"Body 2 Body" is the third official single from rapper
Ace Hood
Antoine Franklin McColister (born May 11, 1988), known professionally Ace Hood, is an American rapper. Born in Port St. Lucie and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida, he was discovered by DJ Khaled and became the first act to sign with his rec ...
from his third album
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears (also known as "BS&T") is an American jazz rock music group founded in New York City in 1967, noted for a combination of brass with rock instrumentation. BS&T has gone through numerous iterations with varying personnel and ...
. The hip hop song features R&B singer
Chris Brown
Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. A Pop music, pop and hip-hop-influenced contemporary R&B, R&B musician who works in a variety of genres, he has been called the "Honorific nic ...
and was released July 26, 2011.
Critical reception
David Jeffries praised the track: "Cool pillow-talk tracks like “Body 2 Body” with Chris Brown and the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League come off as crowd-pleasing interludes in an otherwise hungry album that takes the DJ Khaled style of Florida rap from penthouse to pavement." Hip Hop DX panned the song: ""Body 2 Body" is almost a reprieve with its smoother sound, but with lines like “Was that Chanel 5? Very sexy fragrance / Are those your real eyes? Can tell you’re partially Asian,” no one will have cause to press rewind."
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Body 2 Body" was filmed on June 29, 2011 in West Hollywood. The video premiered on YouTube on July 27, 2011 at a total length of four minutes and two seconds.
It features cameos from DJ Khaled and Rick Ross. As of April 2021 the video has over 20 million views.
Remix
The official remix features
Chris Brown
Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. A Pop music, pop and hip-hop-influenced contemporary R&B, R&B musician who works in a variety of genres, he has been called the "Honorific nic ...
on the chorus, Rick Ross, Wale (rapper), Wale & DJ Khaled. It was released on November 14, 2011.
Track listing
Chart performance
"Body 2 Body" spent thirteen weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in total, during which it reached a highest position of number 65. The song also peaked at number six on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Rap Songs charts, making it Ace Hood's highest charting entry on both listings.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Release history
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20110718063851/http://realtalkny.uproxx.com/2011/07/topic/topic/music/ace-hood-ft-chris-brown-body-2-body/
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