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Red Nose

"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. 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.

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"Red Nose"
An image of a man wearing a black-and-red t-shirt and baseball hat. The artist's name appears above him in black and the song title is written cursively in red.
Single by Sage the Gemini
from the album Remember Me
ReleasedMarch 19, 2013 (2013-03-19)
Recorded2013
Genre
Length3:13 (Explicit Version)
3:31 (Clean Version)
Label
SongwriterDominic Wynn Woods
ProducerWoods
Sage the Gemini singles chronology
"Red Nose"
(2013) 		"Gas Pedal"
(2013)
Music video
"Red Nose" on YouTube

"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.23

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 1007 52
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)8 14
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)9 10
US Rhythmic Airplay (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

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. Archived from the original on June 13, 2013. 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 Airplay)". 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 and press Enter.
  14. "American single certifications – Sage the Gemini – Red Nose". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 31, 2021.