Grillz

For the dental jewelry, see Grill (jewelry).

"Grillz"
Single by Nelly featuring Paul Wall and Ali & Gipp
from the album Sweatsuit
B-side	"Tired"
Released	November 1, 2005 (2005-11-01)
Length	4:30
Label	Universal Fo' Reel Entertainment Derrty Ent.
Songwriter(s)	Cornell Haynes, Jr. Jermaine Mauldin Ali Jones Cameron Gipp James Phillips Paul Slayton Beyoncé Knowles Kelendria Rowland Tenitra Williams Garrett Hamler Rich Harrison
Producer(s)	Jermaine Dupri
Nelly singles chronology
"Get It Poppin'" (2005) "Grillz" (2005) "Nasty Girl" (2005)
Paul Wall singles chronology
"Sittin' Sidewayz" (2005) "Grillz" (2005) "They Don't Know" (2005)

Weekly charts Chart (2005–2006) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [11] 11 Australian Urban (ARIA) [12] 3 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [13] 74 Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 ( Radio & Records ) [14] 21 Germany (GfK) [15] 53 Ireland (IRMA) [16] 12 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [17] 10 Scotland (OCC) [18] 31 UK Singles (OCC) [19] 24 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [20] 4 US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 1 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [21] 2 US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [22] 1 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [23] 7 US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [24] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position Australia (ARIA) [25] 81 Australian Urban (ARIA) [26] 23 UK Urban ( Music Week ) [27] 19 US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 12 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [28] 11 US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard) [29] 5

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [30]	Gold	500,000‡
United States (RIAA) [5] Digital	Platinum	1,000,000*
United States (RIAA) [5] Mastertone	Platinum	1,000,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	November 1, 2005	Rhythmic contemporary radio	Universal Fo' Reel Entertainment Derrty Ent.	[31]
	December 13, 2005	Contemporary hit radio		[31]
United Kingdom	March 20, 2006	CD		[32]
Australia	March 27, 2006			[33]

See also

• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2006 (U.S.)

References

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