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5 Star (song)

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"5 Star"
SinglebyYo Gotti
from the albumLive from the Kitchen
ReleasedMay 20, 2009
Recorded2009
GenreHip hop
Length3:44
Label
Songwriter(s)M. Mims
Producer(s)Hot Rod
Yo Gottisingles chronology
"Ridiculous"
(2009)
"5 Star"
(2009)
"Women Lie, Men Lie"
(2009)

"5 Star"is a song byYo Gotti.Hot Rodproduced the single, which was released on May 20, 2009. The music video, released in August 2009, includes a cameo appearance byRick Ross.

Promotion

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The song benefitted from heavy promotion onMTV,MTV2andBETand a lot of airplay. It entered theBillboardHot 100the week of November 17 at number 79.

Music video

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The music video was shot in Los Angeles and premiered on 106 & Park two months prior to the remix video. The remix video premiered on 106 & Park on October 9, 2009, later peaking at number one and ranking at number 25 on BET'sNotarized Top 100 Videos of 2009countdown.

"5 Star Remix"
Promotional singlebyYo GottifeaturingGucci Mane,TrinaandNicki Minaj
from the albumLive from the Kitchen
ReleasedNovember 9, 2009
Recorded2009
GenreHip hop
Length4:07
Label
Songwriter(s)M. Mims
Producer(s)Hot Rod

Remixes

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The official remix has two versions, both versions have a new verse by Yo Gotti and verses by rappersGucci Mane&Trina.The original remix, has a verse byLil Boosiebut Because of Lil' Boosie's impending four-year prison sentence, he was unable to attend the video shoot, so a second version was needed for the video. That version, now the main official remix, has a verse by Young Money artistNicki Minajreplacing Boosie's verse. The explicit version of the remix withNicki Minajwas released as a digital single on November 9, 2009.

The remix featuringGucci Mane,Trina,andNicki Minajwas included in the album instead of the original version.

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2009) Peak
position
USBillboardHot 100[1] 79
USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs(Billboard)[2] 19
USHot Rap Songs(Billboard)[3] 11

Year-end charts

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Chart (2009) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] 75
US Rap Songs (Billboard)[5] 37

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^"Yo Gotti Chart History (Hot 100)".Billboard.Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  2. ^"Yo Gotti Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)".Billboard.Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  3. ^"Yo Gotti Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)".Billboard.Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  4. ^"2009 Year End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs".Billboard.Prometheus Global Media.RetrievedApril 29,2012.
  5. ^"2009 Year End Charts – Rap Songs".Billboard.Prometheus Global Media.RetrievedApril 29,2012.
  6. ^"American single certifications – Yo Gotti – 5 Star".Recording Industry Association of America.
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