"Lotus Flower Bomb"
Single byWale featuringMiguel
from the albumAmbition
Released	October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11)
Recorded	2011
Genre	Pop rap R&B
Length	3:33 3:24 (radio edit sped up same tempo)
Label	Allido Maybach Music Group Warner Bros.
Songwriters	Olubowale Akintimehin Miguel Pimentel Sam Dew
Producer	Jerrin Howard
Wale singles chronology
"That Way" (2011) "Lotus Flower Bomb" (2011) "I'm On" (2011)
Miguel singles chronology
"Quickie" (2011) "Lotus Flower Bomb" (2011) "Pride N Joy" (2012)
Music video
"Lotus Flower Bomb" onYouTube

"Lotus Flower Bomb" is a song by Americanhip hop recording artistWale, released as the lead single from his second studio albumAmbition. The song was officially released on October 11, 2011 throughAllido Records,Maybach Music Group andWarner Bros. The song, featuringR&B singerMiguel, was produced by Jerrin Howard. The song received a nomination forBest Rap Song at the55th Grammy Awards.^[1]

Wale released "Lotus Flower Bomb" on October 11, 2011, a few weeks before the release of his highly anticipated second studio album "Ambition".^{[citation needed]}

RapperNelly did a remix to "Lotus Flower Bomb", which appeared on his 2011 mixtapeO.E.M.O..

The music video shot inAtlanta, Georgia, was directed by Taj. The video depicts a scene fromPoetic Justice, where Wale is a mailman who is trying to charm the beauty salon owner played byBre Scullark fromAmerica's Next Top Model. The car depicted in the video is aLotus Evora.

"Lotus Flower Bomb" charted on the U.S.BillboardHot 100 for the week of October 18, 2011 at #87.^[2] The song peaked at #38 on the Hot 100, making it Wale's biggest hit as a lead artist, until his 2013 single, "Bad", which peaked at #21 on the Hot 100. As of July 2013, the song has sold 620,000 copies.^[3]

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