Wonderful (Ja Rule song)

"Wonderful"
Single by Ja Rule featuring R. Kelly and Ashanti
from the album R.U.L.E. and Concrete Rose
Released	September 27, 2004 (2004-09-27)
Recorded	2004
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	4:26
Label	The Inc. Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Robert Kelly Jeffrey Atkins Irving Lorenzo Jimi Kendrix
Producer(s)	Jimi Kendrix Irv Gotti
Ja Rule singles chronology
"Clap Back" (2003) "Wonderful" (2004) "New York" (2004)
R. Kelly singles chronology
"Happy People" (2004) "Wonderful" (2004) "In the Kitchen" (2005)
Ashanti singles chronology
"Southside" (2004) "Wonderful" (2004) "Only U" (2004)

"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). The song features American pop-R&B singers R. Kelly and Ashanti. "Wonderful" topped the UK Singles Chart, reached number five on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaked at number six in both Australia and New Zealand, and became a top-20 hit in Denmark, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.

Commercial performance[]

In the United States, "Wonderful" peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 2004, making it Ja Rule's fourth top-five hit on the chart.^[1] In the United Kingdom, it topped the UK Singles Chart, also making it his first number one-hit in Britain,^[2] though it is the country's lowest-selling No. 1 hit with sales of only 65,000.^{[citation needed]} The song has been certified gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[3] It is also notable for being the last top-10 hit to date on the Hot 100 for all three artists involved. The song ended 2005 at number 94 on Billboard's year-end chart.^[4]

Track listings[]

UK CD single^[5]

1. "Wonderful" (featuring R. Kelly and Ashanti) – 4:32
2. "Livin' It Up" (featuring Case) – 4:17
3. "Always on Time" (featuring Ashanti) – 4:03

European CD single^[6]

1. "Wonderful" (featuring R. Kelly and Ashanti) – 4:32
2. "Caught Up" (featuring Lloyd) – 4:29

Australian maxi-CD single^[7]

1. "Wonderful" (featuring R. Kelly and Ashanti) – 4:33
2. "Caught Up" (featuring Lloyd) – 4:29
3. "Wonderful" (instrumental) – 4:33
4. "Always on Time" (featuring Ashanti) – 4:03

Charts and certifications[]

Weekly charts[] Chart (2004–2005) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[8] 6 Australian Urban (ARIA)[9] 1 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 47 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 45 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[12] 2 Denmark (Tracklisten)[13] 13 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[14] 4 Germany (Official German Charts)[15] 20 Ireland (IRMA)[16] 12 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 13 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 15 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[19] 6 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[20] 78 Scotland (OCC)[21] 9 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 12 UK Singles (OCC)[2] 1 UK R&B (OCC)[23] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[1] 5 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[24] 3 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[25] 2 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[26] 22 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[27] 6

Year-end charts[] Chart (2004) Position UK Singles (OCC)[28] 90 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[29] 81 Chart (2005) Position Australia (ARIA)[30] 42 Australian Urban (ARIA)[31] 19 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 82 US Billboard Hot 100[4] 94 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[33] 39 Certifications[] Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[34] Silver 200,000 United States (RIAA)[3] Gold 500,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

References[]

External links[]

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics