Dat Sexy Body
{{Infobox song
| name = Dat Sexy Body
| cover = Sasha - Dat Sexy Body.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Sasha
| album =
| released = 1998
| recorded = 1998
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Dancehall
| length = 3:20
| writer = Karen Chin, Anthony Kelly
| producer = Tony "CD" Kelly
| chronology = Sasha
| prev_title = Kill The Bitch
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = I'm Still In Love With You
| next_year = 2004
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Ivy Queen
| type = single
| prev_title = Papi Te Quiero
| prev_year = 2004
| title = Dat Sexy Body
| year = 2004
| next_title = Chika Ideal
| next_year = 2004
}}
{{Audio sample
| type = single
| file = Sasha - Dat Sexy Body.ogg
| description = 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 by Jamaican deejay Sasha. It was released in 1998, and became a sleeper hit as only gained chart success five years after its release.{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3iYEAAAAMBAJ&q=Dat+Sexy+Body&pg=PA290|title=Reggae Riddims and Reality|author=Dreisinger, Baz|journal=Vibe|volume=111|issue=9|page=290|date=September 2003|publisher=Vibe Media Group|access-date=2013-01-23}} 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 the bookshelf riddim. A music video for the song was also filmed. Two officials remixes, one with reggaeton performer Ivy Queen and another with Fatman Scoop was also recorded and released in 2004.
In 2016, the song was sampled in Zara Larsson's song "I Would Like" and in 2017, the song was sampled in Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez's song "Sexy Body".{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/470252/Zara-Larsson-I-Would-Like-Sasha-Dat-Sexy-Body/|title=Zara Larsson's 'I Would Like' sample of Sasha's 'Dat Sexy Body|work=WhoSampled|access-date=2017-01-07}}
Background
Sasha, a deejay, had released a single entitled "Kill The Bitch" while she was in her teens which was commercially unsuccessful.{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wiYEAAAAMBAJ&q=sasha+dancehall+sean+paul&pg=PA157|title=Barenaked Ladies|author=Kenner, Rob|journal=Vibe|date=March 2004|publisher=Vibe Media Group|access-date=2013-01-23}} Her debut studio album, Come Again was also a flop. The remix to "Dat Sexy Body", Sasha's first commercially successful single, features the reggaetón singer-songwriter Ivy Queen.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eRMEAAAAMBAJ&q=Ivy+Queen+Quiero+Bailar&pg=PA47|title=Reggaetón Royalty - Ivy Queen Earns Her Crown As A Very Male Subgenre's Only Female Star|last=Ben-Yehuda|first=Ayala|magazine=Billboard|date=2007-03-31|access-date=2012-11-29}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/07/arts/spicy-mix-of-salsa-hip-hop-and-reggae.html|title=Spicy Mix Of Salsa, Hip-Hop And Reggae|work=The New York Times|author=Pareles, Jon|date=2003-08-07|access-date=2013-01-08}} As Ivy Queen's fan base continued to grow, she attracted Sasha who invited her to record the song.{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/06/prweb131056.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928074144/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/06/prweb131056.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 28, 2013|title=You Can't Mold Once Your Born A Diva: The Original Rude Girl Releases Her 3rd Album "Platinum Edition" To Rave Reviews|work=PR Web|publisher=Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC|date=2004-06-04|access-date=2013-04-22|author=Alayon, Sofia}} 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."{{cite web|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2004-02-26/music/reggaet-oacute-n-royalty/ |title=Reggaetón Royalty: Ivy Queen stands out among a sea of rude boys |work=Miami New Times |publisher=Miami New Times, LLC |date=2004-02-26 |access-date=2013-04-23 |author=Meschino, Patricia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429191503/http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2004-02-26/music/reggaet-oacute-n-royalty/ |archive-date=2014-04-29 }}
Composition
"Dat Sexy Body" was composed by Karen Chin, Martha Pesante, Ernesto Roberts and Anthony Kelly. Production was handled by Kelly, under his stage name Tony "CD" Kelly."Dat Sexy Body" (CD liner). Sasha, Ivy Queen. Manufactured and distributed by VP Records. Additional production was provided by Murray "M Diddy" Elias while Philip Smart served as recording engineer as well as Dave Hyman. A hip-hop remix produced by DJ Excel The Mixmaster NYC with Fatman Scoop was later recorded and released in 2004 as "Coca Cola Shape" while a reggaetón remix with Ivy Queen was also included.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Sasha-Coca-Cola-Shape-Dat-Sexy-Body/release/1322239|title=Sasha (7) - Coca Cola Shape / Dat Sexy Body|publisher=Discogs|access-date=2013-02-01}}
Chart performance
The song did moderately well in France peaking at #31 on its SNEP Singles chart.{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Sasha+US&titel=Dat+Sexy+Body&cat=s|title=lescharts.com - Sasha - Dat Sexy Body|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=2013-01-23}} On the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, "Dat Sexy Body" debuted for the week of August 30, 2003.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/3050738|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 2003-08-30|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=2013-01-23}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} It peaked at #78 on the chart for the week of September 13, 2003.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/3051467|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 2003-09-13|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=2013-01-23}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The song ended its reign on the chart for the issue week of November 1, 2003 after spending eight consecutive weeks on the chart.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/3051467|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 2003-11-01|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=2013-01-23}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/1?orderBy=chartDate&orderType=a|title=Billboard - Singles Chart Search Results - Dat Sexy Body; All weeks|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=2013-01-23}}{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=sasha|chart=all}}|title=Sasha - Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=2013-02-13}} This is Ivy Queen's first and only single to appear on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, however she has had songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and Rhythmic Top 40.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ivy-queen-mn0000101664/awards|title=Ivy Queen - Awards|work=AllMusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=2012-12-08}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/singles/3033464|title=Rhythmic Top 40 1999-03-13|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=2012-12-08}}{{subscription required}}.
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col"|Chart (2004)
!scope="col"|Position |
|---|
| scope="row"|France (SNEP)
| style="text-align:center;"|31 |
| scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bookshelf-mw0000044943/awards|title=Bookshelf - Various Artist : Awards : Allmusic|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=2013-01-23}}
| style="text-align:center;"|78 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcmrxfJ1qzE "Dat Sexy Body" Music Video]
{{Ivy Queen singles}}
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Category:Jamaican dancehall songs