Wonderful (Ja Rule song)

"Wonderful"
Single by Ja Rule featuring R. Kelly & Ashanti
from the album R.U.L.E.
Released	September 28, 2004 (2004-09-28)
Format	CD single
Recorded	2004
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	4:26
Label	The Inc. Def Jam
Writer(s)	Robert Kelly Jeffrey Atkins Irving Lorenzo Jimi Kendrix
Producer(s)	Jimi Kendrix Irv Gotti
Ja Rule singles chronology
"Clap Back" (2003) "Wonderful" (2004)" "New York" (2004)
R. Kelly singles chronology "Happy People" (2004) "Wonderful" (2004) "In the Kitchen" (2005) Ashanti singles chronology "Southside" (2004) "Wonderful" (2004) "Only U" (2004)

"Wonderful" is the lead single from rapper Ja Rule's 2004 album R.U.L.E.. The song features American pop-R&B singers R. Kelly and Ashanti. Hype Williams directed the music video.

On Ashanti's album Concrete Rose there was a remix featuring R. Kelly's chorus, Ja Rule's two verses from the original, and then a new Ashanti verse exclusively on the remix. The remix cut out R. Kelly's verse.

Track listings

UK CD1

1. "Wonderful" (featuring R. Kelly & Ashanti)
2. "Caught Up" (featuring Lloyd)

UK CD2

1. "Wonderful" (featuring R. Kelly & Ashanti)
2. "Livin' It Up" (featuring Case)
3. "Always on Time" (featuring Ashanti)

Commercial performance

In the U.S. "Wonderful" went on to peak at number five in November 2004 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it his fourth top five hit on the chart.^[1] In the United Kingdom it went on to top the UK Singles Chart, also making it his first number one hit in Britain,^[2] though it is the country's lowest selling No. 1 hit, with sales of only 65,000. The song became Ja Rule's eighth top ten hit, Ashanti's tenth top ten hit, and R. Kelly's sixteenth top ten hit, and it has been certified gold in the United States by the RIAA. It is also notable for being the last top ten hit to date on the Hot 100 for all three artists involved.

Charts

References

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics