Flex (Mad Cobra song)

"Flex"
"Flex"
Single by Mad Cobra
from the album Hard to Wet, Easy to Dry
B-side	"Yes or No"
Released	30 July 1992
Genre	R&B
Length	3:55
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Ewart Brown; Brian Thompson;
Producer(s)	Clifton Dillon; Sly Dunbar;
Mad Cobra singles chronology
Music video
	"Flex" on YouTube

"Flex" is a song co-written and performed by Jamaican dancehall recording artist Mad Cobra, issued as the first single from his eighth studio album Hard to Wet, Easy to Dry. It is his only song to date to appear on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #13 on the chart in 1992. It also peaked at #1 on the Billboard rap chart.^[4]

Composition[]

Mad Cobra stated that he was on a flight returning from New York, and was watching an exercise video on the in-flight entertainment system, and the lyrics "How this lady flex like she want to have sex?" came to him. He wrote the lyrics for the song on an air sickness bag in his plane seat and took them to the studio when he arrived in Jamaica. The song was meant to be an uptempo dancehall track in Mad Cobra's usual style, but became a slower R&B song when the backing tape accidentally slowed down and Mad Cobra slowed down his vocals to match the tape speed.^[3]

Music video[]

The official music video for "Flex" was directed by Scott Hamilton Kennedy.^[5]

Chart positions[]

Chart (1992)^[4]	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	13
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)	12
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)	7
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)	1
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)	27

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Mad Cobra - Flex | Releases, Reviews, Credits | Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
^ "Flex [Single] - Mad Cobra | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Cooke, Mel (13 June 2017). "Story of the Song: 'Flex' a glorious musical trial". The Gleaner. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Mad Cobra | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
^ "Mad Cobra: Flex (Video 1992) - IMDb". IMDb. Amazon. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

External links[]

"Flex" at AllMusic
"Flex" at Discogs (list of releases)

Preceded by "Not Gonna Be Able to Do It" by Double XX Posse	Billboard Hot Rap Singles number one single 26 December 1992 (1992-12-26)	Succeeded by "Wicked" by Ice Cube

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[discogs-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Mad Cobra - Flex | Releases, Reviews, Credits | Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

[allmusic-2] "Flex [Single] - Mad Cobra | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

[Gleaner-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Cooke, Mel (13 June 2017). "Story of the Song: 'Flex' a glorious musical trial". The Gleaner. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

[allmusic2-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Mad Cobra | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

[imdb-5] "Mad Cobra: Flex (Video 1992) - IMDb". IMDb. Amazon. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

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