John (Lil Wayne song)

"John"
Single by Lil Wayne featuring Rick Ross
from the album Tha Carter IV
Released	March 24, 2011[1]
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2011
Genre	Hip hop, hardcore hip hop
Length	4:47
Label	Young Money, Cash Money, Universal Motown
Writer(s)	Dwayne Carter Jr., William Leonard Roberts II, Kevin Crowe, Erik Ortiz Christian Ward
Producer(s)	Polow Da Don · Rob Holladay
Certification	2x Platinum (RIAA)
Lil Wayne singles chronology
"Bow Chicka Wow Wow" (2011) "John" (2011) "This Is What Rock n' Roll Looks Like" (2011)
Rick Ross singles chronology "Can a Drummer Get Some?" (2011) "John" (2011) "Tupac Back" (2011) Music video "John" on YouTube

"John" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne, and the second single from his album Tha Carter IV. The song features rapper Rick Ross, and it peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. "John" was released on March 24, 2011, on iTunes.^[1] The song uses the hook from Rick Ross' song "I'm Not a Star" from his album Teflon Don. The song title refers to musician John Lennon. Lil Wayne performed the song at 2011's MTV Video Music Awards to the riff of Black Sabbath song, Iron Man.

Music video

The music video was released on VEVO on May 12, 2011. Birdman makes an appearance in the video, which was directed by Colin Tilley, who directed Chris Brown's "Look at Me Now," which also featured Wayne.

Remixes

On May 11, rapper Ace Hood released a freestyle over the beat of "John," which was off his "Body Bag Vol. 1" mixtape.^[2] Another rapper Wiz Khalifa released a remix to "John" titled "Chuck". Rapper Chamillionaire freestyled a verse along with the original lyrics on his Badass Freemixes 2 mixtape. On December 26, Lil Wyte also released his own version on his Wyte Christmas mixtape. Tyga also released a version of the track titled "Well Done 2" on a mixtape along with the same name. Jim Jones also released a freestyle.

Track listing

Digital single^[1]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"John" (featuring Rick Ross)	Dwayne Carter, Jr., William Leonard Roberts II	Ayo The Producer	4:47

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	22
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4]	19
US Rap Songs (Billboard)[5]	12

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[6]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^*
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "John (feat. Rick Ross) – Single – United States". iTunes. Apple, Inc. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
2. "Ace Hood – John (Freestyle)". HipHopDX. May 12, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
3. "John". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
4. Top Hip-Hop and R&B Songs & Singles Charts. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2012-02-06.
5. Rap Songs. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2012-02-06.
6. "American single certifications – Lil Wayne – John". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics