Body (Ja Rule song)

"Body"
Single by Ja Rule featuring Ashley Joi
from the album The Mirror
Released	September 20, 2007 (2007-09-20)
Recorded	2007
Genre	Dirty rap pop rap R&B
Label	The Inc. Universal
Songwriter(s)	Jeffrey Atkins, Irving Lorenzo, 7 Aurelius
Producer(s)	Irv Gotti, 7 Aurelius
Ja Rule singles chronology
"Uh-Ohhh!" (2007) "Body" (2007) "Fly" (2009)

"Body" is a 2007 single by American rapper Ja Rule. It features Ashley Joi and was produced by 7 Aurelius. The music video for the song was directed by Hype Williams^{[citation needed]} and it premiered on BET's Access Granted on September 20, 2007.

"Body" is a track on the Ja Rule album The Mirror, which was intended for release in 2007 but was shelved, then eventually released online for free in 2009. ^{[citation needed]}

Conception

Ja Rule initially wrote the song in a club, as he saw some women dance. In an interview with BET, Ja Rule said that it was too explicit to describe the process of writing the lyrics of the song. According to Ja Rule, he was having sex with a groupie when he thought of the chorus.

Charts

Chart (2007–2008)	Peak position
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[1]	79
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[2]	71

References

1. "Issue nr: 23/2008 (16 Iunie – 22 Iunie 2008)" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on July 1, 2008. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
2. "Ja Rule Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2012.