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Sexy Can I

{{Short description|2008 single by Ray J}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Sexy Can I

| cover = SexyCanI.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Ray J featuring Yung Berg

| album = All I Feel {{noitalic|and}} Look What You Made Me

| released = {{start date|2008|1|8}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = R&B[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3i431fdd0c9c1176b3e6cf76bd6f89b5d9 Billboard review]

| length = 3:24

| label = * Knockout

| writer = * William Ray Norwood

| producer = Detail

| chronology = Ray J

| prev_title = Let's Play House

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = You Know Me

| next_year = 2008

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Yung Berg

| type = singles

| prev_title = Sexy Lady

| prev_year = 2007

| title = Sexy Can I

| year = 2007

| next_title = Do That There

| next_year = 2008

}}

{{Audio sample

| type = single

| file = Sexy Can I sample.ogg

| description = Ray J and Yung Berg perform "Sexy Can I"

}}

}}

"Sexy Can I" is the first single from Ray J's fourth studio album, All I Feel (2008). It was produced by Noel "Detail" Fisher and features rapper Yung Berg, whose debut album Look What You Made Me also includes the track.{{Cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2008/05/12/yung-berg-to-release-debut-lp-in-august/ |title=Yung Berg to Release Debut LP in August |access-date=July 21, 2008 |archive-date=July 23, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723191509/http://www.rap-up.com/2008/05/12/yung-berg-to-release-debut-lp-in-august/ |url-status=live }} The song was released on January 8, 2008, and peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Chart performance

On the issue date of February 16, 2008, the single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 77 and climbed to peak at number 3 on the chart week of late 2007–2008 (after reaching the top 40 on February 19, 2008), spending over three months in the Billboard Top 10.[http://acharts.us/song/33500 Ray J and Yung Berg - Sexy Can I - Music Charts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227150024/http://acharts.us/song/33500 |date=February 27, 2008 }} αCharts. Retrieved March 14, 2008. It is both Ray J's and Yung Berg's first top five single on the Billboard Hot 100. It has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).{{cite web|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Sexy%20Can%20I&sort=Artist&perPage=25|title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum|work=RIAA|accessdate=July 4, 2009}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=RAY+J+FEAT.+YUNG+BERG&ti=SEXY+CAN+I|title=Gold & Platinum|website=Recording Industry Association of America }} The official remix which features Sheek Louch is on the soundtrack to Ray J's reality show For the Love of Ray J.

Music video

Professional basketball player Shaquille O'Neal makes a cameo in the music video. A second version of the video was shot of Yung Berg and Ray J performing the song, while a video model watches on a computer, in which The D.E.Y. appears. The music video was directed by R. Malcolm Jones{{citation needed|date=November 2023}} and was filmed in Miami, Florida.{{Cite web |date=March 10, 2008 |title=Ray J behind the scenes Sexy Can I |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gk5wDKdcxY |website=Youtube.com}}{{better source needed|date=November 2023}}

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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scope="col"| Chart (2008)

!scope="col"| Peak
position

{{single chart|Canada|20|artist=Ray J|song=Sexy Can I|access-date=March 12, 2012|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|10|artist=Ray J & Yung Berg|song=Sexy Can I|access-date=March 12, 2012|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|66|artist=Ray J|song=Sexy Can I|artistid=3222|access-date=March 12, 2012|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|3|artist=Ray J|song=Sexy Can I|access-date=March 12, 2012|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|4|artist=Ray J|song=Sexy Can I|access-date=March 12, 2012|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|2|artist=Ray J|song=Sexy Can I|access-date=March 12, 2012|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|1|artist=Ray J|song=Sexy Can I|access-date=September 23, 2019|rowheader=true}}

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=Year-end charts=

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!scope="col"| Chart (2008)

!scope="col"| Position

scope="row"|Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/canadian-hot-100|title=Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2008|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 16, 2020|archive-date=September 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906100518/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/canadian-hot-100|url-status=live}}

|80

scope="row"|UK Urban (Music Week){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2009/2009-01-10-Music-Week.pdf |title=Urban Top 20 Of 2008|magazine=Music Week|page=16|date=January 10, 2009|access-date=August 6, 2023}}

|8

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/hot-100-songs|title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2008|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 16, 2020|archive-date=April 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401073116/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/hot-100-songs|url-status=live}}

|11

scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2008|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 24, 2019|archive-date=June 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629131908/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|url-status=live}}

|30

scope="row"|US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/pop-songs|title=Pop Songs – Year-End 2008|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 24, 2019|archive-date=April 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403124751/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/pop-songs|url-status=live}}

|23

scope="row"|US Rhythmic (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/rhythmic-songs|title=Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2008|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 24, 2019|archive-date=April 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401135543/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/rhythmic-songs|url-status=live}}

|3

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Ray J|title=Sexy Can I|award=Gold|relyear=2008|certyear=2008|digital=true|access-date=September 28, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Ray J feat. Yung Berg|title=Sexy Can I|award=Platinum|relyear=2008|certyear=2022|source=radioscope|access-date=January 15, 2025}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Ray J feat. Yung Berg|title=Sexy Can I|award=Platinum|relyear=2008|certyear=2008|digital=true|access-date=May 28, 2017}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=ringtone|artist=Ray J feat. Yung Berg|title=Sexy Can I|award=Gold|relyear=2008|certyear=2008|access-date=January 15, 2025|note=Mastertone}}

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Release history

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! scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

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scope="row" rowspan="3"| United States

| January 8, 2008

| Digital download

| Koch

| {{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512060225/http://www.amazon.com/Sexy-Can-I-digital-Explicit/dp/B00141Z2QG|url=http://www.amazon.com/Sexy-Can-I-digital-Explicit/dp/B00141Z2QG|url-status=live|title=Sexy Can I (digital Explicit): MP3 Downloads: Ray J Feat. Yung Berg|website=Amazon Music|date=January 8, 2008|archive-date=May 12, 2008|access-date=March 29, 2022}}

January 22, 2008

| Rhythmic radio

| {{hlist|Knockout|Koch}}

| {{cite web|url=http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219164931/http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239|title=CHR - Airplay Archive|website=FMQB|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 19, 2009|access-date=March 29, 2022}}

March 11, 2008

| Contemporary hit radio

| {{hlist|Koch|Epic}}

| {{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/mail/archive/eweekly/top40M/2008-3-4.html|title=Mainstream Top 40 Airplay Add Board Alert|date=March 4, 2008|website=AllAccess|access-date=March 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329013155/https://www.allaccess.com/mail/archive/eweekly/top40M/2008-3-4.html|archive-date=March 29, 2022|url-status=live}}

References

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{{Yung Berg}}

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Category:2007 songs

Category:2008 singles

Category:MNRK Music Group singles

Category:Epic Records singles

Category:Hitmaka songs

Category:Ray J songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Detail (record producer)

Category:Songs written by Detail (record producer)

Category:Songs written by Hitmaka

Category:Songs written by Ray J

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