"Birthday Song" is a song by American rapper
2 Chainz
Tauheed K. Epps (born September 12, 1977), known professionally as 2 Chainz (or Tity Boi), is an American rapper. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, he initially gained recognition as one-half of the Southern hip hop duo Playaz Circle, ...
, released July 24, 2012 as the second single from his debut
studio album ''
Based on a T.R.U. Story'' (2012). The song, which features fellow American rapper
Kanye West
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Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
, was
produced
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by
Sonny Digital
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Anthony Kilhoffer, Lifted and
Mike Dean. The hip hop song is about the rapper's yearning for
women with large buttocks.
Music video
The
music video
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, released on August 30, 2012, was directed by
Andreas Nilsson.
Live performances
On October 9, 2012, 2 Chainz performed the song along with "
I'm Different" at the 2012
BET Hip Hop Awards
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. He also performed the song along with "I'm Different" on ''
Jimmy Kimmel Live''.
Chart performance
"Birthday Song" debuted at number 91 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 on the week of August 11, 2012. The song fell off the chart the following week. It re-entered the chart at number 100 on the week of September 1, 2012. The song continued to climb the chart, until reached its peak position at number 47 on the week of November 10, 2012. The single ended up spending a total of 20 weeks on the chart.
On November 25, 2014, the single was certified
double platinum
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by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over two million digital copies in the United States.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
Songs about birthdays
2012 singles
2012 songs
2 Chainz songs
Kanye West songs
Def Jam Recordings singles
Songs written by 2 Chainz
Songs written by Kanye West
Song recordings produced by Kanye West
Song recordings produced by Mike Dean (record producer)
Music videos directed by Andreas Nilsson
Songs written by Sonny Digital
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