| "Dat Sexy Body" | ||||
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| Single bySasha | ||||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Dancehall | |||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | VP,Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Karen Chin, Anthony Kelly | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony "CD" Kelly | |||
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A 28 second sample of "Dat Sexy Body" featuring the chorus performed by Sasha and part of Sasha's second verse. | ||||
"Dat Sexy Body" is a song recorded byJamaicandeejaySasha. It was released in 1998, and became asleeper hit as only gained chart success five years after its release.[1] The song was composed by Sasha and Anthony Kelly who also handled production of the song under his stage name Tony "CD" Kelly. The song itself is recorded over a variation of thebookshelfriddim. A music video for the song was also filmed. Two officials remixes, one with reggaeton performerIvy Queen and another withFatman Scoop was also recorded and released in 2004.
In 2016, the song was sampled inZara Larsson's song "I Would Like" and in 2017, the song was sampled inPitbull andJennifer Lopez's song "Sexy Body".[2]
Sasha, a deejay, had released a single entitled "Kill The Bitch" while she was in her teens which was commercially unsuccessful.[3] Her debut studio album,Come Again was also a flop. The remix to "Dat Sexy Body", Sasha's first commercially successful single, features thereggaetón singer-songwriterIvy Queen.[4][5] As Ivy Queen's fan base continued to grow, she attracted Sasha who invited her to record the song.[6] According to Murray Elias of VP Records: "Ivy Queen is kind of rough and Sasha has a more feminine, playful approach, so those two styles blend well, this could be a breakthrough record for Ivy Queen, where you see the Jamaican market embracing the reggaetón vibe."[7]
"Dat Sexy Body" was composed byKaren Chin,Martha Pesante, Ernesto Roberts and Anthony Kelly. Production was handled by Kelly, under his stage name Tony "CD" Kelly.[8] Additional production was provided by Murray "M Diddy" Elias while Philip Smart served asrecording engineer as well as Dave Hyman.[8] A hip-hop remix produced by DJ Excel The Mixmaster NYC withFatman Scoop was later recorded and released in 2004 as "Coca Cola Shape" while areggaetón remix with Ivy Queen was also included.[9]
The song did moderately well in France peaking at #31 on its SNEP Singles chart.[10] On theBillboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, "Dat Sexy Body" debuted for the week of August 30, 2003.[11] It peaked at #78 on the chart for the week of September 13, 2003.[12] The song ended its reign on the chart for the issue week of November 1, 2003 after spending eight consecutive weeks on the chart.[13][14][15] This is Ivy Queen's first and only single to appear on theBillboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, however she has had songs on theBillboard Hot 100 andRhythmic Top 40.[16][17]
| Chart (2004) | Position |
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| France (SNEP)[10] | 31 |
| USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12][18] | 78 |