Roc Ya Body (Mic Check 1 2)

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"Roc Ya Body (Mic Check 1 2)"
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Single by MVP featuring Stagga Lee
from the album Stagga Lee presents MVP
ReleasedAugust 4, 2003 (2003-08-04)
Length3:31
Label Casablanca
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Robert Clivillés
MVP singles chronology
"Roc Ya Body (Mic Check 1 2)"
(2003)		"Bounce, Shake, Move, Stop!"
(2006)

"Roc Ya Body (Mic Check 1 2)" is the debut single of American hip hop group MVP featuring rapper Stagga Lee. Released in the United States in August 2003, it reached number 82 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first song issued on Casablanca Records to appear on the Hot 100 since Animotion's "I Want You" in 1986. [1] In 2005, the song was released worldwide, peaking at number five on the UK Singles Chart, number six on the Irish Singles Chart, and number 15 on the Dutch Single Top 100. The group released a follow-up single called "Bounce, Shake, Move, Stop!" in the United Kingdom the following year.

Contents

Music video

In the music video, the main singer opens a gate to reveal many scantily clad dancers who then dance around the group.

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [27] Silver200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesAugust 4, 2003 Rhythmic contemporary radio Casablanca [28]
United KingdomJune 20, 2005CD Positiva [29]
AustraliaAugust 22, 2005 [30]

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