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| Released | March 16, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
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| Length | 2:24 | |||
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| Producer(s) | J Gramm | |||
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"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]
“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]
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 ]
| 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 |
| Chart (2018) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [7] | 60 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal (AFP) [8] | Gold | 5,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) [9] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA) [10] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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