"Ur Waist" is a song by Nigerian singer

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

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'' (2013). The song features vocals from

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Music video

The accompanying music video for "Ur Waist" was directed by

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. It was shot at Suntan Beach in

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. A behind-the-scenes video was uploaded onto YouTube on 23 August 2012. Iyanya mentioned

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, and

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in the song. A controversy arose during his freestyle on

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's Crib Sessions. Iyanya initially said, "Yvonne Nelson, I have Your medicine", but replaced it with "Yvonne Nelson, I lost your medicine" during the freestyle.

Accolades

"Ur Waist" was nominated for Best Pop Single and Song of the Year at

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, held in Lagos on 26 December 2013. "Ur Waist" earned Iyanya a nomination for Best International Performance at the 2013

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Track listing

; Digital single

References

{{Iyanya Iyanya songs 2012 songs 2012 singles Song recordings produced by D'Tunes