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"Rosana"
Single by Wax
from the album Continue
ReleasedJuly 2012
Recorded2012
GenreHip hop, pop
Length
  • 3:54 (album version))
  • 3:30 (radio edit)
LabelWM Germany
Songwriter(s)Wax, Reginald Perry
Producer(s)Nobody Famous
Wax singles chronology
"Summer Breeze"
(2012)
"Rosana"
(2012)

"Rosana" is a song by American rapper Wax. It was originally featured on Wax's mixtape Eviction Notice in November 2011.[1] It was later released as a single in July 2012 but failed to chart. It also featured on the album Continue. The song was released throughout Europe in March 2013, and reached number one in Austria while peaking in the top ten in Germany and Switzerland. Rosana was produced by Nobody Famous.

Music video

The video was published on YouTube in July 2012. It features Melissa Soria as Rosana, and was directed by Casey Chan.[2] The concept of the video was brought up by Wax and Casey Chan.[3] The video has Wax meeting a girl and starting a relationship together, while the viewer watches them in several scenes involving sexual innuendo.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012–13) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 24
Germany (GfK)[6] 7
Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[7] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 16
Poland (Dance Top 50)[10] 31
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[11] 10
Slovenia (SloTop50)[12] 34
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] 8
Germany (Media Control AG)[15] 38
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 51
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 100
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 36

Release history

Country Release date Format
United States July 2012 (2012-07) Digital download, Radio airplay
Europe March 29, 2013 (2013-03-29) Digital download, Radio airplay

References

  1. ^ "Wax - Eviction Notice". DJBooth. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  2. ^ Video on YouTube
  3. ^ "Wax's Podcast: Episode 34". Waxdotcom.com. 2013-05-27. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  4. ^ "Wax %5BUS Rap%5D – Rosana" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  5. ^ "Wax %5BUS Rap%5D – Rosana" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  6. ^ "Wax %5BUS Rap%5D – Rosana" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  7. ^ "Luxembourg Digital Songs - May 11, 2013". Billboard. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  8. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Wax" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  9. ^ "Wax %5BUS Rap%5D – Rosana" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  10. ^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  11. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201333 into search.
  12. ^ "SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart" (in Slovenian). SloTop50. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Wax %5BUS Rap%5D – Rosana". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  14. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2013". austriancharts.at. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  15. ^ "Top 100 Singles Jahrescharts 2013" (in German). VIVA. Viacom International Media Networks. Archived from the original on January 20, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  16. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2013". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  17. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2013" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  18. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2013 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 21, 2019.