Japan (song)

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"Japan"
Famousdexjapan.jpg
Single by Famous Dex
from the album Dex Meets Dexter
ReleasedMarch 16, 2018 (2018-03-16)
Recorded2017
Genre
Length2:24
Label
Songwriters
Producer J Gramm
Famous Dex singles chronology
"In the Bank"
(2018)		"Japan"
(2018)		"Light"
(2018)
Music video
Japan on YouTube

"Japan" is a song by American rapper Famous Dex. The song, produced by JGramm, was released to streaming services on March 16, 2018. The song peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100. [1]

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Background

“Japan” is the second single from Famous Dex's debut album, Dex Meets Dexter . Famous Dex first premiered the song June 2017 on Instagram. [2] The song gained massive popularity online due to the viral lyric video featuring Famous Dex on green screen visuals, and Internet dance sensation Roy Purdy creating a dance challenge to the song. [3]

Music video

An animated lyric video by visual artist GOODARTSUCKS was released with the song on March 16, 2018. [4] The video garnered over 20 million views in a month. A music video was released on May 24, 2018, directed by Xavier Andrews.[ citation needed ]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017–18)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [5] 40
US Billboard Hot 100 [1] 28
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 18

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [7] 60

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Portugal (AFP) [8] Gold5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [9] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [10] 2× Platinum2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Famous Dex Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ Famous Dex - Japan Snippet. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ Roy Purdy Japan Dance Challenge. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  4. ↑ Instagram Visual Artist GOODARTSUCKS. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Famous Dex Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Famous Dex Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Portuguese single certifications – Famous Dex – Japan" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa . Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "British single certifications – Famous Dex – Japan". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  10. ↑ "American single certifications – Famous Dex – Japan". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved July 11, 2023.
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