Church (T-Pain song)

"Church" is a song written, produced, and performed by American singer T-Pain, released as the third single from his album Epiphany (2007). It is a fast-paced song led by guitar riffs and is one of T-Pain's songs on which he raps; it "features" Teddy Verseti, one of T-Pain's aliases, which he uses when rapping vigorously. The song is about wanting to fight someone following a confrontation at a club. It was confirmed as the third single from Epiphany in an interview promoting the album.^[1][2]

"Church"
Single by T-Pain
from the album Epiphany
Released	October 2, 2007
Recorded	2007
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	4:01
Label	Nappy Boy Konvict Jive
Songwriter(s)	Faheem Najm
Producer(s)	T-Pain
T-Pain singles chronology
"Good Life" (2007) "Church" (2007) "Low" (2007)

The Future Presidents remix is used for the official video. It was featured on 106 & Park on October 22, 2007 as the "New Joint of the Day". The song is also featured on the Step Up 2: The Streets soundtrack.

In the UK, "Church" eventually reached a peak of No. 35, two weeks after the physical release of the song. The single also peaked at No. 7 on the New Zealand RIANZ charts, and was also certified gold there.

Track listing

UK CD

1. "Church" (featuring Teddy Verseti) (main version - explicit)
2. "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" (remix) (featuring Kanye West) (main version - explicit)

iTunes EP

1. "Church" explicit
2. "Church" revised clean - without gunshots
3. "Church" instrumental

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2008) Peak position Ireland (IRMA)[3] 41 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 7 Scotland (OCC)[5] 49 UK Singles (OCC)[6] 35 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[7] 4

Year-end charts Chart (2008) Position UK Singles (OCC)[8] 168 UK Urban (Music Week)[9] 15

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[10]	Gold	7,500*
United Kingdom (BPI)[11]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[12]	Gold	500,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.