"Red Nose" is a song by American rapper Sage the Gemini from his debut album Remember Me. The song was released as his debut single on March 19, 2013.[1] It was a minor hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 52 but fared better on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts at numbers 14 and 10, respectively.

Music video

A music video for the song was released on June 10, 2013. As of April 2020, it has over 130 million views on YouTube.[2][3]

Commercial performance

"Red Nose" debuted at number 62 on US Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 3, 2013.[4] Eight weeks later, the song peaked at number 52 for the week of September 28, 2013 and spent a total of twenty weeks on the chart.[5] As of June 1, 2014, the song has sold 639,046 digital copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[6]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 52
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 14
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[9] 10
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[10] 11

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] 46
Chart (2014) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] 100

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[13] Gold 15,000
United States (RIAA)[14] 2× Platinum 2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Thomas, Chris (August 30, 2013). "Sage The Gemini Tells Stories Behind "Red Nose" & "Gas Pedal" [VIDEO]". Hip-Hop Wired. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  2. ^ "Sage the Gemini "Red Nose" Video". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  3. ^ SageTheGeminiVEVO (10 June 2013). "Sage The Gemini - Red Nose". YouTube. Google. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  4. ^ "The Hot 100: August 3, 2013". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  5. ^ "Sage The Gemini - Red Nose". aCharts.co. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  6. ^ Baker, Soren (June 7, 2014). "Hip Hop Singles Sales Week: Of 06/01/14". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Archived from the original on March 1, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  7. ^ "Sage the Gemini Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  8. ^ "Sage the Gemini Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  9. ^ "Sage the Gemini Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  10. ^ "Sage the Gemini Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  11. ^ "2013 Year End Charts — R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  12. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  13. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Sage the Gemini – Red Nose". Radioscope. Retrieved February 5, 2025. Type Red Nose in the "Search:" field.
  14. ^ "American single certifications – Sage the Gemini – Red Nose". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
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