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Gossip (Lil Wayne song)

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"Gossip"
Single by Lil Wayne
from the album The Leak
ReleasedDecember 18, 2007
Recorded2007
GenreHip hop
Length3:45
LabelCash Money
Songwriter(s)Dwayne Carter, Jr.
Producer(s)StreetRunner
Lil Wayne singles chronology
"100 Million"
(2007)
"Gossip"
(2007)
"I'm Me"
(2007)

"Gossip" is the first single from Lil Wayne's EP The Leak.[1] The single was officially released December 18, 2007 to the iTunes Store. The song contains samples of "Stop! in the Name of Love" as performed by Margie Joseph.

Music video

Whilst performing the song in concert at the House of Blues in San Diego, California, American music video director and editor Matt Alonzo filmed Wayne's performance and later edited it for release. The video was uploaded on February 1, 2008 through Alonzo's YouTube account.

Charts

Chart (2008)[2] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles 15
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 98

References