Birthday Song (2 Chainz song)
2012 single by 2 Chainz featuring Kanye West
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"Birthday Song" is a song by American rapper 2 Chainz, released on July 24, 2012, as the second single from his debut studio album, Based on a T.R.U. Story (2012). The song, which features fellow American rapper Kanye West, was produced by Sonny Digital and co-produced by West and BWheezy, with additional production by Anthony Kilhoffer, Lifted and Mike Dean. The hip hop song is about the rapper's yearning for women with large buttocks.
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| Single by 2 Chainz featuring Kanye West | ||||
| from the album Based on a T.R.U. Story | ||||
| Released | July 24, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | January 2012 | |||
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| Length | 5:06 | |||
| Label | Def Jam | |||
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| Producer | Sonny Digital | |||
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| "Birthday Song" on YouTube | ||||
Music video
The music video, released on August 30, 2012, was directed by Andreas Nilsson.[1]
Live performances
On October 9, 2012, 2 Chainz performed the song along with "I'm Different" at the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards. He also performed the song along with "I'm Different" on Jimmy Kimmel Live.[2]
Chart performance
"Birthday Song" debuted at number 91 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the week of August 11, 2012.[3] The song fell off the chart the following week. It re-entered the chart at number 100 on the week of September 1, 2012.[4] The song continued to climb the chart, until reached its peak position at number 47 on the week of November 10, 2012.[5] The single ended up spending a total of 20 weeks on the chart.[6] On November 25, 2014, the single was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over two million digital copies in the United States.
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| Source | Rating |
| Rolling Stone |   [7] |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[15] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
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| United States | July 24, 2012[16] | Digital download | Def Jam |
| August 7, 2012 | Urban radio | ||
| September 25, 2012[17] | Rhythmic radio |
