddy and

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. It was released in 2003 from the '' Bad Boys II Soundtrack''. It topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart, giving Nelly his third number one on the chart, Lee's first and P. Diddy's fifth, making Diddy a rapper with the most number one hits on the chart at the time, before surpassed by

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. The song was also included on Lee's debut album, '' Murphy's Law''. The song won the

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at the 2004 Grammy Awards.

Track listing

US promo # "Shake Ya Tailfeather" ain Edit- 4:57 # "Shake Ya Tailfeather" nstrumental- 4:45 Europe promo # "Shake Ya Tailfeather" adio Edit- 4:02 # "Shake Ya Tailfeather" lbum Version- 4:57 Europe single # "Shake Ya Tailfeather" adio Edit- 4:02 # "Shake Ya Tailfeather" lbum Version- 4:57 # Loon - "Relax Your Mind" - 4:19 Europe 12" vinyl :A. "Shake Ya Tailfeather" (Main) :B1. "Shake Ya Tailfeather" (Instrumental) :B2. "Shake Ya Tailfeather" (Single Version)

Music video

The video (directed by

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) features appearances by

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and future June 2004 ''Playboy'' Playmate Hiromi Oshima. The song features the

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Tomahawk Chop "War Chant". The video starts with all three of them eating and talking in a dining stall. Nelly raps the first verse and the bridge, P. Diddy raps verse two and Murphy Lee raps the third verse. In the chorus, Nelly and P. Diddy take turns rapping in each line, with the "War Chant" melody in the background. The music video premiered on July 8, 2003.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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