No Hands
2010 single by Waka Flocka Flame
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::summary 2010 single by Waka Flocka Flame ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | No Hands |
| cover | Flockanohands.png |
| border | yes |
| type | single |
| artist | Waka Flocka Flame featuring Roscoe Dash and Wale |
| album | Flockaveli |
| released | August 17, 2010 |
| recorded | 2009–2010 |
| genre | Southern hip-hop, trap |
| length | 4:22 |
| label | |
| writer | * Juaquin Malphurs |
| producer | Drumma Boy |
| chronology | Waka Flocka Flame |
| prev_title | Hard in da Paint |
| prev_year | 2010 |
| next_title | Grove St. Party |
| next_year | 2011 |
| misc | {{Extra chronology |
| artist | Roscoe Dash |
| type | singles |
| prev_title | My Own Step |
| prev_year | 2010 |
| title | No Hands |
| year | 2010 |
| next_title | Haters |
| next_year | 2011 |
| artist | Wale |
| type | single |
| prev_title | Pretty Girls |
| prev_year | 2009 |
| title | No Hands |
| year | 2010 |
| next_title | That Way |
| next_year | 2011 |
| :: |
| name = No Hands | cover = Flockanohands.png | border = yes | type = single | artist = Waka Flocka Flame featuring Roscoe Dash and Wale | album = Flockaveli | released = August 17, 2010 | recorded = 2009–2010 | genre = Southern hip-hop, trap | length = 4:22 | label = | writer = * Juaquin Malphurs
- Jeffery Lee Johnson Jr.
- Olubowale Akintimehin
- Christopher Gholson | producer = Drumma Boy | chronology = Waka Flocka Flame | prev_title = Hard in da Paint | prev_year = 2010 | next_title = Grove St. Party | next_year = 2011 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Roscoe Dash | type = singles | prev_title = My Own Step | prev_year = 2010 | title = No Hands | year = 2010 | next_title = Haters | next_year = 2011 | artist = Wale | type = single | prev_title = Pretty Girls | prev_year = 2009 | title = No Hands | year = 2010 | next_title = That Way | next_year = 2011
"No Hands" is a song by American rapper Waka Flocka Flame featuring fellow American rappers Roscoe Dash and Wale from the former's debut studio album, Flockaveli (2010). It was written by the artists alongside producer Drumma Boy. It was leaked in May 2010 before it was officially released in August. The single entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 45 and peaked at number 13.
On July 20, 2023, the song was certified diamond by RIAA selling over 10 million copies, his first diamond certification and one of the best-selling rap songs of all-time. The song has since come to be regarded as Waka's signature song.
Background
According to Spin, the song finds each performer emceeing a strip club environment while intoxicated.
Music video
The music video was directed by Motion Family and was released on August 17, 2010. DJ Drama made a cameo appearance in the video.
Remixes
T-Pain made a remix titled "No Hands (T-Mix)". Chamillionaire made a freestyle to the beat titled "After the Super Bowl". R&B girl group RichGirl created a remix to the song, released on their Fall in Love with RichGirl mixtape, in which member Brave raps. In 2011, Cold Blank released a remix titled "No Hands – Cold Blank's Dirty Radio Mix". British singer Neon Hitch uploaded a cover version of the song to her official YouTube page in September 2011. A remix was made featuring Japanese pop star Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's "Pon Pon Pon". Another remix, titled "No Handz", was created by CRNKN and uploaded to the Trap City YouTube channel on December 25, 2012.
Charts
Weekly charts
::data[format=table] | Chart (2010–2011) | Peak position | |---|---| ::
Year-end charts
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| Chart (2010) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) | 56 |
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::data[format=table]
| Chart (2011) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 45 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) | 6 |
| US Rhythmic (Billboard) | 17 |
| :: |
Certifications
References
References
- (4 October 2010). "Waka Flocka Flame – Flockaveli (Asylum/Warner Bros.)".
- [http://rapradar.com/2010/09/08/new-video-waka-flocka-ft-roscoe-dash-x-wale-no-hands/ Rap Radar :: New Video: Waka Flocka Ft. Roscoe Dash x Wale "No Hands"]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131022081034/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p6WI_gkDZs Archive.org]
- [http://www.rap-up.com/2011/02/14/new-music-richgirl-fall-in-love-with-richgirl-mixtape/ Rap-Up.com. New Music: RichGirl – 'Fall in Love with RichGirl' [Mixtape]]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y9rRkwzeio Neon Hitch – No Hands (Waka Flocka Cover) [Official Cover Video] – YouTube]
- "NO HANDS PONPONPON".
- (25 December 2012). "Waka Flocka - No Handz (CRNKN Remix)".
- (2 January 2013). "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2010".
- (2011). "Best of 2011: Hot 100 Songs". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
- (2 January 2013). "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2011".
- (9 December 2014). "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2011".
- "New Zealand single certifications – Waka Flocka Flame feat. Roscoe Dash And Wale – No Hands". [[Recorded Music NZ]].
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