Birthday Song (2 Chainz song)

For other songs, see Birthday Song (disambiguation).

For other uses, see List of birthday songs.

"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.

"Birthday Song"
Single by 2 Chainz featuring Kanye West
from the album Based on a T.R.U. Story
Released	July 24, 2012
Recorded	January 2012
Genre	Hip hop Southern hip hop trap
Length	5:06
Label	Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Tauheed Epps Kanye West Mike Dean Sonny Uwaezuoke
Producer(s)	Sonny Digital
2 Chainz singles chronology
"My Moment" (2012) "Birthday Song" (2012) "Do My Dance" (2012)
Kanye West singles chronology
"New God Flow" (2012) "Birthday Song" (2012) "Clique" (2012)
Music video
"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.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Rolling Stone	[7]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2012) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[8] 47 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 10 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[10] 6 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[11] 19

Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] 58 US Rap Songs (Billboard)[13] 41 Chart (2013) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] 87

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[15]	2× Platinum	2,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
United States	July 24, 2012[16]	Digital download	Def Jam
	August 7, 2012	Urban radio
	September 25, 2012[17]	Rhythmic radio

References

1. Alexis, Nadeska (August 15, 2012). "2 Chainz Snatches Kanye Director For 'Birthday Song' Video". MTV Music. MTV Networks. Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
2. "2 Chainz Performs "Birthday Song" & "I'm Different" at BET Hip-Hop Awards 2012". XXL. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
3. "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
4. "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
5. "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
6. "Kanye West". Billboard.
7. "2 Chainz feat. Kanye West - Birthday Song". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015.
8. "2 Chainz Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
9. "2 Chainz Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
10. "2 Chainz Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
11. "2 Chainz Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
12. "R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - 2012 Year End Charts". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
13. "Rap Songs - 2012 Year End Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
14. "2013 Year End Charts — R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
15. "American single certifications – 2 Chainz – Birthday Song". Recording Industry Association of America.
16. iTunes - Music - Birthday Song - Single by 2 Chainz^{[permanent dead link‍]}
17. "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Nielsen Ratings, Music News and more!". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2012-12-09.