No Hands
{{short description|2010 single by Waka Flocka Flame}}
{{Infobox song
| name = No Hands
| cover = Flockanohands.png
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Waka Flocka Flame featuring Roscoe Dash and Wale
| album = Flockaveli
| released = August 17, 2010
| recorded = 2009–2010
| genre = Southern hip hop
| length = 4:22
| label = {{hlist|1017 Brick Squad|Warner Bros.|Asylum}}
| writer = * Juaquin Malphurs
| producer = Drumma Boy
| chronology = Waka Flocka Flame
| prev_title = Hard in da Paint
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Grove St. Party
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Roscoe Dash
| type = singles
| prev_title = My Own Step
| prev_year = 2010
| title = No Hands
| year = 2010
| next_title = Haters
| next_year = 2011
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Wale
| type = single
| prev_title = Pretty Girls
| prev_year = 2009
| title = No Hands
| year = 2010
| next_title = That Way
| next_year = 2011
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|skhxizRYxps&ob|"No Hands"}} }}
}}
"No Hands" is a song recorded by American rapper Waka Flocka Flame featuring fellow American rappers Roscoe Dash and Wale from the former's debut studio album, Flockaveli (2010). It was written by the artists alongside producer Drumma Boy. It was leaked in May 2010 before it was officially released in August. The single entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 45 and peaked at number 13.
On July 20, 2023, the song was certified diamond by RIAA selling over 10 million copies, his first diamond certification and one of the best-selling rap songs of all-time. The song has since come to be regarded as Waka's signature song.
Background
According to Spin, the song finds each performer emceeing a strip club environment while intoxicated.{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2010/10/waka-flocka-flame-flockaveli-asylumwarner-bros/|title=Waka Flocka Flame – Flockaveli (Asylum/Warner Bros.)|website=Spin.com|date=4 October 2010 }}
Music video
The music video was directed by Motion Family and was released on August 17, 2010.[http://rapradar.com/2010/09/08/new-video-waka-flocka-ft-roscoe-dash-x-wale-no-hands/ Rap Radar :: New Video: Waka Flocka Ft. Roscoe Dash x Wale "No Hands"]
Remixes
T-Pain made a remix titled "No Hands (T-Mix)". Chamillionaire made a freestyle to the beat titled "After the Super Bowl".[https://web.archive.org/web/20131022081034/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p6WI_gkDZs Archive.org] R&B girl group RichGirl created a remix to the song, released on their Fall in Love with RichGirl mixtape, in which member Brave raps.[http://www.rap-up.com/2011/02/14/new-music-richgirl-fall-in-love-with-richgirl-mixtape/ Rap-Up.com || New Music: RichGirl – 'Fall in Love with RichGirl' [Mixtape]] In 2011, Cold Blank released a remix titled "No Hands – Cold Blank's Dirty Radio Mix".{{cite web|title=Cold Blank WMC & Club killers promo|url=http://soundcloud.com/coldblank/sets/cold-blanks-wmc-promo/|access-date=March 21, 2011}} British singer Neon Hitch uploaded a cover version of the song to her official YouTube page in September 2011.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y9rRkwzeio Neon Hitch – No Hands (Waka Flocka Cover) [Official Cover Video] – YouTube] A remix was made featuring Japanese pop star Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's "Pon Pon Pon".{{cite web|title=NO HANDS PONPONPON|url=https://soundcloud.com/tdrloid/no-hands-ponponpon|access-date=September 28, 2013}} Another remix, titled "No Handz", was created by CRNKN and uploaded to the Trap City YouTube channel on December 25, 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHz2w1cUjjE|title=Waka Flocka - No Handz (CRNKN Remix)|website=YouTube|date=25 December 2012 }}
Charts
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (2010-2011) !Peak |
| {{Singlechart|Billboardhot100|13|artist=Waka Flocka Flame|artistid=1311490|accessdate=September 30, 2011}} |
| {{Singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|2|artist=Waka Flocka Flame|artistid=1311490|accessdate=September 30, 2011}} |
| {{Singlechart|Billboardrapsongs|1|artist=Waka Flocka Flame|artistid=1311490|accessdate=September 30, 2011}} |
| {{Singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|28|artist=Waka Flocka Flame|artistid=1311490|accessdate=September 30, 2011}} |
| {{Singlechart|Billboardrhythmic|3|artist=Waka Flocka Flame|artistid=1311490|accessdate=September 30, 2011}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable" |
| scope="col"|Chart (2010)
!scope="col"|Position |
|---|
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2010|magazine=Billboard|date=2 January 2013|access-date=January 3, 2021}}
| align="center" | 56 |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Waka Flocka Flame feat. Roscoe Dash And Wale|title=No Hands|award=Platinum|access-date=December 15, 2024|relyear=2011|certyear=2024|certref={{cite web|url=https://www.radioscope.co.nz/2024/00/00/single-cert-search/|title=New Zealand single certifications – Waka Flocka Flame feat. Roscoe Dash And Wale – No Hands|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=December 15, 2024}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Waka Flocka Flame|title=No Hands/Roscoe Dash|award=Silver|type=single|relyear=2011|certyear=2024|access-date=December 10, 2024|id=20595-7020-1}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Waka Flocka Flame|title=No Hands|award=Diamond|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2023|access-date=July 21, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true|nosales=true|streaming=true}}
See also
References
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{{Waka Flocka Flame}}
{{Roscoe Dash}}
{{Wale}}
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Category:Song recordings produced by Drumma Boy
Category:Songs written by Roscoe Dash
Category:Songs written by Waka Flocka Flame
Category:Songs written by Wale (rapper)