"Japan"
Single by Famous Dex
from the album Dex Meets Dexter
ReleasedMarch 16, 2018 (2018-03-16)
Recorded2017
Genre
Length2:24
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)J Gramm
Famous Dex singles chronology
"In the Bank"
(2018)		 "Japan"
(2018)		 "Light"
(2018)
Music video
Japan on YouTube

"Japan" is a song by American rapper Famous Dex. The song, produced by JGramm, was released to streaming services on March 16, 2018. The song peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

Background

“Japan” is the second single from Famous Dex's debut album, Dex Meets Dexter. Famous Dex first premiered the song June 2017 on Instagram.[2] The song gained massive popularity online due to the viral lyric video featuring Famous Dex on green screen visuals, and Internet dance sensation Roy Purdy creating a dance challenge to the song.[3]

Music video

An animated lyric video by visual artist GOODARTSUCKS was released with the song on March 16, 2018.[4] The video garnered over 20 million views in a month. A music video was released on May 24, 2018, directed by Xavier Andrews.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017–18) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 40
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 28
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 18

Year-end charts

Chart (2018) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 60

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Portugal (AFP)[8] Gold 5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[10] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Famous Dex Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ Famous Dex - Japan Snippet. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ Roy Purdy Japan Dance Challenge. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  4. ↑ Instagram Visual Artist GOODARTSUCKS. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Famous Dex Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Famous Dex Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Portuguese single certifications – Famous Dex – Japan" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "British single certifications – Famous Dex – Japan". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  10. ↑ "American single certifications – Famous Dex – Japan". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
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