Cake (Flo Rida song)

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"Cake"
FloRidaCake.jpg
Single by Flo Rida & 99 Percent
from the album This Is a Challenge
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2017 (2017-02-28)
Recorded2016
Genre
Length3:04
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Tramar Dillard
  • Cameron Schauer
  • Johnnie Jacob Jr.
  • Breyan Staley Isaac
  • Danny Majic
  • Dillon Deskin
  • Kell Egan
Producer(s)
  • Foolish Ways
  • Danny Majic
Flo Rida singles chronology
"Zillionaire"
(2016)
"Cake"
(2017)
"Hola"
(2017)

"Cake" is a song by the American rapper Flo Rida, from the Atlantic Records compilation album This Is a Challenge. [1] The song features the American rap duo 99 Percent. It was released to contemporary hit radio as a single on February 28, 2017. [2]

Contents

Music video

The official music video was released March 15, 2017. [3]

Commercial performance

The song debuted at number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending May 6, 2017. It peaked at number 73, charting for six weeks.

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 73
US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [5] 23

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [6] Gold500,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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