Red Nose

This article is about the 2013 Sage the Gemini song. For other uses, see Red nose (disambiguation).

"Red Nose" is a song by American rapper Sage the Gemini from his debut album Remember Me. The song was released as his debut single on March 19, 2013.^[1] It was a minor hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 52 but fared better on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts at numbers 14 and 10, respectively.

"Red Nose"
Single by Sage the Gemini
from the album Remember Me
Released	March 19, 2013 (2013-03-19)
Recorded	2013
Genre	Hyphy West Coast hip hop hip hop
Length	3:13 (Explicit Version) 3:31 (Clean Version)
Label	Black Money Empire Republic
Songwriter(s)	Dominic Wynn Woods
Producer(s)	Woods
Sage the Gemini singles chronology
"Red Nose" (2013) "Gas Pedal" (2013)
Music video
"Red Nose" on YouTube

Music video

A music video for the song was released on June 10, 2013. As of April 2020, it has over 130 million views on YouTube.^[2][3]

Commercial performance

"Red Nose" debuted at number 62 on US Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 3, 2013.^[4] Eight weeks later, the song peaked at number 52 for the week of September 28, 2013 and spent a total of twenty weeks on the chart.^[5] As of June 1, 2014, the song has sold 639,046 digital copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.^[6]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–14)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	52
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8]	14
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[9]	10
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[10]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11]	46
Chart (2014)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12]	100

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13]	2× Platinum	2,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Thomas, Chris (August 30, 2013). "Sage The Gemini Tells Stories Behind "Red Nose" & "Gas Pedal" [VIDEO]". Hip-Hop Wired. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
2. "Sage the Gemini "Red Nose" Video". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
3. SageTheGeminiVEVO (10 June 2013). "Sage The Gemini - Red Nose". YouTube. Google. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
4. "The Hot 100: August 3, 2013". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
5. "Sage The Gemini - Red Nose". aCharts.co. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
6. Baker, Soren (June 7, 2014). "Hip Hop Singles Sales Week: Of 06/01/14". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Archived from the original on March 1, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
7. "Sage the Gemini Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
8. "Sage the Gemini Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
9. "Sage the Gemini Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
10. "Sage the Gemini Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
11. "2013 Year End Charts — R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
12. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
13. "American single certifications – Sage the Gemini – Red Nose". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 31, 2021.