"The Body" is a song by American
hip hop recording artist
Wale. It was released on September 9, 2014, as the first single from his fourth studio album ''
The Album About Nothing
''The Album About Nothing'' is the fourth studio album by American rapper Wale. It was released on March 31, 2015, by Maybach Music Group, Allido Records and Atlantic Records. The album serves as a continuation of Wale's '' Seinfeld''-themed mi ...
'' (2015). The song,
produced by
Soundz
Kenneth C. Coby (born August 1, 1983), better known as his stage name Soundz is an American record producer and rapper from Milwaukee, Wisconsin signed to US Records and EMI Publishing. He was born to Charles and Lolita Coby, both former singer ...
, features 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", ...
.
It peaked at number 87 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100.
Music video
A
music video
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for the track was released on December 28, 2014.
It was directed by Geoffroy Faugerolas.
Samples
The song
samples "
You Remind Me of Something
"You Remind Me of Something" is a song by American R&B singer R. Kelly. Released as the lead single from his self-titled album (1995), it became the fourth song from Kelly to reach number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot R&B Singles chart, where ...
", as performed by American
R&B singer
R. Kelly
Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and sex offender convicted of racketeering and multiple sex offenses.
During his recording career, Kelly sold over 75 million records worldwid ...
.
Chart performance
"The Body" peaked at number 87 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The song was eventually certified
gold
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by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 digital copies.
Charts
Certifications
References
External links
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2014 singles
2014 songs
Wale (rapper) songs
Jeremih songs
Maybach Music Group singles
2010s Atlantic Records singles
Songs written by Jeremih
Songs written by Wale (rapper)
Songs written by R. Kelly
Songs written by Soundz
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