Japan (Famous Dex song)

"Japan" is a song by American rapper Famous Dex. The song, produced by JGramm, was released to streaming services on March 16, 2018. The song peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

"Japan"
Single by Famous Dex
from the album Dex Meets Dexter
ReleasedMarch 16, 2018 (2018-03-16)
Recorded2017
Genre
Length2:24
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)J Gramm
Famous Dex singles chronology
"In the Bank"
(2018)		 "Japan"
(2018)		 "Light"
(2018)
Music video
Japan on YouTube

Background

“Japan” is the second single from Famous Dex's debut album, Dex Meets Dexter. Famous Dex first premiered the song June 2017 on Instagram.[2] The song gained massive popularity online due to the viral lyric video featuring Famous Dex on green screen visuals, and Internet dance sensation Roy Purdy creating a dance challenge to the song.[3]

Music video

An animated lyric video by visual artist GOODARTSUCKS was released with the song on March 16, 2018.[4] The video garnered over 20 million views in a month. A music video was released on May 24, 2018, directed by Xavier Andrews.

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2017–18) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 40
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 28
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 18

Year-end charts
Chart (2018) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 60

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Portugal (AFP)[8] Gold 5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[10] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes
  1. "Famous Dex Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  2. Famous Dex - Japan Snippet. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  3. Roy Purdy Japan Dance Challenge. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  4. Instagram Visual Artist GOODARTSUCKS. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  5. "Famous Dex Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  6. "Famous Dex Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  7. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  8. "Portuguese single certifications – Famous Dex – Japan" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  9. "British single certifications – Famous Dex – Japan". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  10. "American single certifications – Famous Dex – Japan". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
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