Sexy Can I

"Sexy Can I" is the first single from Ray J's fourth studio album, All I Feel (2008). It was produced by Noel "Detail" Fisher and features rapper Yung Berg, whose debut album Look What You Made Me also includes the track.[1] The song was released on January 8, 2008, and peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100.

"Sexy Can I"
Single by Ray J featuring Yung Berg
from the album All I Feel and Look What You Made Me
ReleasedJanuary 8, 2008 (2008-01-08)
Length3:24
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Detail
Ray J singles chronology
"Let's Play House"
(2006)		 "Sexy Can I"
(2008)		 "You Know Me"
(2008)
Yung Berg singles chronology
"Sexy Lady"
(2007)		 "Sexy Can I"
(2007)		 "Do That There"
(2008)
Audio sample
Ray J and Yung Berg perform "Sexy Can I"
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Chart performance

On the issue date of February 16, 2008, the single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 77 and climbed to peak at number 3 on the chart week of late 2007–2008 (after reaching the Top 40 on February 19, 2008), spending over three months in the Billboard Top 10.[2] It is both Ray J's and Yung Berg's first top five single on the Billboard Hot 100. It has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[3][4] The official remix which features Sheek Louch is on the soundtrack to Ray J's reality show For the Love of Ray J.

Music video

Professional basketball player Shaquille O'Neal makes a cameo in the music video. A second version of the video was shot of Yung Berg and Ray J performing the song, while a video model watches on a computer, in which The D.E.Y. appears.

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[18] Gold 20,000*
United States (RIAA)[19] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States January 8, 2008 Digital download Koch [20]
January 22, 2008 Rhythmic radio
[21]
March 11, 2008 Contemporary hit radio
[22]

References
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  2. Ray J and Yung Berg - Sexy Can I - Music Charts Archived 2008-02-27 at the Wayback Machine αCharts. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
  3. "RIAA - Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
  4. "Gold & Platinum".
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  11. "Ray J Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  12. "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  13. "Urban Top 20 Of 2008" (PDF). Music Week. January 10, 2009. p. 16. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  14. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  15. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  16. "Pop Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  17. "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  18. "Canadian single certifications – Ray J feat. Yung Berg – Sexy Can I". Music Canada.
  19. "American single certifications – Ray J feat. Yung Berg – Sexy Can I". Recording Industry Association of America.
  20. "Sexy Can I (digital Explicit): MP3 Downloads: Ray J Feat. Yung Berg". Amazon Music. January 8, 2008. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  21. "CHR - Airplay Archive". FMQB. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  22. "Mainstream Top 40 Airplay Add Board Alert". AllAccess. March 4, 2008. Archived from the original on March 29, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.


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