Shake Ya Tailfeather

"Shake Ya Tailfeather"
Single by Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee
from the album Bad Boys II: The Soundtrack and Murphy's Law
Released	June 29, 2003
Format	CD single
Recorded	2002-2003
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:53
Label	Universal Records
Writer(s)	Cornell Haynes Tohri Harper Varick Smith Basement Beats
Producer	Nelly & Jayson "Koko" Bridges
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
Nelly singles chronology
"Pimp Juice" (2003) "Shake Ya Tailfeather" (2003) "Iz U" (2003)
P. Diddy singles chronology "Let's Get Ill" (2003) "Shake Ya Tailfeather" (2003) "Show Me Your Soul" (2004) Murphy Lee singles chronology "Shake Ya Tailfeather" (2003) "Wat Da Hook Gon Be" (2003)

"Shake Ya Tailfeather" is a single by the rappers Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee, released in 2003 from the Bad Boys II Soundtrack. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, giving Nelly his third number one on the chart, P. Diddy's fourth, and Lee's first. The song was also included on Lee's debut album, Murphy's Law.

The song won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 2004 Awards show.

The song's title is derived from the Andre Williams penned tune "Shake a Tail Feather" that was a 1963 hit for the Five Du-Tones and then for Ike & Tina Turner.

Track listing

[1] US Promo

1. Shake Ya Tailfeather [Main Edit] 4:57
2. Shake Ya Tailfeather [Instrumental] 4:45

Europe Promo

1. Shake Ya Tailfeather [Radio Edit] 4:02
2. Shake Ya Tailfeather [Album Version] 4:57

Europe Single

1. Shake Ya Tailfeather [Radio Edit] 4:02
2. Shake Ya Tailfeather [Album Version] 4:57
3. Loon - Relax Your Mind 4:19

Europe Vinyl, 12"

• • A Shake Ya Tailfeather (Main)
• B1 Shake Ya Tailfeather (Instrumental)
• B2 Shake Ya Tailfeather (Single Version)

Music video

The video features appearances by Esther Baxter and future June 2004 Playboy Playmate Hiromi Oshima.The song features the Florida State University "War Chant." The video starts with all three of them eating and talking in a dining stall. Nelly raps the first verse and the bridge, P. Diddy raps verse two and Murphy Lee raps the third verse. In the chorus, Nelly and P. Diddy take turns rapping in each line, with the War Chant melody in the background. The music video premiered on July 8, 2003.

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	3
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Songs	1
U.S. Billboard Pop Songs	3
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	3
Canadian Singles Chart	14
UK Singles Chart	10

Preceded by "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé Knowles featuring Jay-Z

Billboard Hot 100 number-one single September 6 – September 27, 2003

Succeeded by "Baby Boy" by Beyoncé Knowles featuring Sean Paul