2012 single by 2 Chainz featuring Kanye West
"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 .
The music video , released on August 30, 2012, was directed by Andreas Nilsson .[ 1]
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]
"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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