"Bounce It" is a song by American rapper
Juicy J
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featuring fellow rapper
Wale
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Places
* Wale, Devon, a hamlet in England
* Wale, Tomaszów Mazowiecki County, a village in Poland
People
* Wale (surname)
*Wale (rapper), stage name of American rapper Olubowale Victor Akintimehin
Radio and televisi ...
and singer
Trey Songz
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, released on June 25, 2013, as the fourth single from the former's third solo studio album ''
Stay Trippy
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'' (2013). It was written by its performers along with its producers—
Dr. Luke
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,
Cirkut
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and Baby E—as well as songwriter
Jacob Kasher Hindlin
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. "Bounce It" peaked at number 74 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and received
gold
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certification by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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.
Music video
The music video (directed by
Benny Boom
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Career
Do ...
) was filmed on July 2, 2013. On July 18, 2013, the music video premiered on
BET
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's ''
106 & Park
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''. Frequent collaborator
Wiz Khalifa
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makes a cameo appearance in the video.
Remix
The official remix features a verse by
Wiz Khalifa
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and new verses by both Juicy J and Trey Songz & additional instrumentation to the song. It was released on November 20, 2013, on Juicy J's SoundCloud account. This remix has another version replacing the instrumental with a new rhythmic club beat dubbed the "Remix 2.0", which was released on the same day.
The remix originally feature a verse by
Big Sean
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before being replaced by Wiz Khalifa's verse. This version was released on October 29, 2013, on Dr. Luke's SoundCloud account.
Chart performance
Bounce It spent 19 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 74. It also spent 14 weeks on Rhythmic radio, peaking at number 22.
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Radio and release history
References
2013 singles
2013 songs
Juicy J songs
Wale (rapper) songs
Trey Songz songs
Songs written by Juicy J
Songs written by Wale (rapper)
Songs written by Dr. Luke
Songs written by Cirkut
Song recordings produced by Dr. Luke
Song recordings produced by Cirkut
Columbia Records singles
Songs written by Jacob Kasher
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