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The Body (song)

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"The Body"

SinglebyWale featuring Jeremih

from the album The Album About Nothing

Released

September 9, 2014

Recorded

2014

Genre

Dirty rap

alternative R&B

Length

3:52

Label

Allido

Maybach Music Group

Atlantic

Songwriter(s)

Olubowale Akintimehin

Cartier Grand

Wale singles chronology

"Don't Shoot"
(2014)

"The Body"
(2014)

"Ride Out"
(2015)

Jeremih singles chronology

"Hold You Down"
(2014)

"The Body"
(2014)

"Bad Bitch"
(2014)

"The Body" is a song by American hip hop 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, producedbySoundz, features singer Jeremih.^[1] It peaked at number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Music video

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Amusic video for the track was released on December 28, 2014.^[2] It was directed by Geoffroy Faugerolas.

Samples

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The song samples "You Remind Me of Something", as performed by American R&B singer R. Kelly.

Chart performance

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"The Body" peaked at number 87 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was eventually certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 digital copies.

Charts

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Chart (2015)	Peak position
USBillboard Hot 100^[3]	87
USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[4]	26

Certifications

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[5]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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^ "iTunes - Music - The Body (feat. Jeremih) - Single by Wale". Itunes.apple.com. 2014-09-09. Retrieved 2015-09-09.

^ "Video: Wale feat. Jeremih – 'The Body'". Rap-Up. December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2015.

^ "Wale Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

^ "Wale Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.

^ "American single certifications – Wale – The Body". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 6, 2017.

External links

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Music videoonYouTube

v t e Wale
Discography
Studio albums	Attention Deficit (2009) Ambition (2011) The Gifted (2013) The Album About Nothing (2015) Shine (2017) Wow... That's Crazy (2019) Folarin II (2021)
Compilations	Self Made Vol. 1 (with MMG) (2011) Self Made Vol. 2 (with MMG) (2012) Self Made Vol. 3 (with MMG) (2013)
Mixtapes	100 Miles & Running (2007) The Mixtape About Nothing (2008) Folarin (2012) Summer on Sunset (2016)
Singles	"Chillin" "Pretty Girls" "Lotus Flower Bomb" "Bag of Money" "Bad" "LoveHate Thing" "Poor Decisions" "Clappers" "The Body" "Ride Out" "The Matrimony" "My PYT" "Running Back" "On Chill" "Angles" "Poke It Out"
Featured singles	"Change" "No Hands" "I'm On" "In & Out" "Diced Pineapples" "Bad Ass" "So Many Girls" "Bounce It" "You Don't Know What to Do" "Coffee" "Let Me Drink"
Other songs	"Ambition" "Feeling Right (Everything Is Nice)"
Related articles	Maybach Music Group Roc Nation

v t e Jeremih
Discography
Studio albums	Jeremih All About You Late Nights Merry Christmas Lil' Mama MihTy
Singles	"Birthday Sex" "Imma Star (Everywhere We Are)" "I Like" "Down on Me" "Don't Tell 'Em" "Planez" "Oui" "I Think of You" "U 2 Luv" "Wait on It"
Featured singles	"My Time" "I Don't Deserve You" "Do It Like You" "Amen" "My Moment" "All That (Lady)" "Party Girls" "Hold You Down" "The Body" "Bad Bitch" "Somebody" "Like Me" "Freak of the Week" "The Fix" "Switch Up" "Body" "What a Night" "Enemiez" "All Eyez" "Point Seen Money Gone" "Do You Mind" "Dangerous" "You Stay" "On Chill"
Promotional singles	"Tonight Belongs to U!"

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