Lotus Flower Bomb

"Lotus Flower Bomb" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Wale, released as the lead single from his second studio album Ambition. The song was officially released on October 11, 2011 through Allido Records, Maybach Music Group and Warner Bros. The song, featuring R&B singer Miguel, was produced by Jerrin Howard. The song received a nomination for Best Rap Song at the 55th Grammy Awards.^[1]

"Lotus Flower Bomb"
Single by Wale featuring Miguel
from the album Ambition
Released	October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11)
Recorded	2011
Genre	Pop rap R&B
Length	3:33
Label	Allido Maybach Music Group Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Olubowale Akintimehin Miguel Pimentel Sam Dew
Producer(s)	Jerrin Howard
Wale singles chronology
"That Way" (2011) "Lotus Flower Bomb" (2011) "I'm On" (2011)
Miguel singles chronology
"Quickie" (2011) "Lotus Flower Bomb" (2011) "Pride N Joy" (2012)
Music video
"Lotus Flower Bomb" on YouTube

Background

Wale released "Lotus Flower Bomb" on October 11, 2011, a few weeks before the release of his highly anticipated second studio album "Ambition".^{[citation needed]}

Remixes

Rapper Nelly did a remix to "Lotus Flower Bomb", which appeared on his 2011 mixtape O.E.M.O..

Music video

The music video shot in Atlanta, Georgia, was directed by Taj. The video depicts a scene from Poetic Justice, where Wale is a mailman who is trying to charm the beauty salon owner played by Bre Scullark from America's Next Top Model. The car depicted in the video is a Lotus Evora.

Chart performance

"Lotus Flower Bomb" charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 18, 2011 at #87.^[2] The song peaked at #38 on the Hot 100, making it Wale's biggest hit as a lead artist, until his 2013 single, "Bad", which peaked at #21 on the Hot 100. As of July 2013, the song has sold 620,000 copies.^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2011–12) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[4] 38 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 1 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[6] 3 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[7] 11

Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 3 US Rap Songs (Billboard)[9] 9 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[10] 44 Decade-end charts Chart (2010–2019) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] 40

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12]	Gold	40,000‡
United States (RIAA)[13]	2× Platinum	2,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release information

Country	Date	Format	Label	Ref
United States	October 11, 2011	Digital download	Maybach Music Group, Allido Records	[14]

See also

• List of number-one R&B singles of 2012 (U.S.)

References

1. http://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=28 ^{[bare URL]}
2. Wale and Miguel - Lotus Flower Bomb Music Charts αCharts.us
3. Wale Can't Sleep, Nightmares of Failure: Read the Billboard Feature Story Billboard
4. "Wale Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
5. "Wale Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
6. "Wale Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
7. "Wale Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
8. "R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Best of 2012". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
9. "Rap Songs - Best of 2012". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
10. "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
11. "Decade-End Charts: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
12. "Canadian single certifications – Wale – Lotus Flower Bomb". Music Canada. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
13. "American single certifications – Wale – Lotus Flower Bomb". Recording Industry Association of America.
14. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ambition-deluxe-version/id473447465 . iTunes.com. Retrieved October 11, 2011.