Thank You (Busta Rhymes song)

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"Thank You"
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Single by Busta Rhymes featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Q-Tip
from the album Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God (intended)
ReleasedNovember 7, 2013 (2013-11-07)
Recorded2013
Genre Hip hop
Length4:00
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes singles chronology
"Twerk It"
(2013)
"Thank You"
(2013)
"Calm Down"
(2014)
Digital download
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Thank You" (featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Q-Tip) Busta Rhymes 4:00

Chart performance

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)52
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [19] 35
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders) [20] 24
France (SNEP) [21] 179
Ireland (IRMA) [22] 87
Italy (FIMI) [23] 96
Scotland (OCC) [24] 11
UK Singles (OCC) [25] 13
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [26] 4
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles ( Billboard ) [27] 7

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [28] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesNovember 7, 2013 Mainstream urban radio Cash Money, Republic [29]
November 15, 2013 Digital download [30]
United KingdomJanuary 13, 2014 Contemporary hit radio [31]

References

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