"Wasted" is the official first single from

Gucci Mane Radric Delantic Davis (born February 12, 1980), known professionally as Gucci Mane, is an American rapper and record executive. He helped pioneer the hip hop subgenre of trap music alongside fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. and Young Jeezy, ...

's sixth studio album ''

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''. The song features

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Plies. The song was originally from Gucci Mane's 2009 mixtape, ''Guccimania.''

Remixes and freestyles

The main official remix of the song has a new verse by Gucci Mane, and features

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, & Birdman. It was released on October 29, 2009. The remix is the final track of the album. The clean version of the remix's chorus uses the explicit version's chorus, unlike the clean version of the original version of "Wasted". The second official remix, the original remix version, features rapper

OJ Da Juiceman Otis Williams Jr. (born November 23, 1981), better known by his stage name OJ da Juiceman, is an American rapper. OJ da Juiceman was formerly signed to Gucci Mane's 1017 Brick Squad record label. OJ Da Juiceman is also the founder of vanity labe ...

, replacing Plies' verse, and appears on Gucci Mane's EP ''Wasted: The Prequel'' and his mixtape ''Gangsta Grillz: The Movie Part 2 - The Sequel'' with Plies on the mixtape.

recorded a freestyle over the instrumental for his mixtape ''

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''. The first 12 bars of the freestyle was used for the official remix.

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which featured an artist out of UTAH by the name of SEE-SMOKE, Of One9Entertainment has also recorded a freestyle over the instrumental for two of his mixtapes, Dat Piff and Paranormal Activity.

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rapped over the beat on his mixtape ''The Conjure Mixtape: A Hustler's Spirit''. Two years before his death, labelmate Slim Dunkin freestyled the song in his ''Built 4 Interrogation (Hosted by Waka Flocka Flame)'' mixtape over Gucci Mane's first verse.

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was featured on the second verse, and

rapped his third verse and chorus from the original song.

Music video

The music video premiered on October 5, 2009.

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, FATBOI,

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, Wooh Da Kid,

Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, " ...

and

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all make cameo appearances.

Charts

The single was Gucci Mane's most successful single until "

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" in 2016 and reached the top five on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Rap Songs charts. The song also debuted at #95 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on the week ending September 19, 2009 and has since moved up to #36 becoming Gucci Mane's first top 40 as lead artist.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

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