The Body (song)

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"The Body"
Wale The Body.jpg
Single by Wale featuring Jeremih
from the album The Album About Nothing
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2014
Recorded2014
Genre
Length3:52
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Soundz
Wale singles chronology
"Don't Shoot"
(2014)
"The Body"
(2014)
"Ride Out"
(2015)
Jeremih singles chronology
"Hold You Down"
(2014)
"The Body"
(2014)
"Bad Bitch"
(2014)

"The Body" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Wale. It was released on September 9, 2014, as the first single from his fourth studio album The Album About Nothing (2015). The song, produced by Soundz, features singer Jeremih. [1] It peaked at number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Contents

Music video

A music video for the track was released on December 28, 2014. [2] It was directed by Geoffroy Faugerolas.

Samples

The song samples "You Remind Me of Something", as performed by American R&B singer R. Kelly.

Chart performance

"The Body" peaked at number 87 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was eventually certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 digital copies.

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 87
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 26

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [5] Gold500,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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