Electric Body

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"Electric Body"
ASAP Rocky Electric Body cover.png
Song by ASAP Rocky featuring Schoolboy Q
from the album At. Long. Last. ASAP
ReleasedMay 26, 2015
Recorded2015
Genre Hip hop
Length4:15
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Hector Delgado
  • Danger Mouse (add.)
  • THC (add.)
  • Teddy Walton (add.)

"Electric Body" is a song by American hip hop recording artist ASAP Rocky, taken from Rocky's second studio album At. Long. Last. ASAP (2015). The song, produced by Hector Delgado with add prod by Danger Mouse and Teddy Walton, features a guest appearance from Rocky's frequent collaborator and fellow American rapper Schoolboy Q. Upon the release of the album, high downloads resulted in the song peaking at number 80 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Contents

Background

On May 22, 2015 a tagged version of the song was leaked, by DJ Envy. [1] The song marks the fifth collaboration between Rocky and Schoolboy Q, with the first being "Brand New Guy", from Rocky's first mixtape Live. Love. ASAP (2011), followed by "Hands on the Wheel" featured on Schoolboy Q's Habits & Contradictions (2012), then "PMW (All I Really Need)" from Rocky's debut album Long. Live. ASAP (2013), succeeded by "Californication", featured on Schoolboy Q's major-label debut Oxymoron (2014).

Live performances

On July 3, 2015, Rocky performed "Electric Body" during his set at the Wireless Festival. [2] In September 2015, he performed the song with Schoolboy Q on Jimmy Kimmel Live! . [3]

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 80
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 27

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [6] Gold40,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png
United States (RIAA) [7] Platinum1,000,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

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

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
United StatesMay 26, 2015 Digital download

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