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recording artist

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, released as the lead single from his second studio album ''

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''. The song was officially released on October 11, 2011 through

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and

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The song, featuring R&B singer

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, was produced by Jerrin Howard. The song received a nomination for

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at the

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Background

Wale released "Lotus Flower Bomb" on October 11, 2011, a few weeks before the release of his highly anticipated second studio album "

Remixes

Rapper

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did a remix to "Lotus Flower Bomb", which appeared on his 2011 mixtape ''O.E.M.O.''.

Music video

The music video shot in

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, was directed by Taj. The video depicts a scene from ''Poetic Justice'', where Wale is a mailman who is trying to charm the beauty salon owner played by

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from ''

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''. The car depicted in the video is a

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Chart performance

"Lotus Flower Bomb" charted on the U.S. ''Billboard''

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for the week of October 18, 2011 at #87. The song peaked at #38 on the Hot 100, making it Wale's biggest hit as a lead artist, until his 2013 single, "

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", which peaked at #21 on the Hot 100. As of July 2013, the song has sold 620,000 copies.Wale Can't Sleep, Nightmares of Failure: Read the Billboard Feature Story
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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications

Release information

References

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