Hypnotized (Plies song)

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"Hypnotized"
Single by Plies featuring Akon
from the album The Real Testament and Step Up 2 the Streets (soundtrack)
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2007 (2007-09-11)
Recorded2007
GenreDirty rap
Length3:07
LabelBig Gates, Slip-n-Slide, Atlantic
Songwriter(s)Algernod Washington, Aliaune Thiam
Producer(s)Akon
Plies singles chronology
"I'm So Hood"
(2007) 		"Hypnotized"
(2007) 		"Bust It Baby"
(2008)
Akon singles chronology
"Am I Dreaming"
(2007) 		"Hypnotized"
(2007) 		"Get Buck in Here"
(2007)

"Hypnotized" is a 2007 song and the second single from Plies' debut album, The Real Testament. The track is produced by Akon, as well as featured. The video for the single was released. The single made the top twenty of the Billboard Hot 100, at #14. The song is featured on the soundtrack of the film Step Up 2 the Streets. A remix version was released featuring Rick Ross, Flo Rida and Webbie with a mixed beat.

Music video[edit]

Directed by Gil Green, the video features Plies and Akon at a party in which Plies is attracted by women shaking their bodies that it makes him feel like he's going into a trance when seeing them.

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (2007–2008) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 14
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[2] 22
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[3] 3
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[4] 23
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[5] 2

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2008) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 77
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 97
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[8] 18

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[9] Gold 7,500*
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Plies Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  2. ^ "Plies Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  3. ^ "Plies Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  4. ^ "Plies Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  5. ^ "Plies Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "Hot 100 Songs - Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  7. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  8. ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  9. ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". Radioscope. 21 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-08-31. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  10. ^ "American single certifications – Plies". Recording Industry Association of America.

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