Lotus Flower Bomb

{{Infobox song

| name = Lotus Flower Bomb

| cover = Wale Lotus Flower Bomb.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Wale featuring Miguel

| album = Ambition

| released = {{Start date|2011|10|11}}

| recorded = 2011

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = {{flatlist|

Pop rap
R&B

}}

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=33}}

3:24 (radio edit sped up same tempo)

| label = {{flatlist|

}}

| writer = {{flatlist|

Olubowale Akintimehin
Miguel Pimentel
Sam Dew

}}

| producer = Jerrin Howard

| chronology = Wale

| prev_title = That Way

| prev_year = 2011

| next_title = I'm On

| next_year = 2011

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Miguel

| type = single

| prev_title = Quickie

| prev_year = 2011

| title = Lotus Flower Bomb

| year = 2011

| next_title = Pride N Joy

| next_year = 2012

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|ZKvhkcJDbzY&ob|"Lotus Flower Bomb"}} }}

}}

"Lotus Flower Bomb" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Wale, released as the lead single from his second studio album Ambition. The song was officially released on October 11, 2011 through Allido Records, Maybach Music Group and Warner Bros. The song, featuring R&B singer Miguel, was produced by Jerrin Howard. The song received a nomination for Best Rap Song at the 55th Grammy Awards.http://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=28 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}}

Background

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|date=September 2014}}

Remixes

Rapper Nelly did a remix to "Lotus Flower Bomb", which appeared on his 2011 mixtape O.E.M.O..

Music video

The music video shot in Atlanta, Georgia, was directed by Taj. The video depicts a scene from Poetic Justice, where Wale is a mailman who is trying to charm the beauty salon owner played by Bre Scullark from America's Next Top Model. The car depicted in the video is a Lotus Evora.

Chart performance

"Lotus Flower Bomb" charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 18, 2011 at #87.[http://acharts.us/song/66664 Wale and Miguel - Lotus Flower Bomb Music Charts] αCharts.us 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.[http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/1567369/wale-cant-sleep-nightmares-of-failure-read-the-billboard-feature Wale Can't Sleep, Nightmares of Failure: Read the Billboard Feature Story] Billboard

Charts

= Weekly charts =

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!Chart (2011–12)

!Peak
position

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=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"\|Chart (2012) !scope="col"\|Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite web\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/hot-r-b-hip-hop-songs\|title=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Best of 2012\|publisher=Billboard.com\|accessdate=2012-12-17\|date=}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|3
US Rap Songs (Billboard){{cite web\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/hot-rap-songs\|title=Rap Songs - Best of 2012\|publisher=Billboard.com\|accessdate=2012-12-17\|date=}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|9
US Rhythmic (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/rhythmic-songs\|title=Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2012\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=2019-10-01}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|44

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scope="col"|Chart (2012)

!scope="col"|Position

US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/hot-r-b-hip-hop-songs|title=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Best of 2012|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=2012-12-17|date=}}

| style="text-align:center;"|3

US Rap Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/hot-rap-songs|title=Rap Songs - Best of 2012|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=2012-12-17|date=}}

| style="text-align:center;"|9

US Rhythmic (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/rhythmic-songs|title=Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2012|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=2019-10-01}}

| style="text-align:center;"|44

=Decade-end charts=

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scope="col"\|Chart (2010–2019) !scope="col"\|Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/hot-r-and-b-hip-hop-songs\|title=Decade-End Charts: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=2020-01-13}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|40

class="wikitable"

scope="col"|Chart (2010–2019)

!scope="col"|Position

US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/hot-r-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Decade-End Charts: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=2020-01-13}}

| style="text-align:center;"|40

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Canada|title=Lotus Flower Bomb|artist=Wale|award=Gold|relyear=2011|certyear=2021|access-date=14 December 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|title=Lotus Flower Bomb|artist=Wale|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2011|certyear=2020}}

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Release information

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Country !Date !Format !Label !Ref
United States \| rowspan="1"\| October 11, 2011 \| rowspan="1"\|Digital download \| rowspan="1"\|Maybach Music Group, Allido Records \|[https://music.apple.com/us/album/ambition-deluxe-version/473447465 iTunes] . iTunes.com. Retrieved October 11, 2011.

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Country

!Date

!Format

!Label

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United States

| rowspan="1"| October 11, 2011

| rowspan="1"|Digital download

| rowspan="1"|Maybach Music Group, Allido Records

|[https://music.apple.com/us/album/ambition-deluxe-version/473447465 iTunes] . iTunes.com. Retrieved October 11, 2011.