"Wonderful" is a song by American rapper
Ja Rule. It was released on September 27, 2004, as the lead single from his sixth studio album, R.U.L.E. (2004), through
The Inc. Records and
Island Def Jam. The song features American
pop-
R&B singer-songwriters
R. Kelly and
Ashanti. "Wonderful" topped the
UK Singles Chart, reached #5 on the US
Billboard Hot 100, peaked at #6 in both Australia and New Zealand; the single became a Top-20 hit in Denmark, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.
A remix was made available on Ashanti's fourth studio album, Concrete Rose (2004), featuring an extended verse from the singer and omitting Kelly's.[1] A video, directed by
Hype Williams, was filmed and released.[2]
Commercial performance
In the United States, "Wonderful" peaked at #5 on the
Billboard Hot 100 in November 2004, making it Ja Rule's fourth top-five hit on the chart.[3] In the United Kingdom, it topped the
UK Singles Chart, also making it his first British #1-hit,[4] though it was reportedly the country's lowest-selling No. 1 hit ever, with sales of only 65,000.[citation needed] The song was
certified gold in the US by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[5] "Wonderful", ironically, is also notable for being the final Top-10 entry, to-date, on the Hot 100 for all three artists featured. The song ended 2005 at #94 on Billboard's year-end chart.[6]
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^Wonderful (Australian maxi-CD single liner notes). Ja Rule. Murder Inc Records. 2004. 9864889.{{
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