"The Body" is a song by American
hip hop
Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...
recording artist
Wale. It was released on September 9, 2014, as the first single from his fourth studio album ''
The Album About Nothing'' (2015). The song,
produced by
Soundz, features singer
Jeremih
Jeremy Phillip Felton (born July 17, 1987), known professionally as Jeremih ( ), is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer. He embarked on a musical career after meeting record producer Mick Schultz in 2008, and signed a recording contract wi ...
.
It peaked at number 87 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100.
Music video
A
music video
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for the track was released on December 28, 2014.
It was directed by Geoffroy Faugerolas.
Samples
The song
samples "
You Remind Me of Something", as performed by American
R&B singer
R. Kelly.
Chart performance
"The Body" peaked at number 87 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The song was eventually certified
platinum
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by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA) for sales of over 1,000,000 digital copies.
Charts
Certifications
References
External links
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2014 singles
2014 songs
Wale (rapper) songs
Jeremih songs
Maybach Music Group singles
Atlantic Records singles
Songs written by Jeremih
Songs written by Wale (rapper)
Songs written by R. Kelly
Songs written by Soundz
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