No Hands

"No Hands" is a song by American rapper Waka Flocka Flame featuring fellow American rappers Roscoe Dash and Wale from the former's debut studio album, Flockaveli (2010). It was written by the artists alongside producer Drumma Boy. It was leaked in May 2010 before it was officially released in August. The single entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 45 and peaked at number 13.

"No Hands"
Single by Waka Flocka Flame featuring Roscoe Dash and Wale
from the album Flockaveli
Released	August 17, 2010
Recorded	2009–2010
Genre	Southern hip-hop
Length	4:22
Label	1017 Brick Squad Warner Bros. Asylum
Songwriter(s)	Juaquin Malphurs Jeffery Lee Johnson Jr. Olubowale Akintimehin Christopher Gholson
Producer(s)	Drumma Boy
Waka Flocka Flame singles chronology
"Hard in da Paint" (2010) "No Hands" (2010) "Grove St. Party" (2011)
Roscoe Dash singles chronology
"My Own Step" (2010) "No Hands" (2010) "Haters" (2011)
Wale singles chronology
"Pretty Girls" (2009) "No Hands" (2010) "That Way" (2011)
Music video
"No Hands" on YouTube

On July 20, 2023, the song was certified diamond by RIAA selling over 10 million copies, his first diamond certification and one of the best-selling rap songs of all-time. The song has since come to be regarded as Waka's signature song.

Background

According to Spin, the song finds each performer emceeing a strip club environment while intoxicated.^[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Motion Family and was released on August 17, 2010.^[2]

Remixes

T-Pain made a remix titled "No Hands (T-Mix)". Chamillionaire made a freestyle to the beat titled "After the Super Bowl".^[3] R&B girl group RichGirl created a remix to the song, released on their Fall in Love with RichGirl mixtape, in which member Brave raps.^[4] In 2011, Cold Blank released a remix titled "No Hands – Cold Blank's Dirty Radio Mix".^[5] British singer Neon Hitch uploaded a cover version of the song to her official YouTube page in September 2011.^[6] A remix was made featuring Japanese pop star Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's "Pon Pon Pon".^[7] Another remix, titled "No Handz", was created by CRNKN and uploaded to the Trap City YouTube channel on December 25, 2012.^[8]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010-2011)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[9]	13
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10]	2
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[11]	1
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[12]	28
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[13]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14]	56

Chart (2011)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100[15]	45
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[16]	6
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[17]	17

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[18]	Platinum	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[19]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[20]	Diamond	10,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of highest-certified digital singles in the United States