Lollipop (Lil Wayne song)

"Lollipop"
Single by Lil Wayne
from the album Tha Carter III
ReleasedMarch 13, 2008 (2008-03-13)
Recorded2007
Genre
Length
  • 5:05 (explicit album version)
  • 4:07 (clean album version)
  • 2:47 (UK radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jim Jonsin
Lil Wayne singles chronology
"Push"
(2008) 		"Lollipop"
(2008) 		"A Milli"
(2008)
Music video
"Lollipop" on YouTube

"Lollipop" is a song by American rapper Lil Wayne featuring posthumous uncredited vocals from American musician Static Major, issued on March 13, 2008, as the lead single from the former's sixth studio album, Tha Carter III (2008).[1] The track, which heavily utilizes the Auto-Tune vocal effect, was produced by American record producer Jim Jonsin. A remixed version with a guest appearance from American rapper Kanye West, as well as featuring new verses from Lil Wayne, was released as a bonus track for the album on iTunes.[1]

"Lollipop" became the most successful song by both artists, as it spent five non-consecutive weeks atop the US Billboard Hot 100.[2] Static Major died on February 25, 2008, approximately two weeks before the song's release, making it the eighth song to peak the chart after the death of a credited artist.[3] It received diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling ten million units in the United States[4] and was ranked the number one hip hop song of 2008 by MTV.[5] The song reached number one on the 2008 issue of Notarized by BET. The song was ranked at number five on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.[6] With 9.1 million copies sold as of January 2009, "Lollipop" was named 2008's best-selling digital single worldwide by IFPI.[7]

  1. ^ a b New Music: Lil Wayne F/ Static – 'Lollipop'. Rap-Up (March 11, 2008). Accessed March 12, 2008.
  2. ^ Lil Wayne Continues Hot 100 Dominance. Billboard (June 12, 2008). Accessed June 13, 2008.
  3. ^ Jonah Weiner (February 22, 2008). Exclusive: Previewing Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III Archived February 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Blender. Accessed February 23, 2008.
  4. ^ "American single certifications – Lil Wayne – Lollipop". Recording Industry Association of America.
  5. ^ Reid, Shaheem (December 15, 2008). "Lil Wayne's 'A Milli' And More Top Hip-Hop Songs Of 2008; 50 Cent Pledges Loyalty To Eminem: Mixtape Monday – Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  6. ^ No byline (December 25, 2008). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone, Retrieved December 25, 2008
  7. ^ "DIGITAL MUSIC REPORT 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2012.