Again (Fetty Wap song)

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"Again"
Fetty-wap-again.jpg
Single by Fetty Wap
from the album Fetty Wap
ReleasedMarch 14th 2015 (Leaked Version)
  • August 13th 2015 (Original Version)
Recorded2014
Genre
Length
  • 5:13 (album version)
  • 4:20 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s) Willie Maxwell
Producer(s)
  • Peoples
  • Shy Boogs
Fetty Wap singles chronology
"My Way"
(2015)
"Again"
(2015)
"Body On Me (Fetty Wap Remix)"
(2015)

"Again" is the fourth single by American rapper Fetty Wap from his self-titled debut album. It peaked at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Commercial performance

"Again" was the highest-ranking debut on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated August 29, 2015, entering at number 33. [1] Its debut was fueled by first-week digital download sales of 88,000 copies. [2] It concurrently debuted at number eight on the Hot Rap Songs chart while Wap's former three singles "Trap Queen", "679", and "My Way" were still in the chart's top ten; this made Wap the first act in the chart's history to simultaneously chart his first four singles in that region. [2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 53
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [4] 71
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [5] 37
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 79
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 33
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 12
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [9] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [10] 56
US Rhythmic (Billboard) [11] 40

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Gold400,000
United States (RIAA) [13] 3× Platinum3,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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