Rosana (Wax song)

"Rosana"
Single by Wax
from the album Continue
Released July 2012
(See release history)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2013
Genre Hip hop, Pop
Length 3:54
Label WM Germany
Wax singles chronology
"Summer Breeze"
(2012)
"Rosana"
(2012)

"Rosana" is a song by American rapper Wax. It was originally featured on Wax's mixtape Eviction Notice in November 2011.[1] It was later released as a single in July 2012 but failed to chart. It was also featured on Continue. The song was released throughout Europe in March 2013 and reached number-one in Austria while peaking in the top 10 in Germany, and Switzerland. Rosana was produced by Nobody Famous.

Music video

The music video for Rosana was published in July 2012. It features Melissa Soria as Rosana, and was directed by Casey Chan.[2] The concept of the video was brought up by Wax and Casey Chan.[3]

Charts

Chart (2012–13) Peak
position
scope="row"Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 1
scope="row"Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 24
scope="row"Germany (Media Control Charts)[6] 7
Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[7] 6
scope="row"Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 9
scope=rowPoland (Dance Top 50)[9] 31
scope="row"Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[10] 10
scope="row"Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
Germany (Media Control AG)[12] 38

Release history

Country Release date Format
United States July 2012 Digital download, Radio airplay
Europe March 29, 2013 Digital download, Radio airplay

References

  1. Wax - Eviction Notice
  2. Video on YouTube
  3. "Austriancharts.at – Wax [US Rap – Rosana"] (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
  4. "Ultratop.be – Wax [US Rap – Rosana"] (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  5. "Officialcharts.de – Wax [US Rap – Rosana"]. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
  6. "Luxembourg Digital Songs - May 11, 2013". Billboard. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  7. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Wax search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
  8. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  9. "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201333 into search.
  10. "Swisscharts.com – Wax [US Rap – Rosana"]. Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
  11. "Top 100 Singles Jahrescharts 2013" (in German). VIVA. Viacom International Media Networks. Retrieved 12 January 2014.