| "Roses" | |
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| Song by Saint Jhn | |
| from the album Collection One | |
| Released | July 22, 2016 |
| Genre | Hip hop [1] |
| Length | 2:53 |
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| Producer(s) | Fallen |
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| "Roses" on YouTube | |
| "Roses (Imanbek Remix)" | ||||
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| Single by Saint Jhn | ||||
| from the album While the World Was Burning | ||||
| Released | September 18, 2019 | |||
| Genre | Slap house [2] [3] | |||
| Length | 2:56 | |||
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| "Roses (Imanbek Remix)" on YouTube | ||||
"Roses" is a song by Guyanese-American rapper Saint Jhn,originally released on July 22,2016 [4] and later included on his 2018 album Collection One . Originally produced by Fallen,it was remixed by Kazakh producer Imanbek and released as a single on September 18,2019. The remix of the song helped the song gain international recognition after it was featured on a Snapchat filter and on video-sharing app TikTok where it received over 4.5 billion plays in the month of April 2020. [5] [6] [7] On May 27,2020,a second remix produced by Quay Global and Fallen was released with American rapper Future. [8] On July 20,2020,a music video was released for the second remix. The remix's music video budget was bumped to help bail funds for arrested protesters and aid black-owned businesses and the Black Lives Matter movement,all regarding the George Floyd protests that started during May 2020. [9] [10]
On July 17,2020,a second version of the Imanbek remix was released,featuring an extra verse by Jhn and a featured verse by Colombian singer J Balvin. [11]
A then-19-year-old Kazakh musician and producer,Imanbek,remixed the song in early 2019;it was officially released as a single in October 2019 through Effective Records,B1 Recordings and Godd Complexx/Hitco. [6]
Following the release of the Imanbek remix,"Roses" peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside of the United States,"Roses" topped the charts in Australia, [12] Canada,Ireland, [13] and the United Kingdom. [14]
| Year | Organization | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2020 | MTV Video Music Awards | Song of Summer | Nominated | [15] |
| 2021 | Grammy Awards | Best Remixed Recording,Non-Classical | Won | [16] |
Weekly charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA) [119] | 7× Platinum | 490,000‡ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria) [120] | 3× Platinum | 90,000‡ |
| Belgium (BRMA) [121] | 3× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
| Canada (Music Canada) [122] | 8× Platinum | 640,000‡ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [123] | 3× Platinum | 270,000‡ |
| France (SNEP) [124] | Diamond | 333,333‡ |
| Germany (BVMI) [125] | Diamond | 1,000,000‡ |
| Italy (FIMI) [126] | 4× Platinum | 280,000‡ |
| Mexico (AMPROFON) [127] | Diamond | 300,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ) [128] | 3× Platinum | 90,000‡ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway) [129] | 2× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
| Poland (ZPAV) [130] | Diamond | 250,000‡ |
| Portugal (AFP) [131] | 3× Platinum | 30,000‡ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) [132] | 2× Platinum | 80,000‡ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [133] | 2× Platinum | 40,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) [134] | 3× Platinum | 1,800,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA) [135] | 5× Platinum | 5,000,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA) [136] Future Remix | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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| Greece (IFPI Greece) [137] | 2× Platinum | 4,000,000† |
| Sweden (GLF) [138] | 3× Platinum | 24,000,000† |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||