Stanky Legg
{{Infobox song
| name = Stanky Legg
| cover = Stanky Legg.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = GS Boyz
| album =
| released = August 15, 2008
| recorded = February – April 2008
The Wishing Well
{{small|(DeSoto, Texas)}}
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Snap}}
| length = 4:00
| label = {{hlist|Battery|Polo Grounds|J|Swagg Team}}
| writer = {{hlist|Keithian Sammons|Marcus Dinkins|Telson Flowers|Matthew Griffith|Decory Kenner|Charles Smith}}
| producer = Ryan ESL
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Booty Dew
| next_year = 2009
}}
"Stanky Legg" is a song by American hip hop trio GS Boyz, released on August 15, 2008 as their commercial debut single. The trio performed the single at BET's annual fashion show Rip the Runway.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090228082315/http://www.bet.com/Specials/riptherunway09/riptherunway09_performers/riptherunway09_performers_gsboyz BET.com - Rip The Runway 2009 Performers]
Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Kai Crawford and released in February 2009. It went on to reach the number-one spot on the urban music countdown TV series 106 & Park and received moderate play on MTV Jams. It ranked at #26 on BET's Notarized Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown.
Stanky Legg dance
The "Stanky Legg" is a multi-step dance that involves the circular movement of the dancer's leg, with an alternation between legs. The dance also contains elements of dances such as the "Booty Dew" and the "Dougie".
=Notable instances=
At the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, U.S. forwards Jozy Altidore and Charlie Davies used this dance as their goal celebration, making it a popular reference in the U.S. Soccer scene. During Super Bowl LVII, Travis Kelce caught the football, scored a touchdown, and immediately celebrated with the dance.{{cite web |date=2023-02-12 |title=Travis Kelce hit the stankiest stanky leg TD dance the Super Bowl has ever seen |url=https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2023/2/12/23597044/travis-kelce-stanky-leg-touchdown-dance-super-bowl-video |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=SBNation.com}}
Charts
=Weekly charts=
class="wikitable sortable"
! Chart (2009) ! Peak |
align="left"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/41754|title=Gs Boyz - Stanky Legg|work=acharts.us}}
|align="center"|49 |
align="left"|US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-06-06/r-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Top Hip-Hop Songs / R&B Songs Chart - Billboard|magazine=Billboard}}
|align="center"|17 |
align="left"|US Billboard Hot Rap Tracks[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=gs boyz|chart=Rap Airplay}} Billboard.com - Pop 100 - Gs Boyz - Stanky Legg]
|align="center"|7 |
align="left"|US Billboard Pop 100[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=gs boyz|chart=Pop 100}} Billboard.com - Pop 100 - Gs Boyz - Stanky Legg]
|align="center"|58 |
=Year-end charts=
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! Chart (2009) ! Position |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2009|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 31, 2020}}
|align="center"|66 |
Release history
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! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
scope="row"| United States
| February 3, 2009 | Swagg Team, Battery, Jive, Zomba | {{Cite web |title=CHR – Available for Airplay |url=http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219164931/http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239 |archive-date=February 19, 2009 |access-date=November 17, 2023 |website=FMQB}} |
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