"Shake Ya Tailfeather" is a song recorded by American rappers
Nelly
Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. He embarked on his music career with the hip hop group St. Lunatics in 1993 and signed to Universal ...
,
P. Diddy and
Murphy Lee. 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
Drake. The song was also included on Lee's debut album, ''
Murphy's Law''. The song won the
Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the
2004 Grammy Awards
The 46th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 8, 2004 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California honoring the best in music for the recording of the year beginning from October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003. They recognized acc ...
.
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
Benny Boom
Benny Douglas (born July 22, 1971), professionally known as Benny Boom, is an American director who has worked in music, television, and film. His most commercially successful film was the 2017 Tupac Shakur biopic ''All Eyez on Me''.
Career
Do ...
) features appearances by
Esther Baxter
Esther Baxter (born September 24, 1984) is an American model and actress.
Biography
Baxter rose to prominence after being featured in the music video for Petey Pablo's single "Freek-a-Leek" in 2004. Since then, she has appeared in several music ...
and future June 2004
''Playboy'' Playmate Hiromi Oshima. The song features the
Florida State Seminoles
The Florida State Seminoles are the athletic teams representing Florida State University located in Tallahassee, Florida. They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level (Football Bowl Subdivis ...
/
Atlanta Braves/
Kansas City Chiefs 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
2003 songs
2003 singles
Nelly songs
Sean Combs songs
Murphy Lee songs
Songs written for films
Bad Boys (franchise)
Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Music videos directed by Benny Boom
Universal Records singles
Bad Boy Records singles
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