Church (T-Pain song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Church
| cover = Church-TPain.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = T-Pain
| album = Epiphany
| released = October 2, 2007
| recorded = 2007
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Hip-hop
| length = 4:01
| label = {{hlist|Nappy Boy|Konvict|Jive}}
| writer = Faheem Najm
| producer = T-Pain
| chronology = T-Pain
| prev_title = Good Life
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = Low
| next_year = 2007
}}
"Church" is a song written, produced, and performed by American singer T-Pain, released as the third single from his album Epiphany (2007). It is a fast-paced song led by guitar riffs and is one of T-Pain's songs on which he raps; it "features" Teddy Verseti, one of T-Pain's aliases, which he uses when rapping vigorously. The song is about wanting to fight someone following a confrontation at a club. It was confirmed as the third single from Epiphany in an interview promoting the album.[http://www.allhiphop.com/alternatives/?ID=515 T-Pain: Open Bar][http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 "Church" by T-Pain - Rhythm Crossover already out]
The Future Presidents remix is used for the official video. It was featured on 106 & Park on October 22, 2007 as the "New Joint of the Day". The song is also featured on the Step Up 2: The Streets soundtrack.
In the UK, "Church" eventually reached a peak of No. 35, two weeks after the physical release of the song. The single also peaked at No. 7 on the New Zealand RIANZ charts, and was also certified gold there.
Track listing
;UK CD
- "Church" (featuring Teddy Verseti) (main version - explicit)
- "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" (remix) (featuring Kanye West) (main version - explicit)
;iTunes EP
- "Church" explicit
- "Church" revised clean - without gunshots
- "Church" instrumental
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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!Chart (2008) !Peak |
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{{singlechart|New Zealand|7|artist=T-Pain feat. Teddy Verseti|song=Church|accessdate=June 23, 2020}} |
{{singlechart|Scotland|49|date=20080330|accessdate=August 6, 2023}} |
{{singlechart|UK|35|date=20080330|accessdate=August 6, 2023}} |
{{singlechart|UKrandb|4|date=20080316|accessdate=August 6, 2023}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=T-Pain|title=Church|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2007|relmonth=10|certyear=2008|source=archive|accessdate=October 7, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=T-Pain Ft Teddy Verseti|title=Church|award=Silver|type=single|relyear=2007|certyear=2019|id=15755-4998-1|accessdate=December 24, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=T-Pain|title=Church|award=Gold|relyear=2007|certyear=2022|accessdate=June 3, 2022|refname=riaa}}
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References
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Further reading
- [http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/238/no_pain_no_gain/ T-Pain interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' February 2008]
{{T-Pain singles}}
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Category:Song recordings produced by T-Pain
Category:Songs written by T-Pain