Shake Ya Tailfeather

"Shake Ya Tailfeather" is a song recorded by American rappers Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee. It was released in 2003 from the Bad Boys II Soundtrack. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, giving Nelly his third number one on the chart, P. Diddy's fourth, and Lee's first. The song was also included on Lee's debut album, Murphy's Law. The song won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 2004 Grammy Awards.

"Shake Ya Tailfeather"
Single by Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee
from the album Bad Boys II: The Soundtrack and Murphy's Law
Released	June 2003
Recorded	2002–2003
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:53
Label	Bad Boy Universal
Songwriter(s)	Cornell Haynes Tohri Harper Sean Combs Varick Smith Basement Beats
Producer(s)	Nelly & Jayson "Koko" Bridges
Nelly singles chronology
"Pimp Juice" (2003) "Shake Ya Tailfeather" (2003) "Iz U" (2003)
P. Diddy singles chronology
"Let's Get Ill" (2003) "Shake Ya Tailfeather" (2003) "Summertime" (2003)
Murphy Lee singles chronology
"Shake Ya Tailfeather" (2003) "Wat Da Hook Gon Be" (2003)

Track listing

US promo

1. "Shake Ya Tailfeather" [Main Edit] - 4:57
2. "Shake Ya Tailfeather" [Instrumental] - 4:45

Europe promo

1. "Shake Ya Tailfeather" [Radio Edit] - 4:02
2. "Shake Ya Tailfeather" [Album Version] - 4:57

Europe single

1. "Shake Ya Tailfeather" [Radio Edit] - 4:02
2. "Shake Ya Tailfeather" [Album Version] - 4:57
3. Loon - "Relax Your Mind" - 4:19

Europe 12" vinyl

A. "Shake Ya Tailfeather" (Main)

B1. "Shake Ya Tailfeather" (Instrumental)

B2. "Shake Ya Tailfeather" (Single Version)

Music video

The video (directed by Benny Boom) features appearances by Esther Baxter and future June 2004 Playboy Playmate Hiromi Oshima. The song features the Florida State Seminoles/Atlanta Braves/Kansas City Chiefs Tomahawk Chop "War Chant". The video starts with all three of them eating and talking in a dining stall. Nelly raps the first verse and the bridge, P. Diddy raps verse two and Murphy Lee raps the third verse. In the chorus, Nelly and P. Diddy take turns rapping in each line, with the "War Chant" melody in the background. The music video premiered on July 8, 2003.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[1] 3 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 29 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[1] 22 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[1] 37 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) 14 Denmark (Tracklisten)[1] 9 Germany (Media Control Charts) 26 Ireland (IRMA) 13 Italy (FIMI)[1] 19 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[1] 20 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[1] 21 New Zealand (RIANZ)[1] 3 Norway (VG-lista)[1] 7 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[2] 75 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[1] 17 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[1] 10 United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company) 10 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 3 U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Songs 1 U.S. Billboard Pop Songs 1

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position Australia (ARIA)[3] 21 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 34 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 48 US Billboard Hot 100[6] 13 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 28

References

1. International peaks
2. "Romanian Top 100: Editia 37, saptamina 29.09-05-10, 2003". Archived from the original on May 14, 2005. Retrieved 2017-02-26.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
3. "ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2003". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
4. "End of Year Charts 2003". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
5. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2003". hitparade.ch. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
6. "Billboard Top 100 - 2003". billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
7. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2020.