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Rebellious Soul
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Ezekiel Lewis
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, and written by Taylor, Lewis, Menardini Timothee, and Najja McDowell.
Chart performance
On February 14, 2014, the song peaked at number 94 on the US ''Billboard''
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chart and number 19 on the R&B Streaming Songs.
On April 5, 2014, the song peaked at number 30 on the US ''Billboard'' Adult R&B Songs chart and number 13 on US Billboard Hot R&B Songs. On April 19, 2014, the song peaked at number 13 on US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay,
Music video
The music video for the song was released on February 7, 2014, via YouTube and was directed by
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. It was shot at
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